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SUBMITTED BY: Raegina Taylor     BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: The folder, although it is also similar to something off the mes-english website     EDITED BY: まだ

Superhero Powers

GRAMMAR: 'Can' Helping Verb     EXAMPLE: I can play with you.     DATE ADDED: 03-06-08

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 15-30 min.
 
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Brief Outline: Students write a description of a superhero and then try to draw their friend’s superhero.

 

Materials Needed:

 

Detailed Explanation:

  1. Hand out the worksheets.
  2. Give students a time limit of 10minutes to write their sentences individually.
  3. After the time is up, students make pairs.
  4. Students janken to decide who explains first. The first student says their sentences slowly, and their friend draws a picture of the superhero. Students then swap roles.

 

Variations:

  • This could be done as an individual or group project, with students writing and drawing their superhero.
  • You may want to explain some common super powers, although encourage imagination in the students. You could also do up a mock superhero of a character the students know well to make the activity more clear.

 

Comments:

  • (Mar 14, 2011) Eric said: It's a really cute worksheet. I thought my students would be confused about why they were drawing a friend's superhero on their sheet and above their descriptions. So I split the picture box in half with a big "VS." and had them draw their friend's on one side and theirs on the other. (Then, when I graded them, I wrote winner above the picture that looked like the stronger hero). The only thing is, the vocabulary for super powers is hard to teach. MES-English.com has a good handout for super powers.