Grammar: Review - 1, 2, 3

Example: N/A

Parts of Learning: S L

Time: 35~50 min (full class)

Submitted by: Patrick Bickford     Borrowed from: http://www.ibarakijets.org     Date added: 08/03/07     Edited by: Fiona Steele

Brief Outline:  Students answer questions for a chance to run around the bases with the goal of reaching home plate.

Teaching Suggestions:

• This game is not designed for classes with more than 20 students.
• The simplified rules to baseball:
• The infield is in the shape of a diamond and consists of a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home base.
• The goal of the game is to get as many points as possible within 9 innings of play. Points are received when the offense hits a homerun or when the batter runs around the bases and touches home base.
• Each inning has 3 outs. When a team receives 3 outs they switch to defense.
• This game can be played by drawing the baseball diamond on the chalkboard or using the classroom’s desks as actual bases. However, the desk option is not recommended for larger classes.

Detailed Explanation:

1. Divide the class into two teams.
2. The two teams Janken to decide which team bats first.
3. The team on offense chooses one student who is the batter. The batter chooses the type of hit they would like to try:
• Single – Yes or no questions
• Double – Spelling, either speaking or writing on the board.
• Triple – Charades, where the batter acts out a situation and their team must guess the scenario. Additionally, if the other team guesses the scenario first, it results in an out.
• Home Run – Describe an object. The student is given an object and they must create three sentences to describe the object.
4. The rules:
• A correct answer allows the student to move to the respective base.
• An incorrect answer will results in an out.
• Other teammates may give hints to the batter in English, but not the answer.
•  
  Japanese being spoken automatically results in an out.
5. If the batter can’t understand/answer the question or if they make a mistake in the grammar, the other team has a chance to answer. If the other team answers correctly, it results in an out. If both teams answer incorrectly, the batter receives a strike; three strikes = one out.
6. If there is a student on 1st base and the next batter hits the ball, the student on 1st base moves to the next appropriate base.  For example, if there is a student on 1st base and the batter hits a triple, the student on 1st base's final destination is home plate, while the batter's is 3rd base.

Variations and Options:

• Steal option – A runner (someone who has batted and is now on base one, two or three) may move to the next base by correctly answering a question both teams have failed to answer.

Attachments: