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Say The Word
Students engage you in conversation and try to get you to say certain words from a list. I`ve done this lesson with about 20 different groups of students, and it`s always a great experience for both the students and myself!
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have the students raise their hands to ask you questions. Answer the questions appropriately. You can decide how forgiving you want to be. ;) For example, one answer reads, "Yes, I have." The students might try to ask, "Do you have a pen?" Of course, in natural English, the proper answer is, "Yes, I do." You can give a hint if multiple groups try this structure. They should instead ask, "Have you ever...?" Don`t go too easy on your students, or they will not learn from the experience.
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Do not let the students ask you to read words from the paper! xD Students are very clever like this. Some students might also try "Which do you like?" and list two items from the list. I only allow this if the two items are very similar, such as two different fruits or two different colors.
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Also, be careful about "This is a pen." Never say "this" in a situation where a native-speaker would say "that". You must be holding a pen, and the students should ask, "What is that?" Usually one of groups will figure this out after you have answered, "THAT is a pen" instead of "THIS is a pen" more than once. Often, I had a student offer me a pen, "Here you are/For you/Please take this." Then they followed that up with, "What is that?"
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You will want to change about 8-9 words as this was created for Japanese students and has famous people and places they would know.
- - - I recommend changing: Kappa Sushi (a restaraunt all the students know), Texas (the place I am from), Watanabe (a popular celebrity all the students know), One Piece (a popular tv show or book all the students know), paper crane (a cultural icon the students will know), Sendai (a large city near your school), Matsushima (a popular tourist destination near your school), and Okonomiyaki (a popular meal from your students` culture).
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Nintendo is a video game company well-known by students around the world, but feel free to change this and any other phrases as well. ^_^
Level:intermediate
Age: +13
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