ACTIVITY 3

Sample speaking activities: What I am (in New York)?

Main goals: To develop accuracy. To practice forming questions 

Time: 45 minutes

Materials: printed cards (best if printed on cardboard), Blu-tack  or any other reusable adhesive, timer.

Level of difficulty: easy

Technical requirements: offline

 

Warm-up/pre-speaking

 
Ask students to think about films they have seen and geography lessons.

 

Speaking

1.  Explain objective of the game: to guess what you are.

2.  Rules:

            1. Pick a card and stick on your forehead with Blu tack.

            2. Only YES/NO questions are accepted.

            3. One question is asked to each participant while the time lasts.

            4. If you try to guess and you are wrong, you miss your turn.

            5. If you guess and still have time, take a new card.

            6. If you guess the object, keep the card.

            7. The student with most cards wins.

            8. Start a new game and keep playing!

 

3. Elicit sample questions to be used.

                                   1. Am I an animal?

                                   2. Am I food?

                                   3. Am I a means of transport?

                                   4. Am I big?

                                   5. Can I fly?

                                   6. Have I got wheels?

                                   7. Am I red?

                                   8. Do I use petrol?

 

 

Post-speaking

OPTION 1

Discuss which objects they would like to have and why.

OPTION 2

Create different sets for different cities or thematic units (animals, famous people, etc.)

Cards to print on cardboard.