Situation-responding Game
熊本大学大学院教育学研究科M2
Neau Vira
Objectives :
(1) To activate students to use the target language to respond to the situations given to them.
(2) At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to speak out English in responding to real-life situations in which they are in, facing and confronting.
Presentation
- Well, today we are going to practise using the target structure:
Is there a…… near here?" in responding to the situations being heard or suggested.
[Write the target structure on the board.]
- I am going to write on the board some sentences which describe a situation or need.
[Before doing this, make sure that you understand what you are going to do. If you don't know what you are going to do, please ask me.]
- And you have to respond with a sentence in the target structure which matches the situation.
[Ask one student who understands this to explain or translate into Japanese to the rest of the class.]
Teacher Students Examples:
1. You need to eat something.
2. You need to stay overnight.
3. You need some money.
1. Is there a restaurant near here?
2. Is there a hotel near here?
3. Is there a bank near here?Practice
Now, practise writing and speaking it out.
1. You need to go by train.
2. You need to go by bus.
3. You need to go by plane.
4. You want to send a letter to your country.
5. You want to buy some cough medicine.
6. You want to buy some clothes.
7. You lost your passport and you want to report it to the police.
8. You want to know some information about travelling abroad.
9. There is something wrong with your car, and you want to have your car fixed.
10. You have problems with your teeth, and you want them to be checked out.
1. ………………………………….
2. …………………………………
3. ………………………………….
4. ………………………………….
5. ………………………………….
6. ………………………………….
7. ………………………………….
8. ………………………………….
9. …………………………………
10. …………………………………
Production
1. Students work in pairs. They compare and explain to each other the reasons they have written those questions to respond to the given situations.
2. Students are divided into 3 groups. It is a challenging time. The teacher writes a situation cue on the board, and asks students in each group to raise their hands to indicate their wish to answer. The teacher chooses only the quickest one. So, every student has to be quick if he/she wants to answer.
- You want to learn to drive a car so that you can get the driving license.
- You need to copy some documents for your professor.
- You are looking for someone who can speak Japanese.
- You want to make a phone call to your friend.
3. Marks are given as follows:
(a) Correct answer ... 3 marks
(b) Not very correct, but appropriate explanation... 2 marks
(c) Not very correct, and not appropriate explanation ... 1 mark
(d) Wrong answer ... 0