It's a game for 2 students. One of them chooses an empty square and makes a dot inside. Then he rolls a die and depending on the number he's got makes a sentence (1,4 - affirmative, 2,5 - negative, 3,6 - interrogative).
For example: I am a princess/ He isn't a king/ Are we clowns?
If the sentence is correct, he draws something inside the chosen square (we use snowflakes and hearts or flowers). If he makes a mistake, his opponent has a chance to correct it and draw his own sign instead. The first one to make a row of four signs (either in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal position) is the winner.
There are 2 different sets to play with.
Here's how we play this game in class:
1. A student chooses a girl (from the first slide)and the others guess who it is, asking the following questions: Is she German? Is she 8 years old? Is she from France? Is her name Ann?
The student has to give short answers (Yes, she is/No, it isn't, etc.)
2. After that the student turns away from the screen and answers his fellow students' quesions about the girl he's chosen (this time special quiestions, like "What's her name? How old is she? Where is she from? What nationality is she?")
3. Do the same with the slides showing boys and pairs of people.
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I give this chart to my students and they have to fill it in every (other) day. There is an example in the first row. In each lesson we talk about the days we haven't seen each other. It's a good way to practise the Past Simple tense.
First they make affirmative sentences about each item in their chart. Then I make some false statements and they have to correct them (using negative sentences). Then they check how well I remember the information just provided by asking me questions.
They can do this in pairs. The chart can be used for practising the Present Simple tense as well. For example, On Mondays we usually have six lessons, but yesterday we had only four.
I decided to make a list of the words and phrases that are usually new for most students watching Muzzy. Now they only have to write the translation in the free space provided.
