Co ntr!

Car"s #

Name: Robert

Name: (eorge Age: 1)

Name: *ierre Age: 1+ Lives in: *aris, ,ran$e

Age: 12 Lives: Washington, USA

Lives in: Athens, (ree$e

Name: Ni$ole Age: 12 Lives in: &tta'a, Cana"a

Name: Joao

Name: William Age: 1% Lives in: Lon"on, Britain

Age: 13 Lives in: Brasilia, Brazil

Co ntr! Car"s -ea$her.s notes

-hese $ar"s $an be se" /or 0air 'or1, $onversation b il"ers, intro" $tion mo"els or $ar" games to 0la! $on$entration games, go /ish, $on$entration games, 2a00! /amilies or other similar games3 & r goal is to 0ra$ti$e 0ersonal in/ormation3 St "ents learn some in/ormation abo t these $o ntries as 'ell3 Some s ggestions: 1.Introducing oneself 4a$h st "ent ta1es a $ar"3 2e intro" $es himsel/ ass ming the $hara$ter.s role3 43g3 5! name.s Joao3 # am t'elve3 # am Brazilian3 # live in Brasilia3 # s0ea1 *ort g ese3 -he lang age s0o1en in ea$h $o ntr! is not 'ritten in the $ar" be$a se # 'ante" m! st "ents to remember it3 Li1e'ise, i/ !o r st "ents alrea"! 1no' the $a0ital $it! or the name o/ these $o ntries, !o $an remove the 'ritten 'or"s an" let the /lags an" ma0s s0ea1 /or themselves3 2. Pairwork St "ents as1 ea$h other 'h67 estions: A: What is !o r name8 B: 5! name.s Joao3 A: 2o' ol" are !o 8 B: #.m thirteen3 A: Where are !o /rom8 B: #.m /rom Brazil3 A: &h, !o .re Brazilian3 An" 'here "o !o live8 B: # live in Brasilia3

A: What lang age "o !o s0ea18 B: #. s0ea1 *ort g ese3

Information gap pairwork: 9o $an also give all the st "ents a 0rinte" 0age $ontaining the si: $ar"s in t'o versions: St "ent A gets the $om0lete version o/ the /irst three $ar"s an" onl! the 0i$t res /or the last three3 St "ent B gets onl! the 0i$t res /or the /irst three $ar"s an" $om0lete versions o/ the last three3 -he! as1 ea$h other 7 estions to /in" o t the missing in/ormation3

3. Guessing game using yes/no questions: 4a$h st "ent ta1es a $ar"3 ;(oo" to se a/ter ever!one has intro" $e" themselves to see ho' m $h st "ents remember3< St "ents ta1e in t rns to g ess the s0ea1er.s 0ersonal in/ormation3 -he! $an onl! as1 94S=N& 7 estions3 A:Are !o ;age8< B:9es, # am= No, #.m not3 Are !o /rom ;$o ntr!8< >o !o live in ;$it!8< >o !o s0ea1;lang age8< St "ents 'ho get a ?94S@A as an ans'er $an tr! to g ess the 'hole in/ormation an" tell the $lass: 2is name.s Joao3 ;Joao agrees< 2e.s 133 2e is /rom Brazil3 2e lives in Brasilia3 2e s0ea1s *ort g ese3 Joao interr 0ts the 0la!er 'hen he sa!s a senten$e $ontaining a 'rong 0ie$e o/ in/ormation ;the tea$her $an also interr 0t i/ the senten$e is not grammati$all! $orre$t<3 it.s the ne:t 0la!erBs t rn no'3 2e=She has to as1 a 9es=No 7 estion abo t that missing in/ormation, the ans'er to 'hi$h m st be ?94S@ so that he $an ma1e a g ess3 #/ $orre$t, he is the ne:t s0ea1er3

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oncentration game:

5a1e t'o $o0ies o/ ea$h $ar"3 *la$e all $ar"s /a$e "o'n3 -he /irst 0la!er o0ens t'o $ar"s an" ma1es senten$es3 Joao is /rom Brazil3 2e.s Brazilian3 2e s0ea1s *ort g ese3 #/ the t'o $ar"s ma1e a 0air, he 1ee0s them an" 0la!s again3 #/ not, it.s the se$on" 0la!er.s t rn an" so on3 When there are no $ar"s le/t, st "ents $o nt ho' man! 0airs the!.ve ma"e3 -he 'inner is the 0la!er 'ith more $ar"s at the en" o/ the game3 ;# sometimes tell them at the en" that the 'inner is the one 'ith /e'er $ar"s or no $ar"s at allC &r that ever!one is a 'inner be$a se the!.ve all leanrt $o ntries=nationalities=lang age3

!. "lap: St "ents sit in a $ir$le3 ;5ine love 0la!ing on the /loorC< S0rea" the $ar"s /a$e 0 on the /loor3 -he tea$her $alls o t a $ar": Joao is /rom Brazil3 2e.s Brazilian3 2e s0ea1s *ort g ese3 St "ents have to to $h it3 -he /irst st "ent to "o so 1ee0s the /lash$ar" an" 0la!s tea$her.s role $alling o t the ne:t $ar"3 -he 'inner is the 0la!er 'ho has more $ar"s3

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