This is an adaptation of a familiar memory game. The game is played around the class and can be used to practise a variety of language.
Aim
To develop students' confidence in using the target language.
You need
Nothing.
Procedure
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If, for example, the target language is the present tense, you can start the game by saying, e.g.:
'Kate plays tennis at the weekends.' |
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The person to your left has to continue the game by repeating what you have said and adding a clause of his or her own, e.g.:
'Kate plays tennis at the weekends and goes to bed late.' |
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The third person has to remember what the first and second people said and add a new clause, e.g.:
'Kate plays tennis at the weekends, goes to bed late and gets up late.' |
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The sentences can be as long or as short as the students choose. If a student cannot remember what was said, or gets it wrong, he or she is 'out'. (It is generally quite a good idea to be strict about accuracy - otherwise the game can take too long.) |
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The winner is the last remaining student. |
Variations
The game can be adapted to any tense, e.g. 'Tom went to the cinema, and met his friends, and they ate a pizza …' for the past; 'I'm going to be a millionaire, and I'm going to buy a yacht, and I'm going to sail around the world' for 'going-to' future. |
The memory game