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THEME 9 MY FRIENDS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Describing events, places and people
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11 GRADE F2 Asking for and giving clarification
1 Don’t Mime, Just Explain

This activity enables students to describe events, places and people. It also encourages students to improve their listening
and speaking skills.

Materials and Preparation

Copy the picture cards on pages 174-175. Cut them up neatly and shuffle them.

Procedure

1 Divide the students into three groups.
2 Write the groups’ names on the board.
3 Tell students that one from each group will take it in turns to pick up a card, look at the picture, place the card face
down and fold his/her arm.
4 The student then starts describing the object, person, place, or event to all the groups using the correct relative
pronoun.
5 Remind students that while describing pictures, they must keep their arms folded. This is to stop them from miming
or using gestures. The one who doesn’t obey the rule loses his/her turn to explain.
6 Students explaining the cards are also not allowed to say the name of the object, person, place, or event or use the
variations of the word.
7 All the groups have the chance to answer. The student who tells the correct answer takes 5 points for his/her group
and meanwhile, the student who can explain the word well takes 10 points for his/her group.
8 Write the points correctly under the groups’ names.
9 The group who gets the highest point wins the game.

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