Games

Throw the Ball

Activities for students

• A small plastic ball will be needed for this game. Ask the students to stand up in a circle.
• The teacher will throw the ball to one of the students and shout a sentence, for example : I like speaking English.
• The students who catches the ball has to mention the last word and shout: English. After that this student has to make a sentence beginning with 'English'. For example: English is spoken by the people, while he or she throws the ball to a friend.
• The student receiving the ball has to mention the last word and shout: People, then she or he throws the ball again to another friend and shout, for example: People always read newspaper.
• The next student who catches the ball always continues by making a sentence beginning with the last word given by his or her friend. When someone cannot catch the ball or cannot make a sentence, any punishment might be given to him/her.

Note :
When a ball is not available, you can use small plastic bottle or plastic pencil case.

What am I

• The teacher asks a volunteer students to stand in front of the class. On a piece of paper, the teacher writes a profession or job, and shows it to the class. The volunteer student is not allowed to see the job on the catd.
• The teacher asks the volunteer student to make yes/no questions to the students in the class to try to guess. Tell the volunteer, he or she has three minutes to guess.
• The following are sample questions. They can be written on the board to make it easier for lower levels.

Do I work in the morning? Do I wear uniform? Do I have staff? Do I type in this job? Do I meet people a lot? Do I work with shift? Do I have a boss? Do I serve the customers? Do I speak English everyday? Do I have good salary? etc.

• The volunteer student can create more questions until he or she can guess it only three minutes

Note :
If three minutes is too short, you can give the volunteer student five minutes.

Daftar Pustaka

Redjeki Agoestyowati. 2008. 102 English Games. Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama.
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