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dog.
No, no, full sentence. It's a dog.
its a dog. dog.
No, full sentences sweetheart. It's a dog. Dog.
it's a dog... it's a....
dog. No, It's
It's a dog. Dog.
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Hi, my name's Jema Perry and welcome to Mooncake
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and let me know where in the world you're teaching. Today's video is something a little different
every week I share game ideas
to help you plan some fun
and engaging ESL lessons.
But I'm not the only teacher with some good ideas.
Those of you in the Mooncake community also have some brilliant ideas
and I want to give you the chance to share them in a new segment I call
Community games.
Now, how this works is that if you have a great idea that you
would like to share with the community and possibly have featured on the channel;
all you need to do is go to the Mooncake Facebook page and post on the wall.
I will be choosing some of the best games to feature on community games.
Not only does this give you an opportunity to share your ideas
but it also means that the Mooncake Facebook page will become a great resource
for teachers looking for game ideas and teaching tips. So don't be shy
share your ideas and help to build a resourceful Mooncake community.
So as this is the first community games video, I reached out to the ESL community
looking for a brilliant teacher
with some fantastic ideas and found
none other than Muxi from English teaching games.
Muxi is a fellow YouTuber with loads of game ideas
so make sure you check out his video, linked below, after todays video.
Today's game is a Muxi special, perfect for drilling sentences
with students. So without further a do, lets look at
todays fantastic ESL game. For this activity you're not
going to need any materials.
Start by positioning the class in a semi-circle with you the teacher
in the middle.
Next you're going to explain to the class that this game involves them sitting down
as quickly as possible, and that the
slowest to do so will be out
Next, you're going to turn your back to the class and the whole class are going to
ask you the target sentence.
Mr Muxi, Mr. Muxi, may I sit down?
At first you're going to reply to the question with a, no you may not.
And so the class are going to ask you once again...
Mr Muxi, Mr. Muxi, may I sit down?
Once again you're going to reply with a no you may not.
And have the whole class ask you again. Once. you have built up some suspense
you can reply with, yes you can.
At which point all the students need to sit down as quickly as possible.
As soon as you say the words, yes you can
you also need to turn around to see which
student was the slowest to sit down. That student then needs to sit down
because they are out
and have the whole class stand up again, and go agin.
Keep going again and again until there is only one student left
who is crowned the winner. For this version of the game all you're going to need
are some flashcards of the vocabulary you want to practice.
Start by positioning the class in a semi-circle
with you the teacher in the middle.
Once again you're going to turn your back to the class, only this time
you're going to hold up some flashcards above your head, facing the students.
Next you're going to ask the class the target question.
Is this your Dad?
The whole class then need to look at the flashcards
If it's not the flashcard of a Dad then everybody replies with, no it isn't.
If it is the flashcard of the dad
then they say, yes it is and sit down as quickly as possible.
As soon as you hear the words yes it is, you need to turn
around to see which student is the slowest.
to sit. That student is then out, the rest of the class then stands up
and you go again. Keep going until there is only one students left
and that student is crowned the winner.
Now if your class is quite energetic and you need to calm things down a bit,
don't be afraid to change the action that you ask students to do.
For example, instead of standing and sitting
you might ask students to put their hands on their heads.
Think about your class and the best actions for them.
If you've got a great game idea and you'd like to be featured on community games
then make sure you check out the Mooncake English Facebook page linked below
where you can share you idea with the community.
O f course all those games that are featured on the channel will be credited to those who post.
If you like this video, let me know by commenting
with the word helpful in the comments below
and by sharing with your fellow teachers.
If you're looking for more fun ESL games then make sure you check out some of my other videos, right here.
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