Game
Title:
Truth or Lie
Game
Type:
Questioning Game
Objectives:
1) To
enable students to apply their understanding in questioning skill.
2) To
enable students to have fast response with the correct guessing whether the performers
are telling the truth or lying by the tips given when they ask them questions.
Rules:
1) Students
should be aware about what the other group members (Performers) performed.
2) The
students need to guess whether the Performers are telling the truth or lying by
asking them questions.
Group
Size:
46 students divided into 4 groups (11/12
members each)
Language
Skills:
a)
Questioning (Wh-
Questions etc)
Preparation:
There is not much preparation needed.
Teacher must be clear with students’ level of proficiency and motives in
learning.
Level:
High and Intermediate
Procedure:
1)
Facilitator
explains the rules of the game by giving a brief demonstration.
2)
Students
are divided into four groups (11/12 members).
3)
Each group
of students is required to write down 6 different questions.
4)
Students are
asked to draw lots for deciding the 4 students (each per group) as the
“Performer” of their group.
5)
The performer
from the 1stgroup is asked to pick one of the questions set by the
students.
6)
That
particular student decides whether he or she should be telling the truth or lie
based on own experience with the question he or she picked as the student must
answer “Yes, I have.” for that particular question chosen.
7)
Facilitator
reads out loud the question chosen and the student must answer “Yes, I have.”
as a reply.
8)
Students
from other groups are given chance to question the Performer one by one
(everyone has chance), as the members same group with the performer are
forbited to ask questions.
9)
Students from
other group have to guess whether that particular student is telling the truth
or lying through the information gave by the students during the questioning
session.
10) Student who knows the answer raises his or her hand and given
chance to speak up his or her opinion.
11) The interrogated student (Performer) announces whether he or she
is telling truth or lying.
12) 10 marks will be given to the group if the student guesses the
correct answer whereas 5 marks will be deducted for that group if the student
guesses wrongly.
13) Method 5) till 12) are repeated by exchange the 2nd
group performer.
14) Method 5) till 12) are repeated by exchange the 3rd
group performer.
15) Method 5) till 12) are repeated by exchange the 4th
group performer.
16) Method (4) till 15) are repeated for the second round.
17) Facilitator counts the marks based on students performances and
announce the winner of the game.
18) Facilitator reinforces the students’ confidence and participation
by praising “Good Job” and the students are asked to give themselves claps as
an encouragement.
Duration:
20 minutes
Variation:
The communicative skill is limited to
questioning and answering questions only.
Materials:
1.
Paper sheets
2.
Pencil
Comments:
This
is a simple game that can help in hyping up the students’ learning. It is
suitable to be used to enhance students’ interest in learning English in order
to give the concept of learning English is fun. Moreover, it is also suitable
acts as an output game for the students to test and examine students’
understanding in Questiong (Wh- Question) after the teacher gives out the
input. However, there is less new input for the students throughout this game but
the students are able to experience how and the techniques use in Questioning
as this acts as one of the most important communication skill.
Prepared by:
Alison Chin Vui Tze
Kew Si Na
Stephanie Young Siew Ling
Tan Yuan Yi
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