Sunday, December 07, 2014

Language Camp C: Truth Or Lie


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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