Sentence Relay

Good evening everyone, this is Chang Jia Jen. I'm using Yi Fong's account to post my lesson plan and my comment because i do not have my own account yet. So this is my game lesson plan. Basically about constructing sentences. 

Title: Sentence Relay

 Language: Constructing sentences related to environment verbally based on students’ vocabulary and grammar knowledge

Skills: Speaking

Control: Free

Level: Intermediate and Advanced

Time: 30 minutes

Materials: Projector, LCD and PowerPoint slides

Preparation: Write a word using PowerPoint. Every words should be separately typed in each of the slides.

Procedure:

Arrange the students into several groups. Each group should consist of eight to ten students. Every group is required to form a circle. In each circle, assign a student randomly to be the captain of the group. Display a word to all students by using projector. The captain in each group will build a sentence by using the word given as the first word of the sentence. The sentence must be constructed using at least four words. Then, the next student will start a new sentence using the last word of the previous sentence constructed by the captain as the first word of the new sentence. The steps will be repeated until the last person of the group. The turns taking sequence will be in a clockwise pattern in the circles. The first group that complete the round is the winner. On the next round, another student will be selected as the new captain in every group.

Example: The word given is “clean”

First Person (Captain): Clean the aquarium now to save the fish!

Second Person: Fish lives under water.

Third Person: Water in the river is dirty because it is polluted.

Fourth Person: (continue)…………….

Note: Some words that end a sentence cannot be used to start a sentence. It has to be replace with another word that has the same definition to ensure that the sentence is grammatically correct.

Example: Provided that if the last word of the sentence is ‘him’. The next person will have to start the sentence using the word ‘he’ because starting the sentence with the word ‘him’ is grammatically incorrect.

Variation: None

Acknowledgement/references: None

Comment:

This game is selected primarily to enhance students’ vocabulary and grammar knowledge. To enhance vocabulary knowledge, students will be asked to use the last word in the previous sentence to start a new sentence. Through constructing the sentence, students are able to understand more on the definition of the particular word used because they can use the word to construct a sentence which is relevant to the context of the word. Thus, it enhances students’ knowledge on vocabulary. As for the grammar, students are required to construct sentences with at least four words. Therefore, students can polish their skills on SVO structure. The reason that I chose this game is because I find this game quite challenging and interesting. First, it require students to understand the meaning of the word, only then, they can construct a sentence using the word given. The most challenging part is the word has to be the first word of the sentence. And also, it is suitable for their age because this is their right time to learn constructing sentences.