A little late, but here's my contribution adapted from "101 Games & Activities for Primary English."

The target language is "May I read/use your _____."

1) Print off the 13 pages
2) Show the powerpoint that demonstrates how to unscramble the sentence
3) Split students into teams of 5
4) Spread papers out on a table
5) Advance the powerpoint for each group
6) Time how long it takes each group to correctly arraign and say the sentence, either as a group or each student individually reading the word.  Then have the class read the sentence.

A little late, but here's my contribution adapted from "101 Games & Activities for Primary English."

Not late at all. Many schools - mine included - are starting lesson 9 this week.
Thanks.

the different buttons make different noises but mostly you will just use "correct" and "pass" if you downloaded it onto a mac then the hyperlinks wont work

the different buttons make different noises but mostly you will just use "correct" and "pass" if you downloaded it onto a mac then the hyperlinks wont work

So to play..

1. Team decides on a channel, each channel is a different set of words
2. The students use the vocab somehow (May I use your pencil case?)
3. If they're right, press correct otherwise click pass
4. Repeat until you get to the end?

Are they supposed to get 30 seconds in total or per word?

My CT wants our students to focus on using the phrases: "May I use your____? Can I read your book?" etc. With the response of "Sure, Here you are."


I found this game at Dave's ESL Cafe and hope to offer it to my CT as a replacement activity for lesson 4.9.

1. Split the class into teams. If they are in columns of desks, saying the left hand column is team 1, the next team 2, etc. is usually best.
2. On the board draw limbless, featureless faces and bodies (the number you draw should correspond with the number of groups you have)
3. Tell the front person in each group to stand up.
4. You then ask the kids who are standing up a question. The quickest one to raise their hand can answer, if they're correct, they get to roll an inflatable dice (I actually made a big dice out of cardboard)
5. If they get a "1" they can draw an eye on their team's face. If they have a "2" they can draw an ear. Similarly, "3" is a nose, "4" is a mouth, "5" is an arm and "6" is a leg.
6. However, each team can only have one nose, one mouth, and two each of everything else. For example, if your team already has 2 arms, and you roll another number "5" then that go is a "pass" because you can't add another arm (this gives an added competitive bit to the game, complete with praying, clapping and cheering!)
7. The next person in each group stands up and repeats from step 4,
8. The winning team is the first team to get 2 eyes, 2 ears, 1 nose, 1 mouth, 2 arms and 2 legs. If you run out of time then the team with the most features is the winner!

Instead of having each team send up one represenatative, I will request they come in partners. I will either create a PPT or use classroom flashcards for the word that fits the blank. So, Ss will see a 'pencil case' and one partner will say: May I use your pencil case? Partner responds "Sure, here you are." One rolls the dice - other draws corresponding body part and viola!

If CT doesn't want it -- I'll save this ESL cafe idea for another time - regardless, hopefully it's helpful some someone out there!

The lesson is about "May I ___?" rather than "Can I ___?" I think that's a good thing as "Can I go to the bathroom?" is a ridiculous question. The correct answer to that is something along the lines of "Well, I assume you're toilet trained."


You could keep it focused on "May I___?" and play Go Fish. Be warned however, Go Fish eats time up like few other games. Be aware of that before you play it and maybe tell them that they have x minutes to play as otherwise games can easily last 20+ minutes.

mY CT USE THIS FOR HER PEROD__1 CLASS

PPT Review

"Mother May I" Game

 One person is chosen as the “mother” (or “captain” if it is a male).  She or he stands facing away from a line of kids and selects a child at random, or in order.  The mother/captain calls out a direction, step type, and number of steps.  For example, the mother/captain can say: “Scott, you may take seven (or any other number)’ baby/normal/giant steps forward/backward.” The child then responds with “Mother may I?” (or “Captain may I?” if it is a male player in charge).  The mother/captain states “Yes” or “No”, depending on her whim, and the child obeys and takes the steps.  If the child forgets to ask “Mother may I?” then he/she goes back to the beginning of the line.  The first one to touch the Mother/Captain wins and becomes the new Mother/Captain.

i love the mother may i game for this lesson. great tie-in.