Activity

"May I ~ ?" flowchart janken

Students practice polite requests as they try and reach the finish line by winning janken matches.

Instructions

GOAL
To answer four questions in the positive, making it to the FINISH.
You have 3 strikes (chances) to make it to the FINISH.

HOW TO PLAY
Make pairs.
Janken to decide who answers the questions (janken winner, S1) and who asks the questions (janken loser, S2).
S2 asks their question, e.g. "May I have some curry?".
The students janken again.
If S1 wins, they answer the affirmative answer (white box) and then move to the next question. S2 asks the next question.
If S1 loses, they answer the negative answer (black box) and go back to the start. They also mark off a "strike". S2 asks the first question again and S1 attempts to reach the FINISH.
For S1 to reach the finish, they must therefore win 4 janken matches in a row to get the affirmative answers.
Once finished (S1 wins or strikes out), change partners. Repeat from step 1.

NOTES
If S1 loses a janken, they must answer the negative answer and GO BACK TO THE VERY START (not just back one level).

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Submitted by Bob Fossil December 12, 2018 Estimated time: 5-10 minutes
  1. mikanmudcake January 25, 2021

    Looks like such a fun activity! I look forward to using it to help my 2nd graders revise.

  2. JulieW May 8, 2023

    This looks like fun! I was wondering if you could post as a document, so I can edit a bit? I want the "May I try the blue shirt?" to read "try on" to match the New Crown 2 book version.

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