Activity

Nice To Meet You

Students practice expressions used during self-introductions.

Archived from Englipedia.
Originally submitted by Mariz Shela Bangloy on Dec 03, 2009.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

  • NiceToMeetYou handout: Five cards for each student. On the back of every card, stamp it with with various stamps. (explained below)

DETAILED EXPLANATION:

  • After doing a self-introduction skit with JTE, check if the students understood it.
  • After practicing the expressions a few times, distribute the name cards.
  • Tell the students they will make five meishis (business cards). They can draw a face or anything they like in the boxes but they must write their names in English. Give them 3-4 minutes to do this.
  • Then, demonstrate the activity with the JTE. First, introduce each other, and then janken. The winner receives a meishi from the loser. They say goodbye and find another partner.
  • If they have lost all their cards, they must sit down.
  • Stop the activity when the majority of the students have sat down.
  • Tell them to look at the back of the cards that they have. Remember how I said to stamp the back of the cards? Now, assign points for every kind of stamp. For example: Stitch stamp = 3 points, Pooh stamp = 10 points, Mickey stamp = 0 point, etc.
  • The student with the highest score wins.

TEACHING SUGGESTIONS:

  • You can use music to indicate the students should start the activity. Then, stop it to indicate they must return to their seats.
  • Don't explain the significance of the stamps until the last part for an added element of surprise.
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Submitted by Englipedia Archive April 2, 2019 Estimated time: 15-30 min
  1. ratclass April 21, 2023

    you have saved me so much, this is perfect for an upcoming lesson that I didnt have enough time to prepare for. thanks so much for sharing!

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