This is similar to Kelly Nakawatase's version, but I've changed a couple of things.
- Game rules: Students think of things they've never done before. Each student is given 3-5 small slips of paper. The goal is to collect as many slips of paper as possible. If they run out of slips of paper, they're out! The students play janken, and the winner makes a statement first: "I have never (been to Tokyo). Have you?" If their group members HAVE been to Tokyo, they must say, "Yes, I have." and then they must give one of their slips of paper to the person who asked them. If they haven't been to Tokyo, then they say, "No, I haven't." and they don't have to give up one of their cards. Emphasize to the students that they must not lie!
The 50-minute version:
1. Warm up/review of the grammar point (10 min)
- Show them pictures of food from your home country. Ask them if they’ve ever eaten it before (Write Have you ever _? / Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. on the board)
- Practice the conjugation of verbs - open up the textbook to whatever page the PP verb list is and RAM (Repeat After Me) them
Give time to brainstorm about things they haven’t done (3-5 minutes)
- This is VERY important. If they don't have time to make a list, they won't play the game later.
- Hand out the attached worksheet and have them brainstorm in the square.
“I Have Never” game explanation (10-15 min)
- Write the TL of the game on the board: (I have never ___. Have you? / Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.)
- Demonstrate the game with your JTE
- Demonstrate with a group
- Repeat-after-me TL on the chalkboard
Play (10-15 minutes)
Follow-up WS (10-15 min)
- Make sentences based on what they said in the game
- First, have them write about themselves.
- Next, have them write about their classmates.
- 25-minute version*
- Brainstorming time (2-3 min)
- Game demonstration (2-3 min)
- Play (10 min)
- Write (7-10 min)