"DOUBLE CHECK" Game? Exercise? (updated 6/6/18)

Hi there!

Here is a quick and easy way to make sure that your students know what they are talking about.

Split your class into pairs. (if you have a lot of students, make small groups)

Give one student (Student 1) in each pair/group a set of cards to review.

Here is how you play it:

1. Student 1 holds up the cards, showing only the bottom card to student 2.
2. Student 2 uses the target language.
3. Student 1 translates/says the target language in Japanese but is not allowed to look at the card.
4. If the Japanese is wrong, Student 2 repeats the target language until the student 1 gets it right.
    If the Japanese is correct, Student 2 says "YES!" and Student 1 moves  the  bottom card to
    the top of the stack, displaying the next target/bottom card.

When the first card shows up  again the game is over and it becomes Student 2's turn to hold the cards.

If a pair (or team) finishes early, you can give them either new target language to practice or you reverse things.... Student 2 now must say the target language in Japanese and Student 1 in English....

The target language can be whatever is written/shown on the card or a  structure you want your students to "Double Check".    For example:
  
           1)  "eat curry and rice"    

           2)  "I like eating curry and rice , but I don't like eating fish"


Well that's it for today!  Please let me know how "Double Check" worked out in YOUR classroom.
In mine, it does wonders....

If you are looking for more ideas/games to use with your students, be sure to check out the Thinking World Game Page. 

See you next time!