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Materials: Brain,
mouth.
Directions:
Students take turns trying to think of something that they have
never done, but which everyone else has done. As a
teacher in Taiwan, I often give the example of, "I've never spoken
Chinese to my parents." because I am the only person in the class
for which this statement is true.
There are many
ways to score this game:
1. Each person
says an "I've never. . . ." statement, and whoever has never done
that thing gets one point. (This encourages creativity while making
the game easier and faster-moving.)
2. Each person
says an "I've never. . . ." statement, and he/she receives one point
(or candy or whatever) ONLY if he/she is the only person for whom
this statement is true. (This is harder, as it can be really
difficult for some of them to think of something that ONLY THEY have
never done, especially if there are many students in the class.)
3. Think of your
own way!
I often use this
as a class starter - I bring 10 pieces to chocolate to class, and
whoever can name something that ONLY THEY have never done gets one
piece. For more advanced classes, you can be a grammar stickler
and only award points / chocolate if they say the correct past
participle (for example, "I've never gone..." instead of "I've never
go...").
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