DO YOU LIKE YOUR NEIGHBOURS? is a movement game that can be used to test and solidify comprehension of vocabulary previously introduced in class.
Instructions:
Materials:
Step 1. Arrange chairs in a circle facing inward. There should be enough chairs for all participants to sit down except one. The one person without a chair, the questioner, will stand in the middle of the circle.
Step 2. The person in the middle will approach one of the participants sitting down and ask the question: "Aimes-tu tes voisins?" (Do you like your neighbours?)
Step 3. The person sitting down may respond with "oui" or "non."
If the person responds "oui," the two people sitting beside the speaker will try to
change seats before the questioner is able to sit down in one of the seats. Whoever
is left without a seat, continues in the middle as the questioner.
If the person responds"non," the questioner would ask: "Qui veut-tu comme tes
voisins?" (Who do you want as your neighbours?) The person would then respond:
"J'aime tout le monde qui..." (I like everyone who...) and complete the sentence with
a preference or a characteristic. Everyone who this applies to would stand up and
change seats, while the questioner would try to find a vacant seat and sit down.
Whoever is left without a seat, continues in the middle as the questioner.
For example, if the person sitting down says, "J'aime tout le monde qui aime le basketball," everyone who likes
basketball would stand up and change seats. Similarly, if the person states, "J'aime tout le monde qui a les
cheveux bruns," everyone with brown hair would stand up and switch chairs.
Step 4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the desired duration of the game.
Instructions:
Materials:
- No materials are needed for this game.
Step 1. Arrange chairs in a circle facing inward. There should be enough chairs for all participants to sit down except one. The one person without a chair, the questioner, will stand in the middle of the circle.
Step 2. The person in the middle will approach one of the participants sitting down and ask the question: "Aimes-tu tes voisins?" (Do you like your neighbours?)
Step 3. The person sitting down may respond with "oui" or "non."
If the person responds "oui," the two people sitting beside the speaker will try to
change seats before the questioner is able to sit down in one of the seats. Whoever
is left without a seat, continues in the middle as the questioner.
If the person responds"non," the questioner would ask: "Qui veut-tu comme tes
voisins?" (Who do you want as your neighbours?) The person would then respond:
"J'aime tout le monde qui..." (I like everyone who...) and complete the sentence with
a preference or a characteristic. Everyone who this applies to would stand up and
change seats, while the questioner would try to find a vacant seat and sit down.
Whoever is left without a seat, continues in the middle as the questioner.
For example, if the person sitting down says, "J'aime tout le monde qui aime le basketball," everyone who likes
basketball would stand up and change seats. Similarly, if the person states, "J'aime tout le monde qui a les
cheveux bruns," everyone with brown hair would stand up and switch chairs.
Step 4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the desired duration of the game.
Vocabulary:
Qui veut-tu comes tes voisins? (Who do you want as your neighbours?)
Aimes-tu tes voisins? (Do you like your neighbours?)
Qui veut-tu comme tes voisins? (Who do you want to be your neighbours?)
Je voudrais ______ et ______ comme les voisins. (I would like ______ and _____ as neighbours.)
J'aime tout le monde qui... (I like everyone who...)
Qui veut-tu comes tes voisins? (Who do you want as your neighbours?)
Aimes-tu tes voisins? (Do you like your neighbours?)
Qui veut-tu comme tes voisins? (Who do you want to be your neighbours?)
Je voudrais ______ et ______ comme les voisins. (I would like ______ and _____ as neighbours.)
J'aime tout le monde qui... (I like everyone who...)
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Adaptations:
1. For lower level learners, limit the responses allowed to select topics or vocabulary.
2. For more advanced classes, require that all responses be provided in complete sentences. For example, students would have to respond, "Oui, j'aime les voisins" rather than simply "oui."
3. For beginners, have all the students ask the questions instead of one. This will be supportive for the student in the middle of the circle if they are not confident in their speaking abilities.
Assessment:
This is a great game to assess comprehension and production of previously introduced vocabulary.