Snap It Up: Activity Type
Snap It Up: Activity Type
Snap It Up: Activity Type
Procedure
Language Focus
Divide the students into pairs.
Yes/no questions with the
verb to be
Give one student a set of yes/no question cards and the other a
Short answers set of short answer cards. Students will also need a pen and paper
for keeping score.
Subject-verb agreement
Tell the students to shuffle their set of cards and place them face
down in a pile in front of them.
Aim
Explain that the students are going to play a game of snap by
To match yes/no
matching yes/no questions with the verb 'to be' to short answers.
questions with the verb
'to be' to short answers.
Before the students begin, demonstrate the game with a strong
student using the instructions below.
Preparation
Both students turn over a card from their pile at the same time
Make one copy of the and place them on the table next to each other.
cards for each pair of
students and cut as If the question and answer match, the first student to say 'Snap'
indicated. Keep the two wins a point.
sets separate.
Students then pick up their own cards, shuffle their pack, and
play again. The students do not pick up their partner's cards.
Level
If the question and answer don't match, the students continue
Elementary
turning over cards until a matching pair comes up.
Time If a student says 'Snap' when the question and answer don't
match, the other student gets a point and the game continues.
20 minutes
The first student to get 15 points wins the game.
Is your mother
Is she French? Are we lost? Are we in America?
at home?
No, I'm not. No, it isn't. No, I'm not. No, it isn't.
Yes, she is. Yes, we are. Yes, she is. Yes, we are.
No, she isn't. No, we aren't. No, she isn't. No, we aren't.
Yes, he is. Yes, they are. Yes, he is. Yes, they are.
No, he isn't. No, they aren't. No, he isn't. No, they aren't.