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Pictionary: A meaningful picture helps you learn a foreign language
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There are two Chinese characters that make up this Chinese invention.
Can you figure out what it is?
Pictionary is played by having one person draw the word or phrase while everyone else guesses what is being drawn. Usually it is played in teams, but you can also have one person draw and everyone guess. Whoever guesses correctly gets to draw the next word.
Pictionary for second language learners needs to be adapted to fit their needs. If you are playing with second language learners, limit the vocabulary or provide a word wall.
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Do you recognize this ancient Chinese invention? What is it called?
One group of teachers in the StarTalk Program taught a lesson on Chinese inventions. They began with a list of twenty inventions and realized it was too much. So they narrowed the list even further to sixteen inventions. The sixteen inventions were posted on the board with a picture and the Chinese characters.
The teachers put the students into groups of four. Each team chose one person to draw first. That person randomly picked a folded piece of paper out of a bag. The paper contained the Chinese characters for one of the inventions. If the student couldn’t read the characters, a quick look at the word wall would remind the student what it was. And since the word wall included a picture, it helped students who had trouble drawing.
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This one is easy to figure out, but did you know it was a Chinese invention?
After the team guessed the invention, another student from the team picked a folded piece of paper to draw. All four teams would continue playing until time was up. Teams got a point for each correctly guessed invention. Playing in small groups allows for more individual participation. You could also play Pictionary with a partner. Each pair would see how many inventions could be guessed in the time allotted.
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