English in elementary school teaching materials collection 2013 the jet p rogr amme

Suggestions and Advice: 
You don't always have to use the letters from the beginning of the alphabet, just make sure the 
letters you use all have pairs except for the "lucky" card. Also, make sure the students understand 
their cards are "secret" and they shouldn't let anyone else see them. You don't want them just 
showing their cards until they find their partner.
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54
English
in
Elementary
School 
DESCRIBING
ATTRIBUTES 
Submitted by Brian Labelle (Fujisaki Town BOE) 
Target Group
: 6th year
Difficulty Level
: Basic Conversation 
Activity Objective: 
To practice using the phrases "he has," "she has,",and "they have." 
Procedure: 
PREPARATION: 
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This simple activity can be done with colour photographs of famous people or characters from 
popular anime or manga. Be sure that the subjects that you use are people or characters that are 
already familiar to your students. 
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Make a list of descriptive attributes for each person or character. 
ACTIVITY: 
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Begin the activity by explaining to the class that you want them to guess who this person is 
simply by describing him or her using the phrases, “he has” and “she has”. For example, “He has a 
wand. He has a scar. He has many friends.” (The students should guess Harry Potter.) 
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You can turn it into a competitive game by challenging the students to try to be the first to guess 
the person correctly (this encourages them listen to the English vocabulary very closely, Giving 
small prizes will also reinforce this.) They may compete individually or you can have them form 
teams to assist one another. 
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When a student guesses correctly, show the class a colour photograph of the person. This 
allows them to visually verify the attributes that were just described using “he has” or “she has”.
Be sure that all of the descriptive clues are visible in the photograph. 
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The difficulty may be adjusted according to the vocabulary used, but the use of the phrases “he 
has” / ”she has” should remain consistent. The initial clues should be the most obscure, while the 
subsequent clues should become increasingly obvious if they are having difficulty guessing the 
correct answer. 
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Example:
President Obama 
1) He wears a suit. 
2) He is very famous. 
3) He makes many important decisions. 
4) Yes, he can. 
5) He is the President of the United States. 
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You can increase the difficulty by introducing the phrase “they have” and make the students 
guess about groups of people. (For example, “They have gloves.” “They are a baseball team", 
etc.). If you do this, be sure to continually alternate between “he/she has” and “they have” so the 
students are forced to listen carefully for the difference and guess accordingly.