Text and guess

Objectives

• The learner can write a short message.
• The learner can ask and give information.

Material

• Smartphones
• Free wifi
• Cards with the first name and the telephone number of each learner.

Variant: Cards with an assignment, such as Invite someone to go to the …; Ask for a doctor’s phone number; Ask to borrow something.

Preparation

• Prepare cards with an assignment (materials).

Instructions

• Give every learner a card. Make sure no one gets his/her own card.
• Each learner sends ‘Hello [name]’ to the person whose name is on the paper, without signing the message.
• The receiver guesses who the sender is by asking closed (yes/no) questions, e.g. Are you a man? Do you have black hair?…

Variant

• Beginners: Divide the learners in two groups: senders and receivers.
• Advanced: Each learner has two conversations running, one as sender and one as receiver.
• Add a card with an assignment. Once they have guessed the sender’s identity, they must complete the assignment together, e.g. What movie, When? What time? Where? …

Closing Up

• Review together words and questions that were not understood or known.
• Write a well formulated message on the blackboard.
• Discuss phrases relevant for the assignment.