True or false

incl. materials

oral

15 min.

Objectives

• The learner can understand if a statement is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’.
• The learner can make statements.

Materials

Two sheets of A4 paper: one with RIGHT written on it, the other with WRONG written on it.

Preparation

• Hang one paper on one side of the classroom and the other paper on the opposite side.
• Put the tables and chairs aside for this exercise.
• Prepare some ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ statements. You can use all sorts of subjects/facts but make sure you know the correct answer.
• Adapt the statements to the level of the learners, e.g. using the past tense for more advanced learners.

Instructions

• Let the learners move freely in the classroom.
• Launch a statement.
• Ask the learners to run to one of both papers, according to their answer.
• Close the exercise with a funny statement.
• Let the learners count their correct answers and find out who has won.

Variant

• Once the learners have understood the exercise, they can make statements themselves. Give them some time for it and go for a new
• Make the statements more difficult by using information about the learners, e.g.  ‘Abu has two brothers’.
• Participate in the running and confuse the group by choosing the wrong