- 1). Purchase one deck of ordinary playing cards for every four or five students in your class. The various dollar stores are good sources for these. Remove the Jokers or any other extra cards. You only want Ace through King.
- 2). Think up 26 or 52 questions for your question lists. Make notes on scratch paper.
- 3). Type the questions in a word processing program in the computer. For 26 questions, have two main headings, "Red" and "Black," and write 13 questions for each. If you want four lists, of 13 questions, title them "Clubs," "Spades," "Hearts," and "Diamonds."
- 4). Under each heading, type "Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, and King."
- 5). Type a question after each number or face card name. For example:
BLACK
Ace What is your first name?
2 Are you married?
3 Where do you live?
Continue with questions until you have one for each color (or suit) and each number or card. - 6). Print a copy of your question list for each group of four or five students in your class. Or print one and photocopy the rest.
- 7). Divide the students into conversation groups in class by moving desks together or seating them at tables, four or 5 to a group.
- 8). Give each group a deck of cards and a conversation list.
- 9). Instruct students to shuffle the cards well and place them face down on a desk or table.
- 10
Instruct students to take turns drawing cards. Each student draws the top card, answers his or her question, and returns the card to a second pile face up. The next student draws the top card and answers the question in turn. - 11
Continue the conversation practice around each group for 20 or 30 minutes, depending on the number of questions and their difficulty. You can make as many different games as you like!
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