One of the effective games---Fashion Show

In this game, students describe what a model is wearing. The description and presentation can be based on interpersonal interactions. The content of the game and activities are expandable.

Preparation for the activity:

Vocabulary: Clothing/Colors/Money

Grammar: Measure words/“是…的”structure/Exhange rates

Procedure:

Step 1: Warm-up activity

      Describe what you are wearing today by using:

      今天我穿了一件（一条/ 一双）…

      我的…是…（颜色）的。

Step 2: Have a student go before the class( or do a cat walk if the model so desires).

Step 3: Have another student describe what the model is wearing by using the same patterns above.

Follow-up: Homework

Go home and write the description down.

Elaboration:

If you know how to say the price of the piece of clothing, add the price to the description.

Go to your closet and do a rough count: How many pieces of clothing are there?

How much are your possessions worth in total?

If you know the exchange rate and can do the math, how much is that in RMB? ( Possible byproducts: Gratefulness to your parents? Is it time to clean up your closet or your room?)

The activity may start with an interpersonal element, such as asking each other the price of their clothes before the fashion show begins.

Analysis of the activity:

It helps learners to identify Chinese words with their own lives.

It reinforces use of different measure words for different objects.

It creates situations to differentiate and identify items and give descriptive comments about thems.

It supports reviewing and lays ground for further learning.