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Originally Posted by Alfonso
(Post 6996)
One of my star games in Spanish classes is the so-called subasta de frases (phrases auction). I use it for the last part of a lesson to fix up what we have learnt. You write some phrases, both correct and incorrect, in some little cards, reflecting the items you have taught. You divide the class into several groups (five or six people use to work), and tell each of them that they have 1000 euros to spend in your phrases auction. You say your are going to read some phrases and they have to make a bid to buy it. If it's correct, they buy because it's correct. If it's not, they buy it because they know how to explain it. You start the auction. You will notice there are groups which rapidly spend all their money, and some other groups that don't spend an euro until the end. None of them will win. It's a game of strategy. Only good investors will win. Of course, at the same time, they are practising numbers. You have to write on the blackboard the spend of each group to notice who is going on bankrupt.
So, when you have finished selling all cards, you start asking owners for the explanation of each phrase. If they are right, they count one point. If not, they count minus one point. You have to buy some sweets for the winners. Good luck!
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One of my
stellar games in Spanish classes is the so-called
subasta de frases (phrase:bad: auction). I use it for the last part of a lesson to
firm up what we have learnt
(Am. Eng. learned). You write some phrases, both correct and incorrect
ones,
on some little cards, reflecting the items you have taught. You divide the class into several groups (five or six people
usually work
s well), and tell each of them that they have 1000 euros to spend in your phrase:bad: auction. You say you:bad: are going to read some phrases and they have to make a bid to buy it. If it's correct, they buy
it because it's correct. If it's not, they buy it because they know how to
fix it. You start the auction. You will notice there are groups which rapidly spend all their money, and some other groups that don't spend a:bad: euro until the end.
Those groups don't win. It's a game of strategy. Only good investors will win. Of course, at the same time, they are practising
(Am. Eng. practicing) numbers. You have to write the
expenditures of each group
on the blackboard to
keep track of who is going :bad: bankrupt
(going in the red).
So, when you have finished selling all
the cards, you start asking
the owners for
an explanation of each phrase. If they are right, they
get a point. If not, they
lose a point. You have to buy some sweets for the winners. Good luck!
This sounds like a fun idea!
I'll explain the 'phrase auction' correction. In Spanish you designate what type of auction it is by appending
de and a plural object. In English you place the singular noun that describes the type prior to the noun being typed. For example:
car auction = subasta de coches
bachelor auction = subasta de solteros
car rental = alquiler de coches