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Or let them search the class for a conversation partner through activities such as
“Find someone who.” Include some outrageous or ridiculous questions for fun and
have them think up their own - like ”Find someone who can lick their nose,” “who
can whistle the Harry Potter theme,” or “keeps a cat called Neko.” They won’t stop
talking in English, laughing their heads off and striking up new friendships, even
after the lesson time runs out!
大学１年生が初めての９０分授業で眠そうにし始めると、簡単な TPR だけでも効果
があります。「片足挙げて。下げないで、もう片足も挙げて」などと指示したあ
と、二人組でお互いに指示を出させます（安全には気を配ってください）。その間
は口を出さずに、質問に答えながら、会話に耳を傾け、うまく出来た点や改善点を
後でまとめてクラス全体にフィードバックするのがポイントです。
または、「誰か見つけよう」ゲームで、教室中を自由に歩いてもらいます。「鼻の
頭が舐めれる人」「ハリーポッターのテーマが口笛で吹ける人」「ネコという名前
の猫を飼っている人」など、学生が面白がる質問を例に与えて、さらに自分でも考
えてもらうと、楽しみながら英語で話し、友情も生まれ易いものです。授業の鐘が
なっても、夢中で英語を話していることでしょう！
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*Some readers are probably aware that this phrase is borrowed from the title of a seminal article
by Miller (1956), “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two.”
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Masda Yuka (PhD) is an associate professor at Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. She studied the psychology
of language at Hiroshima University and has taught languages in Japan and overseas for more years than she would admit.
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