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6. Explain the rules of the game:
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The aim of the game is to copy the text. The first group to
finish accurately is the winner.
One student at a time per group comes and memorises part of
the text, runs back to the writer and dictates to the writer. Then
the next “runner” goes to the text and does the same.
The runners must not write.
All runners must go to the text in turn.
Only one student per group at a time. (Make sure you repeat
this).
No cameras to take a picture of the text. (Watch them carefully
- they often try anyway!)
No pens and paper for runners.
7. When the students have understood the rules say “go”.
8. Monitor carefully so that students don’t cheat.
9. When several sentences have been written tell the groups to change
writers. Do this two or three times so that all students have been writers.
10. When one group finishes stop the game.
11. Either tell the winning group to read out their text and check for accuracy
or give students the original text and get them to check themselves.
Extension
This activity can be followed by further reading about the Atlantic or the other
oceans. For homework students can write what they have learnt about the
Atlantic Ocean.
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