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 * Marisa **

Who is who?
 * Activity: **

Any Level
 * Level: **

Students create the "Who is who?" cards using different pictures of the teachers. Each group type a short description, print them and then they can play. a) In the traditional way (asking and answering questions) b) Reading the description and trying to guess who is he/she.
 * Short description: **

- To write a description - To ask yes/no questions - To understand yes/no questinos - To work in group
 * Objectives:**

Self-assessment it can be useful, students help their classmates to correct the speaking mistakes. On the other hand we can assess: - Apropiate vocabulary - Correct Grammar - Correct spelling There are a lot of online versions on the net
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=Add your comments:= This is Lluís Miquel

Hi Marisa,

The activity involves a roleplay, which is always interesting, because you have to put yourself in somebody else's shoes. However, I miss some redrafting. I take the view that redrafting can enable students to explore forms of expression in their own writing. Students can also give one another feedback. It fosters a learning to learn approach and greater student involvement. According to Royce Sadler students have to be able to judge the quality of what they are producing, by coming to hold "a concept of quality roughly similar to that held by the teacher".

Peer feedback, where students give feedback to (and get it from) their fellow-students, and self-generated feedback are the most direct options. Two other options entail students working collaboratively, by co-revising assignments and through editing and redrafting.

This is Nuria

Hi Marisa,

This looks to me more like an integrated skills activity. Notice that your first objective relates to writing, and the second to speaking. I think activities that address integrated skills are more natural than single skill activities. What is challenging is finding ways to know where our students are for every skill, and how we can make sure we are helping them advance evenly.

Hi Marisa,

This is Sònia. I like the idea of a "Who is who?" game using the pictures of teachers!!! and as an integrated skills activity it is very useful at all levels. It's just a question of increasing the difficulty of the descriptions. Moreover, students love this game!!!

Hi Marisa,

I'm Glòria. I agree with Sònia, using the pictures of teachers is great! It is sure they all know them and it is easier and funnier for the students describe teachers. I do something similar when we work on comparatives and superlatives and when we compare teachers from the school I get my students attention very fast. I think (at least for primary students) it is very interesting and more attractive for the student to talk about known people or things closely related with them.