Cultural dominoes
Overview
Purpose
Acquisition of cultural knowledge
Learning outcome
Students demonstrate their knowledge of aspects of Spanish language and culture.
Skills used
- Listening
- Speaking
- Reading
Type
Class activity
Related units in ¡Sí! kit
- Can be adapted to suit all ¡Sí! units
Instructions
To carry out this activity successfully, you need to ensure that most, if not all, of the cultural knowledge has been discussed beforehand (in some form or other) by the class. One opportunity is in the introductory unit of ¡Sí! where students research and present projects on Spanish culture.
Materials
To download the template for the 30 cultural domino cards, select from the following Word or PDF formats:
- Cultural dominoes template for 'Cultural dominoes' activity (Word, 26KB)
- Cultural dominoes template for 'Cultural dominoes' activity (PDF, 12KB)
You need enough domino cards to give each student one from the set. If you have fewer than 30 in your class, you can give some students more than one card. If you have more than 30 students, alter the final card and make up additional ones. Some students may like to take responsibility for this task.
Steps
- A student shuffles the cards and gives one to each student in the class.
- One student starts the game by going to the front of the room and reading the information on the bottom half of their card.
- The student with the answer to that question on the top of their card responds by reading aloud the answer and going to stand beside the first student at the front of the room.
- The person who has just joined the line then reads aloud the information on the bottom half of their card, and so on.
- The activity continues until all of the cards have been used and all the students are standing in a circle. The student who had the first card should have the answer to the final question.
Tips
- When photocopying the template, enlarge to A3 size to make the cards easier to read.
- To make the cards last longer, laminate the sheets before cutting up.
- Add to the deck of cards throughout the year as the students learn more about Spain and its culture, history, and geography. Play this game often so students keep revising their knowledge.
Variations
- Use the dominoes in the first lesson to ascertain the existing cultural knowledge of the students.
- This activity could be adapted and used as a method of revising vocabulary, for example, "Who has the third month of the year?".
Language to use
- Es correcto
That's right - Muy bien
Very good - Repite, por favor
Repeat, please - Escucha bien
Listen carefully