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 * What do I spy? **

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 While searching on internet for a new application to teach English to young learners, I came across an activity called “What do I spy?”. It is intended for young learners age 7-12 and it aims to improve their vocabulary knowledge.In this activity, teacher tells her students that she is going to describe six objects from the point of shape, color; size etc. and the students have to guess what those objects are. And she says this rhyme before every description: ======

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When they have guessed all six items, the teacher asks them to get into small groups and tells them to pick four things and prepare to answer questions from the other groups, as well as to guess what the other group’s objects are. When they are ready, she tells them that: ======  1.each group has to say the rhyme before they give the clues 2.the group that guesses the correct object goes next 3.if no-one guesses the object from the size, shape, or color, the group can give extra clues.

Here are some alternative clues:

 * ======what something is made of: It’s made of wool, It’s made of plastic, etc. ======
 * ======what it is used for: You drink water from it, You cut paper with them, etc. ======
 * ======what sound the name in English starts with: It starts with ‘sh’. ======

I really like this game because it is very suitable for teaching English to young learners, and even I would enjoy playing such a game. In this way, children can learn a lot without being aware of it. This activity helps children acquire some vocabulary items while having fun. In my opinion, it can be used in Turkey with no trouble in young learners’ classrooms and as the level of the kids gets higher, the teacher can make the game more challenging by adapting the descriptions.

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