Delta Speaking Games by Jason Anderson ISBN 9783125017405 Delta Publishing, 2020 www.deltapublishing.co.uk © Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH, Rotebühlstraße 77, 70178 Stuttgart, 2020 Speaking Games: Bonus Unit Speaking Games Bonus Unit 2 - Art or Rubbish? Time 30-60 minutes Interaction Teams of 2-4 players Level B2 (Upper Int.) to C1 (Advanced) Language areas practised Sub-skills and Functions describing a work of art expressing metaphor and allegory improvising answers to questions Grammar and Lexis adjectives of description relative clauses fine art Preparation Photocopy one copy of the Rules of the game and two Art or Rubbish cards per team up to a maximum of 5 teams. If you have more than 20 learners, create two groups. You may also wish to lead in with a discussion on modern art to prepare the learners for the activity. During the Preparation phase, learners may need time to check important vocabulary on their Art cards in dictionaries. Encourage them to use similar language as they prepare their descriptions of the Rubbish cards. Notes This game encourages learners to use both visually descriptive and allegoric language to convince their peers that pieces of rubbish are in fact art, and vice versa. It develops creative thinking and art appreciation skills and prompts some interesting discussions on the nature of art. During the presentations, make sure the presenters fold the cards so they don’t show any notes they’ve made on the back. Variations Mini-Presentations – If you have a large class, each team can send two team members to present to the other teams. Remember to swap the presenters part way through. Learner Initiated – Groups choose their own two works of art and two items of rubbish from images they find on the internet and relevant research. Art or Rubbish? Rules of the game Preparation Play in teams of 2-4 learners. Each team needs two Art cards and two Rubbish cards. In 15 minutes each team will present their four items to their classmates. The aim is to convince them that the rubbish is art and the art is rubbish! During the presentations, each team will have to answer the following questions: Who is the artist? What is the name of the piece? Why is it a great work of art? You will need to invent your own answers to the three questions for the Just Rubbish cards! You have 15 minutes to prepare. Presentations Fold your cards so that your audience can’t see the notes. Teams take turns to present their four works of art in any order. After each team has finished, the other teams are allowed to ask questions about the works of art. Then they have one minute to decide which two are real works of modern art, and which two are not. How to score and win The teams listening to a presentation score one point for each item of art that they correctly identify, meaning that they can score a maximum of two points per presentation. The team presenting scores one bonus point if they manage to convince all the other teams that one of their items of rubbish is art, and two bonus points if they convince the other teams that both their items of rubbish are art. If… If you wish, you can research both your art and rubbish using the internet during the preparation time. However, using the internet during the presentations is not allowed! 1