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This sentence making activity uses the simple present and simple past passive form and is aimed at JHS 2nd grade classes. It works best as a review activity.
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| 1. English | is used | in many countries. | 6. Ken | was invited | to Kumi's party.
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| 2. French | is spoken | in Canada. | 7. This shop | is opened | at 8am.
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| 3. This car | was made | in Japan. | 8. Breakfast | is cooked | by my mother.
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| 4. Fugu | is cooked | by a special chef. | 9. Basketball | is played | by 10 people.
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| 5. Tokyo | is visited | by many people. | 10. Cherry blossom | is seen | in spring.
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- Before class, print out the worksheets, cut the sentences into pieces and place in envelopes - one per group.
- Make groups of 4-6 students (lunch groups are usually fine) and have them put their desks together
- The students must work together in their groups to mix and match the sentence pieces to make 10 grammatically correct sentences. Once they have completed sentence No. 1, have one student from the group come to either the JTE or ALT to check. If it is ok (note that there are a few combinations with multiple correct answers) send them back to the group and each student must write sentence No. 1 in full on their individual worksheets before proceeding to No. 2. Repeat this cycle until all 10 sentences are completed.
- The group who completes all 10 sentences the fastest is the winner. Award bonus points for the funniest sentence created as well.
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- Use a guillotine to cut the worksheets into pieces for sharp edges. I found one clever group of students who were matching my wobbly edges to the pieces above, rather than working out the English!!
