Life is a Game

Star Week - Wednesday A2

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Lesson One

• To understand the Metaphor ‘Life is a Game’
• Use basic vocabulary related to games and life situations
• Describe simple life situations using metaphors and similes

Learning Objectives

What games are played in your country?

Discuss.....

chess

football

video games

bingo

skateboarding

skittles

puzzles

(5 mins)

What is your favourite game, and why?

(5 mins)

Choose a game and try to describe it...

EX: this game has black and white pieces that move across a board.

describe to the class, who can guess it?

chess

football

video games

bingo

skateboarding

skittles

puzzles

(10 mins)

What words do we associate with playing games?

winner loser rules

goal challenge start finish

strategy team

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(10 mins)

Today you will think of life as a game....

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How are life and games similar?

life - RULES - games

life - CHALLENGES - games

life - TEAM - games

Can you think of any more?

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(10 mins)

What is a Metaphor?

When we say something IS something else even when it’s not true....

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Example: Life is a race - sometimes we feel we have to be fast.....

(5 mins)

What is a Metaphor?

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Example: Life is a puzzle - we must solve problems and work things out.

Example: Life is a game - sometimes life can be fun, hard, full of rules (like a game)

(5 mins)

Feedback

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Grammar

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Any other questions?

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(10 mins)

Life is a Game

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Lesson Two

winner loser rules

goal challenge start finish

strategy team

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Remember these words?

Use these words in the following sentences.....

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Practice-

• Sometimes in life, you need to follow the ................................
• Life can feel like a game because you have to face many ..........................
• You have to make a ...................... in life just like in a game.
• It’s important to work as a ..................... with your family or friends.

Copy and complete these sentences.

Can you think of any more?

(15 mins)

Group Work-

Choose a life situation (going to school, making friends, finding a job etc.) and discuss how it is ‘like a game’

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Example- School is like a game because you have to.......

- Friendship is like a team sport because you need to.....

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Share your ideas with the whole class.

(15 mins)

Writing Practice -

Write a short paragraph - Life is like a game because....

Write 3-4 sentences

Share with the class.

(10 mins)

Reading Comprehension-

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions on the next page:

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Life is like a game. Every day is a new level. We have different challenges, like learning new things or making friends. Some days we win, and some days we lose, but we always try again.

The goal is to keep playing and improve. Just like on other games, sometimes we need help from other people and we should never give up.

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Reading Comprehension- Questions

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• What is life compared to in the story?
• What happens on different days?
• What should we do if we lose?

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(15 mins)

Feedback

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Grammar

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Any other questions?

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(5 mins)

Life is a Game

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Lesson Three

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Life Challenges - What does this mean?

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Think about what challenges you face in your daily lives -

Examples: Learning a new challenge at school

Making new friends

Helping at home

Choose one ‘challenge’ you face then speak about what you can do to ‘win’ or ‘succeed’

Example: My challenge is......... To win, I can ........

Sometimes I ..........., but I never give up.

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(15 mins)

Project

Design a new game of your choice -

• what are the rules?
• How many players?
• What’s it called?

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Draw your design first then write instructions of how to play.

Share with the class.

(35 mins)

How did you do?

Can you think of 3 things or words that you have learnt today?

Feedback

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Grammar

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Any other questions?

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(10 mins)