Teacher Guide / Instructions
Have the students sit in a circle and hold up one hand each, showing 5 fingers. These are their points in the game. The students then take turns saying something they have never done. For example "I have never been to France" It should be a true statement. Anyone in the circle who HAS done what was described must lose a point, by lowering 1 finger. The last person to lose all their points is the winner. The idea is to think of things you have never done, but you think are likely to have been done by the others in the game. This game needs close monitoring to make sure there is no inappropriate information being shared, but when played well it is a fun way for students to review and practice using the present perfect tense. It also helps them to connect this tense to the idea of using it to talk about life experiences which is a common real-world application.
Here are some more examples:
I have never driven a car.
I have never eaten sushi.
I have never been late to school.
I have never been to a Taylor Swift concert.
Teacher Guide
Have the students sit in a circle and hold up one hand each, showing 5 fingers. These are their points in the game. The students then take turns saying something they have never done. For example "I have never been to France" It should be a true statement. Anyone in the circle who HAS done what was described must lose a point, by lowering 1 finger. The last person to lose all their points is the winner. The idea is to think of things you have never done, but you think are likely to have been done by the others in the game. This game needs close monitoring to make sure there is no inappropriate information being shared, but when played well it is a fun way for students to review and practice using the present perfect tense. It also helps them to connect this tense to the idea of using it to talk about life experiences which is a common real-world application.
Here are some more examples:
I have never driven a car.
I have never eaten sushi.
I have never been late to school.
I have never been to a Taylor Swift concert.
Teacher Guide
Have the students sit in a circle and hold up one hand each, showing 5 fingers. These are their points in the game. The students then take turns saying something they have never done. For example "I have never been to France" It should be a true statement. Anyone in the circle who HAS done what was described must lose a point, by lowering 1 finger. The last person to lose all their points is the winner. The idea is to think of things you have never done, but you think are likely to have been done by the others in the game. This game needs close monitoring to make sure there is no inappropriate information being shared, but when played well it is a fun way for students to review and practice using the present perfect tense. It also helps them to connect this tense to the idea of using it to talk about life experiences which is a common real-world application.
Here are some more examples:
I have never driven a car.
I have never eaten sushi.
I have never been late to school.
I have never been to a Taylor Swift concert.