The World Language Teacher Toolbox ! ! Activity: !!! ! AGAINST THE CLOCK! Purpose: !!! VERB CONJUGATION VOCABULARY SPELLING Process: 1. Print one of the challenge sheets for each student. This is going to be kind of like a timed math quiz in elementary school, like the photo above. 2. Set a stopwatch and let the students start! a. If you have a whiteboard, you can watch the clock and write the time elapsed on the board in 10-second increments. b. If you have an LCD projector, you can project a stopwatch counter like this one: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/fullscreen-stopwatch/ 3. Students work until they are done. When they personally finish, they look up and write down the time when they finished. a. If it’s easy conjugation, I can normally call max time at 5 minutes. If it’s a harder skill with short sentence conjugation, it could take 10. b. As the teacher, you can feel free to set a maximum time. For example, after 5 minutes you can ask students to stop working and put down 5 minutes as their time – they’ll add 10 seconds for each question they weren’t able to complete. If you’re running down to the end of the hour, that’s probably a good idea. 4. Go over the answers and have students mark their mistakes (or trade with a partner). I’ve included an answer key if you want to project it quickly. 5. Have students write their total number of mistakes at the bottom and add 10 seconds per mistake to their time. 6. Have students add up their total score. Contra el Reloj When the teacher says to start, fill in each box as quickly as possible. When you finish all 36 boxes, look up and write down your time below. verb for feelings verb for origin verb for location verb for professions verb for descriptions verb for telling time I am tall (f) I am sad I am short (m) I am content (f) We are tired (m) We are teachers (f) It is 10:00 It is 1:00 It is 11:30 Today is Friday It's my birthday Tomorrow is Saturday You are my friend You are young You are tired You are smart You are from (formal) (m) (formal) here (formal) We are here We are happy She is good She is well My time: You all are students They are boys He is not here He is my dad Number of mistakes Add 10 seconds for each mistake: My total time: You are my sister The girls are You all are sad there She is from Georgia He is mad Contra el Reloj When the teacher says to start, fill in each box as quickly as possible. When you finish all 36 boxes, look up and write down your time below. verb for feelings verb for origin verb for location verb for professions verb for descriptions verb for telling time estar ser estar ser ser ser I am tall (f) I am sad I am short (m) I am content (f) We are tired (m) We are teachers (f) Yo soy alta Yo estoy triste Yo soy bajo Yo estoy contenta Nosotros estamos cansados Nosotros somos maestras It is 10:00 It is 1:00 It is 11:30 Today is Friday It's my birthday Tomorrow is Saturday Son las diez Es la una Son las once y media Hoy es viernes Es mi cumpleaños Mañana es sábado You are my friend You are young You are tired You are smart You are from (formal) (m) (formal) here (formal) Tú eres mi amigo/a Usted es joven Tú estás cansado Usted es inteligente We are here We are happy You all are students They are boys Nosotros estamos aquí Nosotros estamos felices Ustedes son estudiantes Ellos son chicos She is good She is well He is not here He is my dad Ella es buena Ella está bien Él no está aquí Él es mi padre My time: Number of mistakes Add 10 seconds for each mistake: My total time: Usted es de aquí You are my sister Tú eres mi hermana The girls are You all are sad there Las chicas están allí Ustedes están tristes She is from Georgia He is mad Ella es de Georgia Él está enojado