Choose a movie, a series of TV commericals or any other video-taped
resource that you like or
that learners are familiar with and compile lists of things for viewers or
listeners to find. It is also
possible to prepare a library of films and allow the players to search the
Each team gets a different list. If only one machine is available, a time limit may be set and the team that finds the most in the alloted time wins. It is also possible to assign this as a week long hunt (on student's own time). In such a case, one tape or many tapes can be used.
Here are some suggested categories:
Information: Ask players to find specific facts or figures. These facts may be verbal or visual. Information found on charts, graphs and in the closing credits of a film are good sources.
Counts: Count the number of times a certain word is said in a clip. Count the number of people or objects of a certain quality (eg. people who are male, or people wearing blue, or objects made of wood). Count the number of people doing a particular activity (eg. people who talk to a particular character, people sleeping in class, people boarding a train). Count the number of times a particular action is performed (eg. number of times a character goes up and down stairs, crosses a bridge, lights a cigarette).
Scenes: Find a particular scene (eg. a love scene), location (eg. a river, Paris), view or social activity (eg. a picnic, a speech).
Speech Acts: Find an example of a speech act. (eg. inviting, refusing, requesting, making an introduction, apologizing).
Submitted by Donna Tatsuki