Just A Minute

• This is a speaking game. It is based on a very famous game on English radio.

• The aim of the game is to speak for one minute on a subject. You cannot stop, make a mistake or talk about a different subject.

Just A Minute

• To start, we will show the first subject. In your group, you will have 2 minutes to make some NOTES.

• Then, we will roll a dice to choose a group to speak first.

• Next, Then, we will roll a dice to choose a student. The chosen student has to try to speak for one minute on that subject.

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• When a student is speaking, you can stop them by raising your hand and shouting “challenge”.

• You can challenge for these reasons:- Hesitation: Stopping for 2 seconds or more.- Deviation: Not talking about the subject.- Language: Not speaking correct English.

• If your challenge is a success, your group gets the subject.

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• You score points like this:- Ten seconds of speaking = 1 point.- Speaking at the finish = 2 points- Speaking for a whole minute = 10 points.- Deviation challenge (with reason) = 2

points- Language challenge (with correction) = 4

points.- Bonus points for funny or interesting

stories.

Just A Minute

• You score points like this:- Ten seconds of speaking = 1 point.- Speaking at the finish = 2 points- Speaking for a whole minute = 10 points.- Deviation challenge (with reason) = 2

points- Language challenge (with correction) = 4

points.- Bonus points for funny or interesting

stories.

Just A Minute• REMEMBER! Speaking is the important

thing. You can lie, invent or steal. Just keep talking.

• Work as a group. Speakers will be chosen at random, so work together to make notes before the topic.

• Make lots of challenges. If groups aren’t challenging, the teacher will do it for them.

• You don’t have to continue what the last speaker said. You can start again.

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• Here’s topic 1. You have 2 minutes to make notes. Then the game begins.

The worst day of my life.CHALLENGES

HesitationDeviation (2 bonus points)Language (4 bonus points)

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• Here’s topic 2. You have 2 minutes to make notes. Then the game begins.

A dream I had.CHALLENGES

HesitationDeviation (2 bonus points)Language (4 bonus points)

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• Here’s topic 3. You have 2 minutes to make notes. Then the game begins.

My perfect girlfriend/boyfriend.CHALLENGES

HesitationDeviation (2 bonus points)Language (4 bonus points)

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• Here’s topic 4. You have 2 minutes to make notes. Then the game begins.

Food that I don’t like.CHALLENGES

HesitationDeviation (2 bonus points)Language (4 bonus points)

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• Here’s topic 5. You have 2 minutes to make notes. Then the game begins.

My favourite teacher.CHALLENGES

HesitationDeviation (2 bonus points)Language (4 bonus points)

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• Here’s topic 6. You have 2 minutes to make notes. Then the game begins.

I wish …CHALLENGES

HesitationDeviation (2 bonus points)Language (4 bonus points)

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