The reflective listening game

Listen by repeating what you hear.

Student A: Start talking about one of the topics below. (e.g. "I drove to school yesterday.") 

 1 what I did yesterday   2 my favorite fruit   3 my homework now    
 4 my best friend       5 my favorite sport   6 what I usually do at New Years   
 7 my home town    8  what I want to do now

Student B: Do one of the following

  • Every time A finishes a sentence, REPEAT the sentence in a way that shows you were

listening. (e.g. "I see. You drove to school yesterday. Go on! or OK...)

  • Every time A finishes a sentence, PARAPHRASE the sentence in a way that shows you were

listening. (e.g. "Yesterday, you took your car to school."

  • Every time A finishes a sentence, ASK your partner for more information (e.g. "Where

did you park?").

  • Every time A finishes a sentence, SHOW YOUR EMOTIONS with the interjections below. ("Wow,

that's interesting!" "Cool!" "Great" "That's too bad" etc.)

interjections

  • 　すげ－!　 wow! yeah! great! cool! sweet! well-done! good! bravo! hurrah!
  • 　悲しいーー 　oh! aw! That's too bad! ooh! ah! eh! Oh dear! Oh, no! Ouch!
  • 　不思議ーー　 strange! really! you don't say! How interesting!
  • 　気づいた！　分かった！　 oho! ahah! I see! Ah!
  • 　マジ。。。？　　　eh? huh? really? hmm... uh...