Appendix

Conversation Group Games

Taaloga o Talanoaga Faalevaega

O loo aofia ai i lenei tusi lesona se lisi o taaloga malie e faataitai ai le Igilisi. E mafai ona outou taaalo i nei taaloga i soo se fonotaga faalevaega. Faaaoga mamanu ma le vaogagana mai le lesona o loo e i ai po o se lesona na muamua atu. O le tele o nei taaloga e manaomia ai lou galulue faatasi ma se paga po o se vaega toalaiti.

Questions (10–15 minutes)

Fesili (10–15 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. Filifili se fesili mai le lisi. Manatua e mafai ona e suia upu ua vaseina i isi upu ma fasifuaitau.

2. Faasoa atu lau tali i le vaega.

3. Ia feauauai i le filifilia o fesili ma le faasoaina atu o tali. E mafai ona outou talanoa i le tele o fesili e te manao ai.

Questions to Review Patterns:

Fesili e Faamanatu ai Mamanu:

• What do you like to do?

• Why do you like to study English?

• Can you tell me about your family?

• What are you wearing?

• What do you do before you come to the conversation group?

• What do you do in the morning?

• When do you work?

• What’s the weather in New York?

• Where do you work?

• What do you do for work?

• Do you like to teach people?

• What do you eat for dinner?

• What foods do you like?

• What do you want for lunch?

• What is your favorite food? How do you make it?

• How much do groceries cost?

• Where do you live?

• Tell me about your house.

• Where is your favorite place to eat?

More Questions:

Nisi Fesili:

• Tell me about your friends.

• Tell me about your job.

• Tell me about your city.

• Tell me about your favorite place.

• Tell me about your daily routine. What do you do every day?

• What do you like to wear?

• What do you do when you are sick?

• What do you do when you are hurt?

• What is expensive in your city?

• What is cheap in your city?

Notes

Faamatalaga

• E mafai ona outou taaalo faatasi ma le vaega atoa po o ni vaega toalaiti e toatolu i le toalima tagata.

• E le faatapulaaina oe i fesili o loo i le lisi lenei. E mafai ona e fatuina ni fesili fou. E mafai foi ona e suia upu ua vaseina e fatu ai nisi fesili.

• Afai e te manao e faia lenei taaloga ia sili atu ona luitauina, ia feauauai i le faasoaina atu o tali e te manatuaina mai tagata taitoatasi o le vaega.

• E mafai ona e faaaogaina nei fesili faatasi ai ma isi taaloga o loo i lalo e pei o le “Filifili o le Uila” po ole “Togi le Polo.”

Hot Seat (10–20 minutes)

Nofoa Vevela (10–20 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. Vaevae i ni au se lua.

2. Filifili ni tagata aoao se toalua (e toatasi le tagata aoao mai au taitasi). O nei tagata aoao e nonofo faafesagai ma le vaega (i le “nofoa vevela”) ma ū latou tua i le laupapa.

3. E tusi e lou faiaoga se upu po o se fasifuaitau o le vaogagana i luga o le laupapa. E le mafai e tagata aoao o loo i le “nofoa vevela” ona iloa le upu.

4. E lua minute e fesoasoani ai au i le latou au i le “nofoa vevela” e mate ai le upu o loo i luga o le laupapa e aunoa ma le fai atu o le upu.

5. O le tagata o loo i le “nofoa vevela” o le e fai mai le upu muamua, e maua le togi e tasi mo le latou au. Afai e tau atu e se au le upu i luga o le laupapa a o taumafai e fesoasoani i le latou au e mate, latou te le maua se togi.

6. Toe fai i upu fou.

Notes

Faamatalaga

• Fatu ni au se tasi i le tolu e faalagolago i le toatele o le vaega.

• Afai o loo outou feiloai i luga o le initoneti, ia taaalo o se vaega atoa nai lo ni au. E toatasi le tagata o loo i le “”nofoa vevela. E le iloa e lenei tagata le upu. O le tagata e toatasi o le “tagata e tuuina atu faaataataga.” O le “tagata e tuuina atu le faaataataga” e filifili se upu ma tuuina atu faaataataga ina ia mafai ai e le tagata o loo i le “nofoa vevela” ona mate le upu.

Ball Toss (10–15 minutes)

Togi le Polo (10–15 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. Sue se polo, se mea faitino vaivai, po o se fasi pepa ua numinumi.

2. Filifili se fesili. (Faaaoga se tasi mai se lesona pe tagai i le “Fesili” i le faaopoopoga lenei.)

3. Fai atu le fesili ma togi le polo i se tagata aoao.

4. E sapo e le tagata aoao le polo ma tali le fesili.

5. E toe fai atu e le tagata aoao le fesili ma togi le polo i se isi tagata aoao.

6. Toe fai seia tali e tagata aoao taitasi o lau vaega le fesili. Ona toe amata lea i se fesili fou.

Notes

Faamatalaga

• Ina ia atili faigata lenei taaloga, sui le fesili i taimi uma e te togiina ai le polo.

• Afai o loo outou feiloai i luga o le initoneti, valaau atu i igoa nai lo le togiina o se polo.

Dice Game (10–15 minutes)

Taaloga i le Maa Taisi (10–15 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. E te manaomia se maa taisi se tasi (po o kata mai le numera 1 i le 6).

2. Filifili ni veape se ono ma tusi i luga o le laupapa mai le numera 1 i le 6.

3. Galulue ma se paga po o se vaega toalaiti. Togi le taisi. Fatu se fuaiupu e faaaoga ai le veape mo le numera e te faataavaleina. Feauauai.

Example

Faataitaiga

E tusia e le faiaoga i luga o le laupapa:

1. cook

2. stir

3. bake

4. boil

5. cut

6. add

Tagata aoao 1 e togi le taisi ma maua ai le 6. Na te fatuina se fuaiupu e faaaoga ai le add.

• “I add sugar to my oatmeal.”

Tagata aoao 2 togi le taisi ma maua ai le 4. Na te fatuina se fuaiupu e faaaoga ai le boil.

• “I boil eggs for lunch.”

Tagata aoao 3 togi le taisi ma maua ai le 3. Na te fatuina se fuaiupu e faaaoga ai le bake.

• “I like to bake cookies.”

Notes

Faamatalaga

• E mafai ona faaaoga isi upu nai lo veape.

• Afai o loo outou fono i luga o le initoneti, ia galulue faatasi ma le vaega atoa. Faaaoga le taisi i le initoneti ma feauauai i le fatuina o fuaiupu.

Give One, Get One (10–20 minutes)

Tuu Atu le Tasi, Maua le Tasi (10–20 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. Filifili se autu mo le vaega (mo se faataitaiga: aiga, taaloga, po o meaai).

2. Tusi i lalo le tele o upu e te iloa e uiga i le autu mo le tasi i le lua minute.

3. Tu i luga ma savalivali solo i le potu. Sue se paga.

4. Faasoa atu se upu mai lau lisi i lau paga. E faasoa mai e lau paga se upu ia te oe. Afai o se upu fou, faaopoopo le upu i lau lisi.

5. Toe savalivali solo i le potu. Saili se paga fou. Toe fai.

Example

Faataitaiga

Autu: aiga

O le paga A e tusitusi:

• mom

• dad

• sister

• brother

O le paga E e tusitusi:

• grandfather

• grandmother

• mother

• father

• aunt

• uncle

• A: What’s one word from your list?

• B: Grandmother.

• A: I don’t have that word. I’ll add it to my list.

• B: What’s a word from your list?

• A: Mom.

• B: I have mother. I will write mom next to mother.

E faaopoopo uma e tagata aoao ia upu fou i a latou lisi.

Lisi a paga A:

• mom

• dad

• sister

• brother

• grandmother

Lisi a paga E:

• grandfather

• grandmother

• mother, mom

• father

• aunt

• uncle

Notes

Faamatalaga

• O se auala sili lenei e aoao ai pe faataitai ai ni vaogagana fou e le o i ai i le lesona.

• Afai o loo outou feiloai i luga o le initoneti, fai atu i tagata taitoatasi e faasoa mai se upu se tasi mai la latou lisi i le vaega atoa nai lo le galulue taitoalua.

Speculation (15–20 minutes)

Taumatematega (15–20 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. Mafaufau i se veape.

2. Tau leotele le veape.

3. Ia faaaoga le veape, fatu se fuaiupu moni e uiga i se isi tagata aoao. Fai atu, “I think that you …” e amata ai lau fuaiupu.

4. Fai mai le isi tagata aoao pe moni lau faamatalaga pe leai.

5. Afai e moni, e tasi le togi e te maua. Afai e le moni, e te le maua se togi.

6. O le tagata aoao muamua e oo i le lima togi e manumalo!

7. Faamaea le 10 i le 20 taamilosaga. Sui le veape mo taamilosaga taitasi.

Example

Faataitaiga

Tagata Aoao A (i le tagata aoao E): The verb is like. I think that you like chocolate.

Tagata Aoao E: That’s true! (Ua maua e le tagata aoao A se togi.)

Tagata Aoao E (i le tagata aoao I): I think that you like to play basketball.

Tagata Aoao I: That’s not true! (E le maua e le tagata aoao E se togi.)

Notes

Faamatalaga

• Fatu ni vaega taitoatolu i le taitoalima.

• O lenei taaloga o le a aofia ai le 10 i le 20 taamilosaga. O le a e manaomia se veape mo taamilosaga taitasi. Ia feauauai i le faia o se veape fou i taimi uma e te amataina ai se taamilosaga.

Two Truths and One Lie (10–15 minutes)

E Lua Upumoni ma le Pepelo e Tasi (10–15 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. Mafaufau i ni mea se lua e moni e uiga ia te oe lava. Fatu se mea se tasi e le moni. Taumafai e faaaoga le vaogagana ma fasifuaitau mai se lesona.

2. Faitau leotele au faamatalaga i lau vaega.

3. E fesili atu tagata o lau vaega ia te oe i fesili ina ia mate mai po o le fea faamatalaga e le moni. Tali a latou fesili

Example

Faataitaiga

Tagata o le vaega 1: “I like pizza. I like French fries. I like chocolate. Which is not true?”

E fai fesili e isi tagata o le vaega:

• Q: What is your favorite kind of pizza?A: I like cheese pizza.Q: What is your favorite candy bar?A: I like chocolate and caramel.Q: Where do you like to get French fries?A: I don’t have a favorite place.

E mate mai e isi tagata o le vaega: “I think you don’t like French fries.”

Tagata o le vaega 1: “That’s right! I don’t like French fries.”

Vocabulary Cards (10–15 minutes)

Kata o Vaogagana (10–15 minute)

Steps

Laasaga

1. Tusi ni upu o le vaogagana se 5 i le 10 i luga o ni fasi pepa laiti (e lelei tele le aoga o pepa pipii). Tuu fasi pepa i se faaputuga.

2. Sue se paga.

3. Faau i lalo faaputuga o upu ina ia le mafai ona e vaai i upu. Fesuiai faaputuga ma lau paga.

4. Filifili se pepa. Aua le tilotilo i le upu. Tuu i luga le pepa i lou muaulu. E faamatala e lau paga le upu (pe tuuina atu se faaliliuga), ina ia mafai ona e mateina le upu i luga o le pepa. Afai e sa’o lau mate, e tasi le togi e te maua.

5. Feauauai. Toe fai mo pepa taitasi o loo i lau faaputuga.

Notes

Faamatalaga

• Afai o loo outou feiloai i le initoneti, ia galulue faatasi ma le vaega atoa nai lo le fai paga. E tusi e tagata taitoatasi se lisi o upu. Aua le faaali atu lau lisi i le vaega. Ia feauauai i le filifilia o se upu se tasi mai lau lisi. Faamatala atu i le vaega e aunoa ma le ta’uina atu o le upu. Mate mai e tagata o le vaega le upu.

Bicycle Chain (in person) (10–20 minutes)

Filifili o le Uila (faafesagai) (10–20 minute)

O lenei gaoioiga e na o vaega e fono faafesagai.

Steps

Laasaga

1. Filifili se fesili. (Faaaoga se tasi mai se lesona pe tagai i le “Fesili” i le faaopoopoga lenei.)

2. Ia laina i laina e lua e faafesagai le tasi ma le isi.

   

3. O tagata o loo faafesagai o ni paga.

4. E fesili ma tali e paga le fesili.

   

5. Taamilo i se lio ina ia maua e tagata taitoatasi se paga fou.

   

6. E fesili ma tali e paga le fesili.

7. Toe fai laasaga 5 ma le 6.

Notes

Faamatalaga

• Afai e le tutusa le aofai o tagata, fatu se vaega e tasi e toatolu.

Mingle and Share (in person) (10–15 minutes)

Feoai ma Faasoa Atu (faafesagai) (10–15 minute)

O lenei gaoioiga e na mo vaega e fono faafesagai.

Steps

Laasaga

1. Filifili se fesili. (Faaaoga se tasi mai se lesona pe tagai i le “Fesili” i le faaopoopoga lenei.)

2. Tu i luga ma sue se paga.

3. Fai atu i lau paga le fesili. Manatua le tali a lau paga. Tali le fesili a lau paga.

4. Savalivali solo i le potu ma sue se paga fou. Fai atu ma tali fesili. Toe fai mo ni nai taimi ma ni paga fou. Manatua tali uma a au paga.

5. Toe foi atu i lou nofoaga. Faasoa atu i le vaega mea na e aoaoina.

Example

Faataitaiga

Question: How many people are in your family?

E savavali solo tagata aoao ma fesili ma tali le fesili i paga eseese.

• Maria: How many people are in your family?

  Luna: There are four people in my family. How many people are in your family?

  Maria: Three.

E faasoa mai e tagata aoao mea na latou aoaoina.

• Teacher: How many people are in Maria’s family?

  Luna: There are three people in Maria’s family.