Planning The Use of Cue Cards in Cycle One

61 card game and the rules of the game. This simulation was needed since the rules of the game were quite a lot and the time was so limited. After everybody in the class understood how to play it, the researcher allowed them to sit in group. Then, the researcher distributed the cards and asked them to find difficult words. The students started to play the card game by shuffling the cards. Then, the cards were distributed to each member of the group. In the beginning, each member of the group only got four cards. Then, the remaining cards were put in the center. Most of the students understood how to play it because playing the cards like this was quite familiar to them. This game required the students to have interaction with their friends. This game involved the students to use the Expressions of Asking and Responding to Requests. To play this game, one of the members asked for a request to another member using the clues provided in the card. If the member asked had the same card, he or she gave the card to the one who asked for the request by giving the positive response. If the student, who was asked, did not have the same card, he or she could refuse the request by giving negative response. Meanwhile the student who asked for the request took a new card from the remaining ones in the center. The winner of the game was the one who could collect the twin cards the most. Figure 4.1 A Cue Card for Expressions of Asking and Responding to Requests repair chain 62 Figure 4.1 is the example of cue cards used for Expressions of Asking and Responding to Requests. On the cue cards for Expressions of Asking and Responding to Requests, there would be a picture and two words. The word above the picture was the verb while the word below the picture was the noun. Both the words were related to the picture. This is the illustration of the interaction. Figure 4.2 The Illustration of the Conversation In situation 1, student A made an expression using the clues “repair” and “chain.” Using those clues, student A asked a request to student B. In situation 1, student B had the card which consisted of picture of chain, the words “repair” and the word “chain.” So, student B gave the card while giving positive response. In situation 2, student A asked an expression of request to student B using the clues “repair” and “chain.” In situation 2, student B did not have the card which consisted of picture of chain, the words “repair” and the word “chain.” Therefore, student B did not give the card to student A. In this case, student B gave the negative response while student A took a new card from the remaining card in the center. Situation 1 Student A : Can you repair the chain? Student B : With pleasure. Give the card to student A Situation 2 Student A : Can you repair the chain? Student B : I am sorry, I can’t. Student A : Take a card from the remaining card in the center