b. Describing Pictures
In this activity learners will be divided into small group and ach group will be given a picture which can be seen by all of members of the group. Each
member will be asked to describe the activities in the picture in a sentence as much as possible and one of their members should write down each sentence.
Learners will be repeated the same procedure when was given a new picture but they have to make more sentences in each session.
According to Ur, describing picture activity is a productive activity for beginner classes. In this activity the learners will be tended to break their
previous record for describing the activities in the picture in each session.
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Based on this statement can be concluded that even though describing picture is a simple activity but it can increase students contribution during the activity
and their opportunity for practicing to speak in the target language. Another variation of describing picture is known as „Describe and Draw’
game. This variation has a different concept with the previous variation in which in this variation learner will be divided into small group or pairs each
student will be given a different kind of picture and they are not allow to see another picture. Each student in pair will exchange their role first one student
will describe the picture and another one should draw the picture based on the instruction. Finally, after finishing their task each student can show their
picture and match it with their friends’ drawing.
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In consequence, from the information above can be summed up that describing picture game is one of interactive activities for language classes.
This advantage comes for the communicative activity which occurs during this activity. In this activity learners should use the target language to complete
their task and they also should work cooperatively with their partners in order to complete their task successfully.
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Penny Ur, Op.cit., p. 128.
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Jeremy Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching, Third Edition, New York: Longman Publishing, 1991, p. 126.
c. Find Someone Who Game
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