Principles of Using Game
something having told students in advance what nature of a thing it is, and they simply have to guess what it is by raising their hands to volunteer the answer, or
jotting it down on a piece of paper. ”
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In line with Penny Ur’s statement, Klippel states that
“the basic role of guessing game is very simple. One person knows something that the other one wants to find out
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Based on the explanation from linguists above, this game has simple role. The teacher gives clues by describing
something then the other students should guess it to find the answer. Guessing game has variety in playing the game to make the game more
live. Here are the variety rule of the game from the students’ book and educational
website. These are some of the variety rules to play guessing game, as below: a. Based on Passport to the Word 1 English book
Guess who Direction:
1. The teacher gives a worksheet about describing a person. 2. After that students have to listen well to the audio recording.
3. Then they have to choose the picture which match with the description on the audio recording.
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b. According to pbskids.org What is the animal guessing game
Direction for 2 or more players 1. One player thinks of an animal.
2. The player has to give word clues that describe the animal thus the other player able to guess it. Remember,
don’t say the animal’s name 3. The player who guesses the right answer goes next. Take turns
Example: Guess who am I? This animal lives in Africa and Asia.
It is very big, but cannot run.
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Penny Ur, Teaching Listening Comprehension, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, p. 87.
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Friederike Klippel, Keep Talking, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993, p. 31.
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Djatmika, Agus Dwi Priyanto, and Ida Kusuma Dewi, Passport to the world 1, Solo: PT Tiga Serangkai Pustaka Mandiri, 2012, p. 41.
This strong animal loves to eat leaves. It also has a trunk.
Answer: it is an elephant.
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The writer points out that guessing game can be played individually or pair and the subject of guessing game is related to the material of the student
’s handbook. Guessing game can be used to teach description about people, animal,
profession, and so forth. As Penny Ur explains “guessing game can be used to
teach about objects, people, profession, animals, places, events, more abstract noun, adjectives and verbs can be used as the subject of this exercise.
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Guessing game indirectly training students to remember the information before finding out the answer and training students become active learners by
practicing two ways listening directly in communication process. This game not only practicing listening but also practicing memorizing, pronunciation, speaking,
and vocabulary too.