2. Type of Guessing Game
There are three types of guessing game as mention by Patricia and Richard Amanto as follow:
a. “Guess What I Am”or”Guess Who Am I” able to teach about animals,
professions, or people at all levels of age. b.
“Guess what I am doing” teaches the concepts relating to activity such as going fishing.
c. “Guess What I have” which the students give oral clues for the object is being
explained, or others able to ask questions about the object..
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In “Guess What I Am”or”Guess Who Am I” can be used to teach descriptive text about animals, profession, or
people. Then “Guess what I am doing” can be used to teach the concepts with the activity which describing
activities by doing something or using body language, and “Guess What I have”
can be used to describe text about things . In “Guess What I Am”or”Guess Who
Am I” and “Guess What I have” when the guessers try to guess, they also able to ask questions. In this research, the writer chooses
“Guess What I Am”or”Guess Who Am I” because it is related with the material from students’ handbook. The
material is descriptive text.
3. The Rule of Playing Guessing Game
Every game has a rule to keep the game in line so does guessing game. Before playing the game, the teacher should explain the rule of the game clearly
and simply for making the students easily understand and enjoy it. As states by Patricia A. Richard and Amanto,
” the rules of games should be very few and clearly explained.
”
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The rule of guessing game is simple which easy to understand and easy to play by all levels. According to Penny Ur that
“the teacher defines or describes
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Patricia A. Richard and Amanto, Making it Happen from Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching: Envolving Theory and Practice, New York: Pearson Longman, 2010, p.
300.
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Ibid., p. 294.
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.
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