by David Agnew,
Teacher of MFL
Teacher of MFL
A misleading name as the activity has nothing
to do with 007, but younger pupils in Year 7 and 8 really love it! I have used
it in MFL but this plenary could also be used in other subjects to recap the
learning at the end of the lesson.
It is a great plenary as it does not involve paper or
equipment and can test the learning of the entire class if done effectively. I
usually ask pupils to pack up first so we can play right until the bell goes.
The teacher chooses a pupil to leave the classroom. Whilst
the pupil is outside, a James Bond (boy or girl I hasten to add) is chosen.
Once we have identified our James Bond, the pupil who stepped outside then
re-enters the classroom and stands at the front. They ask the question “Es-tu
James Bond?” and pick pupils at random. The pupil who stepped outside has 5
attempts to try and locate James Bond. Each time they ask the question in the
target language.
The catch is that if you are not James Bond (which is
practically the case for all of the pupils), you must produce a word or
sentence in the target language (depending on ability) learnt during the
lesson. If the pupil correctly identifies James Bond in five attempts they win
a prize and the pupil chosen as James Bond then leaves the room to guess his or
her successor.
When questioning pupils, the same word cannot be used more
than once and if there are multiple games, pupils are encouraged to always pick
pupils who have not yet spoken.
Stretch and support: It is a very easy activity to
differentiate; for more able pupils you can demand more advanced vocabulary or
ask them to produce full sentences in different tenses.
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