Price is Right

Activity
Guess the price of objects in foreign currency.
Target level	JHS 1
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• Introduce foreign money and credit cards. Passing around real money and credit cards is best but make sure to get everything back at the end of class.
• The JTE selects 5-6 students to come to the front of the room and sit facing the class. Best if said in a loud game-show-like voice. (Taaaroouu Marakaamiiiii! Come on down!!)
• Give each of the students a big piece of paper and a marker.
• Show the students a common object (CD, a pair of tennis shoes, a can of Coke…)
• Tell the selected students to write down the price of the object in the ALT’s home country in that country’s currency.
• Have each student hold up their guess and have all students read the prices.
• The closest guess under the actual price wins. Reward the winner by letting them go back to their seat. Choose a new student to come to the front to fill the gap left by the winner.
• Repeat.

Not only do they practice saying the price in English they also learn about the price difference between the ALT’s country and Japan.