| The standard pack of 52 cards is thought
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| | translated as yang-ban.First Game:The
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| to have been invented in Persia. The back
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| | first real game I play with kids is SNAP
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| design usually looks like a Persian
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| | where a kid has to say "snap" and slam
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| carpet.Many English speakers do not
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| | down his hand on the cards as I deal them
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| realize that a club was a soldier's
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| | out on a pile.They love the exciting
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| symbol for war. Act out the use of the
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| | anticipation of this game. To start just
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| club (bonk! bonk!). The spade or shovel
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| | play the game and don't explain rules.
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| is a symbol of the farmer, the economic
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| | When teacher shouts SNAP and slaps down
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| foundation of feudal society (Act out the
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| | his hand down on the first pair of cards
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| digging. A shovel is a sap-jil in
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| | the kids catch on fast.This game is best
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| Korean). The heart symbolizes romance or
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| | played around a small table with the
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| love and the diamonds symbolize wealth or
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| | children standing. They will fight for
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| commerce.Some (very few parents or
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| | space. If they speak Korean I kick them
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| bosses) object to using cards in class
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| | out for one round of cards. They find
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| but I always defend this stance by saying
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| | this funny.Sometimes they kick me out for
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| "We do not gamble and we do not play
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| | speaking Korean. They find this even
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| poker. We use the cards to motivate the
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| | funnier!Second Game:We sometimes play the
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| children and help them learn English."
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| | Go Fish game with regular playing cards.
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| After that I have had no problems.I
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| | It involves short dialogue like this: "Do
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| introduce the cards by asking:How many
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| | you have an Ace? No, go fish." If readers
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| are there? (52 or 13 x 4)How many colors?
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| | do not know the Go Fish game then do a
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| (2)How many kinds or sets (4)First
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| | search on internet or ask another
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| Class:In the first class I just throw
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| | teacher. It is very useful.Older Kids:I
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| down random cards and the kids call out
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| | do play poker or 21s (Blackjack) with
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| the kind. This is challenge enough for
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| | older kids/adults but we use my token
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| beginners. Korean kids typically drop the
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| | coins and these are returned to me at the
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| s off the ends of the words and pronounce
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| | end of the class (thus not gambling).
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| with their Konglish saying heart-uh,
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| | Kids learn: betting, cheating, cheater,
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| spade-uh, di-a-mond, club-uh. So the
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| | bluffing, bluffer, the kitty, close, fold
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| first game or class is a lot about
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| | or out, hit me, bust, I'm out, I'm the
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| re-teaching pronunciation (hard going
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| | winner. All of this is common English,
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| voice coaching).Teach them to say
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| | just like many sporting terms, and kids
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| diamonds, hearts, clubs and spades
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| | need it to fully understand the
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| correctly. I don't introduce the word
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| | language.Cards are a wonderful way to
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| suit. Kinds or sets is enough for ESL
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| | motivate students and teach English. They
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| learners.Next teach that the cards make a
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| | don't even think it as class work. The
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| pack or deck. You can also tell them a
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| | fascination with card games is that they
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| pack is like a backpack or a wolf pack.
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| | involve mental math, chance, skill,
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| Tell them about shuffling or mixing
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| | social interaction and sometimes cheating
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| (be-bim in Korean) the cards.Finally have
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| | or bluffing. They combine these things
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| the kids call out the Ace 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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| | and have the appeal of interactive
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| 10 Jack Queen and King. This is easy. The
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| | computer games. Young kids are amazed and
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| Jack is a royal servant. Ace is generally
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| | shocked that teacher cheats sometimes.
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| not known. Most kids call it A. Teach
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| | Hee hee, :o). You will be surprised at
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| them ace driver, ace shooter, ace golfer
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| | their indignation.
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| etc. Royal in Korean is roughly
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