Jam with Jamie on his electric guitar, by completing the sentences correctly.
How to playComplete each sentence by clicking on the correct word on the computer screen. If you choose correctly, Jamie will jam for you. If you get it wrong, he'll break a string and you'll lose a life. If you don't get it right the first time, the question will reappear, giving you a chance to try again. You can listen to the sentences again by rolling the mouse over the words.
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Curriculum linksUsing the theme of Y Byd o'n Cwmpas (The World Around Us), this game is a fun way to practise completing sentences in Welsh by comparing opposites. There are 4 levels in all, which practise the following:
- Level 1: first and third person using the present tense
- Level 2: present tense + time
- Level 3: first person using the simple past
- Level 4: combination of the above
Lesson idea
Jamie'n Jamio can be used independently or as a classroom activity. Ensure that the students have learnt the relevant vocabulary that will be used in the game. A list of some of the words used in the game is noted below.
Split the students into groups of four and depending on their abilities, get them to play a particular level, or all levels in Jamie'n Jamio. Questions are randomised, so if they lose all 3 lives before getting through the 10 questions in each level, encourage them to try again and aim for the highest score possible. This will reinforce the language patterns and vocabulary.
Now, give half of the class the beginning part of some different sentences, ideally basing them on the vocabulary used in the game. Give the other half of the class the second part of these sentences. Get the students to find a partner whose half sentence matches theirs to make a complete sentence. If there are any unexpected combinations of sentences, which may leave others with nonsensical sentences, get them to reshuffle so that you have a full complement of correct sentences. This activity can be repeated as many times as you like with as many sentences as you wish.
When the students have found a match for their sentences, get them to make a recording of their complete sentences with their partners. Get the pairs to listen to their recorded sentences and write down the meaning of their Welsh sentences in English. In turns, the pairs can then read alternately the Welsh and the English sentences out loud to the rest of the class.
| Welsh | English |
| cario | to carry |
| dysgu | to learn, to teach |
| glaw | rain |
| gwynt | wind |
| ar y cyfrifiadur | on the computer |
| Welsh | English |
| yn yr ardd | in the garden |
| gwylio | to watch |
| beicio | to cycle |
| eira | snow |
| bwyta | to eat |
| Welsh | English |
| dringo | climb |
| coeden | tree |
| blodyn | flower |
| gwisgo | to wear |
| Welsh | English |
| yn yr haf | in the summer |
| menig | gloves |
| yn y gaeaf | in the winter |
| llaeth | milk |
| Welsh | English |
| clywais i | I heard |
| rhaglen | programme |
| bwytais i | I ate |
| mwynheais i | I enjoyed |
| es i | I went |
| canolfan hamdden | leisure centre |
| nofiais i | I swam |
| Welsh | English |
| archfarchnad | supermarket |
| gwyliais i | I watched |
| chwaraeais i | I played |
| cysgais i | I slept |
| stafell wely | bedroom |
| cegin | kitchen |
| ²õâ±ô | ill, sick |
| Welsh | English |
| sglefrfyrddio | to skateboard |
| prynu | to buy |
| brechdanau | sandwiches |
| selsig | sausages |
| chwaer | sister |
| ³Ùî³¾ | team |
| bechgyn | boys |
| merched | girls |
| Welsh | English |
| rhedais i | I ran |
| yn gyflym | fast, quickly |
| cadw | to keep |
| heini | fit |
| tywyll | dark |
| golau | light |
| prynais i | I bought |
| awyr | air, sky |
