33. Explaining Things
Reading edition
Winter is here. There are many games to play and many pleasant things to do after school and on Saturdays. You would enjoy talking with your classmates about these. Perhaps you can plan some good times together.
Oral Exercise. Make believe that your class is having a meeting to plan some fun for after school and Saturdays. What games do you think would be best? Think out a clear plan. Then stand before your classmates and explain it to them. Tell exactly how it is to be carried out. Tell where, when, and everything else they must know. The following list may help you to make a good plan:[43]
1. A skating party some Saturday
2. A skating race to see who is the best boy skater and who is the best girl skater in the class
3. Building one or two snow forts
4. A snowball battle between your class and another
5. A straw ride
6. A game of shinny, or hockey, between your class and another
7. A class tramp with the teacher through the woods or parks
8. A basket-ball game between your class and another
9. A class party at some one's house
10. A coasting party
Group Exercise. After the plans have been told, you and your classmates must decide which one you will carry out. You may wish to ask some of the speakers questions. At last the class may vote.