This is a game to practise grammar structures. It is especially good to practise irregular verbs and tenses. Have all of the students practice the structure first. For example, if you want to review the present tense form or the word be , have them practise I am, You are, He is , etc. . Then, have all of the students stand up. Go down the row , giving each student a subject word or words (I, Junko, we, Takeo and Hisae, she ). The student must answer by giving the correct version of the verb you are practising (I am, Junko is, we are, etc.). If the student gives the wrong answer, or cannot remember the correct one, he or she must sit down. The students who remain standing at the end of the game are the survivors . This game is best played very quickly, so if the student gives the wrong answer or hesitates for more than a few seconds, have them sit down. You can always play another round to give those students who sat down an extra chance. If you play one round of the present tense of to be then another round of the past tense of to be , you can play a third round where the students don t know what they will get ahead of time. For example, you can say He, present (ans: he is), or They, past (ans: They were). You may have to use the Japanese words for present and past to start off with.