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Opposites (speaking, learning vocabulary)
Section 4 Resources for pupils
Suitable for Young pupils and older pupils with low proficiency level.
Resources Picture cards that show opposites (big/small, long/short, etc.).
Method
Place the cards on the table, face up.
Prompt the pupils to identify opposites by saying, for example, “Find something clean”, “Find
something dirty or not clean”, etc.
Point to two pictures containing clear opposites. Pupils name the objects and explain the opposites.
What am I? (speaking – asking questions, revising vocabulary)
Suitable for Young pupils and older pupils with low proficiency level.
Resources Picture or word cards familiar to pupils. Head bands for each pupil.
Method
Fix one card to the forehead of every pupil without them seeing the picture/word.
The pupils ask questions to find out ‘What am I?’
Note! Older pupils can work in smaller groups at the same time. Encourage pupils with higher
proficiency and more vocabulary to ask a variety of questions.
Make a sentence (speaking)
Suitable for Young pupils and older pupils with low proficiency level.
Resources Any relevant picture cards for colouring.
Method
Pupils choose pictures and colour them in.
Laminate the cards.
Place the cards face down.
Pupils take turns to pick a card and make a sentence about the picture.
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