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T EACHER ’ S TOOLS
Date: 01/05/2007
Foreword
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TEACHER’S TOOLS - The Language Menu
www.thelanguagemenu.com
Table of Contents
There are over 35 vocabulary categories you can choose from: Adjectives-feelings,
Animals, Appliances, Body parts, Buildings and places, Clothes and accessories,
Colours, Countries, Days of the week, Flags, Food, drinks, herbs and spices, Fruits,
berries and nuts, In the bathroom, In the house, In the kitchen, In the office, Medi-
cal and health, Music, Nature, Numbers, Opposites, Ordinals, Outside, People,
Prepositions, Professions, Sports, Sports equipments, The months, Tools, Toys,
Transport, Vegetables and mushrooms, Verbs. The Material Bank contains ready-to-
print materials, exercises on vocabulary and grammar, dialogues and more.
Teach foreign language vocabulary and grammar in fun and rewarding ways by us-
ing our tools. No-stress lesson preparation; an easy way of creating your own mate-
rials! Visit our website: www.thelanguagemenu.com for more information.
Project Goals: The ultimate goal of project is to provide teachers from all over the
world with free tools to create teaching material in an easier, more ac-
cessible and more fun way.
The Language Menu in collaboration with Inforteach Great Britain
offers support and information on available courses for the
Comenius program.
Description: The Language Menu project has now 17 online tools: Bingo, Board
game, Categories, Crossword puzzle, Fill-in the blank, Flashcard,
Framework, Label the pictures, Lines, Matching exercise, Multiple
choice, Missing words, Split words, Scrambled sentences, True or
false, Word spiral, Wordsearch.
Resources: The people working at the Language Menu project are language
teachers and translators.
Current activities: Currently new vocabulary lists, more pictures and materials are being
added to the database.
Objectives in 2007: Albanian, Bosnian, Catalan, Farsi, Indonesian, Korean, Latin, Latvian,
Lithuanian, Maori, Montenegrin, Pashto, Slovak, Slovene, Somalian,
Swahili, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu and Uzbek will be added.
We hope teachers seeking to use web-based activities in their
classroom and students who seek material for independent study will
find a common space on The Language Menu website.
C L I P - A R T G A L L E RY
The clip-art gallery contains more than 30 categories and over 2000 pictures to choose
from for creating worksheets for the classroom. When creating materials, the clip-art
gallery opens as a pop-up window. You can also go directly in the section “Clip-art” un-
der “Material bank” to download pictures.
CHOOSE CATEGORY
1. Click on the drop-down
menu on the left side of
the pop-up window
2. Choose the category you
wish to use
S P E C I A L K E Y B OA R D
At the bottom of each website page you have the option of clicking on the “[Show key-
board]” button, in order to open the keyboard for special characters. English (US), Ca-
nadian, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Greek, Hebrew and Finnish
keyboards are available at the moment.
CHOOSE LANGUAGE
1. Click on the US button in
order to open the menu
of languages
2. Choose a language from
the list and click on it
3. Use the “Close” button in
order to close the key-
board
M AT E R I A L BA N K
The material bank contains materials in Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, Ice-
landic, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Other
languages will be added soon. Use the discussion cards in class to start conversations
about different themes. Print and laminate the cards for durability.
SEARCH MATERIALS
1. Search materials by key-
word
2. or select a language and
category from the list
3. Click on Search
D I C T I O N A RY
Our dictionary supports the words for the pictures in the clipart gallery, allows you to
use words in 32 different languages when making material for your students. 1984 lan-
guage combinations. You may also translate the words from one language to another.
SEE THE RESULS
1. Select the languages
and enter a word into the
search box. Click on
“Find”
2. The results are displayed
below the search box
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www.thelanguagemenu.com
B I N G O B OA R D G E N E R AT O R
B I N G O B OA R D G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
CHOOSE TOOL OPTIONS
1. Create a bingo sheet
with your own words
2. Create a bingo sheet
with words and pictures
from our clip-art gallery
3. Create a bingo sheet
with pictures from our
clip-art gallery
SELECT THE SIZE OF THE
BOARD
1. 3X3 elements per page
2. 4x4 elements per page
3. 5x5 elements per page
B OA R D G A M E G E N E R AT O R
B OA R D G A M E G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT THE SIZE OF YOUR
BOARD
1. Create a small board: 8
squares
2. Create a medium board:
15 squares
3. Create a large board (21
squares)
C AT E G O R I E S G E N E R AT O R
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out a worksheet for each student. Each picture needs to be labeled
and placed in the correct category. This exercise improves vocabulary
knowledge and also spelling.
C AT E G O R I E S G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
own categories and words,
or using words, images
and categories from clip-
art
SELECT THE LANGUAGE
1. Select the language (if you
previously selected to use
clip-art words or images)
2. Click on “Continue”
TYPE THE TOPIC
1. From the drop-down menu
choose the category (or
write own category if you
chose so previously)
2. You can create a work-
sheet for up to 6 catego-
ries. Not every category
needs to be filled-in, you
can use 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6
3. Click on “Continue”
SELECT PICTURES
1. If you have selected to
create a worksheet with
words, type the words
2. If you have selected to
create a worksheet with
pictures, click on “Click to
choose 1-20 pictures”
3. The clip-art gallery will
open (see page 7)
CREATE YOUR WORKSHEET
1. Type the title for your
worksheet (topic)
2. Select the font size for the
text: small, medium or
large
3. Click on “Create: Printable
PDF”. The bingo sheet will
open in PDF format (in
less than 60 seconds)
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C RO S S WO R D M A K E R
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the crossword as you need, along with an auto-
matic answer sheet (that the teacher can use). Students love crosswords
and you can use this worksheet for lesson-enhancing activities. You can
easily create and print custom worksheets for spelling, grammar, literature,
current events or even history, geography, biology and anything else you
can write a question and answer for. Use them with questions as clues
about special occasions or about your students...
TYPE OF RESOURCE: Vocabulary and grammar activities
FREE RESOURCE YES
C RO S S WO R D M A K E R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
own words, or using
words, images and word-
lists from clip-art
F I L L I N T H E B L A N K G E N E R AT O R
DESCRIPTION: Create your own worksheets, or, if you are in a hurry, use our database with
thousands of sentences to choose from. In Danish, English, French, Ice-
landic, Romanian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. More lan-
guages to be added in 2007. Or just use a teacher-created worksheet in
our material bank!
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the worksheet as you need. Students need to
fill in the missing words. This exercise can be done individually or as a
whole class activity to review the material covered. Fill in the blank can be
used either as extra worksheets for students or as objective parts of a unit
test.
F I L L I N T H E B L A N K G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
sentences from our data-
base with thousands of
sentences to choose from
or by using your own sen-
tences. Select the lan-
guage by clicking on it.
2. Click on “Write own sen-
tences” to create a work-
sheet with own material
F L A S H C A R D A N D D O M I N O G E N E R AT O R
PLAYING THE GAME: You can create a general set of flashcards for general use in the class, or
you can create a set for every student. You can put the flashcards in a hat
and ask the students to pick one. You may ask them to make a sentence
with the word, to act out the word or to write down a definition. You can play
“I have/who has” using pictures and words, or words and definitions. Flash-
cards can be used for group discussions or for grammar practice.
F L A S H C A R D A N D D O M I N O G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Click on the type of cards
you wish to create:
Basic cards: write your own sen-
tences
Two-sided cards: write a sen-
tence on each side of the card
Cards with pictures and text:
choose pictures from the clipart,
write own words
Cards with pictures: choose
pictures from the clipart
Basic cards from list: introduce a
list of words
Two-sided cards from list: intro-
duce two list of words (one for
each side of the card)
F R A M E WO R K G E N E R AT O R
F R A M E WO R K M A K E R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
own words, or using
words, images and word-
lists from clip-art
L A B E L T H E P I C T U R E S G E N E R AT O R
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the label the pictures worksheet as you need.
You can use this worksheet for vocabulary practice, or to introduce a gram-
mar activity (give the plural of the words, etc.)
You can easily create and print custom worksheets for geography and biol-
ogy.
L A B E L T H E P I C T U R E S G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
pictures only, pictures with
translation above the pic-
ture or pictures with an-
swers to choose from
SELECT THE LANGUAGES
1. Select the language for
your worksheet
2. Click on “Continue”
L I N E D G E N E R AT O R
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the label the pictures worksheet as you need.
You can use this worksheet for vocabulary practice, or to introduce a gram-
mar activity (give the plural of the words, etc.)
You can easily create and print custom worksheets for geography and biol-
ogy.
L I N E D G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
pictures only, pictures with
translation above the pic-
ture or pictures with an-
swers to choose from
SELECT THE LANGUAGES
1. Select the language for
your worksheet
2. Click on “Continue”
M AT C H I N G E X E RC I S E G E N E R AT O R
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the label the pictures worksheet as you need.
You can use this worksheet for vocabulary practice, or to introduce a gram-
mar activity (give the plural of the words, etc.)
You can easily create and print custom worksheets for geography and biol-
ogy.
M AT C H I N G E X E RC I S E G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
pictures and sentences,
pictures with translations
or use own words and
sentences
M U LT I P L E C H O I C E G E N E R AT O R
M U LT I P L E C H O I C E G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
own sentences and
choices or write own sen-
tences but use pictures
from our clip-art as
choices
SELECT PICURES AS CHOICES
1. Click on choose pictures
2. Choose 4 pictures for
each sentence, save and
close
*for a detailed description of the
clip-art gallery read page 4
M I S S I N G WO R D S G E N E R AT O R
DESCRIPTION: Add a text to the missing word generator, choose the interval of the words
to be filled in, decide on the font size, print your PDF file and the worksheet
is ready to use. Now you have a text with missing words and a word list to
choose the right words from. Download ready-made worksheets from our
material bank in several different languages.
PLAYING THE GAME: This tool allows you to create text with blanks inserted for missing words.
Your students can then fill in the missing words by referring to a list of
word clues. Print out as many copies of the worksheet as you need. This
exercise can be done individually or as a whole class activity to review a
text already studied or to introduce a new lesson.
M I S S I N G WO R D S G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS AND
CREATE YOUR WORKSHEET
S P L I T WO R D S G E N E R AT O R
DESCRIPTION: Split the words in two. Let your students match the words together with or
without hints. A good way to practice compound words, prefixes or suffixes.
Write the words in two parts, add a hint if you wish and print your PDF file.
S P L I T WO R D S G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
words only or a worksheet
with words and pictures
as clues
S C R A M B L E D S E N T E N C E S G E N E R AT O R
DESCRIPTION: Just write a sentence and print a PDF document. The generator scrambles
the sentence and you have a work sheet ready for your students to practice
word order. The tool also prints the answers.
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the worksheet as you need.
This exercise can be done individually or as a whole class activity: the stu-
dents have to try to put the scrambled question/sentences into a correct
question/sentences. Pair work: students have to answer the question and
note down their partner’s answers.
S C R A M B L E D S E N T E N C E S G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
T RU E O R FA L S E G E N E R AT O R
DESCRIPTION: Write statements and let your students decide if they are true or false. As
an option you may use pictures from the clipart gallery to practice vocabu-
lary. The tool also prints answers.
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the worksheet as you need.
T RU E O R FA L S E G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
own statements, state-
ments and pictures, trans-
lations, bilingual, bilingual
with pictures or using
statements from list
SELECT THE LANGUAGES
1. You can create a bilingual
worksheet by choosing 2
languages (if you previ-
ously selected to create a
bilingual worksheet)
2. Click on “Continue”
CHOOSE PICTURES FROM THE
GALLERY
1. Click on choose pictures
2. Choose the pictures you
need, save and close
3. Click on “Continue”
*for a detailed description of the
clip-art gallery read page 4
W O R D S P I R A L G E N E R AT O R
W O R D S P I R A L G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
own words, or using
words, images and word-
lists from clip-art
SELECT THE LANGUAGES
1. You can create a bilin-
gual worksheet by choos-
ing 2 languages (if you
previously selected to
use clip-art words or im-
ages)
2. Click on “Continue”
CHOOSE PICTURES FROM
THE GALLERY
1. Click on choose pictures
2. Choose the pictures you
need, save and close
3. Click on “Continue”
*for a detailed description of the
clip-art gallery read page 4
CREATE YOUR WORKSHEET
1. Type the title for your
worksheet (topic)
2. Check the “Print hints to
different page” option if
you want to have the
hints printed on a second
page
3. Check the “Linkwords”
option if you want to link
words like in the example
4. Click on “Create: Print-
able PDF”. The crossword
sheet will open in PDF
format (in less than 60
seconds)
5. Click on “Create: Answer
sheet” to automatically
created a worksheet with
answers
W O R D S E A RC H G E N E R AT O R
PLAYING THE GAME: Print out as many copies of the worksheets as you need, along with an
automatic answer sheet (that the teacher can use). You can use this work-
sheet for lesson-enhancing activities. You can easily create and print cus-
tom worksheets for spelling, grammar, literature, current events or even
history, geography, biology and anything else you can write a question and
answer for. Use them with questions as clues about special occasions or
about your students...
TYPE OF RESOURCE: Vocabulary and grammar activities
FREE RESOURCE YES
W O R D S E A RC H G E N E R AT O R
Tool instructions
SELECT TOOLS OPTIONS
1. Create a worksheet using
own words, or using
words, images and word-
lists from clip-art, or gen-
erate a worksheet from
own wordlists
SELECT THE LANGUAGES
1. You can create a bilin-
gual worksheet by choos-
ing 2 languages (if you
previously selected to
use clip-art words or im-
ages)
2. Click on “Continue”
CHOOSE PICTURES FROM
THE GALLERY
1. Click on choose pictures
2. Choose the pictures you
need, save and close
3. Click on “Continue”
*for a detailed description of the
clip-art gallery read page 4
CREATE YOUR WORKSHEET
1. Type the title for your
worksheet (topic)
2. Check the “Print hints to
different page” option if
you want to have the
hints printed on a second
page
3. Click on “Print answers”
to automatically created
a worksheet with an-
swers
4. Click on “Create: Print-
able PDF”. The crossword
sheet will open in PDF
format (in less than 60
seconds)