Consolidating new vocabulary

1. Making mind maps This activity is good for reviewing word families over several lessons. How it works. 1. Write a mind map on the board like the one below My Town. Connect the box in the centre with other boxes aro nd it. !. "sk the st dents to read the words in the box and write words linked to something yo can b y in each shop. 2. Shout bingo! This activity is good for practising matching spelling words and their written form. How it works. 1. Choose a topic and ask the class for 1# words abo t the topic. !. Write the 1# words on the board. $. "sk the st dents to copy any % words from the board into their notebooks. &. 'ead o t the words in any order and ask the st dents to tick any word that they hear. %. The first st dent to reach % words sho ts (ingo) *. "sk the winner to spell the five words to check each answer.

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Bakery

My town

Clothes shop

!. "umble your words! This activity is good for spelling practice. How it works. 1. Write + words on the board with the letters in a different order. !. ,ive the st dents the name of the topic that yo are revising. $. "sk the st dents to work in pairs and to copy the words into their notebooks in the correct way in % min tes. &. "fter % min tes- ask a st dent to go to the board and write the words. .veryone can check their words. .xample/ Topic 0 1ood rdaeb 2 bread lmki gegs it bicss m3a rt tbe alts ifhs keca

#. $hat s in the picture% This activity is good for giving st dents practice in a meaningf l context. How it works. 1. Choose a topic and p t some flashcards in a pile on the table. !. "sk a st dent to choose a flashcard witho t showing it to the class. $. The class asks the st dent 4es56o 7 estions s ch as 8s it a5an 9: or 8s there a5any9: &. When a st dent g esses the correct word- they change places with the st dent at the front of the classroom and the activity contin es.

&. $here was it% This activity is good for memorising new vocab lary and reviewing vocab lary from previo s lessons. How it works. 1. Choose a topic and prepare a flashcard for each word. !. ;raw some circles on the board one for each word. $. <how each flashcard to the class and elicit the words one by one. &. Write each word in a circle on the board. %. When all the circles are f llask the st dents to close their eyes. *. .rase one word and leave the circle empty. =. "sk st dents to open their eyes and g ess which word is missing. +. Contin e the activity ntil all the circles are empty. >. "sk st dents to try and remember all the words and write them in the correct circle.

'. Can you remember% This activity is good for memorising new words. How it works. 1. Choose a topic and some flashcards. !. <how each flashcard to the class and ask for the word. $. <tick the flashcards on the board one by one. &. Write a list of the words on the board in any order. %. Make two teams of st dents standing in two lines facing the board. *. .rase o t one word and sho t ,o) =. The first st dent in each line goes go to the board and points to the correct flashcard. +. The st dent who points first gets one point and the activity contin es.

(. Board rush This activity is good for spelling practice and checks the st dents? nderstanding. How it works. 1. Choose a topic and stick some flashcards on the board. !. Make two teams of st dents standing in two lines facing the board. $. <pell one of the words on the board. &. The first st dent in each line goes to the board and to ches the correct flashcard. %. The st dent who to ches first gets one point and the activity contin es. *. To make the activity more challenging- spell more and more 7 ickly)

). *oughts and crosses This activity is good for st dents to se the target vocab lary in a meaningf l sentence. How it works. 1. ;raw a grid with nine parts on the board like the one below and in each part write one word.

fridge cooker sofa

mirror shower c pboard

sink toaster shelf

!. "sk the st dents to copy the grid into their notebooks and divide the st dents into pairs- " and (. $. <t dent " is no ghts@oA and st dent ( is crosses @BA. &. <t dent " starts by choosing a word on the grid and makes a sentence with it. .xample/ 8 keep my fr it 3 ice in the fridge. %. 8f the sentence is correct- the st dent p ts a no ght in the s7 are. *. <t dent ( does the same and - if correctp ts a cross @BA in the box =. The first st dent to mark three s7 ares in a row @across- down or diagonallyA is the winner

1-. Mi. and match +. ,t s raining words! This activity is good for saving time This activity is good for revising word when preDteaching vocab lary. families and as a gro p formation activity. How it works. How it works. 1. <tick some flashcards on the right 1. C t the st dents into pairs- " and (. !. ,ive the st dents a topic and ask themside of the board. !. Write a list of the words on the left of to think abo t all the words they know the board in any order. abo t the topic. $. "sk st dents to go to the board .xample/ clothes individ ally and draw a line between the $. <t dent " says a word to st dent ( and pict res and the words. they both write it down. &. Check the answers with the whole &. <t dent ( says a word to st dent " and class. they both write it down. %. The activity contin es ntil they can?t think of any more words. *. C t two pairs together and ask them to share their words in the same way as before. =. The winning team is the team with the most words)

11. $hat was the order% This activity is good for st dents for listening practice. How it works. 1. Teach a set of new words and write them on the board in any order. !. "sk the st dents to copy the words into their notebooks. $. 'ead a little story with the words in it and ask the st dents to p t the words in the correct order. .xample/ wake p work go to bed have breakfast read a newspaper <tory/ Tony works in the evening. Ee sometimes reads a newspaper at work. Ee goes to bed at ! o?clock in the morning. Ee wakes p at 1# o?clock and has breakfast at l nchtime)

12. $ord soup This activity is good for spelling practice and revising lexical sets. How it works. 1. Write a word s7 are on the board similar to the one below or prepare it on photocopies. !. ,ive the st dents the topic and the n mber of hidden words. .xample/ Topic 0 "nimals 6 mber of animals 0 % $. "sk st dents to work in two teams and circle as many words as they can. &. Check the answers aro nd the class. C " T ( H . " ' C F 8 ( ' T " G I M E F . ( 6 < 1 8 < E T G , C ( . " '

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