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Activating Vocabulary

Introduction

Activating Vocabulary - ESOL

is designed for teachers with limited preparation

time who want to provide lively, motivating language skills lessons to introduce, test or revise.

Activating Vocabulary - ESOL

by Mark Fletcher
Illustrated by Mark Fletcher
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Activating Vocabulary

Teaching notes

1

Houses & Flats / Living Room

2

Traffic & Things in the street

3

Clothes

4

Kitchen / Bedroom

5

Shopping

6

Parts of the body

7

Actions!

8

Shops, Clothes & Things in the street

9

Things to eat & drink. Different Ages

10

Money, Animals, Fruit

11

House, Traffic, & Things on the table

12

Outdoor Clothes, Bathroom & Medical Help

13

Babies, Furniture & Things in the handbag

14

Public Buildings, Emotions & Things in the sky

15

Weather, Trains & the Head

16

Parts of the Body. In the park, & In the kitchen

17

Communications, Shopping, & Air travel

18

Cooking, Post Office. In your spare time

19

Vegetables, Schools, Things in the kitchen

20

Religion, Sport, and Things in my pocket

Contents

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Teaching Notes

The activities are simple to use and self explanatory but a

few tips may be useful.

Type A

Start with a discussion to set the context.

See how many words the students already know.

Read through the words carefully for pronunciation

practice.

Play a

'Can you tell me number 4 please?' Game

around the group.(The

'please' is important !)

Type B

Encourage learners to use three different colours to

underline /colour code the words into categories.

(This has much more impact than just underlining

them in biro!)

Students write the words in the Category 'shapes'.

Each student chooses 3 words (secretly) and puts

them into sentences (or a little story). The other

students listen hard to identify the 'special' words.

Brainstorm some more words for each category.

Type A

Type B

1

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Houses

and

Flats

Living Room

A

The words you want:

door ... tv ... stairs ... wall ... armchair ... garden ... roof ...
upstairs ... fireplace ... picture ... chimney ... block of flats ...
cellar ... clock ... fence ... mirror ...
path ... gate ... window ...downstairs ... lamp ... rug ... attic
...sofa ... bookshelf ...

5

11

4

3

12

13

14

15

22

7

2

1

18

16

17

19

21

25

23

24

20

6

10

9

8

A

The words you want:

fire-engine ... phone box ... bus ... bicycle ... van ... zebra
crossing ... post box ... motorbike ... coach ... litter bin ... road
sign ... ambulance ... office block ... speed limit ... pavement ...
road ... car ... lorry ... row of shops ... traffic lights ...

2

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6

13

5

8

9

4

3

1

2

7

11

12

20

18

17

16

15

10

19

14

Traffic - and Things in the

A

The words you want:

jeans ... sandal ... boots ... necklace ... gloves ... pullover
... skirt ... T-shirt ... sari ... ring ... pyjamas ... shirt ...
glasses ... coat ... socks ... umbrella ... bangle ... shoes ...
tie ... headscarf ... trousers ... shorts ... underwear ...

jacket ... trainers ... handbag ... earrings ... sunglasses ...

3

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9

21

11

12

28

23

15

16

17

18

20

19

27

26

25

29

22

24

14

13

10

8

6

7

5

4

3

1

2

Clothes

A

4

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The words you want:

pillow ... cupboard ... curtains ... plate rack ... oven ... sink
... microwave ... hangers ... teatowel ... fridge ... wardrobe ...
saucepan ... duvet / blanket ... matress ... tap ... sheet ... bed
...draining board ... gas ring / hob ... chest of drawers ...

2

3

1

10

8

7

6

5

4

9

11

19

18

17

13

14

15

16

12

20

In the

kitchen

In the

Bedroom

A

5

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The words you want:

receipt ... Bakers ... basket ... tin ... money ... counter till ...
Greengrocer ... label ... assistant ... shelf ... Newsagent ... purse
... tub ... checkout ... price ... Clothes shop ... trolley ...
Hardware shop(DIY) ... bottle ... Butchers ... shopping bag ...
packet ... Shoeshop ...

D o y o u l i k e s h o p p i n g ?

24

11

10

9

2

1

6

14

4

5

3

7

8

12

13

20

21

22

23

16

15

19

18

17

Shopping

C H E

A

6

Activating Vocabulary

The words you want:

mouth ... hand ... knee ... beard ... elbow ... toes ... nose ...
hair ... shoulders ... eyebrows ... foot ... neck ... fingers ...
eyes ... head ... arm ... moustache ... ear ... leg ... bust ...
chest ... stomach ... bottom ...

10

13

14

20

12

11

7

6

3

1

2

4

5

8

9

15

21

19

18

16

17

23

22

Parts of the Body

A

container ship

cod

snorkel

7

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The words you want:

writing a letter ... getting off the train ... cutting the grass ...
sleeping ... driving ... climbing a ladder ... having a shower ...
shopping ... watching TV ... crying ... hoovering ... making a phone
call ... getting on the train ... playing football ... chatting / talking
... having a cup of tea ... using a computer ... cooking ... singing
... shouting ... cleaning windows ... listening to a cassette ...

13

7

6

17

18

14

11

10

9

5

1

2

3

4

8

12

16

15

21

19

20

22

Actions!

Bakers

headscarf

shoes

Supermarket

traffic lights

Newsagent

pavement

trousers

socks

litter bin

veil

Butchers

phone box

Zebra crossing

skirt

post box

Greengrocers

shirt

Jewellers

Off licence

road signs

B

WORD CHECK FOR:
S

HOPS

, C

LOTHES

,

AND

T

HINGS IN THE STREET

8

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vest

railings

Department store

1

B

WORD CHECK FOR:

THINGS TO

D

RINK

,

THINGS TO

E

AT

,

AND

D

IFFERENT

A

GES

grown up

adult

child

biscuits

tea

senior citizen

toddler

wine

juice

eggs

cake

fruit

baby

teenager

milk

meat

rice

squash

beer

young people

pasta

water

coffee

fish

9

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1

dog

giraffe

pear

lemon

banana

apple

cow

fox

coins

notes

guava

Giro

horse

credit card

cat

mango

rabbit

cheque

donkey

change

melon

purse

bank

cash machine

B

10

Activating Vocabulary

WORD CHECK FOR: M

ONEY

, A

NIMALS

, F

RUIT

1

B

roof

cup

bicycle

wall

lorry

plate

ambulance

chimney

motorbike

van

knife

garden

kettle

taxi

spoon

shed

jug

window

teapot

bus

car

door

upstairs

fork

11

Activating Vocabulary

WORD CHECK FOR:
T

HE

H

OUSE

, T

RAFFIC

,

AND THINGS ON THE

T

ABLE

1

B

12

Activating Vocabulary

nurse

toilet

pills

hat

prescription

shower

thermometer

shoes

flannel

scarf

plaster

bath

health visitor

tap

pharmacy

toothpaste

pullover

basin

doctor

gloves

boots

towel

coat

anorak

WORD CHECK FOR:
O

UTDOOR

C

LOTHES

,

IN THE

B

ATHROOM

, M

EDICAL

H

ELP

1

B

13

Activating Vocabulary

highchair

nappy

bib

hairbrush

tissues

keys

buggy

sofa

armchair

table

wardrobe

purse

credit cards

cupboard

pram

bookshelf

mirror

carpet

comb

changing mat

dummy

scissors

toys

lamp

WORD CHECK FOR:
B

ABIES

, F

URNITURE

,

AND

T

HINGS IN THE HANDBAG

.

1

14

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moon

relaxed

happy

bird

excited

nervous

Civic Centre

helicopter

Hospital

School

tired

Library

cloud

plane

star

angry

sun

Sports Centre

Job Centre

rainbow

Station

sad

Town Hall

worried

WORD CHECK FOR:
P

UBLIC

B

UILDINGS

, E

MOTIONS

,

AND THINGS IN THE

S

KY

B

1

B

WORD CHECK FOR: W

EATHER

, T

RAINS

,

AND THE

H

EAD

15

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rainy

ticket

hair

platform

carriage

windy

mouth

station

sunny

stormy

snowy

guard

ears

foggy

eyes

chin

fine

single

teeth

track

neck

cold

nose

timetable

1

B

16

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hands

arms

dishwasher

cooker

fridge

garden

grass

head

saucepan

chest

path

tree

swings

pond

fingers

microwave

cupboard

flowers

sink

legs

feet

washing machine

jogger

shoulder

WORD CHECK FOR:
P

ARTS OF THE

B

ODY

. I

N THE

P

ARK

, I

N THE

K

ITCHEN

1

B

17

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mobile

delay

Arrivals Hall

can

take-off

envelope

email

Customs

phone-calll

letter

stamp

basket

check-in

fax

passengers

message

sale

trolley

announcement

tin

bottle

shelf

bargain

flight

WORD CHECK FOR:
C

OMMUNICATIONS

, S

HOPPING

,

AND

A

IR

T

RAVEL

1

B

18

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hobby

salt

stamps

counter

forms

spices

cinema

visiting friends

pepper

Swimming pool

Assistant

Road Tax

Community Centre

Benefit book

Fitness Centre

parcel

recipe

studying

curry powder

ingredients

noodles

vegetables

queue

sewing

WORD CHECK FOR:
C

OOKING

, A

T THE

P

OST

O

FFICE

,

AND IN YOUR

S

PARE

T

IME

1

B

19

Activating Vocabulary

lessons

PTA

beans

aubergine

grater

classroom

bowl

cabbage

saucepan

students

kettle

peas

teacher

pupils

sieve

mushrooms

playground

homework

onions

chopping board

carrots

potatoes

mixer

frying pan

WORD CHECK FOR:
V

EGETABLES

, S

CHOOL

,

AND THINGS TO USE IN THE

K

ITCHEN

1

B

20

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teams

worship

Champions

Church

biro

to lose

to score

Mosque

comb

to pray

handkerchief

a draw

Priest

supporters

A Holy Day

sweets

to win

Temple

Address Book

Keys

WORD CHECK FOR:
R

ELIGION

, S

PORT

,

AND THINGS IN MY

P

OCKET

cash

a Service

competition

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