First Certificate Masterclass
Unit 8 Extra activity
Compound pelmanism
book computer time
break take drive
credit mouse pass
in check up
lunch case programmer
disk down off
by card mat
make put out
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First Certificate Masterclass
Unit 8 Teacher s notes and key
Compound pelmanism
Activity Small groups
Aims Students review compound nouns and practise using them
in a game.
Time 15 20 minutes
Number of students Any
Before class Photocopy one worksheet for each group and cut along the
lines so that there is one word in each box. Shuffle the
papers before giving them out to the groups.
Procedure
1 Check students can remember what compound nouns are by giving them
examples, such as shop assistant and outbreak. Refer to page 106 in the Student s
Book if necessary.
2 Organise the students into small groups. Ask each group to sit in a circle around a
table.
3 Give out the piles of paper and tell them to spread them out on the table with the
words facing down. Students take it in turns to turn over two pieces of paper. If they
form a compound noun, e.g. shop + assistant, they keep the combination. If they do
not form a compound noun, turn them face down again. The other students in the
group must pay close attention to what the words are and where they are placed on
the table. The process of turning over and matching is repeated until all the
combinations have been found. The object of the game is to win as many compound
nouns as possible. The winner is the student with the most compound nouns.
Key
bookcase lunch-time computer programmer
breakdown disk drive take-off
credit card university lecturer mouse mat
input make-up checkout
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