ESOL Activating Vocabulary Through Pictures

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ACT IV ATI NG

VOCA BU LA RY THROUGH PICTURES

Mark Fletcher

FOR ESOL LEARNERS Brain Friendly Publications

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.

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Activating Vocabulary - ESOL by Mark Fletcher Illustrated by Mark Fletcher Copyright © Brain Friendly Publications Telephone/Fax: (44) 1303 238880 E-Mail: [email protected] ISBN 0-9546664-2-9 PRINTED BY HYTHE PRINTERS LTD., HYTHE , KENT

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Activating Vocabulary

Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Teaching notes Houses & Flats / Living Room Traffic & Things in the street Clothes Kitchen / Bedroom Shopping Parts of the body Actions! Shops, Clothes & Things in the street Things to eat & drink. Different Ages Money, Animals, Fruit House, Traffic, & Things on the table Outdoor Clothes, Bathroom & Medical Help Babies, Furniture & Things in the handbag Public Buildings, Emotions & Things in the sky Weather, Trains & the Head Parts of the Body. In the park, & In the kitchen Communications, Shopping, & Air travel Cooking, Post Office. In your spare time Vegetables, Schools, Things in the kitchen Religion, Sport, and Things in my pocket

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Teaching Notes The activities are simple to use and self explanatory but a few tips may be useful. Type A 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

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.

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Houses and Flats

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Living Room 15

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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 ...

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Traffic - and Things in the 10

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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 ...

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Clothes

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29 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 ...

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In the kitchen

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In the Bedroom

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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 ...

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Shopping

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Do you like shopping?

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 ...

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Parts of the Body 15

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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 ...

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Actions!

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21 22 The words you want:

ship

iner cod snorkel contathe train ... cutting the grass ... writing a letter ... getting off 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 ...

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Activating Vocabulary WORD CHECK FOR: SHOPS, CLOTHES, AND THINGS Bakers

IN THE STREET

socks

phone box

Supermarket

trousers

pavement traffic lights

vest

Newsagent Butchers skirt Zebra crossing headscarf

shoes Greengrocers post box

shirt Jewellers

railings

veil

litter bin

Department store

road signs

Off licence

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B

WORD CHECK FOR: THINGS TO DRINK, THINGS

TO

EAT, AND DIFFERENT AGES

adult

cake grown up

tea

biscuits pasta

toddler

wine juice

fruit young people baby

eggs teenager

milk senior citizen meat squash

rice

coffee

water

beer

child fish

1 10 B

Activating Vocabulary WORD CHECK FOR: MONEY, ANIMALS, FRUIT cash machine

pear

bank apple dog cow guava giraffe

banana Giro

horse fox credit card

melon change coins mango

donkey

notes

purse rabbit cheque

cat

lemon

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Activating Vocabulary WORD CHECK FOR: THE HOUSE, TRAFFIC, AND

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THINGS ON THE

TABLE

roof cup

wall

lorry

bicycle

plate

chimney

ambulance

motorbike

van knife spoon

shed garden

window

jug door kettle car

upstairs

fork bus

teapot

taxi

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Activating Vocabulary WORD CHECK FOR: OUTDOOR CLOTHES, IN THE BATHROOM, MEDICAL HELP

B nurse

bath toothpaste

plaster hat

scarf

thermometer

prescription shower pharmacy

basin pullover toilet

pills gloves doctor

shoes

boots towel tap

health visitor

coat

flannel anorak

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B

WORD CHECK FOR: BABIES, FURNITURE, AND THINGS

IN THE HANDBAG.

armchair

bookshelf hairbrush

highchair

cupboard sofa buggy nappy

credit cards keys

tissues

purse

carpet

bib changing mat dummy scissors pram

wardrobe

table

toys

lamp comb

mirror

14 B

Activating Vocabulary WORD CHECK FOR: PUBLIC BUILDINGS, EMOTIONS, AND

THINGS IN THE

SKY

angry

Library

moon tired

bird

School Hospital

nervous

excited

Sports Centre star

happy rainbow Job Centre sad

Station relaxed plane

cloud Civic Centre

Town Hall sun worried helicopter

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B

WORD CHECK FOR: WEATHER, TRAINS, AND

THE

HEAD

ears

rainy station

sunny platform

mouth neck

chin

carriage windy guard

eyes foggy ticket teeth nose cold fine

track hair

timetable

single stormy snowy

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B

WORD CHECK FOR: PARTS OF THE BODY. IN

THE

PARK, IN

THE

KITCHEN

tree

hands

microwave

cooker saucepan

head garden

grass fridge

fingers

dishwasher flowers

legs feet washing machine arms pond swings chest jogger

cupboard path

shoulder sink

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WORD CHECK FOR: COMMUNICATIONS, SHOPPING, AND AIR TRAVEL

Customs announcement envelope

email mobile

can take-off stamp

basket

fax check-in

delay

Arrivals Hall tin passengers trolley

bottle shelf

letter

phone-calll

message

bargain

flight sale

1 18 B

Activating Vocabulary WORD CHECK FOR: COOKING, AT THE POST OFFICE, AND

IN YOUR

SPARE TIME counter

pepper hobby

Community Centre

visiting friends

cinema forms spices Road Tax Fitness Centre Benefit book

stamps

salt

recipe parcel

sewing

studying curry powder

Swimming pool vegetables

queue

Assistant

ingredients

noodles

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B

WORD CHECK FOR: VEGETABLES, SCHOOL, AND lessons

THINGS TO USE IN THE

peas

KITCHEN

mushrooms

bowl

saucepan

students

PTA

kettle

cabbage

sieve homework classroom beans

chopping board onions carrots

aubergine pupils teacher mixer

grater frying pan

potatoes playground

1 20 B

Activating Vocabulary WORD CHECK FOR: RELIGION, SPORT, AND THINGS

POCKET

IN MY comb

teams Priest

Church Mosque shopping list

to score to lose worship

biro

a draw

Champions sweets competition

A Holy Day

Temple

to pray

to win

handkerchief

a Service supporters Address Book Keys cash

AC T IV ATI NG VOCA BU LA RY FOR ESOL LEARNERS

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20 topic-based units.

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Elementary level.

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Designed for NATECLA (National Association for Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults)

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