Inspired by the British Council, we are going to show you how, with just the ingredients below, you can create some excellent vocabulary recycling exercises for your TEFL class.
Ingredients
Strips of card
Marker pen
Empty shoebox
Blu tak or something similar
Method
Every time a new word occurs during lessons, simply write it on a strip of card and add it to the box.
In subsequent lessons you can revise these by having students simply pull one card at a time out of the box, then asking them to define the word or put it into a sentence. And there you go, instant vocabulary revision, no cooking required!
Variations on the method
The beauty of the word cards in a shoebox idea is the variety of other fun options you have:
These ideas take little preparation and are a super way to engage, recycle and extend your student’s vocabulary knowledge.
Who said revision needed to be boring. Enjoy…
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