This website has some excellent flashcards – ready to use in 10 minutes http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards.php
- Select your topic and size of card
- Fold in half lengthways, glue and cut up. The backing makes them easy to cut
- Laminate if you have time
Great for building vocabulary and confidence for any pupil new to English.
Ideas eg Hobbies
- Give a name to each card eg TV, computers. Practise saying these words with your pupil.
- Place the cards face down and the pupil chooses one – keeping it secret
- Vary the level by modelling it in a sentence, eg “TV?” or “Do you like TV?” or “Do you like watching TV?”
- Answer “No” or “No, I don’t” or “No, I don’t like watching TV” Insist on correct pronunciation
- It’s your turn when you guess correctly eg “Yes” “Yes, I like TV” or “Yes, I like watching TV”
This game goes down well for those new to English at just about any age working with Learning Support Auxilliaries or peers.
