B2.2 VOCABULARY - UNSCRAMBLE LETTERS
This is a strategy I use sometimes at the beginning of the lesson to check if the students can remember the vocabulary learned in their last lesson. They usually work in pairs and for a limited span of time, no more than four minutes.
I challenge those who finish first to write one meaningful sentence using as many of the words as possible.
B2.2 VOCABULARY
I have done this Venn diagram strategy at the beginning of the lesson before starting a unit on the topic of money. The aim was to assess how many collocations with "money" and "time" students already knew.
Three volunteers came to the front of the classroom and completed the diagram on the interactive whiteboard. When they finished the class corrected the collocations using online dictionaries and books. I monitored the activity.
This is an interdisciplinary strategy since students begin by discussing a statement about money and time. They then move on to the next slide where they have a list of expressions that collocate with "money" and "time".
Adapted from Voyage B2
B2.2 MATCHING - VOCABULARY - SPENDING
These are some of the key words and phrases of U1 Voyage Intermediate+ that students will be hearing in a listening comprehension activity whose topic is "Spending". I provide them with some vocabulary before they listen to the recording so that they do not find it so difficult to understand.
I display the slide on the interactive whiteboard and the students take turns to join the English word or phrase with it corresponding translation.
Finally, they stand up, one of them stands with his/her back to the board and the other one asks him/her the expressions at random. The other one answers.
A different activity is to ask each pair of students to write one of the columns. They then place them face down on the desk and ask each other taking turns.
B2.1 SYNONYMS - ADJECTIVES
Students in their pairs brainstorm words with similar meanings to the ones given. The topic of the unit is travelling so before diving into the lesson, I assess their knowledge of some of the adjectives they will come across.
Adapted from Voyage B1+
