Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match transport vocabulary with images. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to transport. Target Vocabulary: Bike Bus Car Plane Scooter Convertible Taxi Train Underground/Metro Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

1. Acquisition of Target Vocabulary Students match Valentine’s Day vocabulary to images. 2. Use of Target Vocabulary In pairs, students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the images and to Valentine’s Day in general. Target Vocabulary: Flowers Love letter Wine Teddy bear Box of chocolates Cupcake Candle Ring Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match vocabulary with images of toys. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to toys. Target Vocabulary: Abacus - Soldiers - Backpack - Ball - Books - Building blocks Camera - Car - Dinosaurs - Doll - Globe - Helicopter - Lego - Marbles Robot - Tambourine - Tank - Teddy bear - Train set - Tricycle - Truck Xylophone - Yo yo Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Part 1: Acquire Target Vocabulary Students match vocabulary with images of vegetables. Part 2: Use Target Vocabulary Students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to vegetables. Target Vocabulary: Cucumber - Chili pepper- Bell pepper - Snap peas - Broccoli Sweet corn - Carrot - Cauliflower - Radish - Celery - Tomato Pumpkin - Aubergine/Eggplant - Potato - Onion - Artichoke Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Students are presented with images of people involved with different types of volunteering projects. After matching verbs with the correct image, students discuss & debate conversation questions relating to the images and to volunteering in general. Target Vocabulary: Looking after animals Looking after children Helping out the elderly Planting trees Cleaning up the streets Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

Students first describe and discuss images of people enjoying winter activities. Students then discuss & debate conversation questions relating to fun in the snow and winter activities. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

1. Students first speculate about the purpose of some futuristic technologies. 2. In pairs, the students then brainstorm ideas about why people may be either optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the following areas: Environment - Health - Education - Work - Sport News and the internet - Entertainment - Food - Cities 3. After debate, the pairs decide if they are overall optimist or pessimist about the future of each area and record their decisions in a table. 4. The students compare their tables with each other and exchange ideas and opinions. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments Negotiate towards a decision Persuade and convince a partner

Students match diagrams of organ systems to the correct title. The Human Organ Systems: Circulatory Digestive Endocrine Female reproductive Integumentary Lymphatic Male reproductive Muscular Nervous Respiratory Skeletal Urinary

A great activity for practising transport vocabulary. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

A vocabulary matching activity where students label the animals in a picture. Target Vocabulary: Rabbit - Tortoise - Dog - Bird - Duck Toad - Worm - Rat - Lizard - Cat

A great activity for revising vocabulary relating to school and classroom vocabulary. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

A great activity for practising vocabulary relating to nature and the countryside. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

A great activity for practising furniture vocabulary and vocabulary relating to the home. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

A great activity for practising business & office vocabulary. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

A great activity for practising hobbies & free time vocabulary. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

The students are divided into As and Bs. Student As have a picture of a smart farm i.e. a farm which utilizes smart technology. Student Bs have a picture of a smart supermarket i.e. a supermarket which utilizes smart technology. Students first identify the vocabulary in their pictures before describing them to each other to identify differences. Students then work together to find examples of smart technology and speculate about what the purposes could be. The activity is concluded with some debate questions about the ramifications of smart technology for farmers, store owners, employees and customers. Target Skills: Express opinions Extend answers Maintain a conversation Elicit more information Agree or disagree Justify arguments

A great activity for practising vocabulary relating to celebrations and parties. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

A great activity for practising music vocabulary. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.

A great activity for practising furniture vocabulary and vocabulary relating to art. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them. Level: Advanced.

A great activity for practising animal vocabulary. First, students with the same picture identify the vocabulary in the picture. Then, students with different pictures describe their pictures to each other so they can find differences between them.