Today we started with some euphemisms about the words toilett and die. Then the students were presented with ten different euphemisms that they were supposed to find suitable words for ( on a handout). It was not as easy as I thought it was, but the class seemed to manage very well.
Secondly, on page 16 in our textbook there is a language exercise about phrasal words that we carried on with. Almost everybody finished that one during our lesson and once they were done they continued with the texts handed out last week. The students are supposed to read at least one of them and also answer the questions to the text. Some of them worked with both the texts.
Next task during our lesson was word work. Everybody was asked to pick 20-30 words (that they didn´t already know) from one of the texts and:
1) Try to find synonyms to at least five of them
2) Try to find antonyms to at least five of them
3) Try to explain at least five of them in English
4) Try to put the rest of your words into sentences that you link together to make up a good story.
It turned out to be a nice and cosy lesson and we decided to have a speaking exercise next time we meet. I also promised they would get some more time to work with the words.
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar