ABC

incl. materials
oral, written
15 min.

Objectives

The learner can consolidate new vocabulary related to a treated topic.

Materials

Blackboard

Preparation

  • On the blackboard, write the letters of the alphabet one below the other.
  • Read the alphabet together and focus on the correct pronunciation of each letter.

Instructions

  • Sit in a circle.
  • Together have the learners complete the alphabet by choosing a letter as the starting letter of a word related to the treated topic.

Variant

  • Add a competitive element by dividing the group into teams. First team to complete to ABC, wins.
  • Let the learners make their personal ABC, with their physical features and character traits, profession, home country, language, names of their children, hobbies…

Closing up

  • Ask which starting letters are difficult.
  • Tell them which letters in the target language are common and which ones are rare.