Objectives
- To spontaneously produce vocabulary that was memorised previously, or to improve dictionary skills.
- To improve skills in distinguishing specific words when listening to spoken language.
- To develop lateral thinking skills.
Duration
30 minutes
Activity
- 5 minutes: Students are given numbers to sort them into mixed-ability groups of four or five. It is explained to the groups that they will be shown a picture. They must produce a list of all of the different nouns that they think that they can see in the image and be able to justify their claims.
- 10 minutes: The image above is projected onto the electronic whiteboard. In their groups the students work to create a list of all of the nouns that they think they can see.
- 15 minutes: The first group is asked to read out their list of all of the nouns that they thought they could see in the image. Other groups should listen to the list and raise their hands if they have the same item, with both groups then crossing it off their list. Other groups may also dispute words that they do not believe are present in the image, asking the group that is speaking to tell them where they can see the object and with other students then voting to decide if it will be counted or not. This process is repeated with all of the groups. The winning group is the group with the greatest number of words left on their list at the end of the activity.
Adjustments
The activity could be restricted
to assist lower-level or younger students, with the words produced required to
be from a topic studied recently and for which they have the support of a vocabulary
list. On the other hand, higher-level or older students could be given free
reign over the vocabulary produced, with the activity also incorporating
dictionary work as they work under time pressure to find translations of
unknown words.
Great activity! You could afterwards mention (especially to older students) that it's a Rorschach test used for psychological diagnosis. They can produce a description of one they download as homework. When awarding points, it has to be clear that the final decision as to whether a word is in or out is yours (after listening to the various reasons for or against), or else you'll spend far too much time argueing!
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