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Numbers in my life

Guessing; giving personal information.

Procedure: Each student thinks of a number, which is important in
his or her life - a date, a telephone or house number, an age, or
whatever. A volunteer writes his or her number on the board, and
the others try to guess what it is and why it is important.

Odd one out

Vocabulary review.
Procedure: Write six words on the board from one broad lexical
set. For example:

Ask the students which word does not 'belong' to the others. Chal-
lenge the students to argue why this word is the 'odd one out'. For
example, a window is outside and inside a building and the other
objects are all inside. Encourage students to argue that another
word is the odd one out. One might say that chair is the odd one
out because it is the only one that you normally sit on.

Variation: Each time you and the students agree that a word is the
'odd one out', erase it from the board until you are left with two
words. Then ask the students to suggest ten ways in which these
two words are different.

BOX: Odd one out

butcher/chemist/clerk/footballer/photographer/mother
cap/jersey/blouse/purse/suit /tracksuit
bakery/cafe/cinema/bank/supermarket/grocery
skipping/sliding/swimming/roller skating/reading/running
goat/horse/cow/goose/tiger/gorilla
ball/goal/ski/cycle/racket/trainers

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