1. Texts with gap-fill exercises

Working with gap-fill exercises is a more traditional, rather passive-reproductive type of approach, which can also be used to assess how much learning has taken place. This type of exercise contributes to increasing students‘ active …

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2. Working with alternative word tests

With alternative word tests, certains words must be replaced by others (often synonyms). This provides an active vocabulary extension – whereby all students are included and the vocabulary is repeated and practiced. Variants (appropriate for lower …

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3. Other suggestions

For playful vocabulary building, see the ABC-stories in #6.3 above (example: All bears climb down, elephants follow giraffes). The same applies for the classic “geography-game”, in which for each letter of the alphabet, the players …

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