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Association string
incl. materials
oral
15 min.
Objectives
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The learner can consolidate vocabulary.
Materials
· paper and pens
· blackboard
Instructions
· Form a circle.
· Start by saying a word, related to the treated topic.
· The learner to your left says a word that s/he associates it with.
· The next learner makes a verbal association with the second person’s word, and so on.
· Example: ice cream, sun, holidays, beach, heat, desert … etc.
· Write new words on the blackboard.
Variant
· Divide the group into pairs.
· Let each pair write down the string of words. The first pair to finish the complete string, wins.
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