Key Word Web

incl. materials

written

> 60 min.

Objectives

The learner can give personal information.

Materials

Paper and pen

Instructions

• Give each learner a sheet of paper.
• Ask the learners to make an association web around the keyword home. Let them associate freely, until the sheet is filled.
• Guide each learner individually. Ask to explain some associations.

Variant

• Other keywords are
  Childhood
  Me
  Safety
  Happiness
  Passion
  Rejection
• Advanced group: Let the learners work in pairs. Correct the spelling.
• Beginners group: Help the learners with the spelling.

Closing up

Stress how important it is to know your own story and that all stories have a right to exist and are equally important.

Tips for the instructor

• This is not an easy exercise for people with low language learning skills. However, the connection with their identity and history provides a context, important for consolidating vocabulary and language structures.
• Depending on the composition of the group and the chosen keywords, this exercise might evoke strong emotions. Be prepared.