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Classroom language (10 cards)

Open your books	start at the page the teacher gives
Work in pairs	work with one partner
Take turns	one person, then the other
Put up your hand	raise your hand to speak
May I go out?	asking to leave the room
Could you repeat that?	asking to hear it again
How do you spell it?	asking for the letters
What does it mean?	asking for the meaning
I have finished	the work is done
Check your answers	look again for mistakes

Question words (10 cards)

who	asks about a person
what	asks about a thing or an action
where	asks about a place
when	asks about a time
why	asks for a reason
how	asks about the way something is done
which	asks for a choice
whose	asks who owns something
how many	asks about a number
how much	asks about an amount or a price

Irregular verbs: base form and past (30 cards)

go	went
come	came
see	saw
take	took
give	gave
make	made
write	wrote
read	read (said 'red')
eat	ate
drink	drank
buy	bought
bring	brought
think	thought
teach	taught
catch	caught
run	ran
swim	swam
sing	sang
begin	began
break	broke
choose	chose
speak	spoke
wake	woke
leave	left
feel	felt
keep	kept
sleep	slept
find	found
tell	told
sell	sold

Linking words for writing (14 cards)

and	adds an idea
also	adds another point
moreover	adds a stronger point
but	shows a contrast
however	shows a contrast between sentences
although	contrast inside one sentence
because	gives a reason
so	gives a result
therefore	gives a result, formally
first	the first step or point
then	the next step
finally	the last step or point
for example	introduces an example
in conclusion	begins the ending

Feelings (12 cards)

happy	feeling good
sad	feeling unhappy
angry	very annoyed
afraid	feeling fear
excited	very happy about something coming
tired	needing rest
bored	not interested
proud	pleased with what you did
worried	thinking something bad may happen
surprised	feeling something unexpected happened
nervous	a little afraid before something
calm	quiet and not worried

Opposite adjectives (16 cards)

big	small
tall	short
hot	cold
fast	slow
old	new
young	old
heavy	light
rich	poor
strong	weak
easy	difficult
early	late
cheap	expensive
clean	dirty
wide	narrow
loud	quiet
full	empty

Grade 6: At the school office (5 cards)

clerk	a person who works in an office and keeps records
certainly	yes, of course
parent	a mother or a father
madam	a polite word used when speaking to a woman
enough	as much as is needed

Grade 6: A school announcement (5 cards)

announcement	an important message told to a group of people
inter-house	between the houses (teams) of a school
athletics	running, jumping and throwing sports
wish	to want to do something
welcome	happily invited to come

Grade 6: Meet my family (5 cards)

farmer	a person who grows crops or keeps animals
primary school	a school for young children
elder	older
team	a group of players who play together
early	near the beginning of the day

Grade 6: Getting ready for a trip (5 cards)

trip	a journey to a place and back
packed	put things into a bag for a journey
tomorrow	the day after today
early	before the usual time
straight after	immediately after

Grade 6: The lost kitten (5 cards)

whistle	a high sound made by blowing
shivering	shaking because you are cold
lap	the top of your legs when you sit down
tiny	very small
cloth	a piece of material

Grade 7: Directions to the post office (5 cards)

directions	information about how to get to a place
excuse me	polite words used to get someone's attention
far	a long way away
plenty of	a lot of, more than enough
on foot	walking

Grade 7: An announcement at the railway station (5 cards)

attention	careful listening
depart	to leave
delay	a time when something happens later than planned
passengers	people travelling on a train or bus
travelling	going from one place to another

Grade 7: How to make a paper bookmark (5 cards)

bookmark	something kept in a book to mark your page
glue	a sticky substance for joining things
simple	easy, not complicated
carefully	with care and attention
ready	finished and able to be used

Grade 7: A telephone call about a lost bag (5 cards)

lost property	things people have left behind and lost
depot	a place where buses are kept
describe	to say what something is like
inside	in, within
I see	I understand

Grade 7: Library rules (5 cards)

librarian	a person who works in a library
borrow	to take something and give it back later
atlas	a book of maps
at a time	together, at once
returned	given back

Grade 8: The weather report (5 cards)

forecast	a statement about what the weather will be
temperature	how hot or cold something is
broadcast	sent out on radio or television
expected	thought likely to happen
advised	told what is best to do

Grade 8: At the dentist (5 cards)

dental clinic	a place where a dentist treats teeth
pain	the feeling when part of the body hurts
filled	closed with a special material
check-up	an examination to see that everything is healthy
remember	to keep something in your mind

Grade 8: How paper is made (5 cards)

process	a series of steps to make something
wondered	wanted to know
factory	a building where goods are made
logs	thick pieces cut from a tree
rolled up	turned over and over into a tube shape

Grade 8: A report on the school garden (5 cards)

project	a planned piece of work
plot	a small piece of land
report	to tell people what has happened
unfortunately	sadly, by bad luck
took part	joined in

Grade 8: Booking the community hall (5 cards)

book	to arrange to use something on a certain date
hall	a large room for meetings and events
charge	the money you must pay
deposit	part of the money, paid in advance
held	kept for someone

Grade 9: An interview with a wildlife officer (5 cards)

wildlife	wild animals and plants
interview	a meeting where someone is asked questions
space	room or area
districts	areas of a country
dislike	to not like

Grade 9: Making plans for Saturday (5 cards)

keen	wanting very much to do something
cousin	the child of your aunt or uncle
safer	less likely to cause a problem
asking after	asking how somebody is
settles it	makes the final decision

Grade 9: A young athlete is interviewed (5 cards)

congratulations	words said when someone does well
training	practising regularly for a sport
seriously	with real effort and care
manageable	possible to deal with
qualifying time	the time you must reach to enter the next race

Grade 9: At the bus halt (5 cards)

interview	a meeting where you are asked questions for a job
smart	neat and well dressed
charm	something that brings good luck
halt	a place where buses stop
nobody	no person

Grade 9: A talk on saving water (5 cards)

assembly	a meeting of the whole school
wastes	uses more than is needed
dripping	falling in small drops
rarely	not often
harmless	not causing any damage

Grade 10: A presentation on plastic waste (5 cards)

presentation	a talk given to a group, often with information
estimated	roughly calculated
realistically	in a way that can actually be done
refill station	a place where you fill your own bottle or container
conclusion	the last part of a talk

Grade 10: A discussion about school uniforms (5 cards)

compulsory	something you must do
in favour	supporting an idea
objection	a reason for not agreeing
entirely	completely
levels	makes equal

Grade 10: A news report on the floods (5 cards)

bulletin	a short news report
low-lying	lower than the land around it
affected	changed or harmed by something
relief supplies	food and goods given to people in trouble
helpline	a telephone number people can call for help

Grade 10: Signposts in a talk (5 cards)

signpost	a word or phrase that shows where a talk is going
habit	something you do regularly
skill	an ability to do something well
correction	showing what is wrong and putting it right
picked up	learnt without studying

Grade 10: A staff room conversation (5 cards)

staff room	the room where teachers rest and work
timetable	a list of lessons and their times
finalised	completed and decided
adjustments	small changes
ideal	perfect for the purpose

Grade 11: A debate: has social media helped or harmed young people? (5 cards)

motion	the idea that a debate argues for or against
condemns	says something is very bad
platforms	websites or apps where people share things
generation	all the people born around the same time
surrender	to give up

Grade 11: A careers talk (5 cards)

path	a way forward in life
enquiring	asking for information
consequently	as a result
ranking	a list placed in order from best to worst
opens doors	creates chances or choices for later

Grade 11: An interview with a writer (5 cards)

novelist	a person who writes novels
overworked	worked on for too long
reviews	written opinions of a book
bruise	a dark mark on the skin after being hit
loosely	not tightly

Grade 11: A committee meeting (5 cards)

welfare	health and happiness
inspected	looked at carefully to check
emergency shower	a shower used at once if chemicals touch the skin
draft	to write the first version of
suspended	stopped for a time

Grade 11: Advice before the examination (5 cards)

revise	to study again before an examination
candidate	a person sitting an examination
serious	important and harmful
full attention	complete focus on one thing
hall	here, the examination room

A/L General English: Interview: a young inventor (5 cards)

prototype	the first working model of a new invention
setback	a problem that delays progress
sensor	a device that detects a change, such as heat or water
determined	not willing to give up
affordable	cheap enough for ordinary people to buy

A/L General English: A radio talk: the shared kitchen (5 cards)

coexistence	living together peacefully
suspicious	not trusting someone
harmony	a peaceful, friendly relationship between people
volunteer	a person who offers to help without being paid
tradition	a custom passed down over time

A/L General English: A police talk: online shopping scams (5 cards)

scam	a dishonest plan to take someone's money
deposit	money paid in advance
genuine	real, not false
verify	to check that something is true
victim	a person who has been harmed by a crime

A/L General English: A suspicious message (5 cards)

phishing	tricking people into giving passwords or personal details
log in	to enter a website or app using your name and password
warning sign	something that shows there may be a problem
two-step verification	a second check, such as a code sent to your phone, when you log in
sender	the person or address a message comes from

A/L General English: A seminar: choices after A/Levels (5 cards)

vocational	training for a particular job or trade
qualification	a certificate, diploma or degree that shows you have been trained
apprenticeship	learning a job while working with experienced people
counsellor	a person trained to give advice
brochure	a small booklet with information about a course or product

A/L General English: A job interview at a hotel (5 cards)

trainee	a person learning a job
shift	a set period of work, such as a morning or night shift
complaint	a statement that something is wrong or unsatisfactory
calm	not anxious or angry
front desk	the place in a hotel where guests are welcomed

A/L General English: Two friends make up (5 cards)

misunderstanding	a situation where people understand something differently
hurt	upset by what someone did or said
assume	to believe something is true without checking
trust	the belief that someone is honest and will not let you down
make up	to become friends again after a disagreement

A/L General English: A lecture: English at home and in the world (5 cards)

variety	a form of a language used in a particular place
feature	a typical quality or part of something
borrow	here, to take a word from another language into your own
correct	right, with no mistakes
confidence	the feeling that you can do something well

Eight games that use the cards

1. Flash and say (whole class, 5 minutes)

Hold up a word card for one second, then hide it. The class says the word together. Speed up as they improve. Use large word-only cards.

2. Meaning race (teams, 10 minutes)

Read a meaning aloud. The first team to hold up or say the matching word scores. With fold cards, the meaning side faces you and the word faces the class, so you never need a list.

3. Pairs (groups of four, 10 minutes)

Print a set twice, once word-only and once as fold cards cut into two halves. Cards face down; students turn two over and keep them if the word matches its meaning.

4. Missing card (whole class, 5 minutes)

Stick eight cards on the board. Students close their eyes; remove one. The first to name the missing word comes out and removes the next one.

5. Stand up if (whole class, 5 minutes)

Give every student a card. Call a category: stand up if your word is a feeling or stand up if your verb is irregular. Those standing say their word.

6. Sentence builder (pairs, 10 minutes)

Each pair draws three cards and writes one sentence using all three words. The best sentences are read aloud. Works well with linking words.

7. Hot seat (teams, 10 minutes)

One student sits facing the class with their back to the board. A card is shown to the class, who explain the word without saying it. The student in the seat guesses.

8. Line up (groups, 5 minutes)

For irregular verbs or linking words, give each student a card and have groups arrange themselves: base form next to past form, or first, then, finally in order.

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