Adjectives of Relationships- 2 - A2 Synonyms
Interactive exercises to consolidate your students’ learning.
A printable A2 pairing worksheet on adjectives of relationships: 8 words in each of two columns, to be joined to the word that means almost the same. Recognition practice that works both on the day the words are introduced and as later revision, in about 25 minutes.
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Teaching guide
Resource Objective & Content
The objective is to introduce and consolidate the basic vocabulary for describing people and social relationships for A2-level students.
The document is a synonym matching exercise on the theme "Adjectives of Relationships". Students must connect eight pairs of adjectives with similar meanings. The vocabulary covers notions such as friendship (friendly/kind, close/near), isolation (lonely/alone), character (rude/impolite, independent/free), and social life (social/public, familiar/common, related/connected). This activity allows students to acquire useful words for talking about their friends and the people around them.
Suggested Procedure
Before the Activity (~5 min): WHAT IS A FRIEND?
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Ask simple questions to the class like "What is a good friend?". Write the adjectives suggested by the students on the board (e.g.: "A friend is nice").
During the Activity (~5-10 min): MATCHING GAME
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Hand out the sheet. Complete the first pair as a large group to ensure the instructions are understood.
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Allow students, individually or in pairs, to connect the remaining pairs.
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Lead a collective correction using images or emoticons to illustrate the words (a smiley face for friendly, a person alone for lonely).
After the Activity (~10 min): WHO AM I?
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The teacher describes a simple person or situation using 2 or 3 adjectives from the sheet. Students must guess what or who it is. For example: "I am new at school. I don't know anybody. I feel..." (lonely / alone).
Adaptations
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To simplify: Mime the adjectives (wave your hand for friendly, cross your arms and look angry for rude). Do the entire activity as a large, guided group.
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To extend: Ask students to write two simple sentences to describe their best friend using at least two different adjectives from the sheet.
Possible adaptations
- Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
- Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
- Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.
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