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Society and Politics
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Engage your B1-level students in civic debate with "Odd One Out - Society & Politics". This thematic classification exercise is essential for consolidating abstract and institutional vocabulary (government, policy, citizen, election...). By requiring students to hunt down the odd one out (often concrete A1-level words like food or appliances), the resource strengthens their mastery of complex lexical fields and refines their ability to differentiate concepts. It's the ideal activity for introducing or consolidating a unit on institutions, civic rights, and duties.
Sua folha de exercícios
Avalie o conhecimento dos seus alunos com esta folha de exercícios pronta para usar, projetada para reforçar pontos gramaticais e de vocabulário.
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Guia Pedagógico
Objective & Activity Overview
The main pedagogical objective is to reinforce the recognition and memorization of B1-level vocabulary related to society and politics (abstract and institutional concepts) by developing the ability to categorize and identify a word that does not belong to this lexical field. The resource is an "Odd One Out" type exercise composed of several lines. In each line, the majority of words are social, political, or legal concepts (e.g., government, policy, law, citizen), while the odd one out is a common A1 noun from a concrete semantic field, often related to cooking or food (e.g., sauce, biscuit, kitchen, fridge, oven). The student must circle the word that is unrelated to civic and institutional concepts.
Suggested Procedure
Before the Activity (~5 min): ACTIVATE CIVIC CONCEPTS
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Getting started: The teacher distributes the worksheet. Write 'Society & Politics' on the board. Ask students to list words they associate with "living together" or "governing" (even in French if necessary) to introduce the abstract theme.
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Introduction of the task: Remind students of the 'Odd One Out' rule and emphasize that the odd one out will be a simple and very concrete word. Tell them that the goal is to recognize B1 words.
During the Activity (~20-25 min): ANALYZE INSTITUTIONAL VOCABULARY
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Step 1: Individual Resolution and Contextual Verification (12 min). Students read and circle the odd one out. Encourage students to look up the meaning of B1 words (e.g., *policy, union*) and to mentally create a short contextual sentence for each political word to check its usage (e.g., « The **government** makes the **laws** »).
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Step 2: Pair Verification and Justification (8-13 min). In pairs, students compare their choices. They prepare oral justifications by naming the category of the odd one out and that of the other B1 words: « Sauce is the odd one out because it is **food** and the others are **political terms** (or **social concepts**). »
After the Activity (~10-15 min): DEFINE AND DEBATE
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Group Correction: Proceed with oral correction. Write the B1 words on the board and create a brief definition or a simple synonym for the more complex ones (e.g., *Policy* = A rule, *Citizen* = A person who lives in a country).
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Oral Production: Ask students to choose two words from the list (e.g., vote and law) and formulate a simple opinion sentence or a fact about society (e.g., « Citizens **vote** for the **government** » or « We need a **law** about **crime** »).
Adaptations
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To simplify: First, propose a "matching" activity where students connect B1 words to their translation or a simple conceptual image to facilitate access to meaning.
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To deepen: Use the political words from the list to introduce debate vocabulary (B1/B2): ask students to prepare two opposing arguments on a simple civic topic (e.g., Should **traditions** be encouraged? The role of the **police**), using the discovered lexicon.
