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Body Parts
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Engage your A1 level students in discovering body vocabulary with "Odd One Out - Body Parts". This lexical classification exercise transforms learning names like head, hand, and foot into a fun detective game. By requiring students to identify the odd one out (from other A1 themes like food or animals), the resource consolidates vocabulary and develops the essential ability to categorize words by their semantic field. It's the perfect activity to prepare a sequence on physical description or health.
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 & Plot Summary
The main pedagogical objective is to reinforce the recognition and memorization of A1 level vocabulary related to body parts (head, arm, eye, neck, etc.) by developing the ability to categorize and identify a word not belonging to this lexical field. The resource is an "Odd One Out" exercise composed of several lines of four words. In each line, three words are body parts, while one word is an intruder (e.g.: book, bread, apple, dog) from other basic themes (supplies, food, animals). The student must circle this word foreign to the lexical field of the human body.
Suggested Flow
Before the activity (~5 min): NAME AND SHOW BODY PARTS
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Getting started: The teacher distributes the worksheet. Write the theme 'Body Parts' on the board. Play "Simon Says" (Jacques a dit) by quickly naming and pointing to known body parts (e.g.: Touch your head, Show me your hand) to reactivate vocabulary.
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Plot introduction: Recall the rule of 'Odd One Out' and its mechanism for detecting errors in a thematic group.
During the activity (~15 min): SCAN AND CLASSIFY WORDS
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Step 1: Individual resolution (8 min). Students read each line and circle the odd one out. Emphasize that lexical consistency is the key to solving the puzzle.
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Step 2: Peer verification and justification (7 min). Students compare their choices. They must then prepare the complete justification for oral presentation, naming the category of the three correct words: « Book is the odd one out because **head, arm, and leg** are **body parts** ».
After the activity (~10-15 min): FROM ANATOMY TO DESCRIPTION
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Collective correction: Proceed with oral correction, using the justifications from pairs. Group body words into sub-categories (Head/Face, Limbs/Extremities).
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Reinvestment: Ask students to choose two body words (e.g.: eye, hair) and add a simple color or size adjective to create a very short description (e.g.: « My **eyes** are blue. My **hair** is brown. »).
Adaptations
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To simplify: Ask students to highlight the body words in green and the odd one out in red *before* circling, to ensure they have correctly identified both categories.
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To extend: Introduce the modal verb Can or Can't to describe possible actions with certain body parts (e.g.: « I **can** use my **hand** to write. » or « I **can't** smell with my **foot**. »).
