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Size and Shape
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Provide your A1 students with descriptive tools using "Odd One Out - Size & Shape". This thematic classification exercise is essential for consolidating vocabulary related to size and dimension (big, small, long, short...). By asking students to identify the odd adjective out (from other lexical fields like feelings or colors), the resource strengthens semantic understanding and develops the crucial ability to categorize words based on their descriptive function. This is the perfect activity to prepare for any sequence involving the physical description of people or objects.
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Objective & Plot Summary
The main pedagogical objective is to reinforce the recognition and memorization of A1 level vocabulary related to size and dimension (basic adjectives such as big, small, tall, short) by developing the ability to categorize and identify an odd adjective out that does not belong to this semantic field. The resource is an "Odd One Out" exercise composed of seven lines. In each line, the majority of words are adjectives of size or dimension, while the odd one out is an A1 adjective from another field (e.g.: happy (feeling), green (color), great (judgment)). The student must circle the adjective that does not describe size or dimension.
Suggested Procedure
Before the activity (~5 min): COMPARING OBJECTS
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Warm-up: The teacher distributes the worksheet. Write 'Size & Shape' on the board. Ask students to compare two objects in the classroom using simple known adjectives (e.g.: « The table is **big**. The book is **small** »).
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Introducing the task: Remind students of the 'Odd One Out' rule. Emphasize that the error is semantic: which word is not used to describe a dimension or size?
During the activity (~15 min): ADJECTIVE ANALYSIS
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Step 1: Individual and silent resolution (8 min). Students read and circle the odd one out. Encourage students to visualize the object that each adjective describes to verify its belonging to the semantic field of size.
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Step 2: Peer verification and categorization (7 min). In pairs, students compare their choices. They prepare their justification by naming the category of the odd one out (e.g.: « Happy is the odd one out because it is a **feeling**, not a size »).
After the activity (~10-15 min): FROM SIZE TO COMPLETE DESCRIPTION
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Collective correction: Conduct oral correction, noting the size/dimension adjectives on the board. Highlight the pairs of opposites discovered (e.g.: big/small, long/short, fat/thin).
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Written production: Ask students to choose two adjectives from the list (e.g.: tall and thin) and use them to describe a person or an imaginary character, respecting the position of the adjective before the noun.
Adaptations
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To simplify: Provide a translation of the odd adjectives out (e.g.: happy = content, green = vert) to facilitate category identification.
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To extend: Introduce the comparative structure (more... than / less... than) using two of the adjectives from the list (e.g.: « The chair is **smaller** than the table », « I am **taller** than my brother ») to reinvest the vocabulary.
