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School and Classroom
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Consolidate school environment vocabulary with "Odd One Out - School & Classroom", an essential thematic classification exercise for A2 level students. This resource allows students to analytically and specifically embed everyday school vocabulary (course, lesson, exam, desk...). By asking students to identify the odd one out (from varied themes such as food or transport), the activity reinforces mastery of the school lexical field and develops the ability to distinguish word categories. It is the perfect tool for reactivation or to prepare a sequence on the educational system.
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Guia Pedagógico
Objective & Plot Summary
The main pedagogical objective is to reinforce the recognition and memorization of A2 level vocabulary related to school and classroom (activities, furniture, people, supplies) 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" exercise consisting of several lines of four words. In each line, the majority of words refer to an element of the school environment (e.g.: lesson, test, board, student), while the odd one out is an A1 common noun from another theme (e.g.: apple (food), pillow (home), car (transport)). The student must circle the word that is extraneous to the school theme.
Suggested Procedure
Before the activity (~5 min): CLASSROOM IMMERSION
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Getting started: The teacher distributes the worksheet. Write 'School & Classroom' on the board. Ask students to quickly list the names of three objects they see in the classroom or three activities they do at school.
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Concept reminder: Remind students of the 'Odd One Out' rule: in each line, which word is **not** related to education or the classroom?
During the activity (~15-20 min): CLASSIFYING SCHOOL ELEMENTS
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Step 1: Individual resolution and semantic verification (10 min). Students read and circle the odd one out. Encourage context-based verification: « Is this word used when I talk about school? »
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Step 2: Peer verification and justification (5-10 min). In pairs, students compare their choices. They prepare oral justification using the complete sentence: « Apple is the odd one out because **course, lesson, and subject** are **school** words. »
After the activity (~10-15 min): DESCRIBING A COURSE OR SUBJECT
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Collective correction: Proceed with oral correction, noting key school vocabulary words on the board. Group words by sub-categories (Activities: *exam, homework* ; Furniture: *desk, board* ; People: *student, teacher*).
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Written/oral production: Ask students to choose a word from the list (e.g.: lesson or subject) and formulate two simple sentences to explain or describe it (e.g.: « Maths is my favourite **subject**. We have an **exam** next week. »).
Adaptations
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To simplify: First, propose a "match" phase where students must link each word on the worksheet to an image or a translation to ensure basic lexical understanding before the analysis exercise.
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To deepen: Introduce the simple passive structure (A2) to describe the role of objects (e.g.: « The **board** is **used** by the **teacher** » or « **Homework** is **given** every day ») using the vocabulary from the worksheet.
