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This A1 Word Scramble is an essential resource for mastering extended family vocabulary (uncles, aunts, grandchildren). By asking students to decipher essential terms like AUNT or GRANDSON from precise relational definitions, it strengthens both the understanding of family ties and spelling accuracy. It's a fun and fast tool to solidify the lexicon needed to describe one's own family and loved ones.
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 & Overview
The pedagogical objective is to consolidate the recognition and spelling production of A1 vocabulary related to extended family members and ages (child, baby). The resource is a word scramble exercise featuring six words to decipher. Each scrambled word (e.g., TUNA, CELNU, DRANNOGS) is associated with a relational definition (Hint) (e.g., "Your mother's sister", "Your father's brother", "Your son's or daughter's son"). Students must decode these letters to identify the correct words, which are **AUNT**, **UNCLE**, **CHILD**, **BABY**, **GRANDSON**, and **GRANDDAUGHTER**. The exercise places particular emphasis on indirect family relationships.
Suggested Procedure
Before the activity (~5 min): ORAL FAMILY TREE
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Draw a simple family tree diagram on the board and name basic family members (Mother, Father). Introduce the resource's hints orally ("Your mother's sister...") and have students guess the relationship before starting the deciphering.
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Highlight the feminine/masculine pairs: AUNT/UNCLE and GRANDSON/GRANDDAUGHTER, as well as the relationship between CHILD and BABY.
During the activity (~15-20 min): DECODING RELATIONSHIPS
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Step 1: Individual or pair work. Students first focus on understanding the Hint to identify the expected word. For long words (**GRANDDAUGHTER**), encourage them to break down the letters.
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Step 2: Perform a cross-check after the first four words, asking students to use their own families as examples to validate the meaning of the words (Ex: "Who is your AUNT?").
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Step 3: Collective correction and spelling of each word. Emphasize the structure of **GRANDDAUGHTER** (the longest) and the misleading spelling of **TUNA** (AUNT).
After the activity (~5-10 min): FAMILY PRESENTATION
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**Oral Production:** Ask students to create three sentences (A1) about a person in their family using at least one decoded word (Ex: "My UNCLE likes to COOK." "I have a new BABY cousin.").
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**The Parent Challenge:** Ask students to choose two words from the list and combine them into a simple sentence to explain a complex relationship (Ex: "My son's son is my GRANDSON.").
Adaptations
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To simplify: Provide the answer words in a "Word Bank" so that students only need to associate them with the hints, focusing on the final decoding.
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To deepen: Introduce notions of possession (*My Uncle's car*). Ask students to create a table of professions and places of living (seen in previous sets) for these family members (Ex: "My UNCLE works in an OFFICE.").
