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Poziom klasy :Level 1, Level 2
Typ :Ćwiczenia i arkusze
Kultura i cywilizacja :Życie codzienne
Animals
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Anchor essential animal vocabulary with "Odd One Out - Animals", an ideal classification exercise for your A1 level students. This resource transforms memorizing animal names into a mini-puzzle-solving activity, stimulating both reading comprehension and logical reasoning. It is perfect for quickly consolidating basic vocabulary while developing the ability to categorize words according to their semantic field. It's the ideal tool for dynamic review or a first approach to descriptive vocabulary.
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Przewodnik pedagogiczny
Objective & Activity Summary
The main pedagogical objective is to reinforce the recognition and memorization of A1-level vocabulary related to animals (pets, wild animals, farm animals) 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 five lines of four words. In each line, three words are animal names, while one word is an intruder (ex: chair, book, pen, sofa) from other basic themes (furniture, supplies). The student must identify and circle this word that is foreign to the group.
Suggested Flow
Before the activity (~5 min): ANIMALS BRAINSTORM
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Getting started: The teacher distributes the worksheet. Write the theme 'Animals' on the board. Ask students to quickly list, orally or on their slates, all the animal words they know in English.
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Understanding the instructions: Explain the concept of 'Odd One Out' (the intruder) by giving a quick, simple, off-topic example. Ensure everyone understands that it's about finding the word that doesn't belong with the others.
During the activity (~15 min): DETECT THE INTRUDERS AND JUSTIFY
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Step 1: Individual and silent resolution (8 min). Students work unaided to read each line and circle the intruder. Encourage them not to use a dictionary to challenge their lexical memory.
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Step 2: Cross-check and Justification in pairs (7 min). In pairs, students compare their choices. They must then prepare the sentence that justifies their answer, using the structure: " [...] is the odd one out because the others are animals ".
After the activity (~10-15 min): EXTENDED CATEGORIZATION GAME
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Collective correction and categorization: Correct on the board by asking students to justify their choices orally. Emphasize subcategories (farm animals: cow, sheep, pig; pets: cat, dog, etc.).
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Written/oral production: Ask students to choose one of the animals from the list and add a simple color or size adjective for a first descriptive sentence (ex: " The lion is big and yellow. ").
Adaptations
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To simplify: First, suggest an activity of classifying all the words on the worksheet into two columns on the board (Animals / Not Animals) before looking for them line by line.
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To extend: Transform the exercise into a role-playing game: one student thinks of one of the animals from the list and the other asks closed questions (Yes/No questions) to guess it (ex: " Can it fly? ", " Does it live in the house? ").
