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English Vocabulary Program

Description of CD Contents

This CD contains more than 500 pages of English (ESL) exercises and activities covering close to 800 words of thematic vocabulary. The files are designed to work with SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards. If your school has access to SMART Board technology, you will likely already have Notebook™ software installed on your computer and can open the files on this CD. If you need to install the SMART Board software, you can download the software from SMART Technology's website. For detailed directions on how to download the software click here.

The exercises are designed to be used as whole class activities (with a projector onto a SMART Board interactive whiteboard or a computer monitor), or your students can use them on individual computers, or in a lab-type setting for individual or partner work.

The contents are organized into 23 different thematic areas to support and supplement your regular curriculum. Each file has a variety of activities and games including Concentration, Word Match, Snakes and Ladders, Tic Tac Toe and many more. There are instructions included before each activity in all the files. The activities and games repeat themselves in each of the files and your students will rapidly learn how to use them.

The vocabulary themes include:

Animals, Part 1 (At Home; In the Air)
Animals, Part 2 (In the Forest; In the Jungle)
Animals, Part 3 (At the Farm; In the Water)
Animals, Part 4 (Insects; Misc. Animals)
Christmas/Hanukkah
Clothing
Family
Food, Part 1 (Fruit; Vegetables)
Food, Part 2 (Meat; Dessert; In the Kitchen)
Food, Part 3 (Meals; Misc. Food)
Food, Part 4 (Drinks; Seafood)
Halloween
How are you?
Prepositions
School, Part 1
School, Part 2
School, Part 3
The house, part 1 (Parts of the house; Rooms; The Diningroom & The Livingroom)
The house, part 2 (The Bedroom; The Kitchen)
The house, part 3 (The Bathroom; The Rec Room; Misc.)
The body
Transportation
Valentine’s Day

Examples of Exercises and Games included in CD

Each of the thematic files contain an assortment of exercise and games. The following is a sampling of what is available on the CD. Feel free to download and try them out!
Please note: choose the open option (not save) on the file download prompt. The file will open up in your SMART notebook software. You can save the file to your computer at that point.

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Hidden Words
Find the Word
Find the Pairs
Tic Tac Toe
Rectangles
1 to 12
Arrows
The Spinner
Snakes and Ladders
Dress the Children
Make a Funny Face
Put the Picture Together

Hidden Words

This is an example of several exercises aimed at building thematic vocabulary that can be found in each of the 23 themed programs on the CD. The teacher should say the name of the image first, the students will repeat, then the word can be revealed underneath the image. The second time through, the students try to remember the words on their own without looking behind the images. If necessary, the word can be revealed. Sound bites are embedded so that the student can hear the proper pronunciation of each word by touching the word and/or image.

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Find the Word

This exercise requires the students to place the words with the images. If the student forgets the word, he/she can touch the image (or the arrow) to hear the answer.

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Find the Pairs

This is a game which requires the students to find matching pairs. 2 numbers are chosen at a time, and when the images are revealed the students must say the words. If they forget the word, they can touch the number to hear the answer. A point is won with each pair found.

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Tic Tac Toe

Form two teams (X and O). Can be group versus group, one on one, or teacher vs. the class, etc. Students must say the name of the image they want to place their X or O on. If they forget the word, they can touch the image to hear it. The goal is to get three X’s or three O’s in a row. When the game is over, the X’s and O’s are erased/deleted and the game starts again. You can keep track of games won with the points. The class decides if they want to play up to 3, or 5, or 7, or 10.

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Rectangles

In some activities, the words are hidden behind rectangles. The teacher should introduce the vocabulary saying the names of the images first, and then the words can be revealed. The rectangles are replaced and students try to remember the words on their own. Students can hear the proper pronunciation of each word by touching the word.

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1 to 12

Appoint two teams (group or individual). The first team rolls the dice (by touching it) and must say the name of the image with the corresponding #(ex. if they roll a 5, they must name image #5). The team can then cross out the image on their side with the big “X” provided or use the interactive pen. The first team to cross out all of the images on their card wins. (If a number is rolled and the image is already crossed out, the team loses their turn.)

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Arrows:

Each player/team chooses a token. Using the interactive dice, players attempt to be the first to reach the end of the game. Students must count out loud as they are advancing their token and they must say the name of the image that they land on. If they forget the word, they can touch the image to hear the answer. They must follow the arrows as they advance their token. The exact number must be rolled to reach the last square.

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The Spinner:

Students/teams take turns touching the spinner. Wherever the arrow lands, you must say the name of that image. Once the word is said, you cross out the image with the "X" provided or you can draw the "X" with the pen. You miss your turn if the spinner lands on an image that has already been crossed out. The student/team that crosses out the last image wins!

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Snakes and Ladders

In this classic game, students/teams race to the finish by using the interactive dice. Students must count out loud as they advance their token. Wherever a token lands, the name of the image must be said.

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Dress the Children

Students must dress the cut-out doll according to the directions. They must say the names of the clothing as they dress them. Proper pronunciation of the words can be heard by touching the images.

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Make a Funny Face

Students will learn vocabulary as they create their own funny faces. They can grab and move any combination of features onto the various parts of the face, and they must say the names of the features that they are adding.

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Put the Picture Together

Developed like a jigsaw puzzle, your students must try to put the pieces together to complete the picture. Once the picture is rearranged properly, they must label the parts of the picture correctly with the words provided. Students can use the arrow key above to draw arrows to the correct body parts.

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