Travelling - vocab - lots of new words :)

Below you will find a few exercises with lots of vocabulary. Some words might be difficult, hence, your students might need some revision before they manage to learn these ;)

1. Match the pictures with the words given: 

seagull   deck chair   motorway   flight attendant   platform   driving licence   seat belt

What is the real cost of travel?

Everybody likes travelling. The excitement it brings about, the unforgettable moments of exploring the unexplored, a spellbinding sense of novelty. There are myriad of other nice expressions to describe how wonderful it is to travel ;) Yet, many of us tend to forget that the ideal tourist destinations we visit are home not only to other people, but also many unique animal and plant species. Probably you never ask yourself the question – what is the real cost of travel? Some people did, hence a short text under the very same title. Let’s help our students perceive travelling from a slightly different perspective, making them aware of the dangers to the environment our journeys may pose. 

 

Learning vocabulary - a tough nut to crack?

How to learn a long meaningless vocabulary list? By writing words and their translations in two columns? No way! Is learning of vocabulary easy, boring or challenging? If it is so, let's make it exciting! Have a look at some ideas for a lesson that may appeal to different types of learners.

First let them involve in small competition to motivate them and make the lesson more enjoyable. Then create opportunities to learn for kinaesthetic students (let them show the meaning with gestures or "bring" the objects they bought), visual learners (ask them to draw pictures and visualize objects in the room), auditory learners (ask them to follow oral instructions) and analytical learners (ask them to put the words in different categories).

Warm-up

Task 1 (analytical learners, group work activity)

Divide students in 4 groups and give them 5 minutes to write down as many food items as they know (ask them to write them in alphabetical order) in the categories provided below. Award the group with the most words with pluses or points and let them choose their opponents for the second round (see Task 3). After you check your vocabulary lists together you may like to extend it using:

FOOD AND DRINKS - thematic dictionary

Vocabulary - sport

Sport is a universal topic to discuss. Surely all students will be eager to learn some new vocabulary which they need to talk about their favourite sport disciplines.

1. Match equipments with their names:

net        helmet     cap     racket     club      shin pads

Equipment pictures

2. Guess from the context what the underlined words mean. Write their Polish equivalents:

• We all cheered as the team came on to the field.
• He played well in the team’s 2–2 draw with Southampton.
• There were more skiers further up the slope.
• He missed a penalty in the last minute of the game.  (in soccer)
• The new football stadium will hold 75 000 spectators.
• He has knocked out 15 opponents in 20 fights.

Saturday - a perfect day for revision

Everybody knows that learning a language without revising is not a good idea. Since we want your students to remember what they have learned, we have prepared some extra exercises. Ask them to do the tasks without any help. If they really don't remember some words or phrases they can always check the answer in the sections given in brackets.
Have fun and remember: revision done on Saturday means a free Sunday!:)

I.   Let's start with something easy. Fill in the gaps: (taken from: "Health-vocabulary")

1. sore ...................
2. .............. dizzy
3. come ........ with a cold
4. ................. a patient (badać)
5. ................ /............ your temperature (zmierzyć)
6. be allergic............ something
7. have a ............ ankle (skręcona)
8. suffer .............. something
9. heart ................. (zawał)
10. ............ nose (katar)

Health - vocabulary

Assume you need to go to see a doctor. How would you describe your health condition without HEALTH VOCABULARY? Yes, it would be extremely difficult. 

This post is devoted to the vocabulary connected with illnesses, injuries, medicine and treatment.

Coming back to our appointment, let’s see what kind of vocabulary we should know to lead the conversation with a doctor.

Illnesses and injuries

ache	ból
backache	ból pleców
stomachache	ból brzucha
toothache	ból zęba
headache	ból głowy
earache	ból ucha
ill / sick	chory
sore throat	ból gardła
backache	ból pleców
broken	złamany
cut	skaleczenie
bruise	siniak
feeling sick	mdłości
injury	uraz
wound	rana
fever	gorączka
cold	przeziębienie
flu	grypa
heart attack	zawał serca
cough	kaszel
pneumonia	zapalenie płuc
stroke	udar
measles	odra
runny nose	katar

...and some more!