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Author: Larry M. Lynch
When English EFL, ESL or foreign language learning students ask you, "Teacher, what can I do to learn more words faster?" Here's an answer that will serve you and them handsomely. Create your own TEFL vocabulary building games, activities and puzzles to boost your vocabulary in record time. Not sure
Complete the Chart
First fill in a chart of foods under categories like:
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Meats and Proteins
• Fish and Sea foods
• Dairy Products
• Cereals and starches
You can use a dictionary, talk with classmates or friends, look at pictures, etc. whatever you can to get yourself the biggest list you can as fast as you can. Once you have a good "stash" of vocabulary, reinforce it by using it in other activities like the ones that follow.
Create a Word-Find puzzle
Make a 15 space by 15 space grid on a letter-size sheet. You can use a computer or manually draw one. Leave space at the top of the page for a title and other data. There should be an even larger space at the bottom of the sheet. This is going to be the space for your word list. Now, using any of the words from your chart, make a list of about 25 to 30 words at the bottom of your puzzle page. Then, fill in the grid spaces using those words. Horizontally, vertically, diagonally, even backwards will do to use up as many spaces as you can.
If you're using this exercise in a class, students swap papers to solve each other's puzzles. They can also check for errors, omissions and missing words or letters. You'll be using peer correction to its fullest.
Categories to Be Used
Word lists are created using relevant themes from the class.
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