Vocabulary

Objective & content

Twelve multiple-choice questions about words and phrases for everyday situations: this A1 quiz asks for a synonym of "happy" (Joyful), a polite way to ask "May I borrow your pen?" and what to say to suggest the cinema ("Fancy catching a flick tonight?"). Pupils read the instruction, "Answer the following questions about everyday life", and choose one of four options for each question. An answer-key page is included.

Pedagogical guide

The questions fall into two groups: synonyms (happy, nice, big, cold, fast) and short functional phrases (feeling unwell, borrowing, being hungry, being late, making a suggestion). Use it as a diagnostic before or after the theme, not as a test. Some items deserve discussion rather than a verdict: Chilly and Cool are both close to "cold", Warm is only the intended middle word, and Fancy catching a flick? is informal British English that pupils may not know.

Suggested procedure

1. (5 min) Ask pupils what they say when they feel ill or want to borrow a pen, to wake up the topic.
2. (15 min) Pupils work alone through the twelve questions and circle one option each.
3. (7 min) Check with the key page. For each wrong choice, ask why it does not fit.
4. (3 min) Pupils pick one useful phrase from the quiz and say it to a partner in a short role-play.

Adaptations

[S] Read each question and its four options aloud, and let pupils cross out the options they know are wrong before choosing.

[A] Pupils write two new questions in the same style, with four options, and swap them with a partner.

Materials & prerequisites

One printed sheet per pupil, a pencil and the key page. Check that pupils know unwell, borrow and appointment before they start.