Practising vocabulary by using Pelmanism: A memory-based card game.

Pelmanism

Procedure

1. Demonstration

a) Put a set of cards face down on a table and mix them up.
b) Turn over two cards.
c) Show learners and ask: Is there a picture and a word? Is it a match?
d) If there are two words or two pictures, or the picture and word do not match, turn the cards over and put them back on the table in the same place.
e) Tell the learners to remember where they are.
f) Turn over two more cards. Try to get a match between a picture and a word. When you do, ask: Ok? A match? Learner’s Answer: Yes.
g) Say: The learner keeps the pair. The winner is the learner with the most pairs at the end of the game.

2. Activity

a) Divide learners into groups of four or five.
b) Give out one set of cut-up cards to each group.
c) Ask learners to mix up cards and put them face down on the table.
d) Tell them when to start the game.
e) Monitor and check if learners need support.
f) At the end of the game, ask learners to pronounce the words they won. Listen as they pronounce words. Note any problems with difficult sounds or word stress.

3. Feedback

a) Praise the learners.
b) Help learners pronounce difficult sounds, using correct word stress if there are problems.

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