Talk a Lot Nature General Questions: Are there any words that you don’t know? Use a dictionary to find the meanings Take some cards Describe the word on a card without saying it How many words have… a) syllable, b) syllables, c) syllables, d) syllables? Put words with more than one syllable into groups according to where the strong stress falls Put the words into alphabetical order Put together words that have the same number of letters Put together words that start with the same letter How many words can you remember when they are all turned over? Put words that contain the same sounds into groups (see phonetic chart on p 152) Lesson Questions: Which word sounds like… a) cream, b) pie, c) tyre, d) she, e) power, f) bear, g) hand? Put together all of the items that you could find in a park a) Find all of the seasons b) Describe the weather in your country during each one Find the word that is usually blue but is sometimes covered by clouds a) Put all of the different kinds of water together in a group b) Put them into size order, from the smallest to the largest Find the word that can be an oak, beech, elm, lime, and many other different kinds a) Find all of the places b) Say whether, where, and when you have visited them Which word describes the entire natural world? Which place is covered with sand and has a very hot climate? 10 We need to breathe this constantly in order to live 11 Find two words: the thing that farmers sow, and the place where they sow it 12 This is a place that is protected so that everyone can enjoy its natural beauty 13 a) Find the word that is very colourful b) When can you usually see one? c) Name all of the colours that it has For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 73