At the start of the school year I ask my students to 'Adopt a word' and share it with the class.

Procedure

• I give my students templates with headings:
  

  Word	Meaning	Part of speech	Example of usage

• The students choose a word that they would like to adopt and do some research on it using the template above.

• Each student then gives a short presentation on his or her adopted word until all the class has had a chance.

• The words are then stuck to a large paper chart on the wall.

• This activity carries on the entire year with students sharing more and morewords.

• In between we have quizzes about the new words. The students greatly enjoy contributing words, researching and presenting.

Sameena Rizavi, Pakistan

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