This activity is designed to be used when teaching or practising the difference between British and American English vocabulary.

This activity practises language of ordering food in a restaurant although this can be adapted for any scenario. It's a great way to consolidate the language and recycle the vocabulary.

This is a visual activity which helps make the process of recalling vocabulary motivating and memorable. My students enjoy the 'suspense' aspect at the start, which really gets them involved.

This activity follows on from the Think article Lexical exploitation of texts. It is often necessary to recycle new words several times in class before they become part of learners' active vocabulary,

Practical activities to help students with vocabulary learning.

This game can be adapted for matching definitions to words or matching opposites.

These are two of the lexical threads that I use when dealing with the vast amounts of words that come up within my own classroom teaching.

This is a good way to help kids learn and review their vocabulary. It really helps them with the alphabet and spelling.