I thought I would share this with you. It comes straight from Josué's World Language Classroom Resources blog:
http://wlteacher.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/communicative-speaking-activity-for-foreign-languages-category-sort/
If you follow the link everything is explained simply and there is a link to an example vocabulary list in French (plus English and Spanish). In a high school context I believe this would work well with intermediate to advanced students. I like the fact that, by choosing words carefully, you can get students to argue about what category each word should be. For advanced students you could even include abstract terms on a topic you have been covering.
It's also one of those lessons which could be done as a "one-off" between topics, or as one of those fillers when you feel you just need to do something a bit different. Don't we all need those from time to time?
Once the pairs or small groups have allocated their words to categories they could then present their findings to the rest of the group. Alternatively the teacher could draw up his or her own list and explain it to the class for extra listening input. I like any excuse for input!!
It would be easy to attach a teaching pint to the activity. For example, how about ways of expressing opinions and negotiating: à mon avis, je suis d'accord, je ne suis pas d'accord, on pourrait...
http://wlteacher.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/communicative-speaking-activity-for-foreign-languages-category-sort/
If you follow the link everything is explained simply and there is a link to an example vocabulary list in French (plus English and Spanish). In a high school context I believe this would work well with intermediate to advanced students. I like the fact that, by choosing words carefully, you can get students to argue about what category each word should be. For advanced students you could even include abstract terms on a topic you have been covering.
It's also one of those lessons which could be done as a "one-off" between topics, or as one of those fillers when you feel you just need to do something a bit different. Don't we all need those from time to time?
Once the pairs or small groups have allocated their words to categories they could then present their findings to the rest of the group. Alternatively the teacher could draw up his or her own list and explain it to the class for extra listening input. I like any excuse for input!!
It would be easy to attach a teaching pint to the activity. For example, how about ways of expressing opinions and negotiating: à mon avis, je suis d'accord, je ne suis pas d'accord, on pourrait...
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