## Vocabulary and Grammar

#### Vocabulary AI-generated, from Stockcake Vocabulary for the basic user includes fruit and drinks, simple classroom language for instructions (getting, eating, finishing, wrapping up) and classroom rules. Commenting on healthy and unhealthy snacks. You can find flashcards with samples of fruits, vegetables, and other foods here: Fruit flashcards: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/flashcards-fruit.pdf Vegetable flashcards: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/flashcards-vegetables.pdf Other food flashcards: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/flashcards-food-set-1.pdf https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/flashcards-food-set-2.pdf AI-generated Vocabulary for the independent user includes discussing healthy and unhealthy snacks; the importance of keeping the classroom clean, defining snacktime rules together with the students in your class. What can you do when you are finished? Source unknown Vocabulary for the advanced user includes allergy management, parental involvement, educational opportunities in combination with cultural diversity. If you work on the 'Independent' or 'Proficient' exercises, you will make your own word lists. Use Frayer Models to help clarify new words: Frayer Model for new vocabulary

#### Grammar In your speaking exercises, you may use classroom instructions, including imperatives or conditionals. Here are some examples and videos that help explain what each of these are and how to use them.

Classroom instructions (examples):

- Washing hands: "Everyone, please wash your hands before you eat."
- Sitting down: "Get your bag and return to your seat quietly."
- Opening snacks: "You can now open your snacks and start eating."
- Eating politely: "Remember to eat politely. Chew with your mouth closed."
- Sharing nicely: "If you want to share, ask your friend first."
- Cleaning up: "When you finish, throw away your rubbish and clean your area."
- Waiting quietly: "After you clean up, sit quietly. Wait until you can go outside to play."

Imperatives:

Examples of imperatives:

- Washing hands: "Wash your hands."
- Sitting down: "Sit down, please."
- Opening snacks: "Open your snack."
- Eating politely: "Eat quietly."
- Cleaning up: "Throw away your rubbish."
- Cleaning up: "Clean your table."
- Cleaning up: "Put your lunchbox away."
- Waiting quietly: "Wait for your friends."

This website has a basic instruction of how to make imperatives by writing instructions: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/a2-writing/instructions-colleague

Conditionals:

Examples of conditionals:

- Washing hands: "If you have washed your hands, you may get ready to eat."
- Sitting down: "When you eat your snack, sit on your chair."
- Opening snacks: "When we have sung our song, you may eat your snack."
- Eating politely: "When you eat, remember to eat quietly."
- Finishing up: "If you finish your snack, you may read a book."
- Cleaning up: "When you are done, you may help a friend."
- Cleaning up: "When you are finished, you can put your lunchbox back in your bag and wait quietly for the bell."
- Waiting quietly: "When you finish your snack, you can talk quietly with your friends."

You use these to discuss possibilities or conditions. For instance, 'If I had ... then I would ...'

#### Grammar for the Proficient User At the CEFR C1 leve, you can use a variety of advanced langauge structures to dicuss these topics effectively. Here are some useful structures: Complex sentences: use subordinating conjunctions (although, because, since) to connect ideas. "Although healthy snacks are important, managing allergies is crucial." Passive voice: to focus on the action rather than the subject. "Healthy snacks should be provided by parents." Modal verbs: to express necessity, possibility, ar advice (should, must, might). "We should consider cultural diversithy when planning snack options." Conditionals: to discuss hypothetical situations or consequences. "If we incorporate educational opportunities, students might learn more about nutrition." Relative clauses: to add extra information about a noun. "Parental involvement, which is crucial for providing healthy snacks, can be encouraged through newsletters." Reported speech: to relay what someone else has said. "One colleague suggested that we manage clean-up more efficiently." Linking words and phrases: to connect ideas smoothly (furthermore, in addition, however). "Furthermore, time management is essential to ensure snack time fits within the daily schedule." Adverbial phrases: to add detail about how, when, or where something happens. "Efficiently managing clean-up after snack time is important" Noun phrases: to provide detailed descriptions. "A variety of nutritious snacks that kids enjoy can be shared among colleagues." Emphatic structures: to emphasize a point. "It is crucial that we handle food allergies with utmost care."