Arctic & Antarctic / Arctic & Antarctic: Small Talk Cards for the English Classroom

The Smalltalk Cards are conversation cards for English lessons, with which children can freely answer questions in English about the Arctic and Antarctic, such as “How does a penguin walk?” or “What do polar bears eat?” The questions range from polar bears, penguins and whales to igloos, icebergs and snowstorms, as well as the Titanic, and some ask for the children’s own imagination, such as whether a polar bear could be friends with a penguin.

What is included in the material

• 23 Smalltalk Cards, each with an English question on the topic
• Instructions with the procedure and tips for use

Tips for using the material

• As an introduction: The cards are suitable as an introduction to a lesson, allowing children to use and expand their existing vocabulary.
• In pairs or small groups: The learners take turns drawing a card from the face-down pile and answering the question on it.

These skills are promoted

• Free speaking, because the children formulate their answers in English themselves
• Vocabulary about the Arctic and Antarctic with words such as polar bear, iceberg, igloo and snowstorm
• Listening, because the other children in the group follow the answers

On the same topic, there is also the Smalltalk Game, the explanation game Don’t say it! and the What am I? Cards.