Autumn: Word and Picture Cards for English Lessons

These Word and Picture Cards show English autumn words such as pumpkin, hedgehog or raincoat, each as a colour illustration with the word underneath.

What is included in the material

• 58 word-picture cards each with an English word and a colour illustration of nature, animals, fruit and vegetables, clothing, weather, harvest and Halloween
• Information page with 9 ideas for using word-picture cards in the classroom

Tips for using the material

• Introducing new words: The cards are suitable for introducing vocabulary and practising pronunciation by looking at the picture and pronouncing the corresponding word together.
• Describe and guess: Working in pairs or groups, one person can describe the picture while the other guesses the corresponding word.
• Sentences and stories: Learners can use the words to form sentences or come up with and write short stories about the pictures.
• Learning stations: At stations in the classroom, tasks such as describing a picture or forming a sentence can be offered.

These skills are promoted

• Vocabulary related to autumn, from woodland animals such as fox and badger to vegetables such as leek and beetroot
• Pronunciation and speaking when naming and describing the pictures
• Writing words and short sentences

To complement this, there are also Vocabulary Cards, a Memo Game and Bingo related to autumn.