๐Ÿ‚ Autumn Ramble

Taking time to ramble

An autumn reading & collocations lesson. Your pictures and the article are built in. You can swap any picture with the ๐Ÿ–ผ button (โœ• brings the original back), and students' work is kept in this browser.

1

Look at the fall pictures and discuss:

  1. Which of the words on the covers do you think best represents your autumn so far? Why?
  2. What emotions or ideas do the words on these pictures evoke?

Use ๏ผ‹ to vote for the word that fits your autumn. The most popular card gets a gold frame.

2
  1. What do these things might have in common?
  2. Read the first paragraph of the article and see if you were any close to guessing.
  3. Match the definitions to the pictures.

Task 2.1 & 2.3 ยท Drag (or tap) a definition onto a picture

Our guess: what do they have in common?

Task 2.2 ยท First paragraph

First paragraph of the articleFirst paragraph of the article

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3

Now read the whole text and answer the questions.

The article: Ramble

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Questions

Teacher key (check against your text)
  1. To walk for pleasure in the countryside; to talk or write in an aimless, long-winded way; to describe a plant that sends out long shoots.
  2. Wandering with no clock-watching and no to-do list: a light mood, free of responsibilities for a while.
  3. Plants ramble with a purpose, reaching for space and light. The author suggests people may secretly do the same, looking for space in their heads or around them.
  4. It comes just before autumn routines start again, so a ramble leaves you refreshed and ready for them.
  5. You can ramble on foot or in your thoughts; both mean wandering without a fixed route or goal.
4
  1. Take a pumpkin out of the basket and expand the word on it into a collocation. Find the collocation in the text.
  2. Once you are ready, hide your notes and match the collocations with their meanings.
  3. Now try to remember in what context these collocations were used in the text. Check the text if needed.
5

Complete the sentences with your ideas. Then share them with your partner and see if they can relate.

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Pick a flower and read a fun phrase wishing you a fantastic season.

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