School Subject Preferences Deduction Challenges

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Pair Practice (Speaking)

Pair-Practice activities involve learners being organized into pairs for learning tasks that require back-and-forth communication between 2 people. For 1-on-1 lessons with only 1 student, the activities can be practiced by the student and the instructor.

Primary Required Files

The following files (in the quantities specified) are necessary for students to be able to practice this Deduction Challenge activity version.

Secret Cards

A Secret Card Deck can be created from the 1 set of 18 School Subject Preference Cards.
1 deck of 18 cards will be sufficient for simultaneous use by up to 36 participants (or 18 partner-pairs).
For the best long-lasting durability, print, cut, and then laminate each individual card. This should allow for years of regular use, even by younger learners.

School Subject Preference Cards

Printable Cards – Set A

Included Core Vocabulary:

art, biology, chemistry, class, computer, English, geography, history, home-economics, math, music, PE, physics

Phonics Practice Character Names:

Ann, Ben, Bess, Beth, Bill, Dan, Jan, Jen, Jess, Jill, Jim, Ken, Kim, Sim, Tess, Tim, Tom, Will

A4 Format - 2 Pages - PDF

US Letter - 2 Pages - PDF

Deduction Table

There is only one Deduction Table available for this activity, which match all of the information on the 18 cards in School Subject Preference Cards – Set A.
Each partner-pair participating in this speaking activity will need their own Deduction Table.
The Deduction Table is labelled School Subject Preferences Survey Info Table and has the same character preferences information used for the School Subject Vocabulary Survey Activities.
If a Deduction Table is laminated, learners can use an erasable whiteboard marker to systematically cross off characters’ names until only 1 remains.
No cutting required. The Deduction Table can simply be printed on a single sheet of A4 or US Letter.

Deduction Table

Survey Info Table – School Subject Preferences (For All 18 Characters)

Included Core Vocabulary:

art, biology, chemistry, class, computer, English, geography, history, home-economics, math, music, PE, physics

Phonics Practice Character Names:

Ann, Ben, Bess, Beth, Bill, Dan, Jan, Jen, Jess, Jill, Jim, Ken, Kim, Sim, Tess, Tim, Tom, Will

A4 Format - 1 Page - PDF

US Letter - 1 Page - PDF

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Additional Files

The following files are not required, but serve useful optional purposes.

Card-Back Patterns

Printing a unique pattern on the back of each set of cards makes sorting easier and also provides a clean professional look.
Print a pattern on the back of a set of cards BEFORE cutting out the individual cards.
Patterns can also be printed on the backs of Deduction Tables to show which Card Sets they match with. This may be useful for younger learners.

Secret Cards - Card-Backs Pattern - Thumbs Up - Dark Blue & Light Yellow

A4 Format - 1 Page - PDF

US-Letter - 1 Page - PDF

Secret Cards - Card-Backs Pattern - Thumbs Up - Black & Pink

A4 Format - 1 Page - PDF

US-Letter - 1 Page - PDF

Cheat Sheets

For learners who have basic reading skills, using a Cheat Sheet allows them to learn the vocabulary words WHILE they are practicing the speaking activity.
Includes activity Sentence Patterns & Core Vocabulary Words