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(It appeared once in unit 8 of English Network Starter Compact.)  \n• Divide the class into two groups, A and B, and give them the corresponding work sheets.  \n• Ask the students to work together with someone from their own group, and try to replace each crossed-out work with another word which means more or less the opposite. You might wish to set a five-minute time limit for this.  \n• At the end of the allotted time, ask the students to stand up and find anew partner from the other group. The words that group A was supposed to write are the crossed-out words in group B’s text, and visa-versa.(These instructions are also given in German at the bottom of the worksheets.)  \n• If anyone asks why the word awful isn’t given as the opposite of wonderful, explain that the article in the sentence is a, not an, so the next word has to start with a consonant sound: a terrible night.  \nOpposites English for Adults  \nOpposites – Group A  \nErsetzen Sie jedes durchgestrichene Wort mit einem anderen Wort, das mehr oder minder das Gegenteil bedeutet.  \n“Good ~~morning~~   . I’m John. Nice to meet you.  \nIsn’t it a ~~wonderful~~   ~~day~~   ?  \nDo you like this town? I think it’s very ~~interesting~~   here. This is the ~~best~~   town in the country!  \nI ~~always~~   come here at the weekend.  \nMy ~~parents~~   ~~work~~   here every day. Are you ~~happy~~   here?  \nPlease ~~stand up~~   .  \nIt’s nine o’clock, so we’re ~~early~~   , I think. Are you a ~~teacher~~   here?  \nDo you know my ~~brother~~   ?  \n~~He~~   is a ~~tall~~   ~~young~~   ~~man~~   from London. Everyone knows ~~him~~   here.  \n~~He~~   wants to r~~ead~~   a book about Oxford. Hey, can you hear me? Please ~~speak~~   to me!  \nJetzt finden Sie bitte einen neuen Partner aus Gruppe B, und vergleichen Sie Ihre Antworten. Die Wörter, die Sie hätten schreiben sollen, sind die durchgestrichenen Wörter im Text der Gruppe B, und umgekehrt.  \nOpposites English for Adults  \nOpposites – Group B  \nErsetzen Sie jedes durchgestrichene Wort mit einem anderen Wort, das mehr oder minder das Gegenteil bedeutet.  \n“Good ~~evening~~   . I’m John. Nice to meet you.  \nIsn’t it a ~~terrible~~   ~~night~~   ?  \nDo you like this town? I think it’s very ~~boring~~   here. This is the ~~worst~~   town in the country!  \nI ~~never~~   come here at the weekend.  \nMy ~~children~~   ~~play~~   here every day. Are you ~~unhappy~~   here?  \nPlease ~~sit down~~    \nIt’s nine o’clock, so we’re ~~late~~   , I think. Are you a ~~student~~   here?  \nDo you know my ~~sister~~   ?  \n~~She~~   is a ~~shor~~t   ~~old~~   ~~woman~~   from London. Everyone knows ~~her~~   here.  \n~~She~~   wants to ~~write~~   a book about Oxford. Hey, can you hear me? Please ~~listen~~   to me!  \nJetzt finden Sie bitte einen neuen Partner aus Gruppe A, und vergleichen Sie Ihre Antworten. Die Wörter, die Sie hätten schreiben sollen, sind die durchgestrichenen Wörter im Text der Gruppe A, und umgekehrt.","cbCaisZW5S2AuF0o","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisZW5S2AuF0o","pdf",336584,"English","# Classroom Activities English for Adults\n## Opposites (Vocabulary)","[{\"question\":\"How do students complete the Opposites activity?\",\"answer\":\"They replace each crossed-out word in their text with another word meaning more or less the opposite. 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