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Free Opposites 12 Card Lesson Pack for Beginner ESL

Use clear visual contrasts to make basic opposite adjectives memorable, meaningful and easy to say.

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Preview of Opposites 12 card beginner ESL lesson pack
24-page printable PDF
A0-A1
35-45 minutes
12 visual vocabulary cards

What's inside

A complete beginner lesson, ready to print

Teacher lesson plan

12 full-page image-only flashcards

12 four-per-page image-and-word cards

Two study worksheets

Two play worksheets

Movement and speaking game

Pack preview

Visual materials with clear teacher guidance

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Target language

Twelve useful opposite adjectives words

Model and practise: “Is it ___ or ___? It is ___.”

big
small
hot
cold
fast
slow
old
young
clean
dirty
happy
sad

Teach it step by step

A flexible lesson flow for beginner learners

  1. 1

    Present the image-only flashcards.

  2. 2

    Practise with the image-and-word cards.

  3. 3

    Complete the two study worksheets.

  4. 4

    Use the official Classendo play worksheets for supported speaking.

  5. 5

    Finish with Opposites Dash and a spoken review.

Study worksheets

Picture match

Match each opposite adjectives picture to the correct word.

Write and respond

Write the opposite adjectives words, then complete and say the target language.

Play worksheets

Classendo four-board Tic-Tac-Toe

Say the pictured card correctly before writing X or O.

Classendo Bullseye

Drop a token, say the target sentence, then take the printed score.

Movement game: Opposites Dash

An active speaking review using the opposite adjectives cards and target language.

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