2. Hold up one of the cards and say, "This word is [say the word]."
3. Have the students repeat the word several times.
4. Hold up another card and repeat the procedure until all the vocabulary words have been introduced.
5. Display the card next to the appropriate visual and have the students read the word, first chorally, then individually.
6. Hand out the word cards to students.
7. Have the students put the word cards next to the appropriate visual and say the word.
8. Repeat until each student has had the opportunity to place and read each word.

Once the learners have a good grasp of the new words, they can continue to review them in subsequent classes through games such as Bingo and Concentration. (See Activities to Promote Interaction and Communication for further ideas.)

A dialogue often provides the content for the reading for beginning-level learners. (See Lesson Plan, Beginning Level.) Again, because of limited written and oral vocabulary, beginning-level students will need to hear a dialogue several times before they feel comfortable reading it.

1. Draw stick figures of two people.
2. Move from side to side in front of each figure as you model the dialogue.
3. Have the students repeat each line several times.
4. Ask for two volunteers to repeat the dialogue. Have them come to the front of the room. Have one student repeat one of the parts after you; then have the other student repeat the other part.
5. Divide the class in half. Have each half take a part of the dialogue and repeat after you.
6. Have the students work in pairs, saying the dialogue.

Once the learners have practiced the dialogue orally, they can begin to read it.

1. Write each line of the dialogue on a strip of paper.
2. Mount the strips, in order of the conversation, on the board or a wall.
3. Read the sentences, pointing to each word as you read it.
4. Have the students read aloud with you several times, first chorally, then individually.
5. Hand each of the sentence strips to students and have them come to the board to order them. Repeat several times until each student has had an opportunity to order the sentences.
6. The dialogue also may be typed so that each student or pair of students can have a copy. Cut the dialogue into strips and put the strips in an envelope. Give each pair of students an envelope and have them put the strips in order at their tables.