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[[Image:Frying_an_egg.png|thumb|left|A Mexican, or cowboy, (who is) frying an egg]] | [[Image:Frying_an_egg.png|thumb|left|A Mexican, or cowboy, (who is) frying an egg]] | ||
Perhaps the most useful language point demonstrated in this type of puzzle is the reduced relative clause, in which the relative pronoun is omitted. Further examples are as follows: | |||
Revision as of 22:18, 13 October 2012
Visual puzzles
Visual puzzles are commonly used in TEFL to teach grammatical structures such as relative clauses, or (semi)fixed phrases such as "more or less". The taks of deciphersing the visual puzzles can vary in difficulty, and as the task involves little communication, it is advisable to set short time limits and ensure that the puzzles share a common language point.
One of the most renowned visual puzzle is of Mexican or cowboy performing an activity and viewed from above, such as the following one -
Perhaps the most useful language point demonstrated in this type of puzzle is the reduced relative clause, in which the relative pronoun is omitted. Further examples are as follows:
