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Visual puzzle
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 task of deciphering the visual puzzles can be difficult and as the task involves little communication, it is advisable to set short time limits or keep the numberof puzzles presented to a minimum.
One of the most renowned visual puzzle is of a Mexican or cowboy performing an activity and viewed from above, such as the following:
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:
