'What's the Matter?' Mix 'n' Match Card Set

A hands-on matching game designed to help students connect vocabulary with meaning and use language confidently in the classroom.

Each set includes image cards and matching text cards in the target language. Students match pairs to reinforce vocabulary recognition, pronunciation and recall through active learning.

How this resource supports language learning:

• Builds strong vocabulary recognition through visual and text matching
• Reinforces correct pronunciation through whole-class modelling and repetition
• Encourages repeated exposure to key words in a structured way
• Supports memory through active, game-based learning
• Promotes speaking by encouraging students to say each word aloud as they match

Classroom use:

• Introduce new vocabulary through matching activities
• Use in small groups or pairs for collaborative learning
• Have students say each word aloud as they match cards
• Extend into simple speaking sentences using the matched pairs
• Play memory, snap or sorting games
• Use as a quick revision or warm-up activity

Designed for primary classrooms, these cards are simple to use, highly engaging and require no preparation.

Text: I need to go to the sickroom, I don't feel very well, I've had an x-ray, I've had a needle, I've cut my finger, I've broken my leg, I'm going to be sick!, I've got a temperature, I've got a cold, my arm is broken, I've got a headache, my nose is bleeding, I've bruised my knee, I've got a toothache, I've got an earache, Can I have a band aid?, I've got something in my eye, I need my medicine, I need my tablets, I've got a stomach ache, I feel better.