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Two important factors for learning English as a foreign language with young learners are the desire to learn and the enthusiasm for foreign languages. Teachers need to consider that young learners perceive the world holistically and learning a foreign language depends on their developmental stage. Young learners learn a new language spontaneously and without prejudice, which makes their learning effective. Activities must be chosen in order to attract pupils’ attention as well as amuse and teach them, therefore the knowledge is more durable. A great tool for learning English are games with picture cards. Pupils hear and see words and at the same time learn the language and new vocabulary. It is important for a child to develop not just auditory but also visual literacy, as receiving information through pictures is part of the learning process. Pupils will not only be able to name things based on the pictures bus also form sentences. The purpose of this paper is to present examples of activities with picture cards in English classes in the first cycle of primary school, with activities getting more difficult with the age and level of (prior) knowledge of the pupils. The paper provides activities for presenting the topic of animals, with the aim for pupils to become active and confident speakers.