The document discusses using flashcards with young learners. It defines flashcards as cards with words, numbers, or pictures that teachers flash to students. Flashcards are useful for exploiting visual and kinesthetic intelligence, combining written and visual forms, and helping students memorize vocabulary. The document outlines advantages like being cheap and usable anywhere, and disadvantages like some topics not being illustrated well. It provides examples of memory, drilling, identification, interaction, and production activities teachers can do with flashcards and recommends sources to obtain or make flashcards.