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Ways of
Presenting
Vocabulary
Presented by: Susana Marie Diampoc
Drill:
How many words can you
form in 25 seconds?
MINUTES
If you got :
9 above – excellent
4-5 – good
2-3 – fair
0- 1 - poor
Why Vocabulary?
“Without grammar verylittle can
be conveyed, without vocabulary
nothing can be conveyed”
( David Wilkins )
A. Realia
By pictures, we mean
B. Pictures
blackboard drawings, wall pictures
and charts, flashcards and any
other non- technical visual
representation.
Pictures can be use to explain
the meaning of vocabulary items.
A picture can also be used to
create a situation or a context.
A. Realia
B. Pictures
Running
A. Realia
B. Pictures
Reading
Video
A. Realia
Crying
B. Pictures
Video
A. Realia
Disadvantages:
*Learners fail to develop an independent L2 lexicons
( indirect access of L2 words by means of L1
equivalents)
•Words are less memorable
•* Translation can develop too much reliance on
direct translation from the mother tongue.
Example:
A. Realia
Scene 1
Teacher: Does anyone know the English for pantalon? It’s
trousers..Listen it’s trousers. Trousers repeat.
Students: Trousers.
•Alternative to Translation
•Using real objects
•Illustrate or demonstrate
•Visual aids
A. Realia
Video
How to create concept questions:
A. Realia
The first thing to consider is what exactly the word
or phrase means. You will probably feel you know
this, but it can often really be worth looking it up in
a dictionary to get all the elements of meaning.
B. Pictures
For example, the word “cosy”. The dictionary says: “
A place that is small, comfortable and warm: the
living room was warm and cosy.”
easy or difficult?
A. Realia
1. Similarity to L1
The difficulty of a vocabulary item often
depends on how similar the items is in form
and meaning to the students’ first
B. Pictures language.
2. Similarity to English words already known
Once students have learned some English
words, then a word which is related to an
English word they are already familiar with
is easier than one which is not.
•Game Chain
B. Pictures
• Listen Carefully
• Game Password
• Quick Fire Vocabulary
• Word Squares
•Word Search
• Secret Spies
•Telegram
• Leave the room
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A. Realia
B. Pictures