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Assignment A – Vocabulary Teaching Table
Use this table to help you think about how you will teach the 12 vocabulary items you have selected from the 'What made me the way I
am' text for pre-teaching. Two examples are given to show you how to use it. The table is for the teacher, not the students.
For pronunciation, you may find one of these sites helpful: http://www.phonemicchart.com/transcribe/
https://easypronunciation.com/en/english-phonetic-transcription-converter
How meaning will be Pronunciation Grammatical and Concept questions
No Item Meaning (Transcription and
conveyed to students Word Stress Pattern)
other information (if needed)
mining the process or industry I will show a picture of some /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ mining: the process What do you call the
of obtaining coal or precious stones and minerals and I of obtaining (noun) process in which
other minerals from a will ask the students like: precious stones and
mine Verb. Mining (to minerals are obtained?
mine)
1 -What are these? (showing pictures
of stones and minerals to the
students)
-how do you think these precious
stones or minerals are acquired?
pit a large deep hole in the I will show a picture to the /pIt/ Noun Not needed.
2 ground students.
3 rebellious unwilling to obey I will explain, beginning with /rɪˈbeljəs/ Adjective What is the opposite
rules or accept normal some example scenarios like: of obedient?
standards of (rebellious)
behavior,dress,etc. - playing too much computer (n). rebel
games instead of studying; not Is it acceptable to be
coming home on time; not rebellious? (No)
wearing a school uniform when
going to school;
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, How meaning will be Pronunciation Grammatical and Concept questions
No Item Meaning (Transcription and
conveyed to students Word Stress Pattern)
other information (if needed)
4 enterprises a company or a I will show pictures of some big /entəpraɪz/ Noun Can you name some
business companies to the students big enterprises here in
Vietnam?
5 mainstream the ideas and opinions I will ask the students to name /ˈmeɪnstriːm/ Mainstream.(n) Can you cite some
that are thought to be some things in common to most when you talk mainstreams in the
normal because they are teenagers their age may it be in about the idea or society nowadays?
shared by most people; fashion, music, style, etc. concept
the people whose ideas
and opinions are most
(adj). belonging to
accepted
or characteristic of
a principal
6 hostile aggressive or unfriendly I will explain beginning with /ˈhɒstaɪl/ Adjective What do you think
and ready to argue or the near synonyms unfriendly, might cause someone
fight bully, aggressive and giving Hostility. (n) state to be hostile?
some examples. of being hostile
7 documentary a documentary maker is I will show a sample picture of /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/ Noun How does a
maker defined as a person that a man filming animals in the /ˈmeɪkə(r)/ documentary maker
produce a film or wild. different from a film
television program that maker?
is educational and tells a I will explain the word by
true story
relating it to concept of ‘real-
life’
8 diplomat a person whose job is to I will explain how each and /ˈdɪpləmæt/ Noun Who can be
represent his or her every country has it’s own considered as
country in a foreign representative in a specific diplomat?
country, for example, in country and that is how they are
a embassy called.
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Assignment A – Vocabulary Teaching Table
Use this table to help you think about how you will teach the 12 vocabulary items you have selected from the 'What made me the way I
am' text for pre-teaching. Two examples are given to show you how to use it. The table is for the teacher, not the students.
For pronunciation, you may find one of these sites helpful: http://www.phonemicchart.com/transcribe/
https://easypronunciation.com/en/english-phonetic-transcription-converter
How meaning will be Pronunciation Grammatical and Concept questions
No Item Meaning (Transcription and
conveyed to students Word Stress Pattern)
other information (if needed)
mining the process or industry I will show a picture of some /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ mining: the process What do you call the
of obtaining coal or precious stones and minerals and I of obtaining (noun) process in which
other minerals from a will ask the students like: precious stones and
mine Verb. Mining (to minerals are obtained?
mine)
1 -What are these? (showing pictures
of stones and minerals to the
students)
-how do you think these precious
stones or minerals are acquired?
pit a large deep hole in the I will show a picture to the /pIt/ Noun Not needed.
2 ground students.
3 rebellious unwilling to obey I will explain, beginning with /rɪˈbeljəs/ Adjective What is the opposite
rules or accept normal some example scenarios like: of obedient?
standards of (rebellious)
behavior,dress,etc. - playing too much computer (n). rebel
games instead of studying; not Is it acceptable to be
coming home on time; not rebellious? (No)
wearing a school uniform when
going to school;
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, How meaning will be Pronunciation Grammatical and Concept questions
No Item Meaning (Transcription and
conveyed to students Word Stress Pattern)
other information (if needed)
4 enterprises a company or a I will show pictures of some big /entəpraɪz/ Noun Can you name some
business companies to the students big enterprises here in
Vietnam?
5 mainstream the ideas and opinions I will ask the students to name /ˈmeɪnstriːm/ Mainstream.(n) Can you cite some
that are thought to be some things in common to most when you talk mainstreams in the
normal because they are teenagers their age may it be in about the idea or society nowadays?
shared by most people; fashion, music, style, etc. concept
the people whose ideas
and opinions are most
(adj). belonging to
accepted
or characteristic of
a principal
6 hostile aggressive or unfriendly I will explain beginning with /ˈhɒstaɪl/ Adjective What do you think
and ready to argue or the near synonyms unfriendly, might cause someone
fight bully, aggressive and giving Hostility. (n) state to be hostile?
some examples. of being hostile
7 documentary a documentary maker is I will show a sample picture of /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/ Noun How does a
maker defined as a person that a man filming animals in the /ˈmeɪkə(r)/ documentary maker
produce a film or wild. different from a film
television program that maker?
is educational and tells a I will explain the word by
true story
relating it to concept of ‘real-
life’
8 diplomat a person whose job is to I will explain how each and /ˈdɪpləmæt/ Noun Who can be
represent his or her every country has it’s own considered as
country in a foreign representative in a specific diplomat?
country, for example, in country and that is how they are
a embassy called.
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