CELT
VOCABULARY ANALYSIS FORM
Lesson Planning - TP 8
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Word/phrase What does the word mean? Pronunciation
How are you going to write How are you going to check meaning? e.g. Write the stress and phonemes to
the form on the board? pictures/mime/CCQs (remember to provide answers to aid pronunciation
(stress, p.o.s) CCQs)
1. Ancient (A2) Meaning: Very old. From a long time ago. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪnʃənt/
Use a cline to demonstrate Elicit from students: an·cient
the meaning; use whiteboard - Can you name things that we can find in the Museum of
and phonemic transcript for archaeology? Can we say they are very old?
individual sounds, indicate - Can you tell me something that you think is ancient? Word stress: The stress falls on the
stress. first syllable.
CCQs:
new old ancient 1. Is 'ancient' used to describe something new or old?
(Old)
2. If something is 'ancient', is it only a little bit old or very
old? (Very old) Common mistakes:
3. Can you use 'ancient' to describe a car that is 10 Might be pronounced more like "an-si-
ancien years old? (No) ent"
t Emphasise sounds: [ʃ];[eɪ]
Examples: Egyptian Civilization, Pyramids, the
City of Petra, tomb, artifacts, ruins
Synonyms (similar meanings): old, archaic
Other ways to say: very old, prehistoric, elderly,
old-fashioned
Antonyms (opposites): new, modern, up-to-date,
recent, cutting-edge, latest
Form: Adjective. It can be used before a noun or after
linking verbs (attributive position/ predicative position)
- Non-gradable, extreme adjective: ancient
- Modifiers: really
- Noun: (the) ancients (people who lived in ancient
times)
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Appropriacy:
This computer is ancient – I need to get a new one.
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(humour/exaggeration)
Anticipated Problems/Solutions:
Problem: Using instead of ‘old’:
Solution: highlight the extreme meaning of ‘very old’,
‘archaic’.
Problem: Using comparative/superlative forms:
Solution: highlight with non-gradable adjectives we usually
use modifiers to intensify the meaning.
2. Antique (B1) Meaning: valuable, rare, old, or of high quality, old- Pronunciation: /ænˈtiːk/
fashioned
Show picture; elicit examples an·tique
from the students, provide (the word is not completely unfamiliar, there is a similar
paraphrasing. word in Spanish ‘antiguo’).
Word stress: the stress is on the
second syllable.
CCQs:
1. Is an antique thing new or old? (Old)
antiqu 2. Is every old thing an antique thing? (No, it usually Common mistakes: Ss may misplace
the stress.
e refers to rare, valuable and very old)
3. Do antique things usually have a low or high value? Pronunciation of -que not as [k]
(Usually high value)
Synonyms (similar meanings): old-fashioned,
classic
Antonyms (opposites): modern, new,
contemporary
Examples: silver, jewellery, lace, furniture
Paraphrase: an antique item: a valuable item
from the past; a collector's item from the past.
- Form: Adjective. It can be used before a noun or after
linking verbs (attributive position/ predicative position)
- Non-gradable, extreme adjective: antique
- Modifiers: really
- Noun: antique/antiques
VOCABULARY ANALYSIS FORM
Lesson Planning - TP 8
A
Word/phrase What does the word mean? Pronunciation
How are you going to write How are you going to check meaning? e.g. Write the stress and phonemes to
the form on the board? pictures/mime/CCQs (remember to provide answers to aid pronunciation
(stress, p.o.s) CCQs)
1. Ancient (A2) Meaning: Very old. From a long time ago. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪnʃənt/
Use a cline to demonstrate Elicit from students: an·cient
the meaning; use whiteboard - Can you name things that we can find in the Museum of
and phonemic transcript for archaeology? Can we say they are very old?
individual sounds, indicate - Can you tell me something that you think is ancient? Word stress: The stress falls on the
stress. first syllable.
CCQs:
new old ancient 1. Is 'ancient' used to describe something new or old?
(Old)
2. If something is 'ancient', is it only a little bit old or very
old? (Very old) Common mistakes:
3. Can you use 'ancient' to describe a car that is 10 Might be pronounced more like "an-si-
ancien years old? (No) ent"
t Emphasise sounds: [ʃ];[eɪ]
Examples: Egyptian Civilization, Pyramids, the
City of Petra, tomb, artifacts, ruins
Synonyms (similar meanings): old, archaic
Other ways to say: very old, prehistoric, elderly,
old-fashioned
Antonyms (opposites): new, modern, up-to-date,
recent, cutting-edge, latest
Form: Adjective. It can be used before a noun or after
linking verbs (attributive position/ predicative position)
- Non-gradable, extreme adjective: ancient
- Modifiers: really
- Noun: (the) ancients (people who lived in ancient
times)
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Appropriacy:
This computer is ancient – I need to get a new one.
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(humour/exaggeration)
Anticipated Problems/Solutions:
Problem: Using instead of ‘old’:
Solution: highlight the extreme meaning of ‘very old’,
‘archaic’.
Problem: Using comparative/superlative forms:
Solution: highlight with non-gradable adjectives we usually
use modifiers to intensify the meaning.
2. Antique (B1) Meaning: valuable, rare, old, or of high quality, old- Pronunciation: /ænˈtiːk/
fashioned
Show picture; elicit examples an·tique
from the students, provide (the word is not completely unfamiliar, there is a similar
paraphrasing. word in Spanish ‘antiguo’).
Word stress: the stress is on the
second syllable.
CCQs:
1. Is an antique thing new or old? (Old)
antiqu 2. Is every old thing an antique thing? (No, it usually Common mistakes: Ss may misplace
the stress.
e refers to rare, valuable and very old)
3. Do antique things usually have a low or high value? Pronunciation of -que not as [k]
(Usually high value)
Synonyms (similar meanings): old-fashioned,
classic
Antonyms (opposites): modern, new,
contemporary
Examples: silver, jewellery, lace, furniture
Paraphrase: an antique item: a valuable item
from the past; a collector's item from the past.
- Form: Adjective. It can be used before a noun or after
linking verbs (attributive position/ predicative position)
- Non-gradable, extreme adjective: antique
- Modifiers: really
- Noun: antique/antiques
