TEFL Academy Module 2 (Vocabulary) with complete solutions

Knowing a vocabulary item well enough to use it productively includes knowing: correct answersa) its written and spoken forms (spelling and pronunciation) b) its grammatical category and other grammatical information (to be covered in Module 3) c) related words (word family - adjective, adverb, verb, noun) d) common collocations (words that often come before or after it, e.g. dry wine, hard frost, proud - be/feel proud of something/someone, to make someone proud) e) whether it is formal or informal (e.g. 'go jump in the lake' is informal) When teaching a new vocabulary item, there are three key things the teacher should do: correct answers· Present it in a clear context · Explain the meaning (also cover form and pronunciation - MFP) · Check that students understand Base Word correct answersA group of words which are all clearly related to each other is called a word family. All the words in the family have the same basic meaning and the same core form. This core form is called a base word cognate correct answersThe term for related words across different languages is collocation correct answersOther words that are commonly used with the word: by/on/at a lake. This is called