Summary Level 5 TEFL Academy Assignment C - Part 2.ii

Assignment C - Part 2.ii
3 follow-up activities for exploiting the authentic text with your advanced students.
Note: 1. Do not use all 3 activities at once.
2. They need not be linked to one another.
First Activity
a) A dictionary activity, for vocabulary and dictionary skills development AFTER your class has read or listened to
your selected text. You may follow your comprehension lesson with this activity or use it later in another lesson.

Name of Activity: Dictionary Quiz
Time: 15 – 20 minutes
Aims:
 To build on students’ autonomy on dictionary usage.
 To consolidate the meanings of words in different linguistic forms.
 To contextualise new vocabulary through integration with dictionary work.

Teacher’s Instructions:
 Show the video clip (twice if needed) to the students
 Get students to work independently.
 Hand out worksheets to each student.
 Explain instructions for quiz.
 Monitor and help if needed.
 Set the timeframe
 Obtain feedback at end of activity.
 Drill key words and emphasise pronunciation.
 Test for understanding.

Materials provided by Teacher:
 Worksheets-dictionary quiz
 Transcript of video clip
 Laptop to show video clip(4minutes, 16 seconds) (if done at a later lesson, if students request)

Materials students need to have:
 Pens/pencils
 Dictionaries
 Writing pad

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Student Worksheet
Use your dictionary to answer the following questions based on the video you watched: 3 Tips to boost your
confidence

1. ‘Optimism’ refers to an act of associating success with something happening in the future.
Find 3 other synonyms of ‘optimism’ and use one in a sentence.
a. __________________ b. __________________ c. ___________________
Sentence:
________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the opposite of ‘optimism’? ___________________________________________________
2. Explain the term ‘head-on’ and use in a sentence _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Define the word ‘constructive’, and use it in a sentence.
Definition: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Create sentences for the following words using different parts of speech.


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, a. ‘pose’
As a noun: ____________________________________________________________________________________
b. courageously’
As an adverb: __________________________________________________________________________________
c. ‘empowered’
As an adjective: ________________________________________________________________________________
5. Use ‘self-esteem’ in a future tense sentence.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. These words are not in the text. Find their meanings and then find antonyms from the text for them:
destructive ___________________ lost ______________________ loose ______________________
death _______________ later ______________________ tangle _________________________
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Teacher’s Model
1. a. hopefulness b. cheerfulness c. confidence
Sentence example: I have confidence in the fact that I will pass this assignment.
Optimism – pessimism (opposite)
2. ‘head-on’ sentence example: approach directly, no hesitation. At first I was not confident about this assignment, but
then I decided to confront the task head-on and began my research.
3. ‘constructive’ definition: useful or beneficial purpose, helping to improve
Sentence example: I really appreciated the constructive criticism my teacher gave me for my assignment.
4. a. ‘pose’ (n): We admired the cute poses of our little grand-daughter.
b. ‘courageously’ (adv): Despite the many challenges, he courageously continued with the project he was part off.
c. ‘empowered’ (adj): At the Self Care workshop I met many confident and empowered young women.
5. ‘self-esteem’(future tense): I hope that after attending this Self Care workshop my low self-esteem will improve.
6. Antonyms: destructive – constructive lost – discovered loose – fixed
death – growth later – immediately tangle - untangle




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