The TEFL Academy assignment 2-part 2.2 (3 activities)

Assignment 2, Part 2.2
Three Activities for exploiting the authentic text with advanced students

A) A dictionary activity (see Unit 2) – either an activity which could be used for vocabulary pre-
teaching or one which could be used as a follow-up for further vocabulary development.

Name of Activity: Test your dictionary skills

How Long the Activity would Take: 20 minutes

Aims: Equip students with the skills on how to use a dictionary and broaden their vocabulary

Teacher’s Instructions: Everyone take a dictionary and answer the questions on the worksheet

Materials: Dictionary, Worksheet

Worksheet:

Write the definition of the following words:

1.a)Organs:


1.b)Trigger:



1.c)Reproduce:



Write a synonym for the following words.

2.a)Transmit :
2.b)Diversity :
2.c)Personnel :

What parts of speech are the following words?
3.a)Swelling :
3.b)Bacteria :
3.c)Variable :


4)Make your own sentence using the word Detect:



Are the following words singular or plural?
5.a)Disorders:

, 5.b)Bacteria :

6)In what tense is the word: Infected?


MEMO

1.a)Organs: A part of an organism which is typically self-contained and has a
specific vital function.
1.b)Trigger: An event that is the cause of a particular action, process, or
situation.
1.c)Reproduce:(of an organism) produce offspring by a sexual or asexual
process.

2.a) transfer, spread etc
2.b) variety, difference
2.c) staff, employees, people

3.a)Adjective
3.b)Noun
3.c)Adjective

4.) listen to class examples
5.a)Plural
5.b)Plural
6) past particle