Assignment C - Part 2.ii
Activities
Three follow-up activities for exploiting the authentic text with advanced students
Before you begin, read the instructions and notes on the assignment platform and the relevant
section of Advice on Approaching this Assignment.
First Activity
a) A dictionary activity, for vocabulary and dictionary skills development AFTER the class have
read or listened to your selected text.
This could be used later in the same lesson or in another lesson. You can use the vocabulary items
you have selected for pre-teaching or make a different selection. The vocabulary must be from the
text or clearly relevant to the text.
Dictionary Quiz
Name of Activity
15-20min
Time
To develop learners dictionary skills
To use dictionary to locate words, understanding meaning &
Aims different ways of applying them
To develop learners skill of prediction when coming across new
vocabulary & promoting creativity
Hand out dictionaries to learners
Explain the instructions to learners for dictionary quiz
Each learner to complete quiz individually
Teacher’s Instructions
Monitor & assist learners when needed
Give feedback to learners
Drill definitions
Worksheets
Materials Dictionaries
Authentic text ( 7 negative effects of social media)
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, Dictionary Quiz
Name: Date:
NOTE: Remember to give definitions according to the context of the reading text.
1. Write down the definition & clarify the word class of the following words from the text:
Social Media:
Fake:
Phenomenon:
Productivity:
2. Explain the term ‘chronic’ and use it in a sentence.
3. Bullying refers to the use of power or strength to frighten or hurt weaker people. In your own,
define what “cyber bullying” is
4. These words are not in the text. Find their meaning & then find synonyms from the text for
them
Allegedly
Friends
Several
5. What is the past tense of ‘embarrass’
6. If an activity or substance is ‘addictive’, it makes people unable to stop using or doing it.
What part of speech is ‘addictive’?
a) Noun
b) Adjective
c) Verb
d) Adverb
7. Unscramble the following words (Tip: Look at authentic text for clues)
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Activities
Three follow-up activities for exploiting the authentic text with advanced students
Before you begin, read the instructions and notes on the assignment platform and the relevant
section of Advice on Approaching this Assignment.
First Activity
a) A dictionary activity, for vocabulary and dictionary skills development AFTER the class have
read or listened to your selected text.
This could be used later in the same lesson or in another lesson. You can use the vocabulary items
you have selected for pre-teaching or make a different selection. The vocabulary must be from the
text or clearly relevant to the text.
Dictionary Quiz
Name of Activity
15-20min
Time
To develop learners dictionary skills
To use dictionary to locate words, understanding meaning &
Aims different ways of applying them
To develop learners skill of prediction when coming across new
vocabulary & promoting creativity
Hand out dictionaries to learners
Explain the instructions to learners for dictionary quiz
Each learner to complete quiz individually
Teacher’s Instructions
Monitor & assist learners when needed
Give feedback to learners
Drill definitions
Worksheets
Materials Dictionaries
Authentic text ( 7 negative effects of social media)
© 2020 The TEFL Academy. All rights reserved. 1
, Dictionary Quiz
Name: Date:
NOTE: Remember to give definitions according to the context of the reading text.
1. Write down the definition & clarify the word class of the following words from the text:
Social Media:
Fake:
Phenomenon:
Productivity:
2. Explain the term ‘chronic’ and use it in a sentence.
3. Bullying refers to the use of power or strength to frighten or hurt weaker people. In your own,
define what “cyber bullying” is
4. These words are not in the text. Find their meaning & then find synonyms from the text for
them
Allegedly
Friends
Several
5. What is the past tense of ‘embarrass’
6. If an activity or substance is ‘addictive’, it makes people unable to stop using or doing it.
What part of speech is ‘addictive’?
a) Noun
b) Adjective
c) Verb
d) Adverb
7. Unscramble the following words (Tip: Look at authentic text for clues)
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