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.
Name of Activity Dictionary Quiz
Time 15 Minutes
For students to effectively use a dictionary to locate words and
Aims
comprehend the meaning, form and pronunciation of the words.
1. Handout dictionaries and Dictionary Quiz worksheet to each
student
2. Give students instructions for the quiz: a. Students must work
individually for this activity b. All the questions need to be
Teacher’s Instructions
answered
3. Monitor and assist where necessary
4. Give feedback and discuss
5. Drill and test understanding
Dictionaries
Dictionary quiz worksheets
Materials
Pens
Reading text (Two Unsung Mental Health Benefits Of Travel)
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, Dictionary Quiz
Answers in red
Research the words below in the dictionary, define the word, identify the word class and use the
word in a sentence.
Horizon
Definition:______________________________________________________________________________________
the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea
Word Class:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Noun
Self
Definition:______________________________________________________________________________________
the set of someone's characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make
that person different from other people
Word Class:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Noun
Facilitates
Definition:______________________________________________________________________________________
to make something possible or easier
Word Class:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Verb
Research the words below in the dictionary, identify the synonym for the word.
Loathe
Synonym:______________________________________________________________________________________
Hate or detest
Anticipation
Synonym:______________________________________________________________________________________
Expectation or hope
Research the words below in the dictionary and construct your own sentence using the words:
Glow
Sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________
Derive
Sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________
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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.
Name of Activity Dictionary Quiz
Time 15 Minutes
For students to effectively use a dictionary to locate words and
Aims
comprehend the meaning, form and pronunciation of the words.
1. Handout dictionaries and Dictionary Quiz worksheet to each
student
2. Give students instructions for the quiz: a. Students must work
individually for this activity b. All the questions need to be
Teacher’s Instructions
answered
3. Monitor and assist where necessary
4. Give feedback and discuss
5. Drill and test understanding
Dictionaries
Dictionary quiz worksheets
Materials
Pens
Reading text (Two Unsung Mental Health Benefits Of Travel)
© 2020 The TEFL Academy. All rights reserved. 1
, Dictionary Quiz
Answers in red
Research the words below in the dictionary, define the word, identify the word class and use the
word in a sentence.
Horizon
Definition:______________________________________________________________________________________
the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea
Word Class:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Noun
Self
Definition:______________________________________________________________________________________
the set of someone's characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make
that person different from other people
Word Class:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Noun
Facilitates
Definition:______________________________________________________________________________________
to make something possible or easier
Word Class:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Verb
Research the words below in the dictionary, identify the synonym for the word.
Loathe
Synonym:______________________________________________________________________________________
Hate or detest
Anticipation
Synonym:______________________________________________________________________________________
Expectation or hope
Research the words below in the dictionary and construct your own sentence using the words:
Glow
Sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________
Derive
Sentence:______________________________________________________________________________________
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