Transcript Jan Scott - English Language Partners

Jan Scott
English Language Teacher
The Vocab
Box
Sourcing vocabulary
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Vocabulary sourced from learners’ own
lives.
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Talking to people, listening to people
Shopping
At work
Watching TV, watching movies, the news,
listening to talkback, or song lyrics
 Reading the newspaper, signs, books, junkmail
 On the internet, watching Youtube videos.
 Search the dictionary?
2. New words learnt in class.
• Readings / worksheets / listenings / conversations
Presenting vocabulary
• Learners independently learn about their
new word or phrase and tell class:
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Spelling
Word class
Pronunciation
Definition
An example of use in a sentence.
Collocations
• Record on a vocab card and put in box.
Some examples
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Contraception
Puberty
Cramp
Tummy bug
Terminal cancer
Harden up
One too many
It’s up to you.
Practice, practice, practice
1. Chat time
 Take words from the box, use in conversation
2. Vocab Games
 Noughts and crosses
 Hotseat
3. Spelling games
4. Class and pair testing
5. Grammar / tense / sentence structure
Grammar flash cards
Talk about a habit
• Show frequency
Present simple - positive
Learner feedback
• End of term give learners a list of all items
– Typically 100+ words/phrases
“I know how to use many new words.”
“I like chatting and using new vocabulary.”
“My grammar is not quite good. I need the right
grammar. Using the cards helps me to use it.”
“Yesterday when I talked to my case worker I remember
the hard words.”
“A little bit pressure, but I know I have to find it (new
vocab) and my vocabulary is better now.”