Vocabulary Teaching Table
Vocabulary Teaching Table
Vocabulary Teaching Table
Use this table to help you think about how you will teach the 12 vocabulary items you have selected from the 'What made me the way I
am' text for pre-teaching. Two examples are given to show you how to use it. The table is for the teacher, not the students.
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Pronunciation
How meaning will be (Transcription and Grammatical and Concept questions
No Item Meaning
conveyed to students Word Stress other information (if needed)
Pattern)
Award A prize or other mark I will show a picture to students /ə'wɔ:d/ - phonemic Verb / Noun T: “Would anyone like
of recognition given script to tell us about an
in honour of an award that was given
achievement. əˈwɔrd to you?”
T: “Yes, Lisa, how did
Word stress: oO
you receive your
award?”
1 Lisa : “I received an
award in Grade 7 for
the best English
student in class”
T: Wow that’s a
terrific achievement,
well done.” Anyone
else?”
Reflect/ (of a surface or body) I will show the students a short /rɪ'flekt/ - phonemic Verb
Reflection of throw back (heat, video clip on the reflection of script
2 light light, or sound) light, I will then elicit.
without absorbing it. rɪˈflɛkt
Word Stress: oO
3 Communities a group of people /kə'mju:nətɪz/ - Noun
Pronunciation
How meaning will be (Transcription and Grammatical and Concept questions
No Item Meaning
conveyed to students Word Stress other information (if needed)
Pattern)
4 Planning Is the process of /'plænɪŋ/ - phonemic Noun
thinking about the script
activities required to
achieve a desired Word Stress: Oo
goal/ the process of
making plans for
something.
5 Treat Behave towards or /'tri:t/ - phonemic Verb
deal with in a certain script
way
"she had been Word Stress: O
brutally treated"
"the two
were treated for cuts
and bruises"
6 Minority The smaller number /maɪ'nɒrətɪ/ - Noun
or part, especially a phonemic script