TEACHING VOCABULARY AT PRIMARY SCHOOL OLENA REMEZ English teacher of school of Molodetske Mankivka district

… Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed. If you spend most of your time studying grammar, your English will not improve very much. You will see most improvement if you learn more words and expressions. David Wilkins

Vocabulary is one of the fundamentals of English Teaching vocabulary is one of the key points in teaching a foreign language. Vocabulary is the first and foremost important step in language acquisition. Students need to be prepared with a wide and vivid vocabulary to compete in the world's marketplace. Teaching vocabulary is one of the key points in teaching a foreign language. Vocabulary is the first and foremost important step in language acquisition. Students need to be prepared with a wide and vivid vocabulary to compete in the world's marketplace.

Important Points for Teaching Vocabularies Motivation Motivation Enjoyment Enjoyment Various strategies for learning vocabulary Various strategies for learning vocabulary In and out of class In and out of class Regular revision Regular revision Recycling Recycling Textbook support Textbook support

Whats involved in knowing a word? meaning spelling pronunciation grammar collocation connotation register

EFFECTIVE METHODOLOGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARIES Listening carefully Pronouncing the word Methods of grasping the meaning

Key Strategies in Teaching Vocabulary Definitions Self-defining Contest Dramatization SynonymsAntonyms

Pictures and Drawings Series, Scales, Systems Parts of Words Realia Illustrative Sentences

Practice from Meaning to Expression Strategy for Special Types of Words Reading the WordWriting the Word Shift of Attention

Framework for Teaching Vocabulary Presentation Lists of words (bilingual) Teaching Vocabulary in context Communicative situations Text Demonstrations Visual aids (picture, poster, realia (object) Acting out Using mimics Definition, translation Synonyms and antonyms Guessing or implying the meaning from the context

Framework for Teaching Vocabulary Practice Fill in activity Give synonyms and antonyms Define Guess the meaning Choose the correct word Multiple-choice exercise Matching the words Find the mistake Group and classify the words Form the words Paraphrase Substitute Translate

WORD GAMES Guessing Games Matching Games Puzzles and Riddles

Fun Vocabulary Activities "I'm thinking of" - You give the class a few definitions corresponding to a 5-6 vocabulary words and the students guess the word. The teacher whispers the word and the students try and recognize the word. The teacher spells the word backwards and the students try and recognize the word. Bingo using the words. The teacher calls out the definitions or translations. The telephone game or otherwise known as: "What word did you say?" Mini-Dialogues: students are given a situational context and they need to use the vocabulary. Dictations: students fill in a sentence using a choice from three words the teacher says.

Fun & games 1. Act out/pantomime 1. Act out/pantomime Give students cards with instructions like the ones below. Have them perform the actions without speaking. The other students try to guess the word or expression the student is pantomiming. Open the door fearfully. Walk across the room cautiously. Give students cards with instructions like the ones below. Have them perform the actions without speaking. The other students try to guess the word or expression the student is pantomiming. Open the door fearfully. Walk across the room cautiously. 2. Crossword Puzzles 2. Crossword Puzzles Several software programs are available which allow you to make your own puzzles. Clues can be synonyms, opposites, fill-in-the-blank sentences, etc. Several software programs are available which allow you to make your own puzzles. Clues can be synonyms, opposites, fill-in-the-blank sentences, etc.

Fun & games 3. The Category Game ($25,000 Pyramid)Divide the class into teams. One person from a team sits in front of the class. The rest of the team members are given a card with a category, for example: Things that are red. The team members take turns giving examples of the category until the person in the "hot seat" guesses or all the team members have given a clue. If the person in front cannot guess, the other team can confer and try to guess.NOTE: The clues must be examples, not definitions. In the above example, ketchup, blood, and a stop sign are all acceptable clues. Color is not.e.g., things that are yellow/expensive/fragile/made of glass/found on a farmAmerican authors/state capitals/things in a woman's purse/warm clothing 3. The Category Game ($25,000 Pyramid)Divide the class into teams. One person from a team sits in front of the class. The rest of the team members are given a card with a category, for example: Things that are red. The team members take turns giving examples of the category until the person in the "hot seat" guesses or all the team members have given a clue. If the person in front cannot guess, the other team can confer and try to guess.NOTE: The clues must be examples, not definitions. In the above example, ketchup, blood, and a stop sign are all acceptable clues. Color is not.e.g., things that are yellow/expensive/fragile/made of glass/found on a farmAmerican authors/state capitals/things in a woman's purse/warm clothing

Fun & games 4. Password 4. Password Divide the class into two teams. One person from each team sits in a chair in front of the class. Those two people receive a card with a vocabulary word. The first person gives a one-word clue to his/her team. If no one from the team can guess, the second person gives a clue to his/her team. This alternates back and forth until someone from one of the teams guesses the word, or until a specified number of clues has been given. Divide the class into two teams. One person from each team sits in a chair in front of the class. Those two people receive a card with a vocabulary word. The first person gives a one-word clue to his/her team. If no one from the team can guess, the second person gives a clue to his/her team. This alternates back and forth until someone from one of the teams guesses the word, or until a specified number of clues has been given.

Fun & games 5. Drawing pictures 5. Drawing pictures This works well if you have an empty classroom nearby. Divide the class into two groups. Give each one a list of vocabulary words (idiomatic expressions also work well for this). The students draw pictures - but no words - on the board so that the students in the other group can guess the words or expressions they're trying to represent. This is a fun way to review some vocabulary and break up the class routine. This works well if you have an empty classroom nearby. Divide the class into two groups. Give each one a list of vocabulary words (idiomatic expressions also work well for this). The students draw pictures - but no words - on the board so that the students in the other group can guess the words or expressions they're trying to represent. This is a fun way to review some vocabulary and break up the class routine.

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