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 EXERCISES
Name of Activity
15 to 20 MINUTES
Time
USE A DICITONARY TO LOOK UP WORDS TO FIND MEANING, FORM AND
Aims PRONUNCIATION
a. Hand out dictionaries and worksheet to each student.
b. Exercise 1. Explain that a word or phrase from the text of the speech by
Boris Johnson to the United Nations has been used in each of the
sentences. From the list of words provided choose one that is a suitable
Teacher’s Instructions
synonym to replace that word or phrase.
Some of the given words/phrases are synonyms, others opposites and
some bear no relation to the original word.
DICTIONARIES
WORKSHEETS
Exercise 1. Using the dictionary to replace the underlined word in each
sentence with one that is a synonym from the list of words shown next to
Materials the You might have to change the tense of the word and add the correct
preposition. With some sentences there may be more than one possible
alternative.
1. To help curb the spread of this disease which is destroying the apple
crop we must spray the trees with the new pesticide.
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, 2. The sad news about Jennifer’s loss set the tone of the meeting.
3. The actor missed his cue, and the audience were left looking at an
empty stage wondering what was happening.
4. The explorer made a pledge to the chief of the village that he would
come back with help.
5. If we are to stave off more floods in the future we must improve the
flood defences.
6. Climate change is one of humanity’s greatest challenges.
7. The bad weather during the holiday made everyone very gloomy.
8.Even amid all the chaos, Justin was overcome with a strange sensation
that he would come through okay.
Choose a word from the selection below which means much the same as
the word in brackets.
1. (curb) check - hold back – restrict - balance - refer
2. (set the tone) break the ice - hold onto – define the mood - make an
example – override – set off
3. (miss the cue) prompt – hint – line – salute – greeting – wink
4. (pledge) oath – reminder – judgement – promise – curse – treaty
5. (stave off) push off – preview – avoid – advocate – prevent
6. (humanity) people – population – mankind – human beings – citizens
7. (gloomy) sad – joyful – down – hopeful – depressed – silent
8. (amid) between – around – in the middle of – among – after all -
amongst
2. i. Write a sentence using the word “amid”.
ii. Write a sentence using the phrase “centre stage”.
iii. Write a sentence using the phrase “act on behalf of”.
3. . Write a sentence using a synonym of “reiterate”.
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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 EXERCISES
Name of Activity
15 to 20 MINUTES
Time
USE A DICITONARY TO LOOK UP WORDS TO FIND MEANING, FORM AND
Aims PRONUNCIATION
a. Hand out dictionaries and worksheet to each student.
b. Exercise 1. Explain that a word or phrase from the text of the speech by
Boris Johnson to the United Nations has been used in each of the
sentences. From the list of words provided choose one that is a suitable
Teacher’s Instructions
synonym to replace that word or phrase.
Some of the given words/phrases are synonyms, others opposites and
some bear no relation to the original word.
DICTIONARIES
WORKSHEETS
Exercise 1. Using the dictionary to replace the underlined word in each
sentence with one that is a synonym from the list of words shown next to
Materials the You might have to change the tense of the word and add the correct
preposition. With some sentences there may be more than one possible
alternative.
1. To help curb the spread of this disease which is destroying the apple
crop we must spray the trees with the new pesticide.
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, 2. The sad news about Jennifer’s loss set the tone of the meeting.
3. The actor missed his cue, and the audience were left looking at an
empty stage wondering what was happening.
4. The explorer made a pledge to the chief of the village that he would
come back with help.
5. If we are to stave off more floods in the future we must improve the
flood defences.
6. Climate change is one of humanity’s greatest challenges.
7. The bad weather during the holiday made everyone very gloomy.
8.Even amid all the chaos, Justin was overcome with a strange sensation
that he would come through okay.
Choose a word from the selection below which means much the same as
the word in brackets.
1. (curb) check - hold back – restrict - balance - refer
2. (set the tone) break the ice - hold onto – define the mood - make an
example – override – set off
3. (miss the cue) prompt – hint – line – salute – greeting – wink
4. (pledge) oath – reminder – judgement – promise – curse – treaty
5. (stave off) push off – preview – avoid – advocate – prevent
6. (humanity) people – population – mankind – human beings – citizens
7. (gloomy) sad – joyful – down – hopeful – depressed – silent
8. (amid) between – around – in the middle of – among – after all -
amongst
2. i. Write a sentence using the word “amid”.
ii. Write a sentence using the phrase “centre stage”.
iii. Write a sentence using the phrase “act on behalf of”.
3. . Write a sentence using a synonym of “reiterate”.
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