The TEFL Academy, Assignment 2, MATERIALS ACTIVITY

Assignment C
Part 2
Three follow up activities for exploiting the authentic text with advanced
students


a) A dictionary activity (see Unit 2), for vocabulary and
dictionary skills development AFTER the class read or
listened to your selected text

NAME OF ACTIVITY: Dictionary Quiz

TIME: 15 minutes

AIMS: To use a dictionary to locate words and understand the
meaning, form and pronunciation.

TEACHER'S INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Handout dictionaries and worksheet to each student.
2. Give students instructions for dictionary quiz:
 Each student must work individually for this activity.
 All questions must be answered.
3. Monitor and help students were necessary.
4. After 15 minutes, give feedback on dictionary quiz.
5. Drill definitions with students.


MATERIALS:
 Dictionaries for each student
 Worksheets: Dictionary Quiz
 Reading text: Italy
Students worksheet
Dictionary quiz
These are our pre-teaching words selected from the reading
text. Using a dictionary, complete the following questions:


1. Unscramble the following words:

 Edetlaic - _____________________
 Atsnseomrt - _____________________
 Eimsmne- _____________________
 Kualrtu - _____________________
 Tecavapit- _____________________


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, 2. What is the definition of vast? Clarify from what word class?




3. Using a dictionary, look for the word ANCIENT and use the word
to construct a sentence.




4. What is the synonym of exquisite?




5. What does the past tense of the word strive?

_________________




Teachers Memo
Memo in red for teachers use only!

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 Delicate
 Assortment
 Immense
 Immense
 Cultural
 Captivate

2. Definition: Of very great extent or quantity.
Word class: adjective

3. Definition: belonging to the very distant past and no longer in
existence.
Sentence: They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital
sources of learning>

4. Beautiful, lovely, elegant


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