Vocabulary Teaching
Use this table to help you think about how you will teach the 12 vocabulary items you have selected from the 'What made me who I am' text
for pre-teaching.
Two examples are given to show you how to use it.
Item Meaning How meaning will Pronunciation Grammatical and Concept questions (if
be conveyed to other information needed)
students http://www.phonemic
chart.com/transcribe/
https://easypronunciat
ion.com/en/english-
phonetic-
transcription-
converter
Went down the pit Going into the mine. I will explain it and I /ˈwɛnt ˈdaʊn ðə ˈpɪt/ Phrasal verbs + Noun Do you enter a mine
will use a video where through a door?
Miners use “went down miners go down a mine Went down –phrasal
the pit” when they are verb Do you have to walk
talking about entering down in order to enter a
the mine. Pit - Countable noun mine?
Mining the work or industry Will show a short video /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ Uncontable noun Not necessary
of of a miner Oo
getting gold, coal etc
out of the earth
Closing down Not needed I will explain students /ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈdaʊn/ Phrasal verb Do business close down
that when, for example, Ooo when they don´t sell
a business close down it enough?
means they are going
out of business and will Some business have
not open again. closing down
promotions but it
doesn´t mean that they
Use this table to help you think about how you will teach the 12 vocabulary items you have selected from the 'What made me who I am' text
for pre-teaching.
Two examples are given to show you how to use it.
Item Meaning How meaning will Pronunciation Grammatical and Concept questions (if
be conveyed to other information needed)
students http://www.phonemic
chart.com/transcribe/
https://easypronunciat
ion.com/en/english-
phonetic-
transcription-
converter
Went down the pit Going into the mine. I will explain it and I /ˈwɛnt ˈdaʊn ðə ˈpɪt/ Phrasal verbs + Noun Do you enter a mine
will use a video where through a door?
Miners use “went down miners go down a mine Went down –phrasal
the pit” when they are verb Do you have to walk
talking about entering down in order to enter a
the mine. Pit - Countable noun mine?
Mining the work or industry Will show a short video /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ Uncontable noun Not necessary
of of a miner Oo
getting gold, coal etc
out of the earth
Closing down Not needed I will explain students /ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈdaʊn/ Phrasal verb Do business close down
that when, for example, Ooo when they don´t sell
a business close down it enough?
means they are going
out of business and will Some business have
not open again. closing down
promotions but it
doesn´t mean that they
