Teaching Vocabulary

The term vocabulary refers ...

• mainly to single words

• sometimes to very tightly linked two- or three-word combinations

• not to single words

• always to very tightly linked two- or three-word combinations

The term lexis refers …

• to our ‘internal database’ of words

• to complete ‘ready-made’ fixed combinations of words

• to semi-fixed combinations of words

• to typical combinations of words

A co-text …

• is the text that immediately surrounds a lexical item

• can be found in a dictionary and shows the definition of a word

• provides important exposure for learners to samples of language being used

• is a text that teachers use to present vocabulary

Word lists might not be useful when …

• there is nothing to help the students remember the lexical items

• the items on the list seem to have no connection with each other

• we don’t know how many different meanings each word has

• there are no examples of the words in use, in sentences

An alternative to translation of words is to use real objects. How are they called?

What is another term for explaining words that come up in texts?

Which statement is not true?

• Learners should be actively involved in the presentation of vocabulary

• The written form of words should be withheld as long as possible

• Explaining meaning verbally is time-consuming

• Translation is an economical way of presenting meaning

The learners existing network of word associations is called?

Are words provided in a closed gap fill? (write “yes” or “no”)

There are two main types of production tasks regarding newly studied words:

• Substitution – of sentences and texts

• Completion – of sentences and texts

• Creation – of sentences and texts

• Elimination – of sentences and texts