Building word power through free association By Joyce
Building word power through free association By Joyce Lee
What is “free association”? A thought process in which ideas (focus words) suggest other ideas (phrases) in a sequence
Rationale Ø focus word → useful expressions point → chunks Ø short, familiar words → verb phrases → noun compounds
Free association by focus word Ø Why? Ø When? Ø How? 1. Weekly words as focus word + free association 2. Individual students volunteer to explain different items 3. Brainstorming 4. Group competition 5. Worksheet
Possible focus words Body parts Common nouns Common actions Common verbs Color words
1. Body parts head, face, hand, mouth, eye, back, lip from hand to mouth lip service mouth-watering save one’s face Two heads are better than one
2. Common nouns as focus word
Home Bring home the bacon Homemade Homebody Home country Home and abroad
e s u e n O th ho w o d g rin B t Ho HOUSE he t n se u ho (Pets i s e us brok e s u o h ) be en Under house arrest
Double On the double Double-cross Double-parking Double play Double scoop Double standard
3. Animals pig, beef, horse, bird, fish pig out on eat like a horse eat like a bird smell sth. fishy
4. Common actions talk, watch , fly, watch, eat talk sb. into Ving peace talk walk the dog talk back on the watch a walk-in closet Money talks. a watchdog fly kites
5. VERB AS FOCUS WORD
Make 1 Make a difference 1 2 Make sense 3 Make the most of 4 Make or break 5 Make believe
keep Keep up the good work Keep up with the Joneses Keep out of the reach of children. Keep one’s fingers crossed
For here or to go Go Go Dutch Go fifty-fifty Go off with a bang
Take charge of Take after Take to Take effect Take it out on
Come down with In years to come Come of age Easy come, easy go
Turn 1 Turn one’s back on 2 Turn out 3 A U-turn 4 Turn to sb. for help
Get 1 Get one’s idea across 2 Get it over with 3 Get even with 4 Get nowhere/ somewhere
CALL Be on call Call the roll Call it a day A close call Call sb. names
6. Color words as focus
Red Paint the town red See red In the red Red tape Red meat A red-carpet welcome A red-eye flight Red-light district
White sale White-collar worker White elephant White lie
Green peace A greenhorn Green Have a green thumb greenhouse effect greenback green with envy give someone the green light
Black black coffee black sheep black comedy a blackout put sth. down in black and white
pink get the pink slip to be in the pink-collar Shocking pink
Blue blue movie blue joke Monday blue a bolt from the blue out of the blue navy blue-sky thinking once in a blue moon
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