Todays Class Vocabulary learning What does it mean

Today’s Class • Vocabulary learning What does it mean? What are effective ways to do it? • BREAK • Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus How to use it? What is for homework? • Getting to know each other

Work in pairs. Identify why the underlined word or phrase in each sentence is wrong. Then correct the mistake. 1. She is a very attractive woman, skinny and stylish. 2. The police are looking for the man who did the crime. 3. I like making things out of a paper. I’ve even written a paper about the things I’ve made. 4. The dog was disappeared in the afternoon. 5. We expect her coming soon. 6. They don’t comprehend the seriousity of the matter. 7. I was extreme embarrassed. 8. We regret to inform you that we are unable to help your kids.

What does “knowing” a word mean? Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar

Connotation: Ideas suggested by a word in addition to its main meaning. • “Home” can have the connotation of warmth and security. • “Stepmother” often has a negative connotation.

Usage For example: • formal/informal register • slang • domain-specific vocabulary (e. g. web, virus, import in technology)

Parts of Speech • Time flies like an arrow. • Fruit flies like a banana. [What is the verb in the sentence? ]

Collocation: The ways words are combined with each other. • make mistakes • do homework

Derived Forms*: Changing a word’s part of speech, usually by adding a suffix. • When are you going to graduate? • When is the graduation? • Are you a graduate of Boston University? * A great way to “kill two birds with one stone”.

Grammar Verbs Regular vs. Irregular Regular: arrive, return (arrived, returned) Irregular: go, leave (went, left)

Grammar Verbs Transitive vs. Intransitive Transitive = verb + object I hardly ever take medicine. Intransitive = verb (without object) I hardly ever cough.

Grammar Verbs Verb Patterns i. verb + infinitive ii. verb + gerund iii. verb + that-clause I want to go. I suggest going. I suggest that you go.

Grammar Verbs Verb + Preposition You can depend on me. Wait for us. What is he staring at?

Grammar Nouns Regular Plural There’s one dog. There are two dogs. vs. Irregular Plural There’s one child. There are two children.

Grammar Nouns experience [C] vs. experience [U] experience [C] something that happens to you or something that you do I had a terrible experience the other day. experience [U] knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity Do you have experience?

Grammar Nouns Noun + Preposition What is the reason for the delay? It was a complete waste of time. Her devotion to her child is unquestionable.

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar She is a very attractive woman, skinny and stylish. Connotation She is a very attractive woman, slender and stylish.

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar The police are looking for the man who did the crime. Collocation The police are looking for the man who committed the crime.

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar I like making things out of a paper. I’ve even written a paper about the things I’ve made. Grammar I like making things out of paper. I’ve even written a paper about the things I’ve made.

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar The dog was disappeared in the afternoon. Grammar The dog disappeared in the afternoon.

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar We expect her coming soon. Grammar We expect her to come soon.

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar They don’t comprehend the seriousity of the matter. Derived forms They don’t comprehend the seriousness of the matter.

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech I was extreme embarrassed. Parts of speech I was extremely embarrassed. Collocation Derived forms Grammar

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation Connotation Usage Parts of speech Collocation Derived forms Grammar We regret to inform you that we are unable to help your kids. Usage We regret to inform you that we are unable to help your children.

Work in pairs. Discuss the answers to these questions, in the order of your preference. 1. 2. 3. 4. How many words do you try to learn at a time? How many do you remember five minutes later? What about the next day? Which do you learn more easily—verbs, nouns, adjectives, or adverbs—or is there no difference? When you learn a new word, do you learn all its meanings, or just the meaning of the word in the context that you saw or heard it? What kinds of material do you use for vocabulary learning: books newspapers/news websites/news magazines TV special-interest magazines, e. g. , sports or fashion movies celebrity news in magazines and websites news broadcasts things from everyday life, e. g. , bank statements & phone bills 5. Do you read short pieces or long texts for vocabulary learning?