Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary

There is no limit to how many vocabulary activities a teacher can use, but there is a bit of restriction as to how to use them, especially during the first ten minutes of a reading lesson otherwise known as a 'pre-reading' part of the lesson plan.

Vocabulary activities can easily start off a pre-reading lesson. When it comes to using vocabulary activities, a pre-reading lesson should contain some if not all, of the new vocabulary. Some ideas include: starting with a brainstorm, comics, a quotation, a dialogue or a sentence as lead-in.

When a text may have too many challenging or difficult words, a teacher may want to employ a variety of techniques such as translation, picture matching, or explaining the new vocabulary in context. Pre-teaching vocabulary helps:

• learners focus on the subject of the text
• teachers predict the content of the text using the target vocabulary.

This pre-reading section of the lesson should take approximately ten minutes. Then, when the text is being read to the students, the teacher has the chance to either confirm the students' predictions or, to go straight to the main reading task depending on what was previously done.

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Vocabulary Task

Instruction: Give the name on the animals in the pictures! Try to pronounce them correctly!

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4…..............

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Teaching Grammar with Board Races

One chalenge in teaching grammar rules can be to keep the lesson interesting. Students are usually bored by memorizing a list of rules and it is totally low of attention. Board Races is one of the activities that can keep the students active in learning grammar. The procedures of this activity are:

1. The teacher lists the adjective words on the board.

2. The teacher make the column of “-er” and “more” form.

3. Break the students into teams.

4. Students run to the board to write the adjectives on the correct column.

5. The student gives the board marker to his/her friend in a group to continue what they already do.

6. Continue until all of the words are categorized.

7. Correct the answers after the game finished.

8. The fastest group is the winner provided by the correct answer.

9. Get the examples of the use of those words in sentences from the students to make sure that the students do not only understand the rule but also able to use them correctly.

Board races create a very dynamic class. Other variations that can be used are:

• Verb tenses
• Conjugation
• Regular vs irregular verbs

This activity also can be used in teaching vocabulary.

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Check Your Grammar!

Task 1

Instruction: Place these words in the correct column!

• Expensive
• Small
• Beautiful
• Big
• Large
• Correct
• Dangerous
• Low
• Cheap
• High
• Creative
• Active

“-er”	“more”

Task 2

Instruction: Make sentences by using the comparative degree words above.

Reading Strategies

Here are Some Techniques in Reading

• Knowing what you need to know, and reading appropriately
• Knowing how deeply to read the document: skimming, scanning or studying
• Using active reading techniques to pick out key points and keep your mind focused on the material
• Using the table of contents for reading magazines and newspapers, and clipping useful articles
• Understanding how to extract information from different article types
• Creating your own table of contents for reviewing material
• Using indexes, tables of contents, and glossaries to help you assimilate technical information.

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Information Gap

GIANYAR REGENCY

Gianyar is 125 meters above sea level, has cool climate and two seasons every year-rainy season from October to April and dry season from May to September. Gianyar regency is rich in art and the greatest culture of the past which both ancient and sacred. That is why many tourists are interested to come and visit Gianyar and many stay for couple of weeks.

Places of Interest

Bali Bird Park Singapadu

The birds from Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa and other parts of the world can be (1)_____ in Bali Bird Park, Singapadu, Gianyar.

Wanara Wana Forest

Wanara Wana, more popularly known as the monkey forest, is nestled (2)______ the villages of Nyuh Kuning and Padang Tegal in Ubud. This small monkey forest is inhabited by hundreds of macaque monkeys who delight visitors with their antics. Being (3)______ to humans, the monkeys will frolic with each other and (4)_______ any food from you, so be (5)_______! There is a lovely grotto down below with an ancient banyan tree as well the local temple called Pura Dalem.

Tirta Empul

Known as a holy Geyser, the water here is the original meaning of Tirta Empul. This place (6)_______ 30 different functions; for cleansing the body, for (7)_______ of evil temptation, for cleaning object, for ceremonies and rituals, etc. The weather here is cool with light breezes.

Gunung Kawi

Gunung Kawi means carving in the mountain. It is the monument of King Udayana and his son. When you (8)_______ at the area, located in Tampaksiring, 40 kms from Denpasar, you will see the Vihara Buddhist monastery dating back to the ancient time (11^th century).

Goa Gajah

Located at Bedulu Village, 26 kms from Denpasar there is the ruins of Balinese palace complex, complete with a huge cave for hermitage. The cave used to be a meditation site for Hindu and Buddhist monks, dating back to the 11^th (9)_______. The frightening demon head was carved out of the cave’s rock face, while inside the cave a God statue with elephant head ‘Ganesha’ can be seen at west end and ‘Tri Lingga’ statue at the cave’s east end (the cave is ‘T’ shaped). Two bathing places at cave’s yard have six nymph statues, each holding a water fountain on its umbilicus, as a symbol of the six holy (10)______ in India.

Taro-Elephant Safaris

Two experiences in one! See the wonderful Balinese Village of Taro from atop as elephant’s back. Taro is located in the village of Tegalalang District in Gianyar regency.

Instruction:

Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer!

1. Find

Finds

Finded

Found

2. Between

Among

Inter

Beneath

3. Using

Uses

Used

Use

4. Stolen

Stealth

Stole

Steal

5. Careful

Care

Carefully

Caring

6. Have

Has

Had

Having

7. Removal

Remove

Remover

Removable

8. Arrival

Arrive

Arrively

Arrives

9. Century

Decade

Era

Year

10. River

Refer

Refers

Rivers