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Presenting new words and concepts

Students will all process newly learned words differently. Some will use visual techniques, some aural and others through movement. Most people use a combination of all three and for this reason it is most helpful for students to hear, see and relate words to memorable contexts. Methods of presentation for new vocabulary include:

	using real objects (realia)
	mime or acting
	drawing a picture or symbol
	showing flash/word cards
	making sound effects
	making illustrations
	using synonyms and antonyms
	putting the word into a sentence, e.g. ‘you bake a cake in the …’,
	definitions
	describing the word, remembering to avoid using any language that is more complicated than the target word.
	encouraging students to use a monolingual dictionary.

Examples

Ideas for presenting the word ‘beard’ could be:

	pointing at your chin, or if possible at a real beard on someone on the classroom;
	showing a picture of a person with a beard;
	using beards on picture flashcards when encouraging description games with the class;
	asking if the student has a beard.

Ideas for presenting the word 'occasionally':

	putting the word into context, e.g. ‘I go swimming every day / once a week / regularly / occasionally’;
	explaining the word using similar phrases such as ‘now and then’, ‘not very often’, ‘sometimes’.

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Presentation in the PPP Lesson

Presenting new words and concepts

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