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CELTA Written Assignment 2 Vocabulary Analysis

This document provides vocabulary analysis of words including "a waste of time", "to dread", and "humiliation". It gives the definition, part of speech, pronunciation if needed, example context, and clarification of meaning for each word. It also identifies potential problems students may have and offers solutions such as modeling pronunciation, drilling expressions, and using concept check questions to clarify meaning.

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CELTA Written Assignment 2 Vocabulary Analysis

This document provides vocabulary analysis of words including "a waste of time", "to dread", and "humiliation". It gives the definition, part of speech, pronunciation if needed, example context, and clarification of meaning for each word. It also identifies potential problems students may have and offers solutions such as modeling pronunciation, drilling expressions, and using concept check questions to clarify meaning.

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Vocabulary Analysis

Vocab item (include stress, Definition Context (story, dialogue, Clarification of meaning Problems and solutions
phonemic transcription [if picture etc) and eliciting (ccqs etc)
necessary] and part of question
speech
Pat looked for the job, she If something is a waste of SS might misunderstand the meaning from the context, they
a waste of time (idiomatic a situation in which time is filled seventeen applications time, does it give you a good might think that it means something that takes a lot of time.
expression) used without bringing any and went to seven result? (No) Ask concept check questions emphasizing the negative
useful result interviews. Were they meaning.
/ə weɪst ɒv tʌɪm/ successful? (No) What did Is it a positive or negative
she think about the thing? (negative) SS might use the definite article.
situation? What does it say Drill the expression as a chunk and draw SS’ attention to the
in the text? (This is a waste Is an action that is a waste of article.
of time) time productive? (No)
SS may stress the word ‘of ’ instead of using a weak form.
If you have a lot of work to Model and the pronunciation thoroughly. Make sure all
do and you just sit and watch students pronounce it correctly.
TV, is it a waste of time?
(Yes)

If I have a big project at


work, is it a waste of time?
(No)
Alex’s father was a clown If you dread something, do SS might pronounce ‘ea’ combination of letter as /iː/ instead
to dread (v) to feel extremely worried or and Alex was really you want it to happen? (No) of /e/.
frightened about something embarrassed about it. Did he Model and drill pronunciation and use the phonemic script.
/dred/ that is going to happen or want his friends to know his Are you very afraid of it to Drill before giving a written form.
that might happen father’s job? (No) How did happen? (Yes)
he feel about his friends SS might want to use a preposition ‘of’, e.g. ‘I dread of
finding out? Please, find it in Is it about something you exam’. Also, they might find it difficult to use the verb in
the text.(He dreaded) always fear or something in sentences.
the future? (Future) Highlight the form, elicit more examples from students and
drill them as chunks. Dread an exam, dread an interview,
If you’re scared of spiders, dread a meeting.
do you dread them? (No)

If you have an important


exam and you are not ready,
do you dread the exam?
(Yes)
Alex joined his farther when Is ‘humiliation’ a feeling or SS may think that ‘humiliation’ has a similar meaning to
humiliation (n) the unhappy and ashamed he worked at the parties. Did the reason of the feeling? (a ‘disappointment’.
feeling that you get when he like it? (No) How did it feeling) Highlight the meaning by asking CCQs, point out that
/ˌhjuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃn/ something embarrassing make him feel? It was a … ‘humiliation’ is much stronger word.
happens for him. (Humiliation) Is it an extremely happy or
unhappy feeling? (extremely SS might mispronounce the letter ‘u’ in the word favor or use
unhappy) the wrong stress.
Model and drill the word carefully, use the phonemic script.
When you feel humiliation
are you ashamed? (Yes)

Do you feel humiliation


because of something good
or something embarrassing?
(embarrassing)

Do you feel judged by other


people? (Yes)

Reference Material 1. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com


2. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/

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