Work together to answer the following questions about vocabulary in this unit
How do you spell /ni:s/?
What does “hang out” mean?
What is the noun of “retire”?
What preposition goes together with “meet up”?
What is the difference between “play with my friends” and “go out with my friends”?
How do you pronounce “colleague”?
How many syllables does “stomach” have?
What is the stress in “acquaintance”?
What is the opposite of “gorgeous”?
Can you give me an example sentence with “gran” in it?
What is the vowel sound in “flirt”?
What is the fifth letter of “hideous”?
What’s another way to say “little brother”?
What are the two meanings of “smart”?
What are the two pronunciations of “leisure”?
How can you say “a text” in American English?
Test each other with different questions about the same words, e.g. on the pronunciation of “hideous”. (You change the questions, e.g. using “verb/ adverb/ adjective/ article” in the third question and fourth questions). Don’t look at the worksheet when you are the one being tested.
Do the same with the tricky vocabulary below
neighbour the board
full name round here
originally a relative
aunt a flat
college honest
incredible poor thing
these days fantastic
grow up weird
Prague absolutely
architecture crazy about
anyway look after
au pair Scottish
terrible pretty busy
nearby unfriendly
come round (and see me/ you) far too…
the travel industry set up
pleased straightaway
guess Sydney
twin send them my love
take care drop someone a line
keep in touch flu
petrol aspirin
washing machine so far
at the moment smart
stepmother daughter-in-law
the vast majority average
regularly exhausted
ready meals/ microwave meals/ TV dinners
PS participate in
Swedes Finns
chat How are things?
a shame best friend
casual clothes extended family
not bad pensioner
to text (someone)
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What are the typical classroom questions about these things? Work together to try and remember them, but don’t write them down.
spelling
meaning
verb/ adverb/ noun/ adjective/ preposition
syllables
pronunciation
differences
vowels
example sentences
stress
opposites
another way
together with
American/ British English
Test each other on the tricky Module 2 vocabulary below.
accurate impressed
give someone a lift summer job
pay attention schoolyard
cry frightened
exercise book neat and tidy
studious don’t mind…
get the blame slot machine
fairground marble
remind appointment
learn by heart upset
recognise poem
plot classmate
walk around stand in line
barman bump into
tracksuit primary school
bully beat someone up
threaten enthusiastic
embarrassing pocket money
furious terrified
arrest someone abroad
gig make an effort
bore someone interested in
struggle with focus on
memorable pat
unfit mental arithmetic
oxygen heart rate
puzzle lean meat
brainy
Choose one of the things above and explain which one you are thinking of without saying the words until your partner guesses which one it is.
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