What it means#t is $ital to get across the meaning o% theitem
clearl" and to ensure that "our studentsha$e understood correctl"
&ith chec'ing(uestions.
The form)tudents need to 'no& i% it is a $er!*a
noun*anad+ecti$e etc to !e a!le to use it e,ecti$el".
hat a student ma" need to 'no&a!out an item
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How it is pronounced: /his can !e articularl"ro!lematic %or
learners o% nglish !ecause there iso%ten no clear relation
!et&een ho& a &ord is
&ritten and ho& it is ronounced. #t is $er"
imortant to use the honemic scrit in such casesso the students
ha$e a clear &ritten record o% theronunciation. on3t %orget
also to drill &ords that"ou thin' &ill cause ronunciation
ro!lems %or
"our students and highlight the &ord stresses.How it is
spelt: /his is al&a"s di4cult in nglish %or
the reason mentioned a!o$e. Remem!er to clari%"the ronunciation
!e%ore sho&ing the &ritten %orm.
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If it follows any unpredictable grammatical patterns:or
e7amle8 man-men * in%ormationuncounta!le and i% the &ord is
%ollo&ed !" aarticular reosition e.g. deend on
The connotations that the item may have:Bachelor is a
neutral*ositi$e &ord &hereassinster con+ures a more
negati$e image.
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The situations when the word is or is not used:#s it
%ormal*neutral*in%ormal or e7amle8sectacles*glasses*secs. #s it
used mainl" inseech or in &riting /o sum u is
usuall"&ritten &hereas mind "ou is so'en. #s itoutdated
ireless instead o% radio.
How the word is related to others:or e7amle8 s"non"ms8 anton"ms8
le7icalsets.
