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Just The Word collocations - helps you in writing English

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EVST (Eurocentre)
Eng,Fr

Multilingual

receptive

Hindmarsh (Eng), 1-10k

(or Meara & Jones, 1988
_lognostics =offsite)

both

Desktop, pad/phone

No

VLT
Vocab Levels Test
practice,test,results

English

receptive

Thorndike-Lorge+UWL, 2-10k

Nation, 1990

both

Desktop, pad/phone

Yes

WAT
Word Associates Test
English

receptive

UWL (Univ. word list

Read, 1998

both

Desktop, pad/phone

No

VLT productive
Three forms

English

productive

VP-Classic (GSL+UWL)
2-10k

Laufer & Nation, 1999

interactive

Desktop, pad/phone

No

VLT-1k
Form 1, Form 2
English

receptive

VP-Classic (GSL+UWL)
1k

Nation, 2001

both

Desktop, pad/phone

No

VLT v.2
practice,test,results

English

receptive

VP-Classic (GSL+UWL)
2-10k

Schmitt, Schmitt & Clapham, 2001

both

Desptop, pad, phone

Yes

VST
Vocab Size Test
practice,test,results
English

receptive

BNC-Coca
1-14k

Nation & Beglar, 2007

both

Desktop, pad/phone

Yes

PVST
Phrasal VST
English

receptive

BNC, 1-5k
Martinez & Schmitt, 2012
both

Desktop, pad/phone

No

CATSS
Computer Adaptive Test of Size & Strength

English

both

BNC-Coca
1-10k
Levitzky-Aviad, Laufer & Goldstein (2019)
interactive

Desktop, pad/phone

Not here

PVST
Picture VST

English

receptive

Corpus of US/UK
children's media, 1-6k

Anthony & Nation, 2017

interactive

Desktop, pad

No

TTV
Test de la taille du vocabulaire
practice,test,results

French

receptive

Lonsdale & Lebras lists
1-10k
Batista & Horst, 2016
both

Desktop, pad/phone

Yes

Updated VLT
interactive ,Paper

English

receptive

BNC-Coca
1-5k

Webb, Sasao & Ballance, 2017

both

Desktop, pad/phone

No

WPLT
Word Part Levels Test, 3 forms

English

receptive

Bauer & Nation (1993) + BNC

Sasao & Webb, 2017

print

GCT
Guessing from Context Test

English

receptive

n/a

Sasao & Webb, 2018

print

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100+ million word corpus of British English, 1980s-1993. Freely-available online. Allows for an extremely wide range of searches.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

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Longman English Dictionary - the leading dictionary for learners of English of all levels: definitions, idioms, examples and more.

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OZDIC English Collocation Dictionary is designed to help language learners and users write and speak natural-sounding English.

It provides a comprehensive guide to the most frequently used word combinations, including both common and idiomatic expressions.

Your benefits of using the OZDIC :

Enhanced accuracy and fluency : understanding collocations can help learners use the right words in the right context, and communicate more effectively and accurately.

Improved vocabulary : learners can use the dictionary to discover new vocabulary, and become familiar with common collocations in English.

Greater understanding of English : the dictionary provides information on the nuances and subtleties of the English language, helping users to develop a deeper understanding of the language.

Time-saving: the dictionary is organized in a user-friendly way, making it easy to find the most relevant collocations quickly, saving learners time and effort.

Professional use : for professionals such as translators, writers, and editors, the dictionary provides a valuable resource for ensuring accurate and effective use of English.

Ideal for students preparing for the IELTS, TOELF and PTE Academic test.

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Online OXFORD Collocation Dictionary of English

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Free Online Oxford Collocation Dictionary for Advanced English Learners

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If you want to do something different you can use this tool , considering the level of the students , you can easily use it .

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Need a fresh teaching resource that fits your class and teaching style? Create a customized pack of interactive and printable activities in just one minute.

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www.classroomscreen.com
It is very easy practical and accessible tool for the teachers to make their course more student centered . This platform is not only for the language teacher , science , math teacher can also create such attractive learning environment.

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700 classroom activities by David Seymour and Maria Popova . It contains lots of very useful activities on how to teach vocabulary to our students.

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English synonym dictionary thesaurus - 100% free & online

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It's a very useful website. You can create your lists and assign them to your students as flach cards to practice. It explains the meaning ans different uses. The practice part is free. I find this website useful when I prepare vocabulary quizzes. First, I make lists here, and then check different authentic sentences using Fraze.it which provides many authentic sentences within context.

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Welcome to Vocabulary.com | Vocabulary.com

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education | collocation examples, Usage and Definition | collocation dictionary

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ADJ. decent, excellent, first-class, good | poor | compulsory | formal Although he had had little formal education, he could read and write well.

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summary of the session survey and forum discussion links added.
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[Davies] 1.1 billion word corpus of American English, 1990-2010. Compare to the BNC and ANC. Large, balanced, up-to-date, and freely-available online.

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The Classroom | Empowering Students in Their College Journey

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Affixes are grammatical elements added to a stem word, including prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes go at the beginning of a word and suffixes at the end. Teaching prefixes and suffixes is an essential part of teaching English. Teaching grammar requires patience and variety. Remember, when teaching any subject, that students learn in a variety of ways. Some prefer visual learning, some audio and some by doing (kinesthetic). Try to factor in all three modes of learning when designing your lesson plan.

Re-introduce known words to your students. Ask them to explain what the words are. These should be words that you can affix a prefix or suffix to, such as "possible" or "teach." Starting with familiar words relaxes your students. Write a few of these words on your board.

Introduce your first prefix or suffix. Ask the student to guess the new meaning. Examples include "-er" as a suffix and "-im" as a prefix. So "teach" plus the suffix "-er" makes "teacher" and the prefix "-im" plus "possible" makes "impossible." Ask the students to repeat after you.

Brainstorm with the students about other words you can add that prefix or suffix to. Write these on the board and ask them again to repeat them all. Other examples of words with the suffix "-er" include "driver" and "buyer." Other examples of the "-im" prefix include "imperfect" and "impolite." Ask each student to think of other words using this prefix and suffix.

Prepare worksheets before the class. After brainstorming and vocal practice, give out the worksheets. Each worksheet you design should contain a variety of activities. This can include adding prefixes or suffixes to words on the sheet, rearranging random letters into words, multiple choice questions, tasks where the students explain the meaning of new prefixes or suffixes and filling in the blanks while listening to you speak. These are quick and simple to design in any word processing program.

Tell the students to exchange papers and check the answers with them. If students make a mistake, give them a chance to self-correct before asking someone else.

Ask students to compose their own sentences using a prefix or suffix of their choice. Check their sentences on a one-to-one basis as they complete them and give them a new challenge.

Introduce the final activity. This should be constructive and/or fun. One example is to play the pairs card game. Prepare a number of flashcard sets. Write prefixes or suffixes on half and write root words on the other. Divide the class into small groups and give each a pack of cards. Lay them face down on the table. Students take it in turn to flip over two cards. If they find a matching pair, they can keep it; if they do not, they let someone else go. The student with the most pairs is the winner.

Try another card game: slam. The students have the root words face up on the table. Again divide them into groups. Write or shout a prefix or suffix and the students must slam their hands on the correct root word. If they get the right one they can keep the card.

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How to Teach Prefixes, Suffixes & Affixes

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Affixes are grammatical elements added to a stem word, including prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes go at the beginning of a word and suffixes at the end. Teaching prefixes and suffixes is an essential part of teaching English. Teaching grammar requires patience and variety. Remember, when teaching any subject, that ...

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Activites to Teach Prefixes and Suffixes

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Activites to Teach Prefixes and Suffixes

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As you well know, your students need to have a clear understanding of prefixes and suffixes, but often these concepts (especially suffixes!) can be tricky to teach. Of course your activities need to be related to the standard, but you also want them to be fun! But don't worry, we've got you covered. This post is your one-stop shop for effective and engaging lessons that will teach, reinforce, and review these concepts with your students.

Create a Word Tree Bulletin Board With Prefixes and Suffixes

After introducing or reviewing the concept, create a prefix/base/suffix word tree - basically a tree made from butcher paper with a large trunk and branches to the left and the right. This will provide a visual of the position that prefixes and suffixes have around a base word. First, the base words on the tree trunk to show that is the main part of the word.

Then, make a list of all of the prefixes that could go with that base word. Put those to the left of the base word to demonstrate the fact that prefixes come before the base word.

Finally, brainstorm a list of suffixes and place them to the right of the base word. The placement will remind students that suffixes go after the base word.

Students can always refer back to this tree if it is left in the room throughout the unit, and practice making words using the lists developed.

Use a Picture Book and Anchor Chart

A great way to introduce or review the concept of prefixes, suffixes, and base words is to read the class a picture book. Some recommended books are Pre- and Re-, Mis- and Dis- What is a Prefix by Brian P. Cleary. A book that focuses on suffixes is Happy Endings: A Story About Suffixes by Robin Pulver.

While reading the stories, stop and discuss the various prefixes and suffixes, and develop an anchor chart listing examples. Also, be sure to discuss how prefixes and suffixes change the base word. Please note that these are Amazon Affiliate links.

Anchor Charts

Make anchor charts with your students to show how prefixes and suffixes are used. If you are not sure where to begin or just need some tips on making anchor charts, check out Anchor Chart Intervention! Secrets to Making Effective AND Well-Designed Anchor Charts by Michael Friermood.

Use Boom Cards

If you haven't used the Boom Learning™ app in your class, you and your students are missing out! Boom cards allow you to integrate traditional task cards with technology. It feels like your students are playing the coolest new game, but they're taking part in high-quality educational activities. This is a low-prep app that allows you to assign cards and review student progress easily.

You can create your own Boom Cards or choose from a pre-created set. I developed a set of cards that will help your students review suffixes.

Prefix and Suffix of the Week

Throughout the school year, choose one prefix and suffix to review each week. Try to use it as much as possible in writing and speaking. Consider putting a tally in the corner of the board to track each time you or one of your students uses the word.

Sort on a Whiteboard or Pocket Chart

Provide students with a variety of words that have prefixes and suffixes. They can then sort the words into the "prefix" column, "suffix" column, or "both" column, and discuss how the meaning of the base word changes based on the prefixes and suffixes used.

This activity can be done via a high-tech SMART board program or with a simple pocket chart.

Scavenger Hunt

This activity can be completed whole group, small group, or individually.

Give the entire class one prefix/suffix to look for, or provide each group/person with their own.

Students will search for their prefix/suffix using text made available to them which can include books, magazines, posters, newspapers, etc. Students can make a list of the found words and then discuss them - what the words mean and how the prefix or suffix changed the meaning of the base word. Other activities include using the words in sentences or short stories, putting them in alphabetical order, finding synonyms and antonyms, and looking unknown words up in the dictionary.

Printables

While we certainly don't want our students doing worksheets constantly, they can be an excellent way to practice, and some types of learners really do prefer practicing skills with worksheets. I created these Prefix, Suffix, and Roots Printables to be a clear and effective way to reinforce these skills. The pages include definitions, examples, and plenty of practice.

BINGO

Provide students with bingo boards that feature words that have prefixes and/or suffixes. For example, one of their squares could say "reheat." Read clues out loud to go with each word. For the word "reheat" the clue could be "to heat again." If you laminate your BINGO boards, your students can circle the prefixes and suffixes with a dry-erase pen.

Prefix and Suffix Catch

Write various prefixes and suffixes on a beach ball. The students stand in a circle and throw the ball to their classmates. Wherever their hand lands, they have to say a word using that prefix/suffix. You can also have your students explain what the word they say means.

This activity can also be done in small groups or with partners, and you might opt for a large dry erase dice over a beach ball.

I Have Who Has

This classic game can be adapted to teach and review prefixes and suffixes. Provide each student with a card which should list the definition of a word with a prefix/suffix, along with a word that has a prefix or suffix.

For example, student A's card might say, "I have reheat. Who has "to spell a word incorrectly." Student B's card would say, "I have misspell." Who has... Continue to play the game until everyone has a chance.

Task Cards

You can use task cards in countless ways with your kiddos. Consider SCOOT, Quiz, Quiz, Trade, etc. Here is a post with 31 Great Ideas for Using Task Cards. You can also find a triple set of Suffix Task Cards here. Great for teaching those tricky suffix rules.

Build a Word With Clips

Write some base words on popsicle sticks and add prefixes and suffixes to clothespins. Students create variations of words by adding prefix and suffix clips. Then they can write the words they create. If you do this activity in partners, students can talk about what the words mean as the prefixes and suffixes change.

Build a Word With LEGOs

Similar to the previous activity, you can write base words, prefixes and suffixes on LEGOs. Students will then need to create words by putting the Legos together (on a LEGO base) and discuss the meaning of the words formed.

Prefix and Suffix Roll and Write

Provide students with dice and a master sheet that states which number correlates with the activity they will do and the prefix/suffix they will use.

For example, the number one could mean making a list of words using the prefix or suffix. Two could mean writing a sentence using the prefix or suffix. Three could mean writing a paragraph using the prefix and suffix.

The prefixes and suffixes used should vary based on what you have introduced to the class.

I hope these activities have sparked some great ideas that you'll take to the classroom with you. If they do, be sure to let me know. I'd love to hear about the great things happening in your room.

Here are a few engaging no-prep prefix and suffix activities your students will love.

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15 Engaging Ways to Teach Prefixes and Suffixes

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As you well know, your students need to have a clear understanding of prefixes and suffixes, but often these concepts (especially suffixes!) can be tricky to teach. Of course your activities need to be related to the standard, but you also want them to be fun! But don't worry, we've got you covered.

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For affix teaching, for example , I divide the class into 4 or 5 and give them an A4 paper and a desk.(the paper is divided to categories such as -un, -dis, -ir ) I give them a word and ask them to write the word under correct category on this desk. Each student writes their guess individually and gives the pen to their next teammates. At the end I give them the correct answer. They listen to the answers very carefully because they check their rivalries' answers. The team with fewer mistakes wins.

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Egyptians used hieroglyphics for decoration and for writing advantageously. Egyptian scribes would have chosen this form of written language because it was simple, efficient, and practical. As civilizations emerged, a new unique writing system would be created. Phoenician, Greek, and Runic scripts would replace Hieroglyphics. The Phoenicians and Greeks used the same letters to represent different sounds, while the Romans used only 26 letters ('a to 'z'). These 26 letters were called the Latin alphabet and represented 26 primary language sounds. At this time, the Roman Empire was reigned by Emperor Constantine, who decided it would benefit his empire if his people all spoke Latin.

Fun Facts About Letters
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Snappywords.com is your site for words, letters, synonyms, crossword puzzle solutions, antonyms and word meanings.

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This is one of the most useful websites for the learners in particular. When they become a member, they receive a word and a phrasal word to their mobiles with definitions, example sentences and a test. I strongly recommend it. Showing the learners how to use it will help expand their vocabulary.
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See words used when talking about a variety of subjects or topics, with definitions and example sentences in context

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What is SKELL?

SKELL (Sketch Engine for Language Learning) is a simple tool for students and teachers of English to easily check whether or how a particular phrase or a word is used by real speakers of English.

No registration or payment required. Just type a word and click a button.

All examples, collocations and synonyms were identified automatically by ingenious algorithms and state-of-the-art software analyzing large multi-billion samples of text. No manual work was involved.

SKELL vs. Google Search

SKELL finds good examples of the word or phrase useful for language learners.

Google Search finds web pages with information about the topic specified by the word or phrase.

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Examples in context - concordance

Use the Examples button to display examples of the word or phrase in context. Type a word (e.g. controllable) or a phrase (e.g. in regard to) and click the Search button, you will get up to 40 example sentences.

How it works

Base form will find its derived forms too, e.g. searching for mouse will mice. However, searching for mice (plural, not a base form) will only find examples of mice (not mouse).

Finds all parts of speech.
If you search forwork, it will get sentences with work as a noun as well as a verb and both in various word forms (working, worked, works).

More complex searches and other languages

To find examples in other languages, to use more complex criteria, or to search for grammar structures rather than concrete words, use the concordance search in Sketch Engine.

Word Sketch (collocations)

Word Sketch - collocations

Collocation is a typical combination of two words. Using correct collocations makes the language correct, natural, and advanced. Using incorrect collocations will not usually cause misunderstanding but will be considered incorrect and unnatural. Collocations cannot be guessed, they must be learnt. This is why Word Sketch in SKELL is an invaluable tool.

Word Sketch is a summary of the most typical collocations divided into logical categories. Word Sketch in SKELL is available for every content word, i.e. noun, adjective, adverb or verb.

How it works

Type a word in its base form and click Word Sketch.
Typingmouse will work, typing mice will not.

Click a collocation to see examples in context (concordance).

By default, the most frequent part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.) is shown first. Click the link to see a Word Sketch for a different part of speech.

By clicking on the Context button will be shown a broader typical context if exists, e.g. tree suitable for for tree as a noun in the relation 'adjectives with tree'

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Synonyms and similar words - thesaurus

Click Similar words to display a list of similar words. The list is generated automatically which means is available for every word in the language, provided there are enough examples in the corpus.

You will get a list of up to 40 most similar words.

Word cloud

The word cloud shows how similar each word is. The words in the centre are the most similar. The size indicates how frequent the word is.

Click the link to show similar words for a different part of speech.

Click a word to open a Word Sketch.

Thesaurus in other languages

To generate thesaurus for words in other languages, try the free trial of Sketch Engine.

Some words do not seem synonyms. Why is that?

Sometimes, words which do not seem similar will be included in the results. this is because computers cannot tell the meaning of the word. The automatically generated thesaurus uses a different technology to identify synonyms. It tries to finds words which tend to combine with the same words as the search word. In the screenshot for cook, you can see that try is nearly in the centre, i.e. is very similar to cook. This is because both cook and try combine with similar words: cook fish, try fish, cook pasta, try pasta, cook salmon, try salmon etc. Although inappropriate words might occasionally be included, the list is still very useful and most importantly, it is available for every word in the language.

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Sketch Engine offers a lot more features than SKELL:

advanced concordances - example searches using complex criteria such as all sentences in the present perfect which contain the word today

word sketches for phrases, not just single words

looking up translations in bilingual corpora

word sketch difference - show the differences between two similar words

generate word lists (most frequent nouns, verbs etc.) or lists of phrases (most frequent 3-word phrases, 4-word phrases etc.)

information about words in 95+ languages

check out a brief survey of some of the many features

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Technology behind SKELL

SKELL is a free simplified interface of Sketch Engine adapted to the needs of learners of English. Sketch Engine is a corpus query and management system holding 700+ corpora in 90+ languages. Sketch Engine is used by linguists, lexicographers, lexicologists and other researchers to learn about how language works. Sketch Engine currently handles about 150 TB (terabytes) of data at an unprecedented speed. It is also designed to handle morphologically rich languages such as Russian, Spanish or Japanese.

Data sources

All results in SKELL are a product of ingenious algorithms analysing fully automatically large multi-billion word samples of text, called text corpora. There is no manual work involved when generating the collocations, examples or thesaurus results. See more about the English corpus behind the English SKELL.

The text corpora contain a varied collection of texts such as news, academic papers, Wikipedia articles, open-source books, web pages, discussion forums, blogs, etc. to provide a good example of how language is used in everyday, standard, formal and professional context.

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If you use results and examples from or links to SKELL, please, cite this paper:

BAISA, Vít a Vít SUCHOMEL. SkELL - Web interface for English Language Learning. In Eighth Workshop on Recent Advances in Slavonic Natural Language Processing. Brno: Tribun EU, 2014, pp. 63-70. ISSN 2336-4289.

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SKELL - corpus tool for language learners | Sketch Engine

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SKELL is a tool for language learners and teachers to see how phrases and words are used by real speakers. Use concordance and collocation examples or thesaurus.

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Learners are asked to prepare their own crosswords byddrawing vocabulary items from their common vocab journals in groups. They compete against each other by trying to answer the crosswords in groups. Each group is presented with another group's crossword. They are free to benefit from their journals during the solution process. The first group who finishes with the most answers win.

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A great blog on using ppt effectively for revision and input 

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A great blog on using ppt effectively for revision and input 

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https://tekhnologic.wordpress.com/?s=Vocabulary

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Revision of target vocabulary on tourism. The target vocabulary was based on a text on tourism. Learners create a padlet post in groups in response to a question "why is tourism good or bad for countries?. Use 7 of the target words in their response. As followuup, the vocab and grammar are corrected in groups. Teacher provides assistance if need be. After they post their response, they gather with other members of the other groups and respond to their comments on the Issue and explain why they agree or disagree with them in groups of 3. As follow up, Learners record their discussion on their phones and provide feedback in terms of the use of agreement /disagreement and turntaking strategies as well as the content for supporting their arguments.

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Word up is an excellent resource for learning vocabulary. It is free of charge. However, depending on your preferences, you might have to pay for some of the services and content. It is available on Android (play store).

Voice tube is also an excellent resource for learning vocabulary from videos and revising them later since the vocab items you like are directly stored on your bridged quizlet, which gives you the opportunity to revise them any time you like.

Lingro is also another great way for revising receptive vocab skills and retention of words as it is focused on reading. This is a reading tool which allows the reader to check meanings of words by just one click and stores them in bank for you. You can have access to the words and have the chance to see them in the context they appear.

For advanced and upper intermediate levels, vocabulary.com can be utilized for revision and learning purposes (individual + whole-class).

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incorporation of teacher comments into a lesson that focuses on effective vocabulary learning through a production task.