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Day3: Vocabulary Types and Flashcards

 Agenda: 
 Group Quiz (10min.)
 Vocab Category Fun (10min.)
 GAV List #1 (10min.)
 Flashcards & Dictionary Skills (30 min.)
 Discuss: Listening Video – if time permits
 Homework

Vocabulary Categories
General Academic Vocab
Subject/Discipline specific Vocab
Phrasal verbs
Proverbs / idioms
Slang
Euphemisms

GAV list #1
 facet 
 implement* 
 mutually*
 entail
 capable*
 infamous
 oriented*
 inconsistent*
 revamp
 appealing
 perceive*
 component*
 exceed 
 legislators*
 mainstream
 differentiate*

Flashcards include:......
 WORD (Spelling)
 Part of speech 
 Syllable – Stress pattern (pronunciation) 
 Other related forms http://www.visuwords.com
 Collocations
 Definition (in English)
 YOUR OWN sample sentence!
 Pictures or drawings -> can be related to mnemonics  

***  This time, I am a little bit more ambitious than the previous two classes, where I spent some time on diagnostic. I hope this plan fits well the time with observers' presence. 

Reflection:

It worked out pretteyr well, since I added another round of icebreaker- introduction thing. I was feel awarkard to do it again with my original students, but since I have new students, which justified the activiy of doing icebreaker (using images)

I have 6 Brazilian teachers as astduents - just as students?
I am not sure how I should treat them.
If I treat the with special attention, my original students will feel neglected or undervaluaed.
At the same time if /i treat them toeghather with students then with their teaching and all the experiences, I am worried if i would be patronize them.
Maybe next class, I should do another round of needs analysis - sort of....

I am more conscious of what I do in class, and what I do while prparing for my class.
I have observed all of the classes, then, I received al the mateirals (games and activities)
but interesitngly, since I have different belief as a teacher, the class (even though it was only been a week), not everythig is same.
I tend to ask males students to be volunteers more frequently.
My arrangement for pairs usually leads to similar patterns?




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