STRATEGY 1:VOCABULARY AND

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

ANELLYS GONZALEZGISELA P. CEDEÑO L.

Cloze Paragraphs

Hunted HousesI. EXAMPLE:

Ghosts strange haunted happened past

Haunted houses are houses that have ghosts in them. They are often houses where something terrible has happened in the past and strange unexplained things happen in the present.

Haunted House Exteriors.Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes.

Haunted houses are usually old and _____________________. They have _____________________ windows and missing shingles on the _____________________. The garden is _____________________ with weeds and there is sometimes a_____________________ at the side of the house.

broken deserted overgrown roof graveyard

III. Haunted House Interiors.

Because the houses are deserted, they are usually _____________________. The furniture is covered with _____________________ and there are _____________________ made by spiders in every corner of the house. _____________________ make their home in the attic and mice live in holes in the _____________________.

Cobwebs Bats Walls Dust messy

IV. Haunted House Sounds.

If you _____________________ the night in a haunted house, you will _____________________ many strange noises such as _____________________ walking down the hall. As well, doors _____________________ shut by themselves and strange _____________________ can be heard throughout the night.

slam hear moans footsteps spend

Specific-subject journal

Classification of animalsDate:______________________Student´s name: _________________ Instructions: Listen the following video about the classification of the animals and complete the chart below in your listening journal.Before listening What do you think

about animals?During listening What are vertebrates and invertebrates

animals?

After listening how are animals classified. Give examples of each of them.

VOCABULARYJOURNAL

Word:_blustery______________________ Date: May 2, 2012____________

Meaning:_It is a strong wind and more wind that usual.________

Sentence:_It can be dangerous to drive across the bride on a blustery day.______

Synonym: blowy, breezy__________________

Antonyms: breathless, calm______________

Word __________________________ Date ________________ Meaning ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sentence _____________________________________________________________________________________

Synonyms ____________________

Antonyms ____________________Picture

WORD WEBS

To describe howsomeone feelsBoredGuiltyWeak

To describe an actionor behavior

EvilRiskyNaughtyTo describe

something’s condition

PitifulPoor

To describe a book,movie, event, place, orPerformance

DisappointingDullUninspiring

To describe the weather

BlusteryDrearySevere

To describe the waysomething or someone looksUglyHideous

To describe food

BlandDisgustingRotten

The Bad

To describe howsomeone feels

To describe someone’saction or behaviorTo describe

something’s condition

To describe a book,movie, event, place, orPerformance

To describe the weather

To describe the waysomething or someone looks

To describe food

The Good & The Nice

WORD WALL

WORD WALL

Secretary

Teacher

Baseball

Basketball

High School

Bank

Church

Boxing

Football

Carpenter

Library

Bus station

Architect

Sports

Hockey

Places in town

Post office

Occupations

Carpenter

Lawyer

Softball

CONCLUSIONIn short, there are many strategies that teachers can use to make students learn new vocabulary. The strategies such as vocabulary wall, Cloze paragraph, and Web walls are very useful because they increase learners´vocabulary but they also make them be aware of the proper use of technology.