Teaching English vocabulary and grammar (by Desire Noumi T.)

TEACHING
VOCABULARY AND
GRAMMAR
Presented by:
Tchoula Noumi Désiré
Tel. 010 4648 3253
Email: tchouland70@gmail.com

How many times did you find
yourself in this situation?
Introduction
Need of a New
Approach to Teach a
Language

TERMINOLOGY
1. Vocabulary
all the words used by a particular person,
or all the
words that exist in a particular language or
subject.
(online Cambridge Advance Learner's
Dictionary &
Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

2. Word
it is a single unit of language that
has meaning and
can be spoken or written (online Cambridge
Advanced
Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge
University Press)
E.g. Classroom, telephone, computer,
TERMINOLOGY

3. Lexis
All the words or phrases of a particular
language. (online Oxford Advanced
Dictionary).
E.g. market, take-off, coffee
Can we have coffee, please?
TERMINOLOGY

4. Lexicon
A lexicon is the knowledge that a native speaker
has
about a language. This includes information about:
 the form and meanings of words and phrases
 lexical categorization
 the appropriate usage of words and phrases
 relationships between words and phrases, and
 categories of words and phrases.
Note: Phonological and grammatical rules are not
considered part of the lexicon.
TERMINOLOGY

5. Lexicography
It is the activity or job of writing
dictionary.
(online Cambridge Advanced Learner's
Dictionary
& Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
E.g. Legal lexicography is not just
about terms, but also about language
and usage.
TERMINOLOGY

6. De-lexicalized verbs
Verbs that carry little or no meaning in themselves.(Lewis,
1997)
E.g. put, take, make, have, keep, call, etc.
7. Chunking
It is a way of dealing with or remembering information by
separating
it into small groups or chunks. (online Cambridge Advanced
Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
E.g. In the study, many people used a
"chunking" strategy to help them
remember the items.
Suggestion: Breaking down into small groups of words that
TERMINOLOGY

8. Collocations
It is the readily observable phenomenon whereby
certain words
co-occur in natural text with greater than random
frequency.
(Lewis,1997,p.8)
E.g. I almost missed the train yesterday.
I don’t wish to make a mistake in my exam today.
Suggestion: A combination of words that are often
used together
TERMINOLOGY

9. Compounds
They are units of meaning formed with two or more
words.(McCarthy, O’Dell, 2017)
 In English grammar, compounding is the process of
combining two words (free morphemes) to create a new
word (commonly a noun, verb, or adjective). Also
called composition.
(Nordquist, 2017)
E.g. – sunglasses( when Compound is written sometimes
as one word), - life-threatening (sometimes as
two hyphenated words),
TERMINOLOGY

10. Idioms
They are groups of words in a fixed order that have a meaning
that cannot be
guessed by knowing the meaning of the individual words.
(McCarthy, O’Dell, 2017)
Formal or technical style of expression in writing, speech, or
music that
is typical of a particular group of people.
(Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English).
E.g. *‘under the weather’ is an idiom meaning ‘ill’’
*'Full of beans' is
an idiom which means lively and energetic.
TERMINOLOGY

11. Fixed Expressions
Consist of prefabricated multi-word items. (Lewis, 1997, p.9)
E.g. Good morning; I’ll have to be going; Can you tell me the
way to go, please.
Suggestion: Combination of words that are often used together
, without a possibility to replace any of them.
12. Semi-fixed expressions
Expressions which permit minimal variation.
(Lewis, 1997, p.11)
E.g. - It’s/ That’s not my fault;
- Could you pass me pepper/salt, please?
TERMINOLOGY

13. Lexical Chunk
From the definitions of chunk and lexis, we derived the meaning
of the lexical
Chunk as words or phrases of a particular language which can
be learnt as
a unit by somebody who is learning a language.
(Online Oxford Advanced Dictionary)
E.g. Pleased to meet you.
14. Lexico grammar
From the connotations of grammar and lexis, we arrived at the
definition
of lexico grammar to be the sets of words or phrases arranged
TERMINOLOGY

15. Lexical Collocation
Benson, Benson and Ilson (1986 in Bahns, 1993) list
various combinations of lexical collocations: V+N(start a
family; keep a secret); A+N(good work, strong tea); Ad+A
(heavily influenced, amazingly generous); V+Ad (walk
slowly, laugh nervously).
There are fixed and loosed combinations, especially in V+N
combinations.
- Fixed lexical collocation is when the words that collocate
each other are definite.(commit/do a murder;
break/damage the law).
- Loosed lexical collocation is when the words are freely
TERMINOLOGY

Types of Lexical Collocations:
1. A verb denoting creation/or activation+noun/or a
pronoun.
E.g. - Come to an agreement; Compose a music.(denotes
creation)
-- Set an alarm; Launch a missile, etc(denoting
activation)
However, not all verbs denoting creation and activation can be
considered
collocable to any noun. When the combination of verbs is
giving a
Predictable meaning, these combinations are not considered
collocations.
E.g. Build a house(bridge, roads), cause damage(death,
TERMINOLOGY

TERMINOLOGY
Types of Lexical Collocations(continuation):
3. Adjective + Noun (strong/weak tea; kind/kindest/best regards)
4. Noun + Verb (alarm go off; bees buzz; bomb explode)
5. Noun + Noun (A herd of buffalo ; a bouquet of flowers ; a bit of
advice)
6. Adverb+Adjective (deeply absorbed; closely acquinted;
hopelessly addicted)
7. Verb+ Adverb (appreciate sincerely; argue heatedly).

16. Concordance
It is a book or document that is an alphabetical list of
the words used in a book or a writer's work, with
information about where the words can be found
and in which sentences
(online Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
&
Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
E.g. A Shakespeare concordance.
(Note: See the history of English Language)
TERMINOLOGY

17. Grammatical Collocations
It consist of a noun, or an adjective or a verb, plus a
particle(a preposition, an adverb or a grammatical
structure such as an infinitive a gerund or clause)
(Bahns, 1993:57).
E.g. At night, extend to, good at, fall for, to be afraid
that.
TERMINOLOGY

1. Noun+Preposition (E.g. Blockage against; apathy
towards)
2. Noun+to+infinitive(E.g. It was a pleasure/a
problem to do
it; they had instructions/obligation/permission to do it;
they
felt a compulsion/a need to do it; they made an
attempt/an
effort/a vow/a promise to do it; he was a fool/a
genius/an idiot
to do it).
Types of Grammatical Collocations:

3. Noun+that-clause(E.g. We reached an argument
that she would
represent us in court; He took an oath that he would do
his duty).
Note: If the ‘that-clause’ can be replaced by the ‘which-
clause’, such
a noun+that-clause construction is not a collocation.
4. Preposition+noun( E.g. by accident; in agony, in
advance, etc.)
Types of Grammatical
Collocations(continuation):

Types of Grammatical
Collocations(continuation):
6. Predicate adjective + to + infinitive (E.g. It was
necessary to
work).
7. Adjective+that-clause(E.g. afraid that she would fail;
imperative
that)
8. Verb pattern: there are 19 of them.(E.g. He sent the
book to
his brother; They described the book to her; etc.).

18. Corpus(Corpora)
It is a collection of written or spoken material
stored on a
computer and used to find out how language is used.
(online Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary &
Thesaurus ©
Cambridge University Press).
E.g. All the dictionary examples are taken from a
corpus of billions of words.
TERMINOLOGY

THE LEXICAL
APPROACH
Vocabular
y
Lexis
Single
word
Single
word
or/and
Word
combinations
“instead of words, we consciously try to think
of collocations, and to present these in
expressions. Rather than trying to break
things into ever smaller pieces, there is a
conscious effort to see things in larger, more
holistic, ways” (Lewis,1997a, p. 204).

THE LEXICAL
APPROACH
LANGUA
GE
Chunk Chunk Chunk Chunk
Continuous Coherent text
(Lewis,1997,p.7)
The key principle of a lexical approach is that “language
consists of grammaticalized lexis, not lexicalized
grammar.”(Lewis,1997,p.13)

THE LEXICAL APPROACH
4 basic chunks:
1. words
2. Fixed Expressions
3. Semi-fixed Expressions
4. Collocations

THE LEXICAL
APPROACH
Now I have enough
CHUNKS, in order to
communicate
faster.
Words
Collocations
Fixed Expressions
Semi-fixed Expressions
Let’s Go!
Chunking.

QUIZ No 1(in disorder)
sharpener Table Fork
pot Blind Wardrobe
Tray Shirt Eraser
Kitchen Ruler Plate
Knife Bed Chopper
Cupboard Book Armchair
Dish Bag Paper
Pillow Hangar Compass
Pencil Pen Spoon
Shoes towel sweater

Chunking QUIZ (in order)
sharpener Tray Bed
Ruler Plate Wardrobe
Table Spoon Cupboard
Pen Pot Blind
Book Fork Hanger
Eraser Knife Armchair
Bag Dish Pillow
Paper Chopper Shoes
Pencil Kitchen Shirt
compass towel sweater

Explanations for the Quiz No 1
 First show the slide with the words in disorder to the
students(30 sec).
 Secondly ask them to remember those words and write
as many as they can do(for 1 minute, and I collect their
papers)
 Thirdly show them the same words now in order (30
sec), and then ask them to remember and write again
as many words as they can do(for 1 minute, and I
collect again all the papers)
 The results will certainly show that their second papers
have far more words than their first papers. This is
because in the second, the words shown to them were
in groups belonging to the same contexts, in chunks.

QUIZ No 2a: Revisiting texts
 This series of activities is aimed to draw students’ attention
to the useful lexis in the texts.
 Print and distribute the text to students in class(see Annex
1)
ACTIVITY 1: Extract useful lexis
After students have become familiar with the content of the
text, please
silently underline the following :
1. An expression which means “to watch without giving all
your attention” (para.1)
2. A chunk which means “almost did not touch books” (para.
1).
3. Adjective + noun collocation which describes a person who

QUIZ No 2a: Revisiting texts
4. Noun + noun collocation which means “opinions” (para. 3)
5. A two-part verb which means “searched” (para. 3)
6. Adverb + adjective collocation in which the adverb which
usually means “not alive” means “very” (para. 3)
7. A chunk which means “it cannot be easily explained and
you don’t know why it happened”. (para. 4)
8. A chunk which means “you need a lot of time to deal with
something” (para. 4)

QUIZ(Continuation of R. T.)
ANSWERS:
1. have half an eye on…
2. hardly turned a page
3. avid reader
4. points of view
5. hunted out
6. dead serious
7. for some reason
8. take a long time to get through
After they have underlined the lexis you think should be pointed out, tell
students to compare with their partners in pairs or groups, then check with
the whole class.
Goal: This activity not only highlights useful lexis but also sensitizes the
learner to the kind of language they should notice while reading.
ACTIVITY 2: Reconstruct the text.
Another variation of this activity is to get students to put the chunks in the

ENGLISH
COLLOCATIONS IN
USE
INTERMEDIATE

Definitions
:
- Health : It is the state of being free from illness and injury.
- Illness : a disease or period of sickness affecting the body
or mind.
Synonyms
:
-Well-being, healthiness, fitness, good condition, good
shape, fine-fattle.
- Sickness, disease, ailment, complaint, disorder, malady,
affliction.
26. HEALTH AND
ILLNESS

HEALTH AND ILLNESS
Base Collocators Collocators Base
- The most collocators used before Health are: of, the, public ,
mental(coca, 2017)
- The most frequently used collocators after Health are: Care, and,
Health Food
Care
Benefit
Claim
Problem
Insurance
Disease
Board
Department
world
program
Health
Good/bad
Poor
Better
Provide
Protect
Restore
Excellent
Emotional
Mental
Public
very
generally

HEALTH AND ILLNESS
Base Collocators
Symptoms
deformity
Collocators Base
NB: The most use of the collocators are done before the word
illness.
illnes
s
In children
Projections
becoming
A patient has
Generates
And decision making
Affected
Brought
spread
illness
A long
chronic
Degree of
Symptoms of
Systemic
serious
Disability
Prevent
Life-threatening
unknown
Mental
severe

HEALTH AND
ILLNESS
COLLOCATIONS TYPES EXAMPLES
Catch Pneumonia
I got soaking wet and I caught
pneumonia .
Terminally ill My poor friend Gina is terminally ill.
Sustain injury The driver sustained an injury
Bitter cold I had a bitter cold last night.
V + N
Ad + A
V + N
Ad + N

HEALTH AND
ILLNESS
a stack of Fitness
programs
Our sport instructor released a book
that contains a stack of fitness
programs.
the severe cold
Please dress warm to avoid being
affected by the severe cold outside.
fairly healthy
My sister’s child is fairly healthy today,
after he was discharged from the
hospital last week.
Happy and healthy
I am happy and healthy today, after a
beautiful week end in the village.
N + N
A + N
Ad+ A
A +A

SN Verbs and expressions Collocations
1 Sustain
2 Contract
3 Have an attack of
4 Develop
5 Be diagnosed with
6 catch
EXERCISES
26.1 Look at A. Match the verbs and expressions on the left with
their collocations on the right.
Minor injuries
typhoid
Diarrhea
Breast cancer
Autism
A cold

1. Flu is not a illness for most people, but it can
be elderly people who are weak and
who haven’t been vaccinated.
2. Patients who are ill often prefer to die at
home surrounded by their loved ones.
3. I’m not in pain, it’s just a ache in my back tooth.
I hate going to the dentist’s.
4. The children have a diet, with lots of fruit and
vegetables and only a few sweet things now and then.
5. Turn that music down! I’ve got a headache.
6. You shouldn’t waste the doctor’s time with
ailments. Get something at the chemist’s instead.
EXERCISES
26. 3 Complete the collocations. You are given the first letter of the missing
words.
serious life
threateni
ng
terminally
dull
balance
d
splittin
g
trivial

7. I needed to adopt a propper fitness programme and to
to it. I was in good a year ago but then I became
a bit lazy.
8. Diseases which are now will be beaten
one day if scientists continue to make progress with
drugs and genetic science.
9. My aunt was ill when she was on holiday.
Apparently she was in pain. Luckily she had
travel insurance.
10. I believe in eating and I try to do
exercise every other day.
11. My doctor me a new drug to
my backache. It worked!
EXERCISES
26. 3 Complete the collocations. You are given the first letter of the missing
words.
stic
k
shap
e incurabl
e
take
n
excruciati
ng health
y
vigoro
us
prescrib
ed alleviat
e
sligh
t

27. INTERNET
Definition
:
Is a large network of numerous computers connected through a
number of major nodes of high-speed communications channels
between the major nodes and numerous minor nodes allowing
electronic communications among millions of computers around
the world. ( Online Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary)
E.g. All our rooms have access to the Internet/Internet
access.
Synonyms
:
There are 54 internet synonyms recorded in the internet
thesaurus. The mostly used are cyberspace, WWW or
world wide web, Net, information superhighway, cyber,
online, e-net.(Wikipedia)

USING THE
INTERNET
internet Access/threats
service provider
Addiction/spam
Chat/Cable/dating
Company/start-up
Generation/vendor
s
Sites/explorer
Browser/Protocol
Café/pornography
Connection/gambli
ng
internet
Expand/legislation banning
High-speed/transmitted over
the
Free/boom in
Prevent/benefits of the
Online communication via
Wireless/monitor the
Mobile/advantages of the
Unlimited/accessing the
Free/traveling on the
Attention to the

USING THE INTERNET
Other collocations related to the use of
internet:
Google
Yahoo and
Hotmail
You tube and
Whatsapp
Search/ Maps/
.com/earth
Driving direction/E-
mail
Location/street view
/log in
Search direction
/play store app
Glass/ apps/play
/play store
Map satellite
/map driving
direction
Play card/
play app download
. Com mail/
driving direction
.com/.com free/
sign up/sign in
.com news/.com
games
Top video/onfire/.com
music
.com
entertainment/.com
.com camera
phone/.com
User sign in/live/log
in
From
computer/messenger
.com finance/.com
sport/log in
.com search/.com
messenger
Hotmail inbox/inbox
sign in
.com video/.com video
phone
.com sharing/.com
upload
Whatsapp
download/web/for
android

USING THE
INTERNET
To
Google
That word
I tried to Google that word but couldn’t
find anything relevant.
Web
search
Key words
Start to do a web search of keywords
in the question.
evaluate critically
It is important to evaluate sites critically,
so know who wrote the information and
when.
really
Useful
website
Our professor mentioned a useful
website.
V +N
V+ N
V +Ad
A+ N
https://prowritingaid.com/Free-Online-Collocations-
Dictionary.aspx

INTERNET
upload My files
I finally uploaded all my files and data to
the cloud.
Anti-virus software
Make sure you install an anti-virus
software in your computer.
update regularly
Update your anti-virus program
regularly
upload
cloud storage
system
Upload your files to a cloud storage
system .
V +N
A+ N
V +Ad
V + N
Ad: Adverb; A: Adjective; N: Noun; V: Verb
www.Netspeak.org htt://corpus.byu.edu>coca

SN Verbs and expressions Collocations
1
When I write an essay, I start by
doing a web
2
Many University libraries subscribe
to
3
The college website has some
good hints
4
When I find a useful site, I usually
copy and
5
Our professor mentioned a really
useful website, but I didn’t make
6
If you get too many results, you
could refine
EXERCISES
27.1 Look at A. Match the beginning of each sentence on the left with its
ending on the right.
d) Search of keywords in the question
c) Online journals so that students can
access them for free.
a) And tips pages which helped me
when I started writing essays.
f) Paste the address into a separate
document.
b) A note of it ! I’ll have to email him.
e) Your search by using more keywords.

EXERCISES
27.5 Put the words in order to make
sentences:
1
2
3
4
I made a note of the most useful websites
You can search the database by keyword
You need to critically evaluate information from
websites
We search through some of the bank issues.

Definitions
:
- Study : is a setting of the mind or the thoughts upon a
subject; hence, application of mind to books, art or science
or to any subject with the purpose of acquiring knowledge.
(Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary)
E.g. John use to study his Bible every morning.
- Learning : is the knowledge or skill received by instruction
or study.
E.g. He is a man of great learning
Synonyms
:
- Learning, education schooling, academic work, etc…
- Study, studying, education, schooling, academic work,
etc…
28. STUDY AND LEARNING

STUDY AND LEARNING
Study Habit
Leave
Chemistry/English/
…
Addressed this
question
Aims to examine
Material
Of manpower
Focus for
Focuses on
Group
area
Study
Chosen to
Opportunity to
General
Type of
Enrolled to
A good
Prayer and Bible
Recent
Historical
A prospective
Feasibility
Program of

STUDY AND LEARNING
Learnin
g About time
Access centers
Activities completed
Among children
Center/community
Content/courses
Compare skills
Contract base
Are derived from
About rival
Attitude/disability
Learnin
g
Means of
Opportunity of
Ideal/online
Progress to
Experimental
Appropriate
Effective
Possibilities centers of
Mental/computer
Skill/relevant
Emphases on
Adult/variety of

STUDY AND LEARNING
private study A room set aside for private study
take An exam
I have to take an exam in Teaching
Vocabulary and Grammar at the end of
April 2018
My
friends
Studying
My friends are both studying now, so they
can’t be available for the party.
receive A- grade Her essay received an A-Grade.
A + N
V+ N
N + V
V+ N

STUDY AND
LEARNING
Hand in
Your
essays
You have to hand in your essays on Friday.
Withdraw
from
course
If you want to withdraw from course, you
have to go to the College Office.
Feedbac
k
Usually
The teacher gives us feedback usually after
about a week.
Continuo
us
assessm
ent
In my school we only have continuous
assessment.
V + N
V+ N
N + Ad
A+ N

EXERCISES
28. 1 Replace all the uses of do or get in this paragraph with more
interesting words.
I have three daughters. The oldest one a degree in economics. She
her bachelor’s degree last year and is now some research on
taxation laws in different countries. The second one is a
course at Newcastle University. She ‘s
History. She loves it, though she says she has to far to
many assignments. My youngest daughter is still at school. She’s
her school-leaving exams in the summer. She’ll go to university next year if
she good enough grades in her exams. She wants to
Sociology and then a social work qualification. My daughters are
all
too
k
obtain
ed
Carrying
out
Enrolling
on
takin
g
write
takin
g
receiv
es
take
acquir
e
receivin
g

1. What homework do we have to ___ tonight?
2. In which month do students usually _____ their final exams in
your country?
3. Who do we have to ____ our essays in to?
4. Who is ______ today’s lecture on Shakespeare?
5. What do we need to do if we want to ________ from the
course?
6. In which room is the translation class going to be ____ ?
7. Have you done the first ____ of your essay?
8. Do you prefer exams or continuous ________ ?
9. Do you always ___ to all your lectures?
10. Does the college _____training in computer skills?
EXERCISES
28.2 Complete these questions.
do
tak
e
han
d
givin
g withdra
w hel
d
draf
t assess
ment
go
offe
r

29.
PRESENTATIONS
Definition
:
It is the series of computer slides(=images)that accompany
the talk when somebody gives a presentation at a meeting.
Synonym
s :
Presenting, giving, awarding, granting, handing out/over,
et…
E.g. I have put my presentation on a memory stick
(Online Oxford Advanced
Dictionary)

presentation Application
Skill development
Hall
Format
And disclosure
time
Skills
Of data/of
information
Of evidence
Of results
presentation
Flash/ special/ final
Data/ technical
Public/ group
Formal/ business
Make your/ make a
Final statement
A multimedia
A slide/ a video
Through the
Power point
These are some of the multiple words and expressions that collocate with the word
PRESENTATION.
PRESENTATION

PRESENTATIONS
prepar
e
presentation Prepare your presentation carefully.
core message
Make sure you communicate your core
message well.
Body language
Don’t forget that body language is important
here.
listen carefully
Listen carefully when people ask questions
after your presentation.
V + N
A+ N
Ad + N
V+ Ad
Types of collocations with words often used in
presentations:

PRESENTATIONS
make Eye contact
Make eye contact with at list five or six different
people.
Breath
e
deeply If you feel nervous, breathe deeply.
Effecti
ve
presentation
Power point slides will help you create a very
effective presentation.
bring to life
Use pictures or animations to bring your
presentation to life.
V+N
V+ Ad
A + N
V+ Ad
Types of collocations with words often used in presentations:

PRESENTATION (STUDENTS’
PERFORMANCES )
Bar Chart of
the
performance.
Pie Chart of
the
performance.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Linguistic
s
Grammar
Effective Presentation
John
Peter
Paul
Victory

PRESENTATION (STUDENTS’
PERFORMANCES )
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Linguisti
cs
Gramma
r
Vocabul
ary
Line Chart for
the
performance.
Video on :
Language for Presentation
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=eQtxd-93fTM

EXERCISES
Do you want to give great presentations which an impact on
the audience? Firstly make sure that your slides are easy to Don’t
use an unusual or small font. Also don’t have too much text on each slide.
Keep them so people can your argument. Use pictures
and examples to your ideas to life. You can also use
charts or bar to show figures and data more clearly. Finally,
repeat your points several times to make sure the audience has
understood your message.
29.2 Look at B. Correct the collocation errors in this text
about presentations.
mak
e
rea
d.
simpl
e
follow
bring
pi
e charts
ke
y

 Prepare ___________ -
 Tone of ___________ -
 Breathe ___________ -
 Target ____________ -
 Hand _____________ -
 Speak_____________ -
EXERCISES
29.4 Match the words in the box on the left with the words
that they collocate with on the right.
a
presentatio
n
voice
deeply
audience
gesture
clearly
clearly
audien
ce
voic
e
gestur
es
deepl
y a
presentatio
n

30. WORK
Definition
:
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual
effort directed to an end; industrial activity. (Online
Cambridge Advance Dictionary)
E.g. “Man hath his daily work of body or mind appointed”--
Milton
Synonym
s :
Effort, job, endeavor, assignment, production, drudgery,
exertion,
slogging,…

work Directly with
In progress
Hard/ up
With a/ on something
As programmer/ over
Together to
Force/online
Environment
Closely /on business
plan
Out/long hours
work
Hostile toward his/
Drafting/ people who
Does not/ does it
Social/things I do at
Hard/ good/volunteer
License this/ carry out
Able to/ lot of
To complete/to get off
Back to / go to
Ability to/ continue to
These are some of the multiple words and expressions that collocate with the word
WORK
WORK

WORK
apply demandin
g job
John applied for. a demanding job last month.
Offer
Permanen
t job
Korail offered Jim a permanent job yesterday
Carry out diligently
Carry out your work diligently in order to climb
the career ladder.
stimulati
ng
Working
environme
nt
Are you working for a stimulating working
environment?
V + N
V+ N
V + Ad
A+ N

WORK
Make appointments
Keeps your
appointments
Answering the phone
Give a presentation
Make all the
preparations
Keep records
Achieve your goals
To carry out work
To complete work
Available to start
work
To take on work
To work closely with
to supervise work
Working environment
Things I do at work
Know how it works
A fulfilling job
A demanding job
A steady job
To offer someone a job
A permanent job
To apply for a job
A high powered job
Job description
Job satisfaction
Job as a PA/SG/…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg-S6lKbIyM
Job Work Others

EXERCISES
30. 1 Complete the sentences with work, job or career.
1
I took on too much last month and couldn’t finish it all.
2 At the peak of her she was managing a sales force of 200 people.
3 Daniel Robertson’s in education lasted almost four decades.
4 I have a very demanding ,but I enjoy it, nonetheless.
5
At the moment we are carrying out on the design of the new
stadium.
6
•The scandal ruined his , and he never worked in the stock
market again .
7 I’m going to apply for a in a supermarket.
8
She had a long and brilliant in business. At 20, she got her first
steady in a small regional theatre. But it was in 1980 that her
really took off when she was offered a part in a TV series.
work
career
career
Career
career
Career
job
work
job
job

EXERCISES
30. 3 Match the beginning of each sentence on the left with its
ending on the right.
1 She has
set
2 We’re
making
3 I always
keep
4 Kate will
take
5 I have to
give
Some difficult targets for us all.
Preparations for the sales
conference
My appointments
The minutes at the meeting
A presentation to my colleagues.
His goals in his career.
My phone calls when I took time off.

QUIZ No 2b(continuation)
 ACTIVITY 3: What do they stand for?
 Give your students the text or part of it with the chunks you
focused in earlier part replaced by initials, for example,
p.o.v. for “point of view”.
 Ask students in pairs to recall the chunks. Here is a part of
the same text taken from paragraph 5 with initials instead of
some collocations and multi-part verbs.
 Working life was hard to get used to after so much theory. It
was the end of books for me. There didn't seem to be much
in books that would actually g. t. d.. To do things you had to
answer the telephone and work a computer. You had to t. a.
and speak to people who weren't at all interested in
philosophy. I didn't stop reading, you can't avoid that. I read
all day. But no books c. m. w., only manuals and pamphlets
and contracts and documents. Maybe most
people s. their n. for stories and ideas with TV and, to t. t.
t., it was all I needed for ten years. In those days I only had
a book "o. t. g." for the duration of aeroplane flights. At first

ACTIVITY 4: Correct the teacher
 Working life was hard to get used to after so much theory. It
was the end of books for me. There didn't seem to be much
in books that would actually help me in life. To do things you
had to answer the telephone and work a computer. You had
to go all over the world and speak to people who weren't at
all interested in philosophy. I didn't stop reading, you can't
avoid that. I read all day. But no books entered my life, only
manuals and pamphlets and contracts and documents.
Maybe most people satisfy their need for stories and ideas
with TV and, to tell you a lie, it was all I needed for ten
years. In those days I only had a book available for the
duration of aero plane flights. At first I would come home
and watch TV while eating. Then, I moved the TV so I could
watch it from bed. I even rigged up a switch so I could close
the TV without getting out of bed. Then, one fateful day, my
TV broke and my landlady removed it.
 Note: The learners do the correction with the full text they
QUIZ No 2c(continuation)

THE
WINNER
IS …
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Annex 1: Text for Quiz No 2 (to be printed)
Article: Ten years without books by John Kuti
As
I write this, I have half an eye on an old James
Bond film that is showing on my computer. But
this is a story about how I stopped watching TV
and began reading again for pleasure, after ten
years in which I hardly turned a page. I suppose
I was an avid reader of "literature" between the
ages of nine and fourteen. I had enough time to
be White Fang, Robinson Crusoe, and Bilbo
Baggins and Jeeves. Of course there was room
in the schoolboy's imagination for some real
historical figures: Scott of the Antarctic, all of
the Vikings, and Benjamin Franklin were good
friends of mine. Then, in adolescence, I began a
long search for strange and radical ideas. I
wanted to challenge my elders and betters, and
stir up my peers with amazing points of view. Of
course, the only place to look was in books. I
hunted out the longest titles and the authors
with the funniest names, I scoured the library
for completely unread books. Then I found one
which became my bible for the whole of 1982,
it had a title composed of eleven long words
and an author whose name I didn't know how
to pronounce. It was really thick and looked
dead serious. Even better, it put forward a
whole world-view that would take days to
explain. Perfect. I took it out of the library three
times, proud to see the datestamps lined up on
the empty library insert. Later, I went to
university. Expecting to spend long evenings in
learned discussion with clever people, I started
reading philosophy. For some reason I never
found the deep-thinking intellectuals I hoped to
meet. Anyway, I was ready to impress with my
profound knowledge of post-structuralism,
existentialism and situationism. These things
are usually explained in rather short books, but
they take a long time to get through. They were
the end of my youthful reading.
Working life was hard to get used to after so
much theory. It was the end of books for me.
There didn't seem to be much in books that
would actually get things done. To do things
you had to answer the telephone and work a
computer. You had to travel about and speak to
people who weren't at all interested in
philosophy. I didn't stop reading, you can't
avoid that. I read all day. But no books came my
way, only manuals and pamphlets and contracts
and documents. Maybe most people satisfy
their need for stories and ideas with TV and, to
tell the truth, it was all I needed for ten years. In
those days I only had a book "on the go" for the
duration of aeroplane flights. At first I would
come home and watch TV over dinner. Then, I
moved the TV so I could watch it from bed. I
even rigged up a switch so I could turn it off
without getting out of bed. Then, one fateful
day, my TV broke and my landlady took it away.
My new TV is an extra circuit board inside my
computer. It's on a desk in front of a working
chair and I can't see it from the bed. I still use it
for the weather forecasts and it's nice to have it
on while I'm typing this… but what to do last
thing at night? Well, have another go with
books. Now, I just like books. I have a pile of
nice ones by my bed and I'm reading about six
simultaneously. I don't want to BE any of the
characters. I don't care if a thousand people
have already read them. I don't have to search
through libraries. There are books everywhere
and all of them have something to read in them.
I have the strange feeling that they've been
there all along, waiting for me to pick them up.

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