Manual Para Ingles Intermedio

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH HANDBOOK: VOCABULARY BASIC MODULE
BY ALEJANDRA CABRERA CASILLAS

• Understanding 700 words in English
• Being able to recognize and infer the meaning of 1200 words.
• Inferring the meaning of a word using the word formation, word families and the context clues.
• Being able to look up the meaning of the unknown words in different sources
•Clarifying words or phrases as seen in context of text
• Organizing vocabulary acquisition through a graphic organizer
• Comparing words or phrases to a known object through the use of the word like
• Furnishing antonyms and synonyms for key words
• Connecting a word’s meaning to elements in the text
• Using suffixes and prefixes for deriving meanings
• Using word families tobroaden vocabulary knowledge
Vocabulary:
1. Learning vocabulary strategies
2. Most common words in English
3. Suffixes and Prefixes
4. Word families
5. Cognates
6. Vocabulary in Context
7. Dictionary Usage








STRATEGIES TO LEARN VOCABULARY.

“Vocabulary Journal” Strategy
Knowledge of vocabulary can be acquired and retained in various ways. Aneffective method is through
a vocabulary journal. You can clarify unfamiliar words or phrases by listing them on a chart in journals. You must write what you perceive is the definition by reading and recognizing clues within the sentence or surrounding sentences. You must note the type of context clue they used in order to derive the meaning of the word or phrase. This activity must be carried out inconjunction with the lesson on idiomatic expressions.
Activity for the “Vocabulary Journal” Strategy
Review how to clarify for meaning when confronting unfamiliar words or phrases within the context of any text in the section meaning from context . Then you must maintain a vocabulary journal as you read the texts, using and filling out copies of a blackline master, here is an example:|UNKNOWN WORD |WHAT I THINK IT IS |CONTEXT CLUES |DEFINITION |
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Word Mapping Strategy


An effectivemethod to acquire vocabulary knowledge is through word mapping, in which students enhance their understanding of key words by graphically mapping them. For example, on the first map shown on this page, you can map a word’s meaning as derived from its context. Then, you can present a figurative meaning for the word by comparing it to a known object. Finally, you can connect the word’s meaning tothree different elements which illustrate its use.





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definitions comparison dictionary definitions
from context

examplessynonyms word
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On the second map, students will study a word’s meaning and then supply three antonyms, three
synonyms, and three examples which illustrate itsmeaning.
Some key words to be defined could be family, pride, respect, hope, tenacity, knowledge, and ethics.
Whatever you choose to define, connect it to one of the themes of your text.




WORD
|Definition or synonym | antonym |
|example | clue |...