LANGUAGE ANALYSIS: VOCABULARY

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WORD MEANING ANTICIPATED DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Write the word here, Write the meaning so it is graded for your Outline any difficulties students are likely to have with Provide a solution which is clearly linked to the
including the part students the vocabulary item difficulty/ies identified above
of speech,
phonemic
transcription and
stress
/du: ðə ‘wɒʃɪŋ/ Wash your clothes
do the washing
/du: ðə ‘wɒʃɪŋ ‘ʌp/ Wash the dishes
do the washing-up
/du: ‘sʌmwʌn ə When someone asks you to do
‘feɪvə/ something, and you do it for them
do someone a favour
/du: ðə ‘kli:nɪŋ/ Clean the house
do the cleaning
/du: ə kɔ:s/ Take lessons
Trouble in determining the collocation used Clarification and controlled practice; pre-
do a course
for each phrase; Ss might get do the washing teaching with visuals for washing vs.
/du: ‘nɒθɪŋ/ Do nothing
and do the washing-up mixed up; Ss might washing-up; pre-teaching in the form of a
do nothing not know what a favour is situation/story for favour
/du: ‘eksərsaɪz/ Do exercise
do exercise
/du: ðə ‘ʃɒpɪŋ/ Shop, usually for groceries
do the shopping
/du: ə dəg’ri:/ Go to university
do a degree
/du: ən ɪk’sæm/ Do an exam
do an exam
/du: ðə ‘haʊswɜ:k/ Clean the house
do the housework
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/meɪk ʌp jər Make a choice Trouble in determining the collocation used Clarification and controlled practice; Pre-
‘maɪnd/ for each phrase; Ss might not know what teaching in the form of a situation/story for
make up your mind make a mess of something means make a mess of something
/meɪk ‘prəʊgres/ Getting better at something
make progress
/meɪk ən Set a time to meet/see someone
əpɔɪntmənt/
make an
appointment
/meɪk ə ‘mes əf Screwing something up
sʌmθɪŋ/
make a mess of
something
/meɪk ə də’sɪʒən/ Make a choice
make a decision
/meɪk ə mɪs’teɪk/ Do something wrong/in a wrong way
make a mistake
/meɪk ‘mʌni:/ Getting money from work
make money
/meɪk frens/ Make friends
make friends
/meɪk ə ‘nɔɪz/ Make a big sound
make a noise
/meɪk ‘dɪnnə/ Make dinner
make dinner
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/meɪk ən When someone asks you to do

iks’kju:z/ something for them, and you do it to
make an excuse help them (not for yourself)

/meɪk ə keɪk/ Make a cake

make a cake
/meɪk ‘sʌmwʌn Make someone laugh/cry
lɒf/ Trouble in determining the collocation used
Clarification and controlled practice
/meɪk ‘sʌmwʌn for each phrase
kraɪ/
make someone
laugh/cry