Activity 1 Vocabulary Search Class Activity Your instructor/coordinator will give you cards of two different colors.. Cards of one color have vocabulary items.. Half the cards will have
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15 Linguists say that hundreds of the world’s languages may _ in the next few decades because the number of speakers of these languages is dwindling rapidly
16 A lack of parking spaces is a problem in most cities
17 Under a policy of protectionism, domestic companies do not have to international corporations
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wage n salary, pay, earnings waive v to surrender (rights, privileges) wake n the track of a ship in water wander v, roam, travel, range wane v shrink, decrease, decline ware n goods, merchandise warn v alert, caution, advise warning 7 alarm, alert warp v deform, bend, twist wary adj careful, cautious, alert weary adj tired, exhausted, fatigued weird adj strange, eerie, unusual well-to-do adj rich, wealthy, affluent whiff 7 a slight smell
wholesome adj healthy, nutritious, beneficial wicked adj evil, corrupt, immoral
widespread adj extensive, prevalent, sweeping
wily adj crafty, cunning, shrewd
wise adj astute, prudent, intelligent withdraw v retreat, pull out, remove wither v dry, shrivel, wilt
withhold v reserve, retain, hold back witty adj comic, clever, amusing woe 7n trouble, distress, sorrow
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wound v injure, hurt; 7 injury
wrinkle 7 line, crease (in clothing, skin, etc.); v to put lines or creases in some-
thing; to have lines or creases
yearn v desire, crave, want
yield v (1) give up, surrender; (2) produce, supply; n production, output, crop
zealous adj enthusiastic, eager
zenith n peak, tip, apex, summit
zone Nn area, vicinity, region
DirEcTIONS: Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with vocabu-
lary items (A), (B), or (C), according to the context of the sentences
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If boards become wet, they may
Whole grains and fresh fruit and vegetables are foods
The Green Revolution was a system of farming that depended on new varieties
of seeds and the increased use of irrigation and fertilizers It greatly increased
farmers’
You must be when buying a used car; be sure the engine is in good
condition
In the past, many salesmen tried to sell their door-to-door
Humorist Will Rogers wrote many newspaper columns
Congress sets the minimum , which is the lowest amount of money
workers may be paid per hour
Intelligent policies are needed so that public funds are used
(A) wholesomely (B) zealously (C) wisely
Our small sailboat almost overturned when we passed through the of
the huge cruise ship
As we drove past the bakery, I got a of fresh bread
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Linen is a cool, comfortable fabric, but it easily
Some superstitions are familiar to many cultures For example, there is a belief that black cats bring bad luck
A green belt is a park-like around a city in which development is not permitted
George Ropes painted portraits of sea captains, prosperous merchants, and other citizens of eighteenth-century Massachusetts
In his 1961 book Night Comes to the Cumberlands, Harry M Caudil painted a grim picture of the of the Appalachian region
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However, communicative activities will help you practice using academic vocabu- lary and will help you prepare for the Writing and especially the Speaking sections
of the test These games and activities can also make your preparation for the test livelier and more fun They are divided into activities for vocabulary and for reading comprehension
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VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES
You can use the “Vocabulary Building” tutorial in this book (pp 188-228) to get vocabulary words for the activities in this section
Activity 1 Vocabulary Search Class Activity
Your instructor/coordinator will give you cards of two different colors Cards of one color have vocabulary items Cards of the other color have definitions of the vocabu- lary You will receive one card of each color You will then need to find another student who has the definition that goes with your word, as well as the student who has the word that goes with your definition The first person to find both of the matching cards is the winner
Activity 2 Vocabulary Concentration Pairs Activity
This game is based on an old television quiz show It tests your memory and helps you learn vocabulary at the same time Your teacher or coordinator will create a set
of twelve to twenty cards (the backs of all the cards will be identical) Half the cards will have a vocabulary item, and the other half will have definitions of the vocabu- lary items You and another player will place the cards face down in rows so that you cannot see the words or definitions Arrange the rows of cards into a rectangular shape You and the other player will then take turns One player turns over two cards If the word and definition match, that player wins those two cards and removes them from the rectangle If there is not a match, it’s the other player's turn
The player who has collected the most cards by the end of the game wins The game ends when all the cards have been removed from the rectangle
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appreciate esteem treasure
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Crossword Puzzle Making Small-Group Activity
Type the phrase “Free Crossword Puzzle Maker” into a search engine such as Google There are a number of sites that will let you create your own puzzles by first typing in words and then typing in definitions After you have created a puzzle, print it out Then exchange puzzles with another group and complete the puzzle
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Word Family Race Small-Group Activity
Your instructor/coordinator will give each group several categories of words (same categories for every group) These categories should have quite a few words that belong to them, for example: words that describe emotions; words that are related to the weather; words that name kitchen utensils; words that are used in sports Within
a set amount of time (one to two minutes per category) you will write as many words as possible The team with the greatest number of “correct” words wins
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Vocabulary Bee Class Activity
Your whole class will stand up The instructor/coordinator will in turn give each player a word to define and act as referee, deciding if the definition/synonym is
“close enough.” If a player is unable to give a correct definition, he or she must sit down and the next player will be given the same word to define until a correct defi- nition is given The last player standing wins
This game can also be played with teams The last team with a member or members still standing wins
READING ACTIVITIES
For most of these activities, you need to work with reading passages You can find passages from newspapers or magazines, such as Time Magazine, Newsweek, and National Geographic If the articles in these magazines are too long, you can use part of an article If you have access to a computer connected to the Internet, you can also find appropriate passages online You can find hundreds of readings by typing “ESL Readings” into your browser and visiting one of these sites You can also visit news organizations such as CNN, NPR, or the BBC to look for readings about current events
Activity 6 Scrambled Paragraphs Small-Group Activity
This activity will help you answer sentence addition items on the test Choose a paragraph from an appropriate passage Write out each sentence from the para- graph on a strip of paper First, see if your group can put the paragraph back together in the original order You may have to add some transition words or other hints to make it easier to reassemble the paragraph Afterwards, exchange your scrambled paragraph with another group See if they can reassemble your group’s paragraph by putting the sentences in the proper order while you do the same with the other group’s paragraph
Activity 7
Write Your Own TOEFL Items Small-Group Activity
Find a suitable passage Write five TOEFL-like multiple choice questions about this article Next, exchange articles and questions with another group After you have answered the questions, check with the group that wrote the test and see if your group has answered the questions correctly
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Activity 8
Scanning Race Small-Group Activity
Your instructor/coordinator will find a suitable reading and then make up ten to twelve questions about it (These do not have to be multiple-choice questions.) Your group will be given a copy of the reading and of the questions Don't look at the article or questions until all the groups have received their copies When your instructor/coordinator says “Go!” try to find the necessary information and answer the questions as quickly as possible The first group to finish correctly wins
Everyone stops while the instructor or coordinator checks the answers Making more than one mistake disqualifies a team, and other teams can continue until there is a winner
Activity 9
Idea Auction Small-Group Activity
This activity provides practice for complete-the-summary items Your instructor/coordinator will find a passage and write out a list of ideas found in the passage Half of the ideas will be main ideas that would be included in a passage summary Half should be minor details or ideas not found in the passage Each group will receive $100 in play money or credit After you have read the article, an auction will be held Your instructor/coordinator will read one of the sentences and offer it for sale Groups can bid part of their money to “buy” the sentence The highest bid wins the sentence The group with the greatest number of correct main ideas at the end of the auction wins
Activity 10
Student Teacher Individual Activity
Your instructor/coordinator will choose several students to teach one of the eight reading lessons in this text Each student who is selected will go back and study the lesson in detail, write out a lesson plan, and give a five- to ten-minute presentation
on the lesson