LUMIERE ENGLISH ACADEMY; DISTANCE TEACHING COURSE LESSON 10 - VOCABULARY

TO THE TUTOR;
AN EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY IS ESSENTIAL FOR ANY ENGLISH STUDENT.
Make vocabulary lists for your student to both read and learn.
Homework lists can be made for the student.
The student should study the words and write their meanings as part of their homework.
An example is a Vocabulary list drawn from the first three pages of Chapter 1 of JRR Tolkien's classic, 'The Hobbit'.
Students can make use of a dictionary or online dictionary resource such as www.dictionary.com 
in order to find out the meanings of the words.

VOCABULARY WORKSHEET;
The word 'vocabulary' is a noun, and means the body of words used in a particular language; in this case, in English.
Learn how to pronounce the word.
Next to each word, write the meaning of the word.

Runes - ________________
Map - ________________
Compass-points - ________________
Panelled - ________________
Tiles - ________________
Carpeted - ________________
Polished - ________________
Pantries - ________________
Wardrobes - ________________
Meadows - ________________
Sloping - ________________
River - ________________
Neighbourhood - ________________
Well-to-do - ________________
Unexpected - ________________
Elephants - ________________
Stomach - ________________
Famous - ________________
Adventures - ________________
Discreetly - ________________
Respectable - ________________
Probable - ________________
Behaved - ________________
Exactly - ________________
Numerous - ________________
Neatly - ________________
Woolly - ________________
Unsuspecting - ________________
Pointed - ________________
Silver - ________________
Immense - ________________
Bushy - ________________
Eyebrows - ________________
Tale - ________________

NOTE TO THE TUTOR;
An example of how to correct the student's vocabulary list homework follows;

Please learn the  following words which you did not know.
Congratulations on knowing the rest of the vocabulary!

Runes - old letters originally used for cutting or scratching on wood, stone or metal
Pantries - small rooms or cupboards leading from the kitchen in which pots, pans and edible items such as sugar, spices and vegetables can be stocked
Pointed [hat] - hat with a point on top.

ANSWER KEY TO THE VOCABULARY WORKSHEET;
Runes - old letters originally used for cutting or scratching on wood, stone or metal.
Map - a representation, usually flat, of an area of earth or the sky.
Compass-points - Points on a compass marking the four main directions of north, south, east and west
Panelled - a wall covered with panels [thin, flat pieces of wood].
Tiles - Thin pieces or slabs of baked clay, used to place on a roof, wall or floor.
Carpeted - Floor covered with carpet [a fabric of wool or nylon].
Polished - made smooth and glossy.
Pantries - small rooms or cupboards leading from the kitchen in which pots, pans and edible items such as sugar, spices and vegetables can be stocked.
Wardrobes - Cupboards [pieces of furniture for holding clothes and other items].
Meadows - Grassland used for pasture or as a hayfield. Meadows often have wildflowers in them, and at times, water such as a brook.
Sloping - an inclined direction.
River - a flowing natural body of water.
Neighbourhood - the surrounding district where people live.
Well-to-do -  Prosperous.
Unexpected - Unforeseen and surprising.


Elephants - animals with four legs and a long trunk.

Stomach - organ in the abdomen for digesting food.
Famous - Well known.
Adventures - Interesting escapades.
Discreetly - showing prudence and not sharing all details.
Respectable - worthy of respect or esteem.
Probable -likely to occur or prove true.
Behaved - acted in a particular way.
Exactly - accurately.
Numerous - many in number.


Neatly - Orderly.

Woolly - made of wool.
Unsuspecting - Unknowing.
Pointed - with a pointed top.
Silver - Lustrous colour, somewhat grayish-white.
Immense - Huge.
Bushy - Growing thickly or as to resemble a bush.
Eyebrows - The two fringes of hair growing on the ridges above the eyes.
Tale - Story.

Best wishes with your tutoring!
Catherine Nicolette Whittle
Diploma TESOL and EDI Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English
London Teacher's Training College