how to teach vocabulary

These last classes you have been practising how to present and teach vocabulary, here you will find some pieces of advice:

Visual aids:

pictures should be clear, neat, easy to see and recognize, use light coloured card or board paper.

flashcards should be easy to be read, to be seen at the back of the classroom.

Repetition:

you should make your ss repeat everyword you intend to teach.

you can use the following steps:

choral

group repetition (by dividing the class in 2 or 3 big groups most of the time you should use the rows)

individual repetition

you can ask your ss to repeat as if they were: tigers, ants or like yelling or whispering.

you have to use body movements, use TPR.

Remember:

pictures should be away from your body

your voice should be clear and easy to be heard

check the pronunciation of everyword.

Have a look at the links below hope you find them useful

http://www.madridteacher.com/Activities/Files/sea-animals-pictures-list.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/marketing/nc/pdf/author_pages.pdf