A revolutionary Way of Teaching Ken Lackman kl + Ken Lackman & Associates

 
 
Recommended Books 
Implementing the Lexical Approach
Michael Lewis LTP 1997 (now 
Thomson/ Heinle)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
OUP 2002
Teaching Collocation
Michael Lewis ed. LTP 2001 
Natural Grammar
Scott Thornbury OUP 2004
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Lexical Approach Activities 
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Appendix 

Text-based Lexical Lesson Framework 
Main Aim:
-Students learn meaning and usage of target lexis 
Sub Aims:
-Reading comprehension 
-Noticing lexical structures 
-Writing practice 
-Speaking practice
 
 Materials:
-Listening tapescript or reading text 
-board markers
 
 
STAGE
 
FOCUS
 
PROCEDURE
 
TIME
 
Warmer
S-S 
o 
Use any warmer which gets Ss thinking about the topic/content 
and introduces the text. 
5 - 10 
Gist Read 
 
S 
o 
Assign a gist question and students read or listen to the text to 
answer it. Give a time limit for a gist reading task 
o 
Elicit the answer. 
5 - 10 
Reading for 
Comprehension 
S 
o 
Assign comprehension questions. 
o 
Students read or listen to the text and answer the questions.
o 
Elicit the answers (you can have students pair check before you do 
this). 
5 - 15