Specialised education of uzbekistan the uzbek state world languages university the english teaching methodology department

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1. Emoji Prompts — I have written about emojis in my Vocabulary Builder Post which I highly recommend checking out. If you are teaching a topic for which you can find emojis, use them! Emojis are current and something that students can related to. I created this set of ‘sports’ emojis on the messages app on my iPhone. You could do the same for: food and

drink, jobs, modes of transport technology, numbers, directions and the time, for example. Get students to write down the vocabulary for any words they know first, then add more ideas in pairs and small groups and finally, complete the activity as a group. In order to do something with this vocabulary, ask students to write about the sports they and their friends/family like or dislike.
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   Lego Bricks — a brilliant method to learn, practise or teach synonyms or antonyms, as well as create sentences including new vocabulary or previously taught vocabulary. Using a dry-wipe marker means you can rub the words off once they have been used with one class, ready for a new set of vocabulary. You could also use this activity with stickers on the bricks. An extension for this could be to create a story using vocabulary from X number of the lego brick blocks. Using lego bricks to teach vocabulary is very interactive and fun! If you’re interested in purchasing some lego bricks, these might be useful to you.
   

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   Post It Notes — Post it notes are very versatile when it comes to teaching and learning vocabulary. This picture was taken from a lesson revising adjectives and the English was written in one colour and the German in another colour. Students were asked to work in teams to match the adjective sets from around the room. The first team to match all sets in their area, correctly, was the winner.
   

6. Word Clouds — One way I use word clouds to teach vocabulary, is by uploading a text in the target language and getting students to select words from the word cloud and make as many sentences as they can in the past, present and future. They get a point for the number of sentences their group believes they used accurately. The winner is the person with the most tally points at the end. This vocabulary activity is brilliant for recycling lexical items, but also for language production.
REFERENCES

1. 
   Jalolov Ј.Ј. “English language teaching methodology” Т. 2015. Pp. 111-125
   
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   Akhmedova L.T. Normuratova V.I. “Teaching English Practicum” Т. 2011. Pp. 60-66
   
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   Jalolov Ј.Ј. “Chet ti1 o’qitish metodikasi” Т. 2012. Pp.145-167