The methods of teaching vocabulary in english classes

Speaking skills
There are interactive and task-based activities that require students to use the new 
vocabulary to communicate. Speaking practice takes place through the practice of 
new language items, in dialogue work and class activities. This develops both their 
speaking and social skills and can be considered as one of the obvious pluses of the 
textbook. The more mechanical aspects of speaking are also occasionally covered 
in pronunciation practice. 
Listening skills
textbook does not provide children with exercises for developing 
listening skills. This means that children do not have the opportunity to listen to 
native speech. No CD, cassettes, videos are offered with the textbook to help 
children to discriminate sounds, stress, melody and to acquire correct language 
habits. 
Reading skills
The instructions in the textbook tell students to read for comprehension and to 
express their own opinion concerning the text. The exercises promote critical 
reading of the text. The only serious shortcoming is that the instructions are in 
English and the child can have difficulties in understanding them. 
Writing skills
are two approaches to writing skills: a product- oriented approach 
and a process-oriented approach. The product-oriented approach typically engages 

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learners in imitating, copying and transforming models of correct language texts 
while the process-oriented approach emphasizes brainstorming, planning, drafting, 
revision, and editing. Product writing focuses on sentence structure and grammar, 
while process writing demands more creative work. The activities and exercises 
presented in the textbook incorporate both approaches. The children should write 
compositions, letters, short stories using the new vocabulary. Other writing 
exercises include asking questions to the text, making up questions and answering 
them, etc.textbook develops childrens basic communication abilities in English by 
teaching children to talk (write) about themselves and their immediate 
environments, and to communicate about topics of interest with a partner.textbook 
differs from other ones that it offers a number of tales and stories which can be 
given as home-reading or read in the classroom by the teacher. These are authentic 
pieces of literature. Besides, stories and tales are always appealing to children and 
can make English an attractive school subject to children, foster their motivation, 
and encourage them to learn languages in the future.