From the great variety of dictionary activities suggested by the trainer we chose OEDS_Activity_5_word_class. We had to use different dictionaries online to clarify our doubts about some of the words we had to deal with. We had the chance to find out about words like puffin, a seabird, or Krypton, which is a chemical element of atomic number 36.
We went through another activity, OEDS_Activity_1(origin of words), and, with the help of an etymology dictionary, we learnt that phobia is a Greek word and calf comes from the old English.
The dictionaries online were also useful to complete nursery rhymes and find out about the meanings of some idiomatic phrases.The phrases were very amusing, particularly this one: "Lose one's marbles". It means to lose one's mind, something that often happens to us.
The dictionaries online were also useful to complete nursery rhymes and find out about the meanings of some idiomatic phrases.The phrases were very amusing, particularly this one: "Lose one's marbles". It means to lose one's mind, something that often happens to us.
In our opinion all these tasks have a great interest for our activity as teachers of English. They are very useful, motivating and usable and can provide good resources for Warm-up or Follow-up activities.
Please insert the links on the activities you chose: word class and origin of words.
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