Common Ways of Explaining Meaning :
Common Ways of Explaining Meaning Visual (Picture from magazines); drawing on board
Real Thing
Gesture (e.g. sleepy/tired)
Scale
Intermediate: boiling-hot-worm-lukewarm-cool-cold-freezing
Elementary: hot-cool-cold
5. Examples (e.g. for “vegetables”, give the examples of potato, carrot, tomato)
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6. Antonyms/Synonyms (e.g. tall versus short)
7. Simple Story
8. Definition/Explanation (e.g. knife)
9. Translation
e.g. rain = hujan (Indonesian)
(Adapted from The Australian TESOL Training Center: CELTA)
Exercise: :
Exercise: What is the best way to explain the meaning of the following vocabulary items to the students.
South Korea; Sri Langka
To go swimming
Rarely
A pair of shoes
To get a divorce
The day after tomorrow; the day before yesterday
To yawn
A wallet