When a listener signals understanding, surprise, agreement etc. to a speaker as the speaker is speaking.
What is Back-channeling?
100
Reference to something that occurs later in a text, often achieved through use of pronouns or lexical chains e.g.
" that's what it is - a nuisance" that refers forward to nuisance.
What is Cataphoric reference?
100
Refers to the form of a sentence/utterance/clause that is used to make statements and give information.
What is Declarative form?
100
An approach to language teaching in which the teacher uses tachniquesand activities taken from different methods.
What is Eclectic?
200
The use of correct forms of grammar, vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation.
What is Accuracy?
200
A sound produced with both lips e.g. /m/ /b/
What is Bilabial?
200
A letter of the form and size used at the beginning of a sentence or a name, e.g. They went to Spain last year.
What is Capital letter?
200
Is a question with the grammar of a statement, but said with intonation that shows it is a question.
What is Declarative question?
200
When a sound is left out in connected speech because it is followed by a similar sound, e.g. " he gave up politics" The /p/ in "up" is likely to br elided.
What is Elision?
300
To show that you have seen or understood something.
What is Acknowledge?
300
A game played by two or more players on a board using dice.
what is a Board game?
300
A use of passive to express the idea of making something happen e.g. "She got her car washed; they had their house painted." The causative is commonly expressed with the verb "get" or "have."
What is Causative passive?
300
To guess the meaning of an unknown word by using the information in a situation and /or around the word to help.
What is Deduce meaning from context?
300
When special force or attention is given to a word or information because it is important.
What is Emphasis?
400
To learn a language without studying it, just by hearing and/or reading and then using it. this is the way people usually learn their first language.
What is Acquisition?
400
To think of ideas (usualy quickly) about an specific topic, this is often done as preparation before a writing or speaking activity.
What is Brainstorm?
400
Information in the form of diagrams, lists or drawings often placed on the classroom wall for learners to refer to.
What is a Chart?
400
That has (almost) lost its detonative meaning; usually used to describe verb that combine with nouns to form multi-wor verbs, e.g. ton have a shower, to take a break, to make a difference.
What is Delexicalised?
400
When a teacher helps learners to succeed by giving them confidence.
What is Encouragement?
500
Describes or gives more information about a noun or a pronoun.
What is an Adjective?
500
Any pair or group of words commonly found together or near one another, e.g. phrasal verbs, idioms, collocations, fixed expressions.
What is Chunk?
500
Is used to make clear which noun is referred to, or to give information about quantity, and includes words such as "the, a , this, that, my, some, e.g. "That car is mine."