english word card expe

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WHAT A WORLD 1 READING VOCABULARY- UNIT 17
Word Expert Cards (Richek & McTague, 2008)
 There is a list of possible unknown words from Unit 17 below. Divide students
into groups of 4. 4 students in each group take the responsibility for
thoroughly learning 5 of the words from the list – then teaching it to peers in
the group. They can decide who gets which words within the group.
 Each “word expert” constructs 5 cards by using a teacher-approved dictionary
and writes definition of the word, part of speech, and an illustration on the
card. (Make sure that students write down the meaning of the word within the
sentence in the text.)
 After a “word expert” is finished with his/her 5 cards, s-he presents his/her
cards to the peers in the group.
The word list of Unit 17;
Beaches Countryside Hills Origin Civilized Crowded
Isolated Spectacular Slang Sandy Per person Beauty
Landscape Exist Moviemakers Outdoor Population Pronounce
Unique
Example cards;

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WORD EXPERT
Cut down the pictures and glue them on the cards according to the meanings of the words.
Then write the definition of the word, part of speech, and an illustration as in the
example by using a teacher-approved dictionary. Teach your words to your group
friends.
EXAMPLE A

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ANSWERS
1. Slang
2. Landscape
3. Exit
4. Origin
5. Hills
6. Population
7. Spectacular
8. Pronounce
9. Outdoor
10. Moviemakers
11. Beach(es)
12. Per person
13. Beauty
14. Crowded
15. Isolated
16. Civilized
17. Unique
18. Sandy