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Vocabulary

School Words

Do you know how the school subjects are named in English? Maybe this song can help you.

Sam Cooke, What a wonderful world. YouTube

Some school vocabulary is similar to ours. You are going to work in groups and to find what the words in each post it mean, explain them in the Wiki and make a presentation in class.

Steps to follow:

  1. Go to Moodle and choose your group.
  2. Organize the group work.
  3. Write the definitions /explanations in the collaborative Wiki. You can use pictures, videos or what you think it is the best way to differentiate those words.

Remember to add the new vocabulary to the Collaborative Glossary on the on Moodle.

Vocabulary Activity: Guess the meaning.

Now read the following definitions and click on the arrows and choose the corresponding idiom.

If you want something badly enough, you can find the means to get it.
To memorize.
It is worth investing in knowledge.
One can always learn new things.
One cannot achieve anything without effort.
Negative term to mean the favourite student.

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Vocabulary Activity: Fill in the blanks.

Now complete the sentences with the words missing from the idioms.

  1. I have always regretted not learning German! Well, it's to .
  2. Don't tell me it is impossible! there is a , there is a w
  3. To pass this law exam I have to learn all this documents .
  4. My mother was a very wise person and she used to say: spent on the is never spent in . And she was right!!
  5. I don't agree with my Physical Education teacher: no , no . I could win the race just training without suffering.
  6. Stef's classmates called her the 's after she volunteered to supervise the class.

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