Работа над лексикой на старшем этапе обучения
статья по английскому языку

Работа над лексикой на старшем этапе обучения

Упражнения, которые я использую при изучении новой лексики и которые, , способствуют поддержанию интереса к изучению иностранного языка, а также позволяют развить языковую догадку.Взяты из книги :Woolard, G Lessons with Laughfter

Find the Mistake

Each text on this page contains a mistake where one letter in a word is wrong. For example, if the word should be hat, perhaps it is printed as hot.

1.  Dear Juliet,

I must see you as soon as possible or I will go mad. Please meet me outside the cinema on Saturday night at six. I don’t want there to be any trouble, so sell your parents before vou come. Much love, Romeo.

2.  SMITH SENT OFF

Bobby Smith, the English international footballer, was sent off during a match against Germany. The referee showed Smith the red card after he licked the German goalkeeper in the last minute of the game.

3.  BOEING’S NEW PLANT WILL CARRY 800 PASSENGERS
4.  Very young children will pick up insects and they will even try to eat them. It is important that parents teach their children about the different kinds of insect. For example, it is important they know that bees sing when they are touched.
5.  Tourists come to London to visit the historic buildings, such as the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the famous lock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, museums and shops, such as the world-famous Harrods, where you can buy anything.

The key (the misprint is printed first, followed by the correct word):

1. sell - tell 2) licked - kicked 3) plant - plane 4) sing - sting 5) lock – clock.

Definitions

First, look at the nine words in the box at the bottom. Try to say what they mean without using a dictionary. Then match them to these definitions.

1.A/an …………….is        somebody who has stopped growing except around the waist

2. A/an…………….is        somebody you know well enough to borrow money from, but not well

enough to lend money to.

 3.A/an………………is        a set of holes tied together with string

4. A/an……………. is        somebody whose career is in ruins.

5. A/an…………….is         something one generation buys, the        next generation gets rid of, and

the following generation buys again.

6. A piece of………….. is something everybody gives but few take.

7. A/an…………..        is a mechanical device for waking up people who do not have children.

8. A/an……………..        is        somebody who thinks twice before        saying nothing.

9        is        the only thing money can’t buy.

Definitions

First, look at the nine words in the box at the bottom. Try to say what they mean without using a dictionary. Then match them to these definitions.

1.A/an………..is somebody who has stopped growing except around the waist

2. A/an………is        somebody you know well enough to borrow money from, but not well

enough to lend money to.

3.A/an…….        is        a set of holes tied together with string.

4.A/an        is        somebody whose career is in ruins.

5A/an        is        something one generation buys, the        next generation gets rid of, and

the following generation buys again.

6A piece of. is something everybody gives but few take.

7.A/an        is a mechanical device for waking up people who do not have children.

8.A/an        is        somebody who thinks twice before        saying nothing.

9        is        the only thing money can’t buy.

The key: 1) adult 2) acquaintance 3) net 4) archaeologist 5) antique 6) advice 7) alarm - clock 8) diplomat 9)Poverty

Puns

A pun is a play upon words - usually one word with two meanings. For example, a mouse is both an animal and something you use with a computer. Complete these jokes with puns.

1. -        Have you noticed any        in        me?

•  No! Why?
•  I’ve just swallowed some coins accidentally.

2. -        Some girls think I’m handsome and some girls think I’m horrible. What do you

think, Mary?

•  A bit of both        

3. -        You have to be rich to play golf.

•  Then why are there so many players?

4. -        I think we’ve just had a puncture.

•  How did it happen?
•  There was a         in the road.

5. - Well, son, how was your first day at the new school?

•  Great! The teacher is going to give me a gift.
•  How do you know that?
•  Well, when I arrived, she pointed to a chair in the corner and said, “Sit over there for the ”.

6. -        Why did the two astronauts decide to leave the restaurant on the moon and

return to one on Earth?

•  They said it had no        

7. -        I’m going to have to put you in a prison cell for the night.

•  What’s the        , Officer?
•  Nothing. It’s all part of the service!

8. - Why did you park your car on the yellow        lines?

•  Because the sign says        ‘FOR        PARKING’.

9. -        What do you call a happy tin in the USA?

-A        !

present        fork        fine

pretty ugly        atmosphere        merry        can

change        charge        poor

The key: 1) change 2) pretty ugly 3) poor 4) fork 5) present 6) atmosphere 7) charge 8) Fine 9) merry can

Homophones

Homophones are two words which have the same sound but different meanings. Complete the following jokes. The humour depends on homophones in each one.

1.  - Waiter, what do you call this?

•  It’s        soup,        sir.
•  I don’t care what it’s What is it now?

2. -        Have        you        ever hunted        ?

•  No, I always hunt with my clothes on.

3. -        Why        are        black clouds like somebody riding a horse?

•  Because they both hold the        

4.  A teacher saw two boys fighting in the playground:

_-- Stop! You know the school rules - No fighting        

•  But, sir, we weren’t fighting loudly. We were fighting quietly.

5. -        What        is        the        effect of seven days dieting?

•  They make one        

6. -        Did        you        hear        about the novelist who lived on the ninth floor of a block of

flats?

- He dropped six  into a wastepaper basket and lived.

7. - How can I get rid of my headache?

 Hit your head against a window and the        will disappear.

8.  Fortune Teller: Would you like your palm        , sir?

Man: No thanks, I like the colour it is now.

9- What did the small shy stone say?

 I wish I was a little        

read / red        stories / storeys        rains / reins

bean / been        bolder / boulder        pane / pain

bare / bear        allowed / aloud        week / weak

The key: 1) bean/been 2) bare/bear 3) rains/reins 4) allowed/aloud 5) week/weak 6) stories/storeys 7) pane/pain 8) read/red 9) bolder/boulder

Moving Stress

All these jokes depend on how you say something - a change in the stress of one or two words - along the road and a long road.

1. - Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party?

 It had        to        go with.

2. - Have you ever seen a        ?

•  No. How does it hold the rod?

3. - Why are fishmongers so mean?

 Because their job makes them        

4. - What did Mrs Christmas say to Father Christmas when a thunderstorm started?

- Come and look at the        

 Instructor: Tomorrow you can fly        

Trainee pilot: How low?

5. A policeman was overtaking a car        when he was surprised to see an        old

lady knitting while driving. He wound down his window and shouted to her, “        !”

“No, a pair of socks!” She replied.

6.  First woman: Men are all !

Second woman: Yes, men are all        !

7. - Why are travel guides like handcuffs?

•  Because they are made for        

8. - My uncle is an        

•  Is he?
•  Yes. He used to carry suitcases at the Sheraton Hotel.

A        pull over / pullover        F        cat fish / catfish

В        ex-porter / exporter        G        alike / I like

С        two wrists / tourists        H        so low / solo

D        no body / nobody        I        sell fish / selfish

E        rain dear / reindeer

The key: 1D 2F 31 4E 5H 6A 7G 8C 9B