1. English 3 Live Lesson: What’s the word? Language Skills Practice
Mrs. Pierce, E3 Lead

2. While we wait…. The word vernacular means “everyday language”.
How many words can you make from the letters in the word vernacular?
There are over 120!

3. Audio Set Up Talk Options External Options Green Check = I have a mic!
Internal Mic
External Mic
Telephone
External Options
Headset
Earbuds
Green Check =
I have a mic!
Red X =
I need help
To use your phone:
Select Tools then Telephony
Use Telephone for Audio
Call conference number:
PIN:
Mute phone
To use Talk:
Complete Audio Setup
Tools
Audio
Audio Setup

4. Using the Talk button
Computer
Smartphone/Tablet
Practice using TALK.

5. Today our goal is to: When will I use these skills in my course?
-identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech
-verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase
-you will be able to use context clues to determine word meanings.
-work collaboratively to earn your collaboration credit
When will I use these skills in my course?
Here are a few examples:
Lesson 1.01,1.02, 1.04, 1.06, 1.07
Lesson 2.03
Lesson 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07
Lesson 5.01, 5.03
Lesson 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Lesson 7.06, 7.08

6. What is YOUR goal for this session?
A To improve my overall language skills
B To earn my collaboration credit
C To kill some time until my TV show starts
D Wait, where am I ???

7. Why might some people find this comical?
Hit the “Talk” button and share your ideas!

8. How can we correct this sentence?
Let’s talk…
How can we correct this sentence?

9. But what does it all mean?
Connotation vs. Denotation
Context Clues
Idioms
Word Usage
Tautology
Let’s talk…

10. Connotation vs. Denotation
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11. 1. save delusion 2. critical b. conceited 3. belief c. hoard 4. avenge
A connotation is an idea suggested by a word. Look at the pairs of words below.
Match each positive word in the column on the left with a negative synonym on the right.
1. save
delusion
2. critical
b. conceited
3. belief
c. hoard
4. avenge
d. carping
5. confident
e. retaliate
positive
negative

12. Context Clues
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13. Superior to the competition Deliberately planned
William Shakespeare added thousands of new words to the English language. Read the clues below. Then choose the word from the box that best matches each clue.
courtship excellent laughable obscene
dwindle gloomy lonely premeditated
That looks ridiculous
The act of dating
Dark and foggy outside
Repulsive behavior
Solitary confinement
To decrease in size
Superior to the competition
Deliberately planned

14. Idioms
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15. Let’s watch a video about Idioms! http://shmoop.com/video/idioms

16. Word Usage
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17. Decisions, Decisions… W The words that describe this activity:
For each sentence, circle the correct word, Then in the boxes below, write the correct word’s letter as indicated by the number in parentheses after the sentence. IF you are correct for each sentence, the letters will spell two words that describe this activity.
I did not do very (good, well) on my geometry test. (1)
After the hurricane, we had to assess the (amount, number) of damage to the town. (3)
Please do not (hoard, horde) all the candy! (4)
The restaurant server was (disinterested, uninterested) in our complaints. (12)
I was not (conscience, conscious) for hours after the accident. (8)
How did you (loose, lose) the keys to the car? (3)
Aunt Bessie divided the pizza (among, between) the six players. (1)
That DVD players has many (good, well) features. (1)
The speaker is an (eminent, imminent) theologian. (5)
The words that describe this activity: W

18. Tautology
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19. A tautology is a needless repetition of words or ideas.
For example, the phrase “widow woman” is redundant Why?
Yogi Berra was famous for using tautology with statements such as the following:
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How does tautology affect the reader?

20. A widow is a woman whose spouse has died
A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. The word usually refers to a bereaved woman who has not remarried. Widower is simply the male equivalent of widow. It refers to a man who has lost his spouse and has not remarried.