Unit two "Lexis"

                                              

The second unit is about lexis, according to (May Spratt, 2011) “refers to the individual words or set of words.” In order to not make a mistake when teaching this topic it is better to have some key words as for example; define meaning in context. We also need to consider that collocations are words that occur together as for example: Heavy rain, there are also fixed expressions that can´t be changed which are call idioms. Collocations and idioms are part of chunks this refers to the language that occurs in (semi-) fixed units. In lexis there are synonyms (same or similar meaning) and antonyms (words with opposite meaning). Another word that was easy for me to remember is false friends or false cognates because they are words which have same or similar form into two languages but with different meaning. Teaching lexis it is a hard process because students need to know vowels, diphthongs and for that reason teacher needs to use some visual materials and some exercises

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References:

•    Mary Spratt, A. P. (2011). The TKT preparation .         
•   Shepherd, N. (15 de 06 de 2012). youtube. Obtenido de youtube:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7VLTYcRgKY&feature=youtube

Extra information:

• Willis, D. (s.f.). Rules, Patterns and Words: Grammar and Lexis in English Language Teaching. Obtenido de Rules, Patterns and Words: Grammar and Lexis in English Language Teaching: https://books.google.com.ec/books?id=3F8IMy5T8xMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=lexis+english&hl=es&sa=X&ei=MQw7Va3iCsawggSWjIDADA&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=lexis%20english&f=false

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