This peresentation includes some activities to teach and review vocabulary.

1. How to teach vocabulary
“Without grammar little can be
conveyed; without vocabulary
nothing can be conveyed”
David Wilkins

2. BUT I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

3. I. What techniques do you use to teach
vocabulary?
II. What kind of materials do you use?
III. Is it essential to have a substantial
amount of resources (textbooks,
photocopying facilities etc.) for teaching
vocabulary?
IV. According to your experience which do
you think is the most appropriate way to
teach vocabulary?

4. By Yelsin A. Ramírez
English Language Department
UNAN-MANAGUA AND CCNN

5. ACTIVE
VOCABULARY
(The one we
use)
PASSIVE
VOCABULARY
(The one we
know but we
don’t use)

6. DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRESENT NEW
VOCABULARY
 Readings
 Realia
 Pictures
 Songs
 Miming , sound, TPR method
 Dictionary games
 Matching

7. READING
EXAMPLE

8. When I was leaving Montreal, I decided to stop at one of those rest areas on the side of the
road.
I went into the washroom. The first stall was taken, so I went into the second stall. I had sat
down when I heard a voice from the other stall…
-Hi there, how is it going?
I thought what the hell? Okay, I am not the type to strike up conversations with strangers in the
loos on the side of the road. I didn’t know what to say, so I said:
-Not bad…
Then the voice said:
-So, what are you doing?
I was staring to find this a bit weird and very uncomfortable, but I finally replied with:
-Well, I’m going back east…
Then I heard the person, all flustered, saying:
-Look, I’ll call you back honey—every time I ask you a question this idiot in the next
stall keeps answering me!
…A harsh silence fell through the washroom. I gotta tell you I was relieved. But never before
had I felt so stupid! Damn you cell phones… you win this round.
The students have to learn the yellow words!

9. SONG EXAMPLE
The wrong direction by
passenger

10. MATCHING ACTIVITY

11.  Mime, action, and gestures.
 Categories
written
spoken
 Description
 Alphabet letters
 Vocabulary chains
 Alphabet soup puzzle
 Hangman

12. MIMICS

13. CATEGORIES

14. DESCRIPTION

16. SING
GET
TELLLOOK
KEEP

18. HANGMAN

19. REFERENCES
• http://busyteacher.org/4197-5-best-ways-to-introduce-new-
vocabulary.html
• http://es.slideshare.net/abanicocultural/teaching-vocabulary1-
presentation
• https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/what.htm
• http://ebi.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Vocabulary-
Lesson-Classroom-Ideas.pdf
• http://blog.esllibrary.com/2012/09/20/4-ways-to-teach-new-
vocabulary/

20. THANK YOU !