ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOCUS SUMMER SCHOOL
MASARYK    JULY 2019
Vocabulary Skills
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IN THESE WORKSHOPS
•Some useful resources
•Formal versus informal
•Transition phrases
•Discussion phrases
•Activity 1 Paired discussion
•Formality in writing
•Activity 2:  Redrafting a text
•What can you take from these sessions?
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SOME USEFUL RESOURCES
•BBC Learning English
•http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z8gp2nb
•University of Roehampton, London
•https://pathway.roehampton.ac.uk/blog/best-apps-improve-academic-vocabulary/
•English Page.com
•https://www.englishpage.com/index.html
•Pinterest
•https://nl.pinterest.com/cathemccoy/academic-vocabulary/
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FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL (1)
❏The effect of the media  (TV, Internet, Film, Social media)
❏The SMS / WhatsApp generation
❏English invading first language
❏Cultural sensitivities
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❏Factors affecting formality
❏lack of experience
❏Fear
❏Gap-fillers / redundant language
❏poor planning or language research
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FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL (2)
❏WhatsApp versus Academic English
❏Thanks for coming to my presentation
❏I would like to welcome you to this presentation
❏I want to start with …..
❏I would like to begin by ……..
❏I’m gonna end with ………
❏I would like to conclude by ………
❏Yeah, well I think you’re wrong.
❏I wish to take issue with you on that point.
❏Lots of people think that ………
❏It is widely believed that ……….
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THREE EXTRA RESOURCES
•Informal & Formal Phrases
•Transition Phrases
•Discussion Phrases
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ACTIVITY ONE
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•A Quick
•Discussion
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DISCUSSION TOPIC
•In pairs, choose a topic. One partner speaks for and one against
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•15 minutes in small groups, followed by a plenary discussion, with a topic chosen by the
instructor
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ACTIVITY TWO (SECOND WORKSHOP)
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•Redrafting a Text
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EVALUATION
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•What can you take away from these workshops?
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