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This week will present ideas about how to use authentic materials to develop students’ English vocabulary through exposure to and interaction with new words.  \nOne challenge to consider when using authentic materials is that some of the vocabulary may be unfamiliar to your learners. For this reason, it is important to provide opportunities for students to learn new words and interact with them. Sometimes it is helpful for teachers to pre-select new words to teach students, and other times it is more beneficial for students to select the words themselves. Regardless, when special attention is given to unfamiliar words, authentic materials can provide a meaningful context for students to increase vocabulary.  \nThe first activity this week is a great way to teach vocabulary in context. If you don’t have a way to access and display photos, you can still use this strategy to teach words without using photos by creating sentences that relate to the topic of your authentic material.  \nPHOTO VOCABULARY  \nTime: 40 minutes  \nGoals:  \n• To increase students’ understanding of new vocabulary words before interacting with an authentic text.  \n• To listen, speak, read, and write in English.  \nMaterials: Student notebooks and pencils, list of 5-10 vocabulary words from the authentic text (can be teacher or student selected), a photo or photo collage that can be displayed for all  \n[americanenglish.state.gov](americanenglish.state.gov)  \nstudents to see (this can also come from the authentic material if it contains photos), one sentence that relates to the picture(s) for each vocabulary word  \nPreparation:  \n1. Determine whether you or your students will select the vocabulary words from the authentic material you plan to use. You or your students should skim the material and list words that may be difficult or unfamiliar. If students are completing this step, you will need to have them do so at least one day ahead of this activity so that you have time to  \nprepare.  \n\n| Word | Example Sentence | My Guess | Definition |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. |\n| 2. | 2. | 2. | 2. |\n| 3. | 3. | 3. | 3. |\n\n2. Keeping the list of words and the topic presented by the authentic material in mind, find images that can be used to discuss the topic and vocabulary. If the authentic material includes photos, they might work well for this activity. You can use one photograph or a series of related photos arranged in a collage format. A maximum of 5-6 photos is suggested so that students are not overwhelmed. Decide how you will display the photograph(s) so that all students can see them clearly.  \n3. Write sentences about the photograph(s) using the vocabulary list. 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