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    WORKSHEET

    11 Using the Activator

    A Look up IGNORE in the Language Activator. Then complete the gaps in the
    following sentences.

    1 Look, Chris. Take no _________ of Ava. She’s not feeling well today and saying some strange things.
    2 I think her mum’s advice to get a holiday job has fallen on ___________ ears.
    3 Something strange just happened. I saw Carrie in the lift and she looked right __________ me.
    4 Do you know why the director of sales ____________ the marketing manager at the party?
    5 I’ll ___________ the fact that you didn’t do your homework this time, but next time I won’t be as
    tolerant.
    6 You can’t ___________ your head in the sand - you need to face up to your work problems.

    B Work with your partner. Choose 3 of the verbs from Part A and write 3
    sentences about yourself. Tell each other your sentences.

    C Match the different words for laugh with their meanings. Look up LAUGH in
    the Language Activator to check your answers.

    1 chuckle a to laugh loudly and unpleasantly in a high voice like somebody


    who is mad.
    2 jeer b to laugh a lot in a very happy and cheerful way.
    3 fall about c to be very funny and make people laugh a lot.
    4 crack somebody up d to laugh unkindly at a person and shout rude things at them.
    5 keep a straight face e to try not to laugh or smile because it would be rude to laugh, or
    you do not want someone to know you are joking.
    6 cackle f to laugh quietly especially because you are thinking about
    something funny.

    D Now your turn! Choose a word and look it up in the Language Activator. Write
    down some synonyms.

    Headword Synonyms

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    Teacher’s Notes for Worksheet 11:

    Using the Activator

    Objectives: To expand students’ vocabulary by finding and using synonyms for


    commonly used words
    Dictionary skills: Using the Language Activator on the DVD-ROM to expand vocabulary
    Tasks: A Complete sentences using words and phrases meaning ignore
    B Write your own sentences
    C Match words with definitions
    D Choose and write down useful synonyms from the Language Activator

    Procedure

    A Work with students to start this exercise off. Ask them to find IGNORE in the Language Activator
    and explain to students how to find words within the entry – i.e. the 3 different meanings. Students can
    then work alone or in pairs.

    Time: 10-15 minutes


    Answers: 1 IGNORE - section 1 - take no notice of - notice
    2 IGNORE - section 1 - fall on deaf ears - deaf
    3 IGNORE - section 2 - look right through - through
    4 IGNORE - section 2 - snub - snubbed
    5 IGNORE - section 3 - overlook - overlook
    6 IGNORE - section 3 - bury your head in the sand - bury

    To open the Activator, click on Activator on the main screen of the DVD-ROM. Enter ignore in the
    Search box or scroll down the keywords in the left-hand column. The entry for IGNORE is divided into
    3 sections, which will be displayed in the centre column of the screen. The synonyms in section 1 will
    be automatically displayed in the right-hand column. Clicking on section 2 in the centre column will
    display the synonyms in section 2 in the right-hand column.

    B Students work together using the new words from Part A. Monitor as the students work, and ask
    students to feed back to the class at the end.

    Time: 10-15 minutes

    C Ask students to look up LAUGH in the Language Activator to find the synonyms. Ask students to
    feed back their answers.

    Answers: 1f 2d 3b 4c 5e 6a

    D Students can work alone or in pairs to do their own searches. You may want to put some
    suggestions on the board: go, eat, drink, run to give students ideas. Monitor as students work to see if
    they have any questions.

    Ask students to make up a conversation or a role play around the theme of the words they look up.
    For example, if students look up different ways of saying sorry, they could then make up an imaginary
    conversation about why they feel bad about what happened. If they look up run, they could make up a
    conversation about some sort of sport that they are watching or are involved in. Similarly, eat or drink
    could be a conversation centred around a restaurant, café or dinner table.

    Time: 10-15 minutes

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