Vocabulary Pre-Teaching for Fortnite
Vocabulary Pre-Teaching for Fortnite
Please complete the assignment templates without removing any of the instructions.
✔ Stage aim: To introduce six items from the readingtext that students need to know in order to understand the text.
✔ Read the text below andselect six vocabulary itemsfor pre-teaching. Please include at leastonephraseor collocation.
F ortnite is extremely popular. It came out in 2017 and now has hundreds of millions of players. And Epic Games has made
hundredsofmillionsofdollars.Celebrities,s uchastherapper,Drake,playtheBattleRoyalemode.Otherpeoplehavebecome
celebrities because they play the game. Fortnite is one of many video gamesplayedcompetitivelyasan‘esport.’ Ins ummer
2019,therewasalotofattentionintheBritishmediawhenthe15-year-olds choolboy,JadenAshman,wonthes econdprizein
thefirstFortniteWorldCup.Jadenandhis21-year-oldDutchgamepartner,DaveJong,s haredaprizeof2.25millionUSdollars.
Jaden's mother said she always tried to stop him wasting his time on the game.
The company s ells a lot of game-related products, s uch as branded clothes and action figures. Players can buy additional
T hereareconcernsaboutFortnite.Parentsandteachersworryabouthowmuchtimechildrens pendplayingthegamewhenthey
s hould be doing s choolwork. Some believethatitisaddictive.ItemsinthegameareboughtwithV-bucks,butV-buckscanbe
bought with real money. There are many reports of children s pending their parents’ money on the game withoutpermission.
Although the game is colourful and has a light-hearted s tyle, s ome adults feelthatitistooviolentforchildren.Afterall,the
Battle Royale mode involves killing other player’s characters with guns and other weapons.
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Exa mpl e ( Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary) Noun / ˈfæntəsi/
A s ituationor eventthat you imagine, which is not r ealor true. Ooo
Fantasy (B2)
( Simplified)
Something that you can imagine. It can’t really happen.
1 (Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary) Adjective /əˈlaɪv/
Alive (B1)
living, not dead: full of activity and excitement: oOo
( Simplified)
To exist and be full of life, to not be dead, to live.
For example, the flowers are alive because they are growing with water
2 Noun / ˈprɒdʌkts/
Products (B1) ( Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary) oO
something that is made or grown to be sold:
( Simplified)
Physical real life things that people can create/make and then sell it.
For example my dad sells lots of products from his shop.
( Simplified)
The way something is done or looks, could be many styles of different things like
fashion or ways of doing something, like for example, the style of her hair is short
and full of colour, or her hair style is simple, long hair and dark blue. Some
people can like her style of hair and some people might not like it.
✔ This part of the assignment enables us to assess your language grading, eliciting, pronunciation teaching, and concept
checking.
✔ You mustselecttwoofthevocabularyitemsfromthetableabove.Theys houldbeitemsthatcouldnotbeexplainedbyonly
s howing pictures.
✔ Show the language you would use for presenting the twoitemstotheclass.Presentwhatyouwoulds ayindialogueform,
including some expected student responses (see the example below).
✔ Each item should be approximately200 words.
✔ Please do not delete the example - add your two teacher language dialogues in the boxes Item 1 and Item 2 below.
Example
Vocabulary item:Fantasy
a) Elicit and Explain
( Show a picture of a tree bearing candy instead of fruit.)
T: “Can I plant a tree like this in my garden?”
Ss: “No.”
T: “Why not?”
S: “Because it’s not real.”
T: “What do we call things that aren’t real?”
S: “Made up?”
T: “Yes, we can make things up in our minds or in stories. Can you think of another way to say this?”
S: “Use your imagination.”
T: “That’s a great guess! But I’m looking for a different word. It’s also a noun.”
Vocabulary Item 1
A) Elicit and Explain
T : “So can you tell me how many syllables are there in ‘Alive’?”
S:”Three syllables!
T:” Almost! I can see why you thought that, maybe it’s because it has 3 vowels? But in fact it has only 2! A-Live,”
(demonstrates on the white board a dot over the A for the text written ‘A-live’)
S: “Ohhhh, okay”
T: ‘’Can you say it with me?’’
S: “Yes! A-Live?’’
T:”Exactly! A-live, Alive!”
S:” A-live, Alive!’’
T : “Okay, now let’s see what things can be alive, can you give me some ideas?”
S: “ A snake!”
( Shows a picture of someone with a pink dress and someone with a tracksuit)
T: “Are the clothes these two people wearing the same?”
S: “No”
T: “Why not?”
S: "Because one person, the one in pink looks like they are going to a party, and the other one looks like they are going to the gym.”
T: “Okay, good. And what do we call the difference between these outfits?”
S: “different clothes for different places?...Like outfits of fashion?”
T: “Very close, this kind of fashion has a different word that could also describe different music, art, writing and even ways of studying”
S: “Like styles?”
T: “Exactly like styles! Good job, style can be the way something is done, made or even the way it looks. Like the style of rock and roll
music or classical music, gym wear is a type of style that is more casual but the pink dress for example is a more formal way of dressing.
What about art? What kind of art styles can you have?’’
S: “Does watercolour and drawing using only a pencil count as different styles?”
T: “Yes! And that's a great example!”
: “Now for this word, style, how many syllables does it have?”
T
S: “One?”
T: “Yes, one syllable! And is it at the beginning of the word or at the end?”
Assignment A - Part 2
This section is entirely separate from Text 1. It is meant for a different set of students during a different lesson.
✔ You should show what tasks you would set for the first (stage 3) and second reading (stage 4).
✔ Stage 3 aim: To further develop skimming and scanning reading skills.
✔ Stage 4 aim: To further develop gaining an in-depth understanding of a text through intensive reading.
✔ Class: A strong upper intermediate (B2) class of 16 young adults, age range 18-23.
✔ Read the text below and formulatecomprehension questionss uitable for each stage.
In this article, we will focus on the European honeybee (Apis mellifera). The behaviour exhibited by the honeybee is called eusociality
/jʊˌsoʊ.ʃi.'æl.ə.t̬i/. This has three key characteristics:
● g enerational overlap - mother and adult offspring live side by side
● cooperative care of offspring
● reproductive division of labour - only certain individuals can reproduce.
ithinacolony, therearedifferentclassesofbee,knownas'castes.'Eachcasteplaysdistinctrolesinthegroup.TheEuropeanhoneybee
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has threecastes within a colony. The diet which femalelarvae1are fed determines which caste they willbelong to.
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Larvaewhicharefedonlyroyaljellybecomepotentialqueenbees.Queensarethereproductivecaste.Thereisusuallyonlyonequeenina
Drone
rones are male bees. Male bees are produced from unfertilised2 eggs and, as larvae, receive the same diet as workers. Drones' only
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functionistomatewiththequeen,afterwhichtheydie.Atypicalhoneybeecolonywillusuallycontainbetween20,000-50,000bees.Only
about15%ofthesearedrones.Comewinter, the remainingdronesarethrownoutofthecolonyinordertosaveresources.Otherwise,the
only reason drones leave the colony is to mate with a new queen.
Inrecentyearstherehasbeenaworryingdecreaseinthepopulationsofmanybeespecies.Honeybeesaresufferingfromcolonycollapse,
wherelargenumbersofworkersleavethenestanddonotreturn.Majorcausesofthisdeclinearetheuseofpesticides3,climatechange,
loss of habitat and loss of plant biodiversity4.
larva(noun–singular)/ˈlɑrvə/,larvae(noun-plural)/ˈlɑrvi/=aninsectatthestagewhenithasjustcomeoutofaneggandlookslikea
1
short fat worm - OxfordAdvanced Learner's Dictionary
fertilise(Am.Eng.fertilize)[tofertiliseaneggorseed]Verb–transitive=Tocauseaneggorseedtostarttodevelopintoanewyoung
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animal or plant by joining it with a male cell. unfertilised (adjective) /ʌn ˈfɜː.tɪ. laɪzd/ - not fertilised -Cambridge Dictionary
3pesticide(noun – countable and uncountable) /ˈpestɪsaɪd/= A chemical used to kill insects which damage plants -Cambridge Dictionary
4 biodiversity (n
oun– uncountable) /ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti/ = the existence of a large number of differentkindsofanimalsandplantswhich
Text 3 – Elementary
✔ This part of the assignment focuses onstage 5of an elementary reading lesson – thefollow-on speaking stage.
✔ Stage aims: To give students the opportunity to develop oral fluency on the theme of daily routines.
To reinforce the use ofpresent simple for routines and frequency adverbswhile speaking.
✔ Class:Elementary (A1), 12 adults (6M, 6F), age range 25-56.
✔ You should plan a20-minute follow-on stageconsisting oftwo short communicative speaking tasks.
✔ P lease note:You have already taught and checked the students’ understanding of the new vocabulary (related to daily
r outines and frequency adverbs), during Stage 2 of the lesson.
You have already checked their comprehension of the reading text, during Stages 3 and 4.
You must now create opportunities for them to talk together in afreer way(conversation, role play,etc.). For example, they
might discuss their own daily routines with each other. Your tasks should promote the use of the present simple, daily routines
and adverbs of frequency.
I enjoy being a stay-at-home dad. It's hard work, and sometimes it's boring. But it's great fun to watch your children grow up. We are very happy.”
✔ Explain your two tasks in enough detail so that another teacher will be able to implement them just by reading this section of the lesson
plan.
Follow-on Inter-
Aim Timing
a ction
Teacher Activity Student Activity
Stage
T he question is:
“What did you do today?”
✔ If you are just using single images, there is no need to include them here. Just write, for example,pictureof a park/kitchen/dog,etc.
✔ Referenceall materials that you did not create yourselfin the bibliography.
Use the vocabulary words on the british kids council website and good to create these pictures for the laminated cards:
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/word-games
and
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/word-games/actions-3
✔ Academic referencing is a requirement for Level 5 qualifications. All materials you use or refer to s hould be properly
referenced – see the'Referencing' document.
✔ You must include at least two full references in addition to providing links for any images you use. This may include
dictionaries, a vocabulary profiler, website articles, and/or The TEFL Academy.
✔ Do not supply only website addresses with no further information. Youwill be asked to resubmitif you do this. We suggest
the followingformatfor (non-picture) website references:
Author/Organisation. Date/n.d.Title. Website name, Available at: website address [Accessed: (date you looked at it)]
References:
Vocab Kitchen, (n.d.). 08/02/2025, Vocab Kitchen- Available at: -https://www.vocabkitchen.com/[Accessed: 08/02/2025]