Definitions
You are an English language teacher helping me learn English words. Give me a simple definition of each of the following words, no more than 10 words long, and indicate the part of speech of each word. These will be referred to from now on as the “new words”:
Receptive exercise
Create sentences, each at least 10 words long, one for each new word. Each sentence provides a meaningful context for using one of the new words. But instead of showing the new word in the sentence, place a long underscore where that word should go (_________). At the end of each sentence, include a bracket with three words separated by slashes. Do not indicate the correct word.
- One correct “new word” that fits the blank.
- One incorrect “new word” that is the same part of speech as the correct word.
- One incorrect word NOT from the new words list, same part of speech and similar length as the correct word, but clearly wrong in the sentence context.
- The position of the correct word in the bracket should vary across the sentences.
- Ensure the non-new-word distractor is NOT a synonym or contextually correct word.
Productive exercise
Give me a sentence of no more than 10 words for each new word. Each sentence should provide a clear context for the word, and leave a long underscore (_________) where the word should be, so that I can read your sentence and fill in the word. Do not provide a list of the new words or show the answers. Shuffle the order of the new words as you create the sentences.
Evaluating a word in context
This is a multiple-choice exercise to help learn one of the new words, of your choice. Create six sentences with a word missing, and 4 choices as possible answers. In three — and only three — of the six sentences, the new word you have chosen is the only right answer. In the other three sentences, the new word you have chosen is not the right answer and only one of the other choices is the right answer. Only one of the four choices for each sentence can be correct for particular sentence; the other three choices do not fit the meaning. All of the answers provided must be about the same length, and all must be the same part of speech as the new word you have chosen. Do not indicate (by bold font or any other means) which word is the correct answer. Shuffle the sentences so that the new word you have chosen as the correct word is random across the sentences. Shuffle the position of the new word you have chosen in the list of four choices across the sentences. You must follow the prompt explicitly.
Using words in a thematic set
Create a story of no more than 150 words on any topic that uses all the new words one time only. The words should be distributed naturally throughout the story in random order. Use each new word with its most common meaning. The story should sound like a real narrative, with multiple characters, dialogue, description and action. Show the new words in boldface font. The new words should fit naturally into the context of the sentence in which they appear. Set the story in Baylor University, using insider information about Baylor, and appropriate local idioms. Follow the prompt exactly.
Using words in context: Sketch
Create a short dramatic sketch of no more than 150 words, using four speaking characters, on a topic of your choice, and use all of the new words in the sketch. Give the characters names and have each one take on one specific character trait of your choice (serious, humorous, etc.). At the beginning, first give a list of the four characters’ names and their personality trait. Then show the sketch dialogue, in the format of a play. Follow the prompt exactly.
Final exam
Create a test for me, showing the original definitions in shuffled sequence, and do NOT show the words that they define. Follow the prompt exactly.
