Words in Context · Std 9–12
Senior vocabulary for Std 9 to 12 in nine units: the academic words that carry every serious text, Latin and Greek roots, connotation and precision, phrasal verbs, idiom and figurative language, the vocabulary questions an exam actually sets, the words that hold an argument together, the pairs that senior students still confuse, and a method for collecting words that survives the course. Marked sheets throughout. Lifetime access.
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What is covered
9 modules, taught in this order.
- 0145 minThe words that carry serious writing
recognise and use the general academic vocabulary that appears in every subject
- 0245 minLatin and Greek roots
unlock unfamiliar academic words by their parts
- 0345 minConnotation, tone and the loaded word
notice the attitude a word carries and use it deliberately
- 0440 minPhrasal verbs
understand and use the verb-plus-particle combinations that spoken English runs on
- 0540 minIdiom, proverb and figurative language
interpret figurative language in a text and explain its effect
- 0645 minThe vocabulary questions an exam actually sets
handle synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitution, cloze and analogies under time
- 0740 minThe words that hold an argument together
signal your reasoning so a reader can follow it without effort
- 0840 minPairs that senior students still confuse
stop the errors that survive into Std 12 and into adult writing
- 0940 minA vocabulary system that outlives the course
set up a method that keeps adding words after this course ends
Who teaches it
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