VOCABULARY/FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS FOR TPS
NB! If you have a few items to analyse, number them here 1,2,3,4 in every box. No need to
have a separate document for each item
Word or phrase/functional language exponent
1. Plague
2. Fetch the medicine
3. Carriage
4. Stare blankly
5. Mental hospital
Meaning
1. Provide the Meaning of the word/phrase/functional exponent
(keep it simple; use a good learner dictionary - reference the source)
1. Plague is an infectious disease, transmitted by rats, which infects lungs, causing coughing and chest
pain.
2. Fetch the medicine - go and bring the medicine from the place where it is.
3. Carriage is a vehicle with 4 wheels that is pulled by horses. It was used in the past.
4. Stare blankly - to look at somebody in an empty way.
5. Mental hospital is a psychiatric hospital.
1. https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
2. https://www.merriam-webster.com
3. https://www.collinsdictionary.com
4. https://www.vocabulary.com
5. https://dictionary.cambridge.org
2. How will the Meaning be conveyed (e.g. picture, story – provide them, recording/text - provide part
of the script/text with the target item).
1. Ss will be given a picture first and then a definition of Plague presented in Canva:
2. Ss will be provided with the definition and explanation of the given phrase in Canva
presentation.
3. The picture will be provided alongside with the definition:
4. Ss will be explained the given phrase and they will be asked to try to stare blankly. After that,
they will be shown the picture to compare if they succeeded:
5. Ss will be explained and given the definition of that kind of establishment
3. After eliciting/conveying meaning, how will you check understanding?
E.g. CCQs and answers
NB! If you have a few items to analyse, number them here 1,2,3,4 in every box. No need to
have a separate document for each item
Word or phrase/functional language exponent
1. Plague
2. Fetch the medicine
3. Carriage
4. Stare blankly
5. Mental hospital
Meaning
1. Provide the Meaning of the word/phrase/functional exponent
(keep it simple; use a good learner dictionary - reference the source)
1. Plague is an infectious disease, transmitted by rats, which infects lungs, causing coughing and chest
pain.
2. Fetch the medicine - go and bring the medicine from the place where it is.
3. Carriage is a vehicle with 4 wheels that is pulled by horses. It was used in the past.
4. Stare blankly - to look at somebody in an empty way.
5. Mental hospital is a psychiatric hospital.
1. https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
2. https://www.merriam-webster.com
3. https://www.collinsdictionary.com
4. https://www.vocabulary.com
5. https://dictionary.cambridge.org
2. How will the Meaning be conveyed (e.g. picture, story – provide them, recording/text - provide part
of the script/text with the target item).
1. Ss will be given a picture first and then a definition of Plague presented in Canva:
2. Ss will be provided with the definition and explanation of the given phrase in Canva
presentation.
3. The picture will be provided alongside with the definition:
4. Ss will be explained the given phrase and they will be asked to try to stare blankly. After that,
they will be shown the picture to compare if they succeeded:
5. Ss will be explained and given the definition of that kind of establishment
3. After eliciting/conveying meaning, how will you check understanding?
E.g. CCQs and answers
