mini- hoorcollege paraphrasing/synonyms/antonyms

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Mini- hoorcollege paraphrasing/synonyms

Today's lesson goals:

•  Inswinger
• Theory paraphrasing
• Theory synonyms/antonyms
• Quiz time
• Homework next time 

Find the 10 mistakes!

 

In me spare time I enjoy listenning to musik, reading and painting. But my favourite hoby is painting. I usualy spend hour on it. It is my favourite passtime because it is relacsing .

Solution: Find the 10 mistakes!

 

In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music, reading and painting. But my favourite hobby is painting. I usually spend hours on it. It is my favourite pastime, because it is relaxing .

paraphrasing

a re-expression of something written in different words.

Synonyms/ Paraphrasing

They can help you make your writing more interesting. For example:

My girlfriend looked really beautiful today. She was wearing a beautiful dress that looked beautiful on her. Her hair was also done beautifully. 

VS.

My girlfriend looked really gorgeous today. She was wearing a very pretty dress that looked wonderful on her. Her hair was also done very beautifully.

Antonyms and Synonyms

The importance of synonyms

* Wider range of vocabulary use.

* Avoiding repetition: Makes reading, writing and listening more engaging.

* Express yourself more!

- They offer a wider range of vocabulary options, allowing individuals to express their thoughts and ideas in different ways, making it easier for them to communicate their message to others.

What are synonyms?

1. Rhyming words
2. words with opposite meaning
3. words with similar meaning

Synonyms 

A synonym of a word is a word that means the same as the original word. 

For example:

Big - huge - large

Small - little - tiny 

All these words mean something similar, but you can use the different words. 

Write down synonyms of the word:
"funny".

large 

great 

huge 

giant 

massive 

vast 

enormous 

considerable 

substantial 

extensive 

immense 

spacious

gigantic

monumental (informal)

mammoth

bulky

burly

colossal

stellar (informal)

prodigious

humongous or humungous (informal)

sizable or sizeable

supersize

hulking

ponderous

voluminous

elephantine

ginormous (informal)

Synoniemen herken je niet altijd meteen in de leesteksten en luisterfragmenten.

Als je denkt het juiste antwoord te hebben gevonden controleer je de betreffende alinea of het betreffende fragment. 

Synonyms are words that have similar meanings

Gigantic

Small

bright

tasty

Huge

Tiny

shiny

delicious

What are antonyms?

1. Rhyming words
2. words with opposite meaning
3. words with similar meaning

Antonyms

Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of a word. 

For example: bad and good are antonyms. 

Loud - quiet

Small - big 

Delicious - digusting

Tidy - messy

Antonyms are words that have different meanings

Weak

Silly

cool

blunt

strong

Serious

warm

Sharp

Which is a synonym of "strong"?

1. weak
2. tiny
3. small
4. mighty

Which is an antonym of "full"?

1. empty
2. open
3. tiny
4. large

Find the pairs of synonyms

Messy

Rich

Clever

Happy

Smart

Wealthy

Dirty

Joyful

Synonyms

On the next slide you will see a few words and some synonyms for these words.

Drag the synonyms to the correct box.

Run

Real

Good

Justice

Useful

sprint

rush

dash

 authentic

 honest

true

great

super

amazing

fair

lawful

right

handy

appropriate

convenient

Learn how to use a thesaurus: Give students a thesaurus and help them expand their vocabulary by searching different ways of communicating certain words or feelings.

For example: From > I am angry. To > I am really frustrated, I can see red.

https://emile-education.com/teach-synonyms-activities-and-150-examples/

Use synonyms

Think of more interesting words to replace overused, less imaginative adjectives such as: 

happy, sad, hot, cold, small, big

These words are referred to as dead words "a word in the English language that is overused”.

Synonyms

When writing an English text, pay attention to: synonyms.

Check this website with synonyms for the 96 most commonly used words in English.

https://justenglish.me/2014/04/18/synonyms-for-the-96-most-commonly-used-words-in-english/

Je kunt en hoeft natuurlijk niet al die synoniemen uit je hoofd leren. Kijk eens of je er al een aantal kent.

Het gaat er vooral om dat je je bewust bent van het gebruik van synoniemen.

Synonyms Crossword Puzzle 1

Try to solve this puzzle ! (to be handed out)

Continue to work on your assignments for LE6 (business correspondence)

Homework next time:

BBC Learning English

VOCABULARY: How to use synonyms

6 Minute Vocabulary - Improve your knowledge and use synonyms.

LINK

https://youtu.be/bdczLkc4Dns