1. Test: Teaching Vocabulary To Advanced Students: A Lexical Approach
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I- True or False: Answer True or False. Justify the False answers. ____/10
1) ____ The students need to broaden their vocabulary to express themselves in a wide range
of situations.
2) ____ A chunk of language is the ability to recognise and reproduce items in speech.
3) ____ Students should start using EFL dictionaries as early as possible.
4) ____ Nowadays it is widely accepted thet vocabulary teaching should not be part of the
syllabus
5) ____Production will depend on motivation and this is what teachers shoul aim at
promoting.
6) ____ Word frequency is a factor that affect mental storage.
7) ____ Learners who only learn individual words will need a lot more time and effort to
express themselves.
8) ____ Working in groups help fostering learning independence, specially in vocabulary
work.
9) ____ Identifying cunks is always easy and students don´t need guidance.
10) ____ Turning their receptive vocabulary items into productive ones is a strategy for
advanced learners.

2. II- Matching: Match the items of column “A” with the items of column “B”
(2 points each) ____/14
A
B
1) Pronunciation
____ Polysemy
2) Oxford (1990)
____ Physical response or sensation
3) Affective meaning
____ Helps teacher to provide
authentic, meaningful tasks
4) Homophony
____ Creating mental linkages
5) Gairns and Redman (1986)
____ Ability to recognize and reproduce
Items in speech
6) Task based learning
____ words with same pronunciation but
Different spellings and meanings
7) employing action
____ Focused on learners
____ distinguish between attitudinal and
emotional factors.
III- Open questions. Answer the following questions.
1) Explain the lexical approach. (5 points)
2) Refer to the prhase “ It´s vital that students are given opportunities to use the language
they are learning in realistic context. Do you agree or disagree with it? Why? Give two
reasons. ( 5 points)