A lexical approach to language teaching focuses on helping students acquire vocabulary rather than emphasizing grammar structures. It views language as consisting of lexical elements in addition to traditional grammar. Examples provided illustrate how activities can be adapted to focus on different lexical structures involving a particular word, like "get". Songs are also identified as a rich source of lexical chunks that students should learn as units rather than individual words. Specific lines from songs are analyzed to show this.

1. Adriana Franco

2. Less concerned with how
Systems for structuring the lesson is structured and
lessons more concerned with the
general focus of instructuion

3. A lexical approach to teaching means the primary focus
is on helping students acquire vocabulary
The linguistic focus of the lexical approach is really
between grammar and what we traditionally think of
as vocabulary.
It is based on the idea that language is made
up of other structural elements besides what we
traditionally think of as “grammar”.

4. • Find someone who…
this is a standardactivity which has been adapted to focus
on different lexical structures all involving the word “get”.
Find someone who…
 … likes to get their own way.
 … takes a long time to get back to people.
 … wants to get married.
 … is getting together with friends the day after tomorrow.
 … got out of bed on the wrong side today.
 … has got to be at work early tomoroow.

5. • Songs are a rich source of lexical items, particulary
commonly used semi-fixed expressions. Try to get
students focused on useful lexical chunks rather than
individual words:

6. • I WILL- THE BEATLES
Who ____________I`ve loved you
_______________I`love you still
Will I wait a ______________ Love you forever and forever,
If ____________________I will Love you ___________heart
Love you_________________
For ____________saw you Love you _______________
I didnt___________
But never really mattered And when _________I find you
I will always ____________ Your song will fill the air
Sing it loud ___________hear you
Make it _____________near you
For the _____________endear you
to come,
You know I WILL.

7. • I WILL- THE BEATLES
Love you forever and forever,
Who (knows how long) I`ve loved you Love you (with all my) heart
(you know) I`love you still Love you (whenever we`re together)
Will I wait a (lonley lifetime) Love you (when we`re apart)
If (you want me too) I will
And when (at last) I find you
For (if ever) saw you Your song will fill the air
I didnt (catch your name) Sing it loud (so i can) hear you
But never really mattered Make it (easy to be ) near you
I will always (feel the same) For the (thing you do) endear you to
come,
You know I WILL.

8. • BROWN EYED GIRL- VAN Standing in the sunlight laughing
MORRINSON Hiding behind a rainbow`s wall
Hey where did we go, Slipping and sliding
All along the waterfall, with you
Days when the rains came My brown eyed girl
Down in the hollow, You my brown eyed girl
Olaying a new game,
Laguhing and a running hey! • Find in the following collocation
Skipping and a jumping and expressions.
In the misty morning for with 1. A question about where you went
Our hearts a thumping and you with someone.
My brown eyed girl 2. A question about what became of
You my brown eyed girlWhatever something that existed in the past
happened 3. A collocation to describe
To Tuesday and so slow someone`s physical appearance
Going dow the old mine 4. An expression for where
With a transitor radio something is that can bnot be
seen