A ppt guided vocabulary learning followed by idea for group work. Useful for middle and high school students.

1. VOCABULARY

2. UNIT 2
VALLEY OF FEARS

3. EXOTIC
(adjective)/EXOTICALLY
(adverb)
 unusual and exciting because of
coming (or seeming to come) from far
away, especially a tropical country.
The courtyard was full of exotic plants
in terracotta pots.
The menu described the dessert as 'a
medley of exotic fruits'.
exotically dressed dancers

4. EXCITEMENT (noun)/ EXCITE
(verb)
 a feeling of being excited, or an
exciting event:
Robin's heart was pounding with
excitement.
Nothing about my life excites me at
present.
EXCITE(verb)- : CAUSE REACTION
This product has excited a great deal
of media interest

5. TRANSPIRE (verb)
 Formal:- If it transpires that something
has happened, this previously secret
or unknown fact becomes known
 Formal:- to happen
 Specialized [biology] If a body or
plant transpires, it loses water through
its surface or skin.

6.  becomes known
As it later transpired, she had known
him at school.
 to happen
No one is willing to predict what may
transpire at the peace conference
 loses water[biology]
 During the growing season, leaves
transpire many times more water than
its own weight.

7. TRANSCEND (verb)
 to go further, rise above, or be more
important or better than something,
especially a limit.
The best films are those which
transcend national or cultural barriers.
The underlying message of the film is
that love transcends everything else.

8. SILHOUETTE (noun)
 a dark shape seen against a light
surface
The silhouette of the bare tree on the
hill was clear against the winter sky.
SILHOUETTED (adjective)
 forming a silhouette
The goats high up on the mountain
were silhouetted against the snow.

9. SPRAWL
 Sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs
spread out in an ungainly way
 Spread out over a large area in an
untidy or irregular way.

10. SPRAWLING (adjective)
 existing or reaching over a large area
the sprawling city of Los Angeles
The vast majority live in sprawling towns
and cities.
SPRAWL (verb)
 I knocked into her in the corridor and
sent her sprawling (= knocked her
over)
 They sprawled together half on the
pavement and half in the gutter

11. UNLEASH
 to suddenly release a violent force that
cannot be controlled
At worst, nuclear war could be
unleashed.
Rachel's arrival on the scene had
unleashed passions in him that he
could scarcely control.

12. VIVID(Adj)
 Vivid descriptions, memories, etc.
produce very clear, powerful, and
detailed images in the mind.
He gave a very vivid and often
shocking account/description of his
time in prison.
He's one of those people with a very
vivid imagination.
 very brightly coloured
She was wearing a vivid pink shirt.

13. PROJECT- WORD BANK

14. GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4
apprehend
ardent
articulate
attribute
audacious
confiscate
connoisseur
conscientiou
s
conservative
contagious
deceptive
decipher
decree
deface
desolate
elite
endeavour
enigma
excruciatin
g
exemplify

15. GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5
fallacy
feasible
flair
fluster
forebodin
g
glum
gullible
heritage
hindrance
hover
Imperativ
e
incense
indifferent
intervene
intricate
languish
legendary
loll
lucrative
luminous
memoir
muse
muster
ornate
overt

16. WORD MEANIN
G
SECOND
MEANING
DIFFERENT
FORMS
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES
VIVID Producing
powerful
feelings
or strong,
clear
images in
the mind
very
brightly
coloured
Vivid (adj)
Vividly (adv)
Vividness
(noun)
1. She was wearing a
vivid pink shirt.
2. I vividly remember
my first day at
school.
3. The vividness of
the main actor's
portrayal of his
character made the
play come alive.

17. Suggested reference
 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
 https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/
 Roget’s Thesaurus