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Vocabulary - Storytime

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Overview

This course aims to enhance vocabulary by exploring multiple uses of familiar words through storytelling. Students will learn various ways to use common words such as 'out', 'right', 'time', 'with', 'look', 'cut', 'sound', 'make', 'light', 'touch', 'long', 'turn', 'stay', 'stand', 'run', 'go', 'catch', 'round', 'see', 'get', 'keep', 'break', 'sleep', 'pay', 'cry', 'dead', 'come', and 'set'. The teaching method involves analyzing these words in different contexts within classic and modern stories. This course is intended for individuals looking to expand their English vocabulary in a creative and engaging way.

Syllabus

Vocabulary - 5 uses of 'out' - Macbeth part 1.
Vocabulary - four uses of 'right' - Emma part 1.
Treasure Island part one - Uses of 'time'.
Vocabulary - four uses of 'with' - The Island of Dr. Moreau, part 1.
Vocabulary - 8 ways to use the word 'look' - Pride and Prejudice part 1.
Vocabulary - 5 ways to use the word 'cut' - Red Riding Hood part 1.
Vocabulary – 5 ways to use the word ‘sound’ - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde part 1.
Vocabulary – 6 uses of 'make' - Frankenstein part one.
Learn vocabulary - 5 ways to use the word 'light' - Oliver Twist part one - BBC Learning English.
Vocabulary - four uses of 'touch' - King Midas and his golden touch part 1.
Vocabulary: 8 uses of 'long' - Orpheus & Eurydice part 1.
Vocabulary: 8 uses of the word 'turn' - Hansel & Gretel part one.
Vocabulary: Six uses of 'stay' - Jamaica Inn part 1.
Vocabulary - 5 ways to use the word 'stand' - Robin Hood part 1.
Vocabulary - 6 ways to use the word 'run' - Murders in the Rue Morgue part 1.
Vocabulary: 5 uses of 'go' - Cinderella part 1.
Vocabulary: six uses of 'catch' - The North Wind and the Sun part one.
Vocabulary - 4 ways to use the word 'round' – Pygmalion part 1.
Vocabulary: 5 uses of 'see' - Moby Dick part 1.
Storytime - Five uses of 'get' - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - part 1.
VOCABULARY: Five uses of 'keep' - The Vampyre part 1.
Vocabulary - 4 ways to use the word 'break' – Romeo and Juliet part 1.
Vocabulary: 5 uses of 'sleep' - The Princess and the Pea part 1.
Vocabulary: 6 uses of 'pay' - The Piper of Hamelin part one.
Vocabulary: 5 uses of 'cry' - Rumplestiltskin part 1.
Vocabulary: 5 uses of 'dead' - The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Vocabulary: Five uses of 'come' - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn part 1.
Vocabulary: 6 uses of 'set' - Far from the Madding Crowd part one.
Learn vocabulary - 5 ways to use the word 'run' - Rue Morgue part one - BBC Learning English.

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