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WORD FAMILIES
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE Business Vocabulary Practice Instructions for a mixed ability group Worksheets for Exercise-1 Worksheet for Exercise-2 Worksheet for Exercise-3 The Answer Key Link to more free ESL exercises Wordfamilies with stress changes photo, photograph, photographer, photographic protest, protestation, protester, protesting
BUSINESS VOCABULARY PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONS
PEDAGOGIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR A MIXED ABILITY GROUP Divide students into groups as follows: A Struggling or unmotivated learners B Motivated learners C Advanced learners (or single students) Follow the instructions given below for each group
A: MATCHING EXERCISE FOR STRUGGLING OR UNMOTIVATED LEARNERS (Easy pairwork, using: Worksheets 1a & 1b) 1. Divide the pairs into A & B. Instruct students to sit opposite their partner 2. Students then fill the gaps by asking their partner for the missing word. Words should be spelt out, not shown. Objective: ss absorb new vocabulary in a controlled exercise
B: GAPPED EXERCISE FOR MOTIVATED LEARNERS (Pairwork plus dictionaries, using: Worksheet for exercise-2) Instruct students to work with a neighbour to complete the gaps, using a dictionary Objective: ss discuss & discover new vocabulary
C: Test using Worksheet for exercise-3 Instruct students to work alone, then compare with their neighbour. An extra exercise has been given for early-finishers Objective: ss revise old vocabulary and/or discover any shortfall in their knowledge For single students, this exercise could be used as a matching exercise if used with the answer key.
FINALLY TO CHECK ANSWERS & SPELLINGS REGROUP STUDENTS INTO THREES TO INCLUDE ONE FROM EACH GROUP, SO THEY CAN PROVIDE EACH OTHER WITH THE RIGHT ANSWERS. (NB: Each group has one additional word) Objective: Listening & Speaking with all students involved, regardless of ability. (students from groups B & C should ask students from group A for the answers and spellings.)
EXERCISE-1 WORKSHEET FOR STUDENT A
ADJECTIVE	NOUN	VERB
....................... financial ....................... ....................... negotiable saleable ....................... .......................	variety ....................... legality competition ....................... ....................... ....................... .......................	....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... negotiate sell ....................... .......................
EXERCISE-1 WORKSHEET FOR STUDENT B
ADJECTIVE	NOUN	VERB
various ....................... legal competitive ....................... ....................... ....................... .......................	....................... finance ....................... ....................... negotiation sale ....................... .......................	vary finance legalise/legalize compete ....................... ....................... ....................... .......................
WORKSHEET FOR EXERCISE-2
ADJECTIVE	NOUN	VERB
....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... .......................	....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... .......................	vary finance legalise/legalize compete negotiate ....................... manage .......................
WORKSHEET FOR EXERCISE-3
ADJECTIVE	NOUN	VERB
....................... financial legal ....................... negotiable ....................... ....................... .......................	variety ....................... ....................... competition ....................... ....................... ....................... verification	....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... .......................
THE ANSWER KEY
ADJECTIVE	NOUN	VERB
variable	variety	vary
financial	finance	finance
legal	legality	legalise
competitive	competition	compete
negotiable	negotiation	negotiate
saleable	sale	sell
manageable	management	manage
verifiable	verification	verify

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WORD FAMILIES WITH STRESS CHANGES (The stressed syllable is underlined)
VERB	ADVERB	NOUN	ADJECTIVE	PERSON
to photograph	photographically	photo photograph	photographic	photographer
to protest	protestingly (UK only)	in protest the pro test protestation	protesting	protester
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