Microsoft Word Glossary March 2011 doc

 
Subordinate clause 
 
When the teacher arrived, the learners stopped talking. 
 
 Relative 
clause 
 
The learners who were sitting near the front stood up. 
 
► See 
reduced relative clause. 
 
Clip, DVD clip, video clip 
Part of a video or DVD that can be used in class.  
 
Closed pairs: see pairs. 
 
Closed question 
A question which leads to a yes/no answer or another very short response, e.g. Did you come to school by bus? Yes.
What did you have for breakfast? Toast. See open question. 
 
Cloze test 
A task-type in which learners read a text with missing words and try to work out what the missing words are. The 
missing words are removed regularly from the text, e.g. every seventh word. A cloze test is used for testing reading 
ability or general language use. It is different from a gap-fill activity, which can focus on practising or testing a specific 
language point. See gap-fill.
 
Clue 
A piece of information that helps someone to find the answer to a problem, e.g. a teacher could give the first letter of
a word she is trying to elicit as a clue to learners to help them find the word. 
 
Cognitive (processes) 
The mental processes involved in thinking, understanding and learning. 
 
Coherence 
noun, 
coherent
 adjective 
When ideas in a spoken or written text fit together clearly and smoothly, and so are logical and make sense to the 
listener or reader. 
 
Cohesion 
noun, 
cohesive
adjective
The way spoken or written texts are joined together with logical grammar or lexis, e.g. conjunctions (Firstly, secondly), 
lexical sets, referring words (it, them, this).