Microsoft Word Glossary March 2011 doc

 
Passive voice 
In a passive sentence, something is done to or happens to the subject of the sentence, e.g. They were taken to the 
airport by taxi. See active voice.
► See 
Causative passive. 
 
Past perfect simple, continuous, progressive: see tense. 
 
Past simple, continuous, progressive: see tense. 
 

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Peer assessment: see assessment. 
 
Peer feedback: see feedback. 
 
Performance assessment: see assessment. 
 
Person 
 
First person – the person speaking, e.g. I, we. 
 
 
Second person – the person spoken to, e.g. you. 
 
 
Third person – the person spoken about, e.g. he, she, they. 
 
Personal aim: see aim. 
 
Personal pronoun: see pronoun. 
 
Personalisation
 noun,
personalise 
verb 
When a teacher helps a learner to connect new words, topics, texts or grammar to their own life.
 
Phoneme 
The smallest sound unit which can make a difference to meaning e.g. /p/ in pan, /b/ in ban. Phonemes have their own 
symbols (phonemic symbols), each of which represents one sound. Words can be presented in phonemic script 
(usually International Phonetic Alphabet or IPA), e.g. / dÅktW /– doctor. Phonemic transcription is used in 
dictionaries to show pronunciation. See phonemic chart.