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Prefix 
A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word, e.g. clear – unclear. See 
affix and suffix. 
 
Preposition 
A word used before a noun, pronoun or gerund to connect it to another word, e.g. He was in the garden. 
Dependent preposition – Many nouns, verbs and adjectives are followed by a particular preposition. These 
prepositions are dependent prepositions, e.g. interested in, depend on, bored with. 
 
Present perfect simple and continuous, progressive: see tense. 
 
Present simple and continuous, progressive: see tense. 
 
Presentation 
noun,
 present 
verb 
1. When the teacher introduces new language usually by focusing on it, often by using the board and speaking to the
whole class.
2. When a learner or learners gives a talk to their class or group.
 

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Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP) 
A way of teaching new language in which the teacher presents the language, gets learners to practise it in exercises 
or other controlled practice activities and then asks learners to use or produce the same language in a communicative 
and less controlled way. 
 
Pre-teach (vocabulary)
Before introducing a text to learners, the teacher can teach key vocabulary from the text which s/he thinks the 
learners do not already know and which is necessary for them to understand the main points of a text.