Microsoft Word Glossary March 2011 doc

 
Antonym 
The opposite of another word, e.g. hot is an antonym of cold. 
 
Apostrophe: see punctuation. 
 
Appropriacy 
noun,
appropriate 
adjective 
Language which is suitable in a particular situation. See inappropriate and register.
 
 
Arouse, generate, stimulate interest 
To get learners interested in a task or topic. See activate previous knowledge. 
 
Art and craft activity 
noun

A classroom activity in which learners make something with their hands, such as an origami animal or a mini-book. 

Learners often follow instructions from a teacher or a coursebook in order to make the item.  
 
 
Article 
An article can be definite (the), indefinite (a/an) or zero (-), e.g. I was at (-) home in the sitting room when I heard
a noise. 
 
Ask for clarification 
To ask for an explanation of what a speaker means, e.g. What do you mean?  
 
Aspect 
A way of looking at verb forms not purely in relation to time. Aspect relates to the type of event and the way speakers 
view events, e.g. whether it is long or short, whether it is complete or not, whether it is repetitive or not, whether it is 
connected to the time of speaking or not. There are two aspects in English, the continuous/progressive and the 
perfect. The continuous aspect, for example, suggests that something is happening temporarily. 
 

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