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Superordinate
A general word which is the name for a category/
type of thing, e.g.
vehicle is the superordinate for car, bus,
train, bike etc
; job is the superordinate
for postman, teacher, computer scientist, politician etc
.
Supplementary material
noun,
supplement
verb
The books and other materials which teachers can use in addition to a coursebook, e.g.
pronunciation practice
materials.
Supportive
adjective
Providing help or encouragement. The opposite of supportive is
unsupportive.
Effective teachers create a
supportive atmosphere in their classes.
Survey
noun
An activity in which learners find out information from others by asking questions or using questionnaires in order to
practise speaking skills and/or specific language.
Swap
verb
To
change one thing for another, e.g. in class a teacher could ask learners to swap partners so that they can work
with someone different.
Syllable
A part of a word that usually contains
a single vowel sound, e.g.
pen = one syllable;
teacher = two syllables –
teach/er;
umbrella = three syllables – um/brell/a.
Syllabus
This describes the language and skills
to be covered on a course, and the order in which they will be taught. See
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