Vocabulary activities can precede a reading lesson.

A pre-reading activity
must focus on the new vocabulary introduced by the text at hand. Pre-teaching
vocabulary should be done in order to ensure learners' understanding.
Techniques
1.Engagement activities - meant to ignite curiosity and motivate engagement.
vocabulary.
! A discussion " it will provide an opportunity for students to consider the topics in
the light of their own experience.
! A word tas# - students do a matching activity as a way of introducing the topic
area and giving them the information they need for a conversation.
2.Study activities
! $ill-ins - fill in the blan#s in sentences or paragraphs " using the new words%
word&spelling correction' word selection and correct form selection.
! (atching - one set of words with another' a set of words with a set of pictures'
words or expressions with meanings etc.
! )earching for word meaning finding in a text words that have a certain meaning%
3.Activate activities - giving students tas#s in order to help them ma#e use of the
new vocabulary units.
! Telling& writing stories the new words are used in story telling or story writing.
The allotted time for this pre-reading section of the lesson should not exceed
15 minutes and should not go under 5.