VOCABULARY/FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE ANALYSIS FOR TPS

Word or phrase/functional language exponent

1. guidebook
2. foreign currency
3. travel sickness pills
Meaning
1. Provide the Meaning of the word/phrase/functional exponent
(keep it simple; use a good learner dictionary - reference the source)
1. a book of directions, advice, and information, especially for travelers or tourists;
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/guidebook
2. the currency used in other countries (and not in your own)
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/foreign-currency
3. the pills which are used when you feel ill because you are travelling in a vehicle (helps to
make this feeling less unpleasant or disappear completely)
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/travel-sickness
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/relieve
2. How will the Meaning be conveyed (e.g. picture, story - provide it, definition - provide it,
etc).
The meaning will be conveyed with the help of pictures:

3. After eliciting/conveying meaning, how will you check understanding?

E.g. CCQs and answers
1.
a) Is it a book for tourists? (Yes)
b) Is there any information about a place? (Yes)
c) Can you read about restaurants and transportation there? (Yes)
2.
a) Is it money you use in your country? (No)
b) Do you need it when you travel to another country? (Yes)
3.
a) Is it medicine for a headache? (No)
b) Is it for those who feel bad while going by bus, car or ship? (Yes)
c) Do the pills make this feeling less unpleasant? (Yes)

Form
For words: provide part of speech and relevant features of this part of speech (e.g.
countable/uncountable for nouns, transitive/intransitive for verbs,separable or not for phrasal
verbs, etc.).

For collocations/set phrases: provide parts of speech that constitute the phrase (e.g. V+N)

For idioms or functional exponents: provide the inflexible part as a chunk, and add the
break-down of flexible parts, to show how it is used in a sentence.

1. Countable noun, written as one word.

2. Compound noun [adjective + noun], written as two separate words; “currency” –
countable/uncountable, plural – currencies
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/currency
currency → uncountable: the banknotes and coins used in a country
currency → countable: the monetary unit of a particular country
3. Compound noun [noun + noun]: “travel sickness” – uncountable noun; “pills” – countable
noun
Pronunciation
IPA for the target language.
Use http://www.e-lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html
Provide the phonemic script for the part of the sentence that is the target language.
Highlight linked sounds/stressed words/intonation, if applicable (e.g. for functional language)
1. /ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk/ - stress on the first syllable
2. /ˈfɒrɪn ˈkʌrənsɪ/
Stressed: foreign
3. /ˈtrav(ə)l ˌsɪknɪs pɪlz/
Stressed: travel

Meaning: Anticipated problems Solutions

(be specific, please)
1.1. Ss might think “guidebook” is a book that
gives you practical instructions on how to do
something or how to use something (confuse
with “manual”)
2.1. Ss may think it is one common currency
for the countries in Europe.
(if you compare 2 meanings, provide
sufficient context and ask CCQs that will
focus on the difference)
1.1. Clarify using CCQs:
a) Do we use a guidebook when
travelling? (Yes)
b) Can it help if we don’t know how to
use a computer? (No)
c) Do we use manuals if we don’t know
how to use a computer? (Yes)

3.1. Ss may think it is about a permanent 2.1. Clarify using CCQs:

state of the person who is travelling
somewhere.
a) Is the euro a foreign currency for
people who live in Poland? (Yes)
b) Is the dollar a foreign currency for
people who live in Spain? (Yes)
c) Does each European country have
its own currency? (Yes)

3.1. Clarify using CCQs:

Form: Potential problems
(be specific, please)
1.1. Ss may write it as two separate words.
a) Does it always happen when the
person starts travelling? (No)
b) Can it happen when we are in a
plane? (Yes)
c) Can it go away when we relax?
(Yes)
d) Can it go away when you take the
pills? (Yes)
Solutions
1.1. Highlight on the WB that it is one word.

2.1. Ss may omit “g” (“foreign”) in the way 2.1. Write the word on the board and
they pronounce it. highlight that we write “g”.
2.2. Ss may write the word “currency” with 2.2. Write the word on the board and
one letter “r” “curency”. highlight two letters “r”.

3.1. Ss may write “travel sickness” with a 3.1. Highlight the gap between the two
hyphen (travel-sickness). words on the board.

Pronunciation: Potential problems Solutions:

 (be specific, please)
1.1. Ss may pronounce the word “guidebook” / 1.1. Model the correct pronunciation and
ˈɡaɪdˌbʊk/ as /ˈɡwaɪdˌbʊk/. drill chorally – individually.

2.1. Ss may mispronounce the word “foreign” 2.1. Model the correct pronunciation and
(ˈfɔreɪn). drill chorally – individually.

3.1. Ss may stress all the words and therefore 3.1. Model the correct stress pattern and
sound unnatural. drill chorally – individually.