Students begin to guess words. Where ever the word appears in the text, it is shown. Eclipse Soon, however, they begin to come up with situations like that above, where the context will likely force a particular word. This is the type of activity that can be added easily to a week's lesson plan, as an introduction or follow up. It may take only a few minutes.
Students can explore various combinations.
Some can be quite bizarre. Let's assume that, working in groups, you assigned a group member to write down each creation, and then they had to try and use it in a sentence. You could preview some difficult selections, which would be coming up in the lesson, and guide the students, through a worksheet, into exploring those forms. Concordances can be very useful for fostering inductive learning , which many believe enhances retention. Longman In case you are having trouble reading the above, it is reproduced below, which illustrates that only you, the teacher, really need the computer for this type of activity.