3. Compensation Strategies
Helping all levels of students who don’t know an
expression, who fail to hear something clearly and who
are faced with the situation that not clear about the
meaning of the vocabulary to overcome these
knowledge limitations in all four skills.
Guessing intelligently
Generally, guessing is useful for listening and
reading. It helps the students to think about their old
knowledge and try out to answer before they get all
comprehension of the words. It’ll help them get more
understanding in meaning of words
4. Using other clues
Helping the students to get a whole
comprehension of the word, sentence or content
of the situation by using other materials such as
pictures, VDO, audio sound or other media in
stead of using only linguistic. Let them try out to
find the answer or meaning of the words. And
they will get more clearly understanding.
5. Activity 1 (Where are they?)
Reference:
(We applied the method of this activity by using the pictures
and audio sounds to guide the students in order to make them
gain more comprehension and can find the correct words with
the pictures. )
15. Prepositions of place
Prepositions of place
Preposition of place is a word
Preposition of place is a word
which shows relationships among
which shows relationships among
other words in the sentence in place
other words in the sentence in place
where they are located.
where they are located.
It always goes with a noun or
It always goes with a noun or
pronoun. And it is almost always
pronoun. And it is almost always
before the noun or pronoun.
before the noun or pronoun.
18. Excuse me. I’m new in town.
Excuse me. I’m new in town.
Can you tell me a little about
Can you tell me a little about
the neighborhood?
the neighborhood?
19. Sure. What do you want to
Sure. What do you want to
know?
know?
20. Well, first of all, I’m looking for
Well, first of all, I’m looking for
a bookstore. Is there one
a bookstore. Is there one
around here?
around here?
21. Hmm, well the nearest one is on
Hmm, well the nearest one is on
Forest Drive, across from the
Forest Drive, across from the
bank.
bank.
23. Yeah.The bookstore is between
Yeah.The bookstore is between
2nd and 3rd .But it’s not very
2nd and 3rd .But it’s not very
good I’m afraid.
good I’m afraid.
24. Ok.I’ll look anyway. And how
Ok.I’ll look anyway. And how
about places to eat? Can you
about places to eat? Can you
recommend a good Indian
recommend a good Indian
restaurant?
restaurant?
25. There’s one on the corner of 2nd
There’s one on the corner of 2nd
and Pine Street-the TajMahal .I go
and Pine Street-the TajMahal .I go
there all the time. It is across from
there all the time. It is across from
the subway entrance.
the subway entrance.
26. On the corner of Second and
On the corner of Second and
Pine? Ok .Got that .What about if
Pine? Ok .Got that .What about if
II just want coffee?
just want coffee?
27. You could try the coffee shop on
You could try the coffee shop on
Grove Street, across from the park .It’s
Grove Street, across from the park .It’s
also across from the gym IIgo to. It has
also across from the gym go to. It has
great coffee and cakes, and the prices
great coffee and cakes, and the prices
are very good.
are very good.
28. So, the coffee shop is on Fourth
So, the coffee shop is on Fourth
and Grove-across from the gym?
and Grove-across from the gym?
30. How about the hairdresser? II
How about the hairdresser?
need to get my hair cut.
need to get my hair cut.
31. Try the one on the corner of
Try the one on the corner of
Grove and 2nd .It’s ok.
Grove and 2nd .It’s ok.
32. Great. And how about a
Great. And how about a
Chinese restaurant?
Chinese restaurant?
33. There’s a great one on Fourth,
There’s a great one on Fourth,
next to the gym. But it’s very
next to the gym. But it’s very
small and it’s always crowded.
small and it’s always crowded.
36. 1. Work in pair, each pair count your own
number.
2. Representative choose one picture from the
board (in each picture there are the sounds
and pictures which tell the information about
the place where the people are.)
3. Random the number from VDO.
4. It your turn to answer the question
5. “Where are they?” and “How did you know?”
