Traditionally, a teacher may follow a PPP model to teach vocabulary:

1. Presentation:

Teachers may apply different ways to present vocabulary according to what words they are going to present:

Remember: There are so many differents of presenting vocabulary, not just translation and English-English explanation.

2. Practice:

It is suggested that various activities in group work under the teacher’s supervision will make vocabulary learning happen more effectively; and that learning becomes more effective only when students understand the meaning of the new vocabulary. Here are some suggested activities:

1) traditional test-taking exercises:

blank-filling, multiple choice questions, sentence rewriting, translation, sentence making, find synonyms and antonyms, etc.

2) activities for short memory and for fun:

labelling, play a game, word bingo (text book, section 8.4)

3) activities for developing vocabulary strategies:

use word series, word association, categories, using word net-work (text book, section 8.4).

3. Production: 

It is the stage where students can have more meaningful communication with each other while keeping an eye on the newly-learned vocabulary. Here are some suggested activities:

spot the difference, describe and draw, role-play, dialogue, etc.