Language Analysis: Vocabulary from reading text NEPOTISM

Context i.e. how will you convey

meaning? Provided individually
 Word/phrase Clarify Meaning Checking meaning Any problems with M, F or Solutions
 Phon script & Stress (e.g. definition / pic /mime etc.) (e.g. CCQs, extensions, timeline, P?
 Form personalisation etc)
Nepotism context: P: Nepotism Drill chorally and individually
/ˈnepəˌtɪz(ə)m/ Mr Davidson, the CEO, put his /ˈnepəˌtɪz(ə)m/
Three syllable noun nephew in charge of the biggest Did Mr. Davidson use his power to
department in the company. give the job to the family member?
Stress on the first syllable
Employees didn’t feel good about it. (Yes)
They thought that it was unfair
Uncountable noun because there were more qualified Were there more qualified people
people for the job. for the job? Yes
Syn:
Favouritism Was it fair to favour family member
the unfair practice of giving someone to maybe someone more
help or advantages that you do not competent? (No)
give to others
meaning:the practice of using your 
power and influence to
inequality give jobs to people in
a situation in which people are not your family instead of
equal because some groups have to people who deserve to have them
more opportunities, power, money etc
than others
controversial context: We tried to stay away from
/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ controversial topics at Is talking about gun P: Stress on the third syllable, P: Highlight stress with
the dinner party control/abortion/animal rights difficult for sts to say fingers/on board
4 syllables
Adjective,
controversial topic or not? (Yes) o pron as o instead of /ə/ Drill words ind. and choral in
meaning: stage 2 of the lesson
Stress on the third syllable a controversial subject, opinion, Is it controversial because all -versial
or decision is one people agree or disagree about
that people disagree about or do it ? (disagree)
not approve of:
controversy [ C, U ] n.
 /ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi

context:
toxic You are clearly in a toxic relationship Is this relationship good or bad for P: stress on the first syllable Drill
/ˈtɒk.sɪk/ and you need to get out of it. her?
2 syllable adjective
Stress on the first syllable meaning: very bad, unpleasant or 
harmful environment/relationship
demonstrate v. context: M: Some students could relate to CCQs
/ˈdemənˌstreɪt/ The study demonstrates that  their L! And think that the meaning
cigarette advertising does  Does the study prove the theory? of the word in English
2 syllable verb
encourage children to smoke. (Yes) is to protest
Stress on the first syllable
Does getting up early to get to
meaning: your job demonstrates yo are P: word stress Drill
to show clearly that something responsible? (Yes) Use fingers to show them that
demonstrate that
is true or that it exists F: Sts might not use that clause there is SOMETHNG coming
after demonstrate
demonstration n.
Sts may not know the past form of
the verb Make sure to highlight the word
Verb TRANSITIVE 
forms at the beginning
REGULAR verb

WORD FORMS

present
tense
I/you/we/they demonstrate
he/she/it demonstrates
present participle demonstrating
past tense demonstrated
past participle demonstrated

demonstration n.
performance n. context:
 /pəˈfɔː.məns/ He was fired for poor performance. P: Sts might stress suffix Drill words ind. and choral in
Three syllable noun
Did he do his job well or not? (No) –-ance, word stress, /ə/in pron of stage 2 of the lesson, elicit
meaning: how well someone -a and -e main stress (if nec) – back
Stress on the second syllable
does their job or their duties: Is your performance at work well chain problem words
or not?
perform n.

policy n. context Employers need to have P: word stress, not pron, -i as /ə/ Drill
clear policies for hiring employees.
 /ˈpɒləsi/ Eliciting Plural forms of other
Three syllable noun F: sts might not know that there is
meaning: a plan agreed or chosen Do the employers need to have a a spelling change in plural nouns ending with y and
Stress on the first syllable by a government or company clear plan for hiring people? (Yes) applying it then to policy:
y i+ es family-families
policies :plural form Did the company you work or company – companies
worked for have a clear policy on policy - policies
policy for: The company has set out dating colleagues?
its policies for future mineral development.
policy towards: 
Soviet policy towards Afghanistan

policy on/regarding: What is the party’s

policy on immigration?
.
foreign/housing etc policy: the
government’s economic policy
poor adj. context: The company's P: sts might have the idea that -oo Drill; compare the pron. to the
performance was poor for the first Did the company do well for the is pronounced as in a word pool words: door, floor
/pɔːr/  two years. first two years?
One syllable adjective

poor OPP: rich, meaning: of low quality

poorly adv.

prevent v. context: P: sts might pron the first -e as /e/ Drill

/prɪˈvent/ Regular cleaning may help prevent Can we stop the infection if we instead of /i/
Verb transitive infection. // clean our home regularly? (Yes)
Verb regular
Nepotism prevents creativity at work. Does nepotism stop people from
WORD FORMS being creative at work? (Yes)
present tense
I/you/we/they prevent meaning:to stop something from Does eating fruit prevents you
he/she/it prevents happening from staying fit? (No)
present participle preventing
past tense prevented
past participle prevented

The verb prevent is never followed by an

infinitive. Use the patterns prevent
someone/something doing something
or prevent someone/something from
doing something:
✗ They tried to prevent me to leave.
✓ They tried to prevent me leaving.
✓ They tried to prevent me from leaving.

Prevent can also be used with a direct

object:
The main task of the police is to detect
and prevent crime.

benefit v. context: Family members P: benefit v. Drill!

CCQs:
usually share the same
/ˈbenɪfɪt/ value, and this can benefit
Three syllable verb Can family connections
Stress on the first syllable.
the business. help the business? /ˈbenɪfɪt/
 meaning:to be helped by Can you benefit from these
to benefit from smth something lessons here?

Transitive and regular verb

beneficial adj.
benefit =advantage n.
Values n. PLURAL context: P: values n. Dril
 /ˈvæljuːs/ Christian/Western/Islamic Do Chtistian and Islamic  /ˈvæljuːs/
Two syllable noun values people share the same
Stress on the first syllable meaning: beliefs /values? (No) M: Sts might mix this with CCQs
the principles and beliefs that the original meaning of the
influence the behaviour and noun VALUE in singular
way of life of a particular (money)
group or community

advice ‌n. context:You can always P:advice ‌n. U Drill

/ədˈvaɪs/ contact your tutor for advice /ədˈvaɪs/
Two syllable noun and support. Can you ask your tutor for
Stress on the second syllable opinion when you do not
know what to do? (Yes) F: Stsmight not know that Give examples:
meaning: an opinion that advice is always singular A piece of advice /some
Uncountable noun: someone gives you about the advice but never A/AN
A piece of advice /some advice best thing to do in a Do you give advice to your
friends when they have advice
particular situation
problems? (Yes)
promote v. context:
/prəˈməʊt/ A college course can help  If you get promoted, do you P: promote v.
Drill
Two syllable verb you find work or get better or worse job at /prəˈməʊt/
Stress on the second syllable get promoted your work? (better)  Sts might
mispronounce first
Verb transitive and second -o
Regular verb meaning: USUALLY  Sts might not know
PASSIVE: to move someone that the final -e is
to a job at a higher level silent
.

WORD FORMS
-
present tense
 I/you/we/they promote
he/she/it promotes
present participle promoting
past tense promoted
past participle promoted
due to Prep. meaning: because of Did the company lose a lot P: due to Prep. drill
/djuː/ something of money because of bad /djuː/
One syllable prep context: management? (Yes)
The  company’s financial 
losses  were due
to  poor management

Reference:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/