polysemy

Words often have different meanings and when students start to read more difficult writings,
they often get the wrong meaning of the writing because they only know one or two
meanings of the word. This exercise is created to help them face the reading exam.
1. Introduction (100-200 words)
2. Give 20 examples (A – Z) with sample sentences. Choose the 2 most common
meanings for each vocabulary. (around 50 words for each one; 1000 words total for
this part)
e.g.
adopt 1. take others’ child to
become one’s own child
If you cannot have children of your
own, why not consider adopting
one?
2. choose and follow Many schools adopted our new
teaching methods.
3. Create 20 exercises with 4-6 questions each. Provide sentences on the left, and
attach answers on the right (red colours). , e.g.
Decide the meaning of the words underlined, and write in the space provided.
Exercise 1 Burst
Meaning
1. Jamie burst out laughing when he caught sight
of the funny expression on Kelvin’s face.
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2. Stop blowing or the balloon will burst. XXXXXXXXXX
3. A strange-looking man burst into the office
and shouted wildly.
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4. When Jamie heard the sad news, he burst into
tears.
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5. A burst in the pipes caused a flood in the
house.
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6. There was a burst of automatic rifle fire. XXXXXXXXXX
Around 1800 – 2000 words