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4
If you did as suggested above, students can now move the 
sentences into the correct order.
5
Before doing the exercise, highlight the structure of the 
defi nitions, i.e. 
A fi re exit is a …, A fi re door is a…
Learning tip
Ask students which kind of dictionary they use. Which do they 
prefer and why?
6
Before doing the exercise, you could divide the class so that 
a student with a bilingual dictionary is working with a student 
with a monolingual dictionary. They can then compare how 
much information each dictionary gives.
After students have checked the meaning of the words, ask 
individual students to read out a word each. Check 
pronunciation.
Class bonus
Check students’ lists of points in a whole-class discussion.
Students could also consider the safety of the building in which 
they are studying.
PHOTOCOPIABLE
 
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More activities
Practise one-syllable words with one spelling and two 
pronunciations (
homographs
). Ask students to fi nd such a 
word in the second paragraph
 
(
close
). Get students in pairs 
to think of more examples. Collate them on the board. Ask 
students to pronounce each word and to use it in a sentence. 
(Examples include: 
use
/
juz
/ verb and 
use
/
jus
/ noun; 
read
/
rid
/ infi nitive and 
read
/
red
/ past simple and past participle.)
B
Fire safety procedures
1 
You could write the following situations on the board: 
If you 
discover a fi re
 
and 
If you here the fi re alarm
and ask students 
to think of ways to complete the sentences. Students can 
then check their ideas in the text.
2–3
Discourage students from using a dictionary. Encourage 
them to try and work out the meaning (or at least the word 
class, e.g. 
verb
) of the words from the context.
4
This activity could have three stages: fi rst, the students work 
alone, then with a partner, and fi nally with you and the class. Do 
not just ask if they understand the words: ask concept questions 
to be sure, e.g. 
Does vacating mean going in or going out?