Unit 15: Teaching content

Question 1

What’s content and language integrated learning (CLIL)?

Answer 1

Content and language integrated learning is an educational approach where students learn a subject in a foreign language, promoting both content knowledge and language acquisition simultaneously.

Question 2

What does it mean to be bland?

Answer 2

To be bland means to lack strong or interesting flavours or characteristics.

Question 3

What’s etymology?

Answer 3

Etymology is the study of the origins and historical development of words.

Question 4

What’s an inquiry?

Answer 4

An inquiry is a request for information to learn more about a specific topic or solve a problem. An example could be asking a librarian for information about a particular book or topic.

Question 5

What’s an ELT publisher?

Answer 5

An ELT publisher is a company that creates and produces educational materials, such as textbooks and resources, for English Language Teaching.

Question 6

What’s intercultural competence?

Answer 6

Intercultural competence is the ability to communicate effectively and understand people from different cultures.

Question 7

What does ethnocentric mean?

Answer 7

Ethnocentric means to judge other cultures based on the standards and values of one’s own culture.

Question 8

What’s a worldwide mosaic?

Answer 8

A worldwide mosaic is an interconnected picture created by the unique cultures and people from all around the globe coming together.

Question 9

What’s content-based instruction (CBI)?

Answer 9

Content-based instruction (CBI) is a teaching approach where language learning is integrated with the study of subject matter, allowing students to acquire language skills while engaging with meaningful content.

Question 10

What’s the style of a flower?

Answer 10

The style of a flower is a slender tube connecting the ovary to the stigma, playing a role in the reproductive process by facilitating the transfer of pollen.

Question 11

What’s the stigma of a flower like?

Answer 11

The stigma of a flower is like a sticky platform at the top of the style, where pollen lands and begins the process of fertilisation.

Question 12

What’s the stamen of a flower?

Answer 12

The stamen of a flower is its pollen-producing engine, consisting of a filament that holds up the anther where pollen is made.

Question 13

What’s a filament?

Answer 13

A filament is a thin thread-like structure in biology, such as in plants or the human body.

Question 14

What does the vast majority mean?

Answer 14

The vast majority means most of something.

Question 15

What’s the European Commission?

Answer 15

The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing and implementing EU policies, enforcing laws and managing the day-to-day affairs of the EU.

Question 16

What’s an executive branch?

Answer 16

An executive branch is the part of a government responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws, headed by the head of state or government.

Question 17

Who’s the head of state?

Answer 17

The head of state is the top leader in a country, often serving as a symbolic figurehead.

Question 18

Who’s a figurehead?

Answer 18

A figurehead is a symbolic leader who holds a ceremonial position of authority, often without significant governing powers.

Question 19

What does it mean to govern?

Answer 19

To govern means to rule a country, region or organisation by making decisions and overseeing the implementation of laws.

Question 20

What does to function in mean?

Answer 20

To function in means to operate within a particular environment, carrying out tasks and activities as part of its normal operation.

Question 21

What’s diversification of learning?

Answer 21

Diversification of learning is the approach of exploring a variety of subjects or skills to broaden one’s knowledge.

Question 22

What does plurilingual refer to?

Answer 22

Plurilingual refers to the ability to speak and understand multiple languages.

Question 23

What does chiefly mean?

Answer 23

Chiefly means primarily, indicating that something is the most important or significant aspect of a situation.

Question 24

What’s a research finding?

Answer 24

A research finding is a conclusion obtained through systematic investigation and analysis of data, providing valuable insights on a specific topic.

Question 25

What’s a tentative conclusion?

Answer 25

A tentative conclusion is a temporary idea or guess based on available evidence, subject to additional information that might change it.

Question 26

What does being subject to mean?

Answer 26

Being subject to means to depend on something, like having outdoor plans subject to weather conditions, meaning the plans may change based on the weather.

Question 27

What can a person do at the B1 level in English?

Answer 27

At the B1 level in English, a person can communicate and understand simple everyday conversations and topics with some effort.

Question 28

What can a person do at the B2 level in English?

Answer 28

At the B2 level in English, a person can comfortably engage in discussions, express opinions and understand more complex language in various situations.

Question 29

How’s for one thing used?

Answer 29

For one thing is used to introduce a specific point in support of an argument.

Question 30

How’s for another used?

Answer 30

For another is used to introduce an additional point, often to provide further support in an argument.

Question 31

What’s momentum?

Answer 31

Momentum is how much movement something has.

Question 32

What’s orientation?

Answer 32

Orientation is knowing which way you’re facing or understanding the basic details about a new situation or place.

Question 33

What’s a language point?

Answer 33

A language point is a specific aspect in a language, such as verb tenses or vocabulary, that’s taught or discussed to improve language skills.

Question 34

How’s as to whether used?

Answer 34

As to whether is used to express uncertainty about a particular matter, often indicating a discussion of whether something’s true or applicable.

Question 35

What does it mean to be applicable?

Answer 35

To be applicable means that something’s relevant for a particular purpose.

Question 36

What does it mean to be alien?

Answer 36

To be alien means to be unfamiliar or foreign.

Question 37

What does it mean to milk?

Answer 37

To milk means to gather information from a source, much like obtaining milk from a cow.

Question 38

What does to dilute mean?

Answer 38

To dilute means to make a substance less concentrated by adding another substance, typically a liquid like water.

Question 39

What’s a subtext?

Answer 39

A subtext is a hidden or underlying message in a conversation or text that isn’t explicitly stated.

Question 40

What’s a hidden bias?

Answer 40

A hidden bias is a subtle preference or prejudice that someone may not be aware of, influencing their thoughts or actions.

Question 41

What’s a stance?

Answer 41

A stance is a person’s position or attitude towards a particular topic.

Question 42

What does to ingrain mean?

Answer 42

To ingrain means to firmly establish or deeply implant something, such as a habit, idea or skill.

Question 43

What does it mean to implant?

Answer 43

To implant means to insert or place something, like a device or an idea, into a specific location or context.

Question 44

What does to counteract mean?

Answer 44

To counteract means to take actions that oppose or neutralise the effects of something undesirable or harmful.