Vocabulary of Community And Living (VOCAL)

Help students expand vocabulary knowledge, comprehension, and verbal association skills using the activities in this book. In Part 1, the lessons focus on the vocabulary and meaning of phrases from store signs, billboards, direct mail advertisements, and situations within the community. Students are asked to define words contained within these phrases, to give synonyms and antonyms, to rephrase statements, and to sue specific vocabulary to construct new messages.

In Part 2 of this book, students are asked to identify words after listening to a series of clues. Each worksheet includes 10 clues that can be read by the student or presented orally. The most helpful clues are at the end of the list. Students are asked to discuss possible answers as the progress through the list of clues, to give reasons for their answers, etc. The activities require students to pay close attention to details so that they can identify the words being described.