Activity Four:

  • review the Key Vocabulary List (found at the end of this unit) with your student
  • have her print each of the words on an index card or on a slip of paper
  • as she reads each work check for pronunciation and meaning
  • have her use each word in a sentence (verbally)
  • for homework have her review the vocabulary by using 5-10 words per night in a sentence

Activity Five:

  • review the vocabulary list and definitions of personal, technical and transferable skills
  • place the headings Personal, Technical and Transferable on the table (Use handout: Skills Identification Chart)
  • take each slip of paper with a skill written on it and have your student use it in a sentence and then place it under the appropriate heading (ie: using a calculator - technical

Activity Six:

  • ask your student to choose the skills from each column that she feels relate to her
  • have her record these skills on the handout, Skills I Own
  • ask her to develop point form sentences for each of these skills ie: able to use a computer - well-organized individual

Activity Seven:

  • ask your student if she has any other skills that she would like to add to the vocabulary list
  • a home work activity would be to group the skills based on: synonyms, or antonyms

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