bare infinitiveIt is usually just referred to as 'infinitive without to,' e.g. 'go' and 'be', rather than 'to go' and 'to be'. |
base formSee infinitive. |
base word/formSee word family. |
Berlitz MethodA language teaching method developed by Berlitz language schools. (See Unit 8.) |
bi-lingual educationSee Content and Language Integrated Learning. |
bilabialA sound formed by putting the two lips together (/p/, /b/ and /m/). |
body of the lessonGenerally all lessons should have a warmer-body-plenary structure. The main part of the lesson is the body. The first and final stages are the warmer (or lead-in) and the plenary. The body is normally further divided into separate stages. |
bottom-up processingTrying to build up an understanding of a text (written or spoken) by starting with the smallest units – letters or sounds – and building these up to understand the words and grammatical structures in the sentences. The reader then tries to understand how the sentences relate to one another and so on. This process includes decoding and word attack skills. |