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PhraseA group of words that work together but do not contain a subject-verb pair (e.g., in the morning, after the meal). | |
placement testIt is a test designed to find out students' current level in order to place them in the correct class. | |
plenaryThe final stage of a lesson is sometimes called the plenary. Its purpose is to bring together and summarise what has been done in that day's lesson. | |
plosiveA plosive is a sound formed by completely stopping and then releasing the flow of air (e.g., /p/ and /g/). Plosives are also called stops.
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pluralIt is a word or word form which indicates more than one. In English, plurals are usually formed by adding -s or -es to the end of the singular noun. | |
Positive reinforcementPositive reinforcement is the process of encouraging or establishing a
pattern of behaviour by offering a reward when the desired behaviour is
exhibited. | |
possessiveA possessive is a word or form which indicates possession. In English these are: 's, possessive determiners (my, their, etc.) and possessive pronouns (mine, hers, etc.). | |
PPPPPP stands for present-practice-produce - a common procedure for teaching grammar. See units 1, 6 and 7. | |
Pre-readerPre-readers are preschool and kindergarten students who can’t yet read or have just started to learn to read. | |
Pre-Teach VocabularyThe practice of introducing key vocabulary before students engage with a text to aid comprehension. | |