TEACHING LEXIS

WHAT IS LEXIS?

LEXIS INCLUDES:

– single-word vocabulary items (a bed)

  • – common-going together patterns (go to school)
  • – longer combinations of words (Having said that)
  • – set sentences (It’s up to you, God bless you)
  • – grammar elements (prepositions, pronouns, articles, etc)
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Each lexical unit has two features:

Lexis is classified as:

The process is based on three stages: