General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 03 Topic 02.doc Look at how the following sentences become delexical structures. 1. She cried when she heard the news. She had a good cry when she heard the news. 2. They arranged to meet at 3pm. They made an arrangement to meet at 3pm. 3. He risked his life in the war. He took a risk fighting in the war. 4. I hugged him when he arrived. I gave him a hug when he arrived. 5. He photographed the scene. He took a photograph of the scene. 6. He sighed with relief when he heard the good news. He gave a sigh of relief when he heard the good news. MATCHING Delexical verbs 1. Your teacher will give you a card. Each card has part of a delexical verb on it. 2. Read the word(s) on your card. 3. Walk around the class and find a card to complete your delexical structure. Check in a dictionary if you’re not sure. 4. Share your answers with the class. 5. Write down some of the delexical verbs here if you like: 93 QUESTLANGUAGE