— Online
Dictionary (Ctrl+D)
Double-click on a word and then press Ctrl+D and (if you are connected to the
internet) this macro will find the word’s entry in a Learner’s Dictionary,
including examples of the word in use!
— Online
Multi Word Dictionary
Hold down the Ctrl button and double click on several words and (if you are
connected to the internet) this macro will find the definitions for all the
words at once!
— Online
Thesaurus (Ctrl+T)
Select a word and (if you are connected to the internet) this macro will give
you words with a similar meaning from an online thesaurus!
— Synonym
Question Maker
Select a word and this macro will place words with a similar meaning at the
bottom of the document in the form of a question.
— Antonym
Question Maker
Similar to the Synonym Question Maker except this macro will place one word
with an opposite meaning at the bottom of the document in the form of a
question.
— Word List Maker
Hold down the Ctrl button and double click on each of the words that you want
to keep a record of and this macro will move the words to a separate file for
storage. Great for keeping track of the words your students have learnt!
— Word
Mover (Ctrl+M)
Hold down the Ctrl button and double click on several words that you want to
remove from a text and this macro will copy all the selected words to an
alphabetically ordered list at the bottom of the document.
— Word
Remover (Ctrl+R)
Similar to the Word Mover except that this macro will replace the words in the
text with blank spaces, thus making a gap filling exercise.
— Single-sided
Flashcards Maker
Put a vertical list (not in a table) of words, sentences and/or images in a
blank document and this macro will turn them into a sheet of large or small flashcards for classroom
use or private study. Excellent for use in the classroon!
— Double-sided
Flashcards Maker
In a blank document, create a two-column table (e.g. paste from Excel)
populated with words, sentences and/or images (e.g. two languages or pictures
and names) and this macro will create large
or small double-sided flashcards. Excellent for teaching and private study!
— Jumble
a Word (Ctrl+J)
Place the cursor anywhere within a word and this Macro will randomize the order
of the letters
— Jumble a Sentence (Ctrl+K)
Select a sentence with your mouse and this macro will randomize the order of
the words.
— Sentence
Breaker
Place a plus sign (+) in the middle of each sentence in a vertical list and
then select the whole list and this macro will break the sentences in half
where you placed the plus sign, randomizing the order of the second half of the
sentences. The students must put the sentences back together.
For Example:
BEFORE
A dog that
barks all the time +gets little attention. Argentine Proverb
A dog shows
affection +even to a poor family. Chinese Proverb
Better to be
a free dog +than a caged lion. Arabian Proverb
AFTER
Match the text on the
left with the text on the right.
|
1. A dog that
barks all the time
|
a) than a caged
lion. Arabian Proverb
|
|
2. A dog shows
affection
|
b) gets little
attention. Argentine Proverb
|
|
3. Better to be a
free dog
|
c) even to a poor
family. Chinese Proverb
|
— Paragraph
Shuffler
Select several paragraphs with your mouse and this macro will shuffle the order
of the paragraphs, which the students must then number in the correct order.
— Multi
Word Maker
Select the whole text with your mouse, type in 2, 3 or 4 words and this macro
will replace all instances of the words with a multiple choice. Ideal for
testing students understanding of Articles (a,
an, the), Pronouns (he, she, they,
etc), Relative Pronouns (Which, What,
That, etc), Prepositions (of, to, by
for, in, on, etc), and more!
For Example:
Choose the most appropriate
underlined word:
There was a/an/the young lady of Riga, who smiled as she rode on a/an/the
tiger.
They returned from a/an/the ride, with a/an/the lady inside, and a/an/the
smile on a/an/the face of a/an/the tiger.
— Multi
Gap Maker
Similar
to the ’Multi Word Maker’, select the whole text with your mouse, type in 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 words and this
macro will replace all instances of the words with gaps.
— Multi
Choice Question Maker
Select
a word or a phrase with your mouse, run the macro and then type in 4
definitions for the word/phrase, only one of which should be correct, and a
multiple-choice question will be created at the bottom of the document.
— Punctuation
Remover
Select a text with your mouse and this macro removes all the punctuation from
the text, which your students must then replace!
— Space
Remover
Select text with your mouse and this macro will remove all the spaces, making
it a tricky exercise for the students to read.
For Example:
”ImeantwhatIsaid,andIsaidwhatImeant.Anelephant'sfaithful,onehundredpercent.”
Dr. Seuss
— Vowel
Remover
Select text with your mouse and this macro will remove all the vowels, making
another tricky exercise for the students to read.
For Example:
Fill in the missing vowels:
P_ssyc_t, p_ssyc_t,
Where have you been?
I've been to L_nd_n
To visit the Q___n.
— Pronunciation
Practice
Type
in a letter combination that your students have difficulty pronouncing and this
macro will highlight them, making a useful reading exercise.
For Example:
Read the following text out loud, paying
extra attention to the underlined text:
The Hungarians who are learning English
think this exercise is very helpful.
— Undo Last Macro (Ctrl+Z)
Simple,
but effective! This macro enables you to undo the previous macro in a single
click.
..and other
teaching materials on a theme of your choice with a single click.
Having Problems?
Can see the toolbar but the buttons don’t work…
Microsoft
Word should be set to enable Macros. To ensure this is the case, click on
‘Tools’, then ‘Macro’, then ‘Security’ and set ‘Macro Security’ to Medium.
After this you must close Microsoft Word and then reopen the document.
NOTE: This will not compromise the security of
your computer in any way. In future, when you open a document which contains
Macros (which can potentially carry a virus) you will be asked whether or not
you want to enable the Macros. Simply choose NO if you are unsure whether the
document is safe, which will disable the Macros, as was the case before.
Can’t
see the Teacher’s Pet toolbar…
Click
on ‘View’ then click on ‘Toolbars’ and you should see ‘TeachersPet’. If you
cannot, then you need to get a new copy of the Teacher’s Pet text tool the
website. If you can see
‘TeachersPet’, make sure there is a tick beside it. If there is not, click on
it and a tick will appear.
Still
having problems…
This
text tool only works in Microsoft Word 2000 or above. If you are using
Microsoft Word 2000 or above and are still having problems, please drop me an email
at [email protected], stating your problem including which Operating
System (e.g. which version of Windows) and which version of Microsoft Word you
are using and I’ll try my best to help you.
Warning: If you have received this tool
from anywhere other than www.teachers-pet.org, be aware that Macros can carry
viruses. If you are at all unsure about the security of this document, download
a fresh copy from the website now.
POSTAL ADDRESS
Christopher Lacey
Bakats ter 3,III,3
1092, Budapest
Hungary
