Wordpower spoken english classes5/26/2023 ![]() I expect my students to learn 5 words everyday! Remember the end-game: Use ‘new words’ in conversation whenever and wherever you can. They stay with you for as long as you get complete comfort with the word.Īn idea: you may also use differently colored Flash-cards for different types of words, Yellow for Nouns, Orange for Adjectives and maybe Green for Verbs etc. But sometimes pen & paper is the way: use post-it notes or cut a chart to make yourself Flash-cards. I wish we had the Internet and online dictionaries when I was a student. Try your new words on friends in the class or speak it out with me - they may get impressed. Keep it with you until you’ve learned it. After making a flash card, start learning the usages of the word. Word lists ‘that I sometimes provide to you’ are also useful but flash cards are the time-tested method for memory retention. How many times in my class have I told about: flash cards? … I have also put it on the pin-up board. What is the best way to retain a word and bring it into usage? And if you forget the correct pronunciation or are confused ask your trainer for help – even with different usages of the word you can seek his/her help. Practice saying them out loud to yourself and others. You will also find the latest usages of the words in Political or Business News. Not only does it provide excellent definitions but it also allows you to hear how the word is pronounced. ![]() You may also sign-in to keep your lists and work with them and run a quiz on the words that you know. ![]() In my view learning ‘5 new words’ a day is what you should target (do more when you miss doing it on any day) and add words regularly… make it a habit!ĭid you click on the link just above, on the word synonyms? It’s linked to I recommend bookmarking this site, the best online English Vocabulary tool and it has one of the fastest dictionary. A limited vocabulary will hold you back, and prevent you from speaking English effectively. The Vocabulary starts multiplying very fast after you reach a certain stage where you can understand different forms of the same word, pick the synonyms and antonyms… and then do different usages of these words. Your most important task is to build up your Active vocabulary. take the words from me the day you cannot pick your words from your work place. in a day as your English time where you can easily get 5 new words…. ![]() ![]() Good thing is and in India there are a lot opportunities for you to carry-out your work in English. Start doing ‘anything that you can do or like to do’ in English – watch any funny video clip on Youtube, a movie with or without subtitles, a serial on Star-world or Discovery, News on DD or BBC, English song, reading newspaper or a novel, cooking using a recipe, sharing a joke, writing a letter or email… reading your text-book, looking at an advertisement, filling-up a form, even reading this post. You learn words when you Listen or Read or when you do Both – watching a movie with sub-titles for example. Here are the sure ways to Activate Words – I suggest keep it to 5 new words a day. Make 2-3 sentences of different types using the new word and finally, speak it out (or write it in your mail). But, ‘as you begin to speak’ you must continuously learn them and do conscious efforts to use new words until you reach a level of comfort with English. It’s true that you acquire new words by being in the English environment or by watching TV. “A picture is worth 1000 words” courtesy: As they say ‘a picture is worth 1000 words’, How would you describe a picture when your total active vocabulary in only that much? Developing your Active Vocabulary is indeed time-consuming as there are no shortcuts but the good news is: ‘if done well the words stay with you for many many years’ as also there are many usages of the same word. ![]()
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