How to learn some new vocabulary? That's easy!
1.REPEAT!
To ensure the words stick in your memory, test
yourself on them at regular intervals. If you learn some new words in
the morning for example, check that you can still remember them later
that day, the next day, a week later and a month later. If you find
some words hard to recall, try thinking up different associations for
them. You may need to try several different associations before you
find one that works.
2.LEARN IN A CONTEXT
Learning long lists of unrelated words is boring,
difficult and does not help you much when you come across those words
in a different context. If you focus on learning words in the context
you're most likely to find them, you are more likely to recognise
them when you encounter them or need to use them again.
3.READ!
Most vocabulary words are learned from
context. The more words you are exposed to, the better vocabulary you
will have. While you read, pay your attention to words you don't
know. First, try to figure out their meanings from context. Then look
the words up. Read and listen to challenging material so that you'll
be exposed to many new words.
4.WORK WITH YOUR
DICTIONARY
If you have a dictionary program on your
computer, keep it open and handy.You can find a lot online
dictionaries Find them and look up any word you are not absolutely
sure of. Use a thesaurus when you write to find the word that fits
best.
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