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Teacher Anastasia
輔導教師Hi!😊As I've mentioned earlier, recently I started poring over a very interesting book called "Advanced Word Power" which includes more than 200 words and different excercises. Today, I'd love to describe my method of learning new vocabulary, as the process of expanding it is one of the most important (though it can be really frustrating) aspects of learning a language. First of all, I have to admit it is hard for me to memorize more than 10 words per day. If I learn more than that number, there is a very small chance I'll be able to use them. Also, the process of learning can be really overwhelming, hence it is important to find a balance and establish a particular routine to adhere to. Otherwise, you will either forget all the new vocab that you've learned so far, or just simply won't be able to use any of those words.
There is another important thing to remember about: in order to make sure that all of the new words are stuck in your head, you have to practice a lot by making different sentences and learning some that are already made (you can find lots of them along with the definition of a particular word on the "Cambridge Dictionary" website). In this way, you'll definitely be able to use them in a right context whenever it's needed. Another advice (which is 100% my favourite one) is to start learning the definitions of the words and understand their meanings instead of trying to memorize a translation. If your level is pre-intermediate or higher, you're absolutely ready to stop using your first language as a bridge between it and the language you learn. For this purpose, I highly recommend you use "Quizlet", which is a great app to meet all of your needs in terms of learning new vocab (by the way, it's really good for other purposes as well!!)!
Those are the main points that I wanted to mention. Adhering to them and being perseverant will allow you to expand your vocab and will ensure the success of the learning process!
I hope it'll help you!🇬🇧
2021年1月9日 21:19
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Hi!😊As I've mentioned earlier, recently I started poring over a very
interesting book called "Advanced Word Power" which includes more than 200 words
and different exercises. Today, I'd love to describe my method of learning new
vocabulary, as the process of expanding it is one of the most important (though
it can be really frustrating) aspects of learning a language. First of all, I
have to admit it is hard for me to memorize more than 10 words per day. If I
learn more than that number, there is a very small chance I'll be able to use
them. Also, the process of learning can be really overwhelming, hence it is
important to find a balance and establish a particular routine to adhere to.
Otherwise, you will either forget all the new vocab that you've learned so far,
or just simply won't be able to use any of those words. There is another
important thing to remember: in order to make sure that all of the new
words are stuck in your head, you have to practice a lot by making different
sentences and learning some examples (you can find lots of them
along with the definition of a particular word on the "Cambridge Dictionary"
website). In this way, you'll definitely be able to use them in the right context
whenever needed. Another piece of advice (which is 100% my favourite one) is to
start learning the definitions of (the)* words and understanding their meanings
instead of trying to memorize a translation. If your level is pre-intermediate
or higher, you're absolutely ready to stop using your first language as a bridge
between it and the language you learn. For this purpose, I highly recommend you
use "Quizlet", which is a great app to meet all of your needs in terms of
learning new vocab (by the way, it's really good for other purposes as well!!)!
Those are the main points that I wanted to mention. Adhering to them and being
perseverant will allow you to expand your vocab and will ensure the success of
the learning process! I hope it'll help you!🇬🇧
* I think this “the” is optional. “The words” specifically refers back to “those words”, “new words” and “them” that you mentioned in the previous three sentences. If you exclude it, then you are talking about words more in general. If the sentence was on its own, you would have to exclude the “the” out as there would be nothing specific for it to refer back to.
In this sentence:
Another piece of advice is to start learning the definitions of the words and understanding their meanings instead of trying to memorize a translation.
You could instead say:
Another piece of advice is to start learning the definitions of the words and to understand their meanings instead of trying to memorize a translation.
The first one is a short way of saying “to start learning” and “to start understanding”.
With the second one, there’s no direct link between “start” and “understand”, but it’s implied as you understand as a result of starting to learn. Therefore these two sentences effectively mean the same.
Sorry if I’m just saying stuff you already know!
I really like the idea of trying to learn definitions in your target language rather than your own. I’m trying to do this, but for now I’m having to plump for a mixture of French and English as sometimes I can’t capture all the meaning otherwise! So I’m halfway there! 🙂
I’ve never tried Quizlet but it looks good. When I’ve made vocab lists or flash cards in the past, I’ve tended to go overboard and write down too many words. Maybe this is linked to what you said about more than 10! I’m not very good at picking out the more important ones. That’s why I’m instead trying to read and see which words keep cropping up, as I presume they are the important ones 🙂 But I think your method is probably much better for making new words become part of your active vocabulary rather than just your passive vocabulary.
2021年1月10日
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