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Vocabulary•The vocabulary word is the fundamental

component of communication. No matter what your age, it is the cornerstone success in any situation. Vocabulary words carry with them the ability to effectively communicate. Developing this very basic tool will open up

opportunities in other avenues of life .

Simple Strategies for Expanding Your Vocabulary

•Vocabulary expansion is often pursued for a variety of reasons. Individuals may seek to communicate more effectively at work, or college students may be searching for a richer vocabulary to assist understanding and obtaining better grades. Perhaps the learner originates from a non-English speaking background and wishes to learn English for work or study purposes.

•Whatever the reason, expanding your vocabulary is within everyone’s reach.

Teachers must practice their lessons and prepare for them in order to mange their time and use different methods of teaching which are supported by the technology such as power point presentations or CDs or words exercises to develop students’ level like vocabularies and other skills

There are many activities which can facilitate English vocabulary and improve it and may I’d use them if I ‘d come a teacher in the future such as the

following :

Power point vocabulary game

This kind of activity can help teachers to present their lessons about vocabularies in an interesting way of learning ,So please open it by clicking on this picture , choose the third option and open it to see what is the idea---

A Vocabulary Review Activity

Vocabulary Notebook Sample Packet

•This kind of worksheet can develop students’ vocabulary by solving different exercises and using their own words

•Please also click on the picture to see the sample

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Vocabulary Notebook Sample Packet

Vocabulary Worksheet Vocabulary Model Vocabulary Map

Vocabulary Word Box Vocabulary Progress Chart

Please click

Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like

in the example.

Example: Peter works ______ (slow).

Answer: Peter works slowly.

1) He reads a book. (quick) 2 )Mandy is a girl. (pretty)

3 )The class is loud today. (terrible) 4 )Max is a singer. (good)

5 )You can open this tin. (easy) 6 )It's a day today. (terrible)

7 )She sings the song . (good) 8 )He is a driver. (careful)

9 )He drives the car . (careful) 10 )The dog barks . (loud)

Some of Vocabularies and their pronunciation

–Please click the picture to hear sounds

Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or

superlativeExample: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car.

Answer: I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.

1) This is a nice cat. It's much….. than my friend's cat .2 )Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is .……

3 )This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk is the …..exercise on the worksheet.

4 )He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the…… hobby in the world .

5 )In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even….. one last weekend.

6 )School is boring, but homework is …….than school.

Strategies for increasing your vocabulary

• Strategies for increasing your vocabulary are many. What should be noted, however, is that we only remember a fraction of what we read (see Figure 1). The amount remembered increases to 30% of what you hear; 40% of what you see; and, 60% when you actually perform the task. As such, it is important that we combine all types of activities to obtain maximum learning.

• Knowing a word means knowing context. Words used alone do not provide the full meaning. Depending upon the surrounding words and text, words can take on different meanings

• Our verbal vocabulary is often less sophisticated than our written vocabulary. This is because verbal communication relies heavily upon non-verbal cues and gestures. As such, it is important that we experience vocabulary in both environments (Allen, 2006).

•Vocabulary development can also occur through exploring similarities and differences amongst related words and keeping written documentation of the words learnt, their definitions, and the different ways the words can be used. Word associations (e.g. roots), words that signal a connection to other words and assist meaning (e.g. therefore), and words that have similar sounds but are spelt differently are all techniques that can be explored for improving vocabulary.

•Expanding your vocabulary is achievable. It can improve your communication skills and develop reading and writing ability. It does not matter at what stage of your career, your education, or your personal growth, vocabulary develop can benefit everyone. Using vocabulary software, such as that produced by Ultimate Vocabulary, is a very effective way of achieving these goals

and benefiting from the results .

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