Toolbox - Vocabulary expansion

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Vocabulay expansion

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Objective

06. Spidegrams

05. Association

04. Listening

03. Reading

02. Tips

01. Cognates

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Memory game

Solve the following memory game with some cognates!

Did you know that you already recognize many English words?

Cognates

Memorize and match the cognates!

Listening

Organize the vocabulary you learn!

Spidergrams

Find relations between the words!

Association

Find an interesting podcast!

Reading

Choose a good article or book!

Best tips to expand vocabulary

Taken from: Test English

Reading and vocabulary

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Romany is an international star. She works around the world on cruise ships, performing a funny, entertaining magic show. She is very successful. She even performed at Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday party. Although Romany has an extraordinary life, her early life was very ordinary. As a child, she loved ballet. She hoped that one day she would work as a dancer. She was very good at it, and at the age of fifteen, she was given a role in a show. But she had to stay on a very strict diet to take part. She managed to stay very slim, but she developed a serious eating problem.

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Listening and vocabulary

RE-listen and practice

Unknown words

Main ideas

Listen to the same segment again, focusing on the new words to hear how they are pronounced and used. Then apply and practice the words in a different context.

Listen again and read the transcription. Write down any words or phrases you don’t understand. And check it in the dictionary.

Listen to the entire episode without pausing in order to understand the general topic and context.

Can you think about an example with this word?

Practice the vocabulary!

Can you think about an example with this word?

Practice the vocabulary!

Finish!

Can you think about an example with this word?

Practice the vocabulary!

Finish!

Explanation

Word association

General aspects

What is a Verb, Noun, and Person?

Activity

Finish!

Airplane

Flight

Nature

Explore

tRAVELING

Cruise

Parachuting

Vacation

Adventure

Find related words

Draw lines from the central word and write related words around it. For example: Vacation, Adventure, Explore, Flight, Culture

Choose a topic

Write the main word you want to explore in the center of a page. For example: Traveling

Spidergrams and vocabulary

Continue applying these strategies and expanding your vocabulary!

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First step!

Listen the following podcast without the transcription and try to get the main idea!

Reading activity for improving vocabulary!

• Read the text quickly to understand the main idea. Don’t stop for every new word.
• Read the text again and underline or highlight words you don’t know.
• Look at the sentence and try to guess the meaning of the new words based on context.
• Check the meaning of the words you couldn’t guess. Write down their definitions in a notebook.
• Write sentences, talk about the text, or create a summary using the new vocabulary.

Practice

Reading helps you learn new words in context. When you read a story, article, or book, you see how words are used in sentences, which makes them easier to understand and remember. For example, if you read about a forest, you might learn related words like tree, leaves, and wildlife. Reading regularly expands your vocabulary naturally

Reading for learning vocabulary

Practice

Associating words with others helps you make connections and remember vocabulary better. For example, when you learn the word manage, you can connect it to manager and management. This technique helps reinforce vocabulary and deepens your understanding of how words relate to each other.

Word formation

Practice

Spidergrams...

Spidergrams are a creative way to organize and link new vocabulary. You start by writing a central word in the middle of a page, and then draw lines outward to connect related words or ideas. These connections can include synonyms, antonyms, or words that belong to the same category. Using spidergrams helps you visualize how words are related, making it easier to understand and remember them. It's a great tool for expanding vocabulary and improving word recall.

It’s the one who does the action. (Runner, singer, writer).

It’s a thing, an idea, or an action. (Running, singing, writing).

Person

Noun

Verb

It’s an action word. It tells us what someone is doing. (Run, sing, write).

Cognates are words in two languages that look or sound similar and have the same meaning. For example, actor in English and actor in Spanish, or family in English and familia in Spanish. These words can help you understand and learn new vocabulary more easily!

Practice

Listening for improving vocabulary!

Listening to conversations, podcasts, or songs is an excellent way to learn new vocabulary. It helps you hear how words are pronounced and used in different contexts, making it easier to understand and remember them. By regularly listening to spoken language, you get used to the natural flow of words, phrases, and expressions. This method also helps you improve your listening skills while expanding your vocabulary.

Second step!

Listen again and identify the words you don't know. Then, check the meaning.