How to learn English words
My English teacher once said that grammar and audio recordings are just fine, but you cannot go far without knowing the words. Therefore, today I will write a short note about how I learn English words.
Choose the right words. Oddly enough, but it all starts with podcasts. I usually listen to one or two podcasts a day with BBC Learning English . Most of all I like from there 6 Minute English . Most of the podcasts also have their lyrics attached, so at first I just listen, trying to get the most out of what's going on, and then open the text and, listening to the podcast, I read the text in parallel to fully understand it. After that I take a sheet of paper with a pen and, running my eyes through the text, write out unfamiliar words from it. Thus, two hares are killed at once: first, you will study only those words that are actually used in the language, and second, you saw and heard them in real sentences.
Work with every word. To memorize a word, it is not enough to meet it a couple of times in the text. With words you need to work. To do this, you need to buy a good English dictionary (I use Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ), a Russian-English dictionary ( Lingvo is suitable here) and a quality notebook of A4 format. To get started, find the word in the English dictionary, read its definition, look at examples of usage and, if the meaning of the word remains unclear to you, then refer to the Russian-English dictionary. Examine the word in detail, see how it is pronounced, in what phrases it is used, with what pretexts it is used, think up a few sentences using this word. Then close all the dictionaries, open the notebook, and try to write out all you can about this word from memory. This could be a definition, antonym, sentences with this word, or at the very least, a translation of the word into Russian.
Memorize the words. It uses a standard recipe. A sheet of paper is taken, divided into two parts, words are written out on one half, and their definitions on the other half. Then, within a few days, close one of the halves, and, looking at the second half, say (or write on a separate sheet) what was on the first.
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antipod recommended a great podcast for language learners of eslpod.com .
The list of useful resources made in a separate post "Resources to help learn English"
Choose the right words. Oddly enough, but it all starts with podcasts. I usually listen to one or two podcasts a day with BBC Learning English . Most of all I like from there 6 Minute English . Most of the podcasts also have their lyrics attached, so at first I just listen, trying to get the most out of what's going on, and then open the text and, listening to the podcast, I read the text in parallel to fully understand it. After that I take a sheet of paper with a pen and, running my eyes through the text, write out unfamiliar words from it. Thus, two hares are killed at once: first, you will study only those words that are actually used in the language, and second, you saw and heard them in real sentences.
Work with every word. To memorize a word, it is not enough to meet it a couple of times in the text. With words you need to work. To do this, you need to buy a good English dictionary (I use Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ), a Russian-English dictionary ( Lingvo is suitable here) and a quality notebook of A4 format. To get started, find the word in the English dictionary, read its definition, look at examples of usage and, if the meaning of the word remains unclear to you, then refer to the Russian-English dictionary. Examine the word in detail, see how it is pronounced, in what phrases it is used, with what pretexts it is used, think up a few sentences using this word. Then close all the dictionaries, open the notebook, and try to write out all you can about this word from memory. This could be a definition, antonym, sentences with this word, or at the very least, a translation of the word into Russian.
Memorize the words. It uses a standard recipe. A sheet of paper is taken, divided into two parts, words are written out on one half, and their definitions on the other half. Then, within a few days, close one of the halves, and, looking at the second half, say (or write on a separate sheet) what was on the first.
')
P. s.
antipod recommended a great podcast for language learners of eslpod.com .
The list of useful resources made in a separate post "Resources to help learn English"
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