Ten ways to help you learn English vocabulary effectively. ( Part I)
Have you planned to build a list of English vocabulary and start learning them? Do you also spend a lot of time investing in English flashcard sets? However, when speaking or writing, the English vocabulary you learn seems to not exist in your mind. So how do you improve this problem and is there a better way to learn?
3. Use your inner voice
Learning is essentially an internal process, so to learn a new vocabulary, you need to enter the world of your inner voice. Try this: listen to an English word or phrase once. Then close your eyes and listen to the word in your head. Next, let that word ring in your head a few more times. Finally, read the vocabulary out loud and record it.
Forvo promises to be an interesting website for you when learning English vocabulary this way. You just need to type the vocabulary into the search box, and as a result you can hear many different native voices pronouncing that vocabulary, and even the vocabulary you search for will be placed in specific contexts. can help you understand more about how to use it.
4. Visualize what the word or phrase looks like
Draw the definition of the vocabulary on paper or in your imagination, this will help you recall the meaning of that vocabulary whenever you hear it. This method also works well with English idioms, for example: “to keep one’s mouth shut”, which means, “to not talk about something”. In addition, you can combine this learning method with a dictionary to see more linked words or synonyms to the vocabulary you are learning and remember them in the same way.
5. Use imagination to simplify vocabulary (Mnemonics)
Try to create a funny phrase or story that will strengthen the connection between the vocabulary and its meaning (mnemonic method). You find this technique especially effective when you need to recall difficult-to-spell English vocabulary words.
Here are some humorous suggestions for you:
career – car and beer
island – is land