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How to Increase English Vocabulary Fangmay Peng November 2012. What a powerful vocabulary will do for you?. Increase your reading speed Enhance your reading comprehension Energize your thinking power Improve your communication skill Improve your writing. Dictionary. Longman Dictionary
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How to Increase English Vocabulary Fangmay Peng November 2012
What a powerful vocabulary will do for you? • Increase your reading speed • Enhance your reading comprehension • Energize your thinking power • Improve your communication skill • Improve your writing
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Guess Meaning from Context The squall arrived so suddenly that we all got wet when we ran home from the beach. When they saw the squall coming, the sailors took down the sail and headed for the port. A. earthquake B. tornado C. storm D. wind
Guess Meaning from Context Along the coast of Florida, there is low, soft, wet land that is like the marshy bogs of New England. A. the coast of the sea B. soft bags C. wet island D. low, soft, wet land
Guess Meaning from Context “What a slipshod job this is!” Mr. Jenkins shouted. “Go back and do it again more carefully.” A. wonderful B. careless C. difficult D. stupid
Example Vocabulary Chart Vocabulary Cards 詞彙卡 educate educate: v. to teach a child at a school 教育 educator: n. 教育家 education: n. 教育 educational: adj. 教育的 educated: adj. 受良好教育的 (正面) • The special school educates handicapped • children. • Mrs. Wang is an excellent educator. • She hopes her children will get a good • education. • educational games • a highly educated man • (反面)
Example Vocabulary Chart Vocabulary Cards 詞彙卡
Example Vocabulary Chart Vocabulary Web 詞彙網 shops buildings city transportation people
Example Vocabulary Chart Vocabulary Web 詞彙網 supermarket, department store, bookshop, etc. shops buildings city library, hospital, police station, city hall, etc. transportation people bus, car, train, subway, taxi, etc. student, teacher, police, shop keeper, pedestrian, etc.
Vocabulary Theme 詞彙主題 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/
Word Forms 詞類 http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyadvanced/a/a_wordforms1.htm
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix 字首、字根、字尾 https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm 30key word 14,000 words
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix 字首、字根、字尾 Example: pro + ceed ︱ ︱ 想像:向前走 → v.繼續進行 forward向前 go走
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix 字首、字根、字尾 Example: tele + scope ︱ ︱ 想像:看長距離之物 → n. 望遠鏡 distant長距離 see看
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix 字首、字根、字尾 Example: tele + scope ︱ ︱ 想像:看長距離之物 → n. 望遠鏡 distant長距離 see看
Internet Resources Vocabulary Spelling Test ESL Vocabulary Self-study Idiom Quizzes Paul Nation’s Levels Tests VOA Words and Their Stories English Idioms and Proverbs Self-Study Vocabulary Quizzes Dictionary of Greek & Latin Roots Common Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words