How to improve your vocabulary

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Benefits of Building Your Vocabulary

• Gives you the ability to say what you mean.

• Helps you understand other people.

• Helps you understand what you read.

• Improves your written communication skills.

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Types of Vocabulary

• Reading vocabulary

• Listening vocabulary

• Speaking vocabulary

• Writing vocabulary

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Types of Vocabulary

• Reading vocabulary

• The words you can recognize when reading

• Largest type of vocabulary

• Listening vocabulary

• The words you recognize when listening

• Speaking vocabulary

• The words you use while talking

• Writing vocabulary

• The words you use when writing

• Use of synonyms is advised5

What kind of learner are you?

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There are different strategies to learn vocabulary according to your learning style.

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Tips for learning new vocabulary

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Read, read, read.

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Write down words

Get familiar with the new word. Find synonyms

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thesaurus.commerriam-webster.com

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Write more

Play games

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Thank You

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Watch films, series, documentaries, etc. with

English subtitles

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Learning English through videos

1. You’ll get to learn real English…not textbook English.

2. You learn English words in context.

3. You hear how things are said.

Some Film Clips & Trailers with and without subtitles

•http://cinema.clubefl.gr/?page_id=137

•http://www.infosquares.com/eslvideo/

•http://www.pearltrees.com/u/16419393-listening-comprehension

•http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/

•http://www2.caes.hku.hk/internet-resources/english-through-films/

•http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&contents=movie

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Learning English Through Film