Transcript PART 1 What do you already know? Think of 3 new words you learned recently.

PART 1
What do you already
know?
Think of 3 new words you
learned recently.
Think of 3 new words you
learned recently.
How did you learn them?
Think of 3 new words you
learned recently.
How did you learn them?
Why do you remember them?
How do you normally
learn new
vocabulary?
I must remember
all these new
words!
Do you memorize long lists of
words?
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accessibility
courrier
customization
departure
dispatch
emphasis
encryption
enthusiasm
evolution
familiarize
function
goodwill
idolize
interface
meager
netizen
phenomenon
reconcile
simultaneous
suspicious
topped
transmission
user-friendly
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empower
environment
etiquette
exuberant
eye contact
flexibility
fluency
focus on
GDP
head office
hierarchy
implement
initiative
merger
minefield
offensive
pitfall
qualifications
reserved
responsibilities
sensitive
small talk
specification
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conventions
cross-cultural
custom
debugging
delegate
documentation
empower
environment
etiquette
exuberant
eye contact
flexibility
fluency
focus on
GDP
head office
hierarchy
implement
initiative
merger
minefield
offensive
pitfall
Do you learn individual words,
or words in groups?
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Apple
Bicycle
Tree
Stoplight
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Get along with
Along the way
Up the street
At a moment’s
notice
What do you do when you
meet an unknown word?
TEST YOURSELF
How
BIG is your
English vocabulary?
PART 2
How many words do I
need to learn?
How many words are there in
English? At least:
a)
b)
c)
d)
10,000
100,000
250,000
500,000
How many words are there in
English? At least:
d) 500,000
How many words does the average
native English speaker use in
his/her everyday speech?
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2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
How many words does the average
native English speaker use in
his/her everyday speech?
b) 5,000
How many words make up 45%
of everything written in English?
a)
b)
c)
d)
50
250
1,000
2,500
How many words make up 45%
of everything written in English?
a) 50
What is the longest word in the
English language?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico
volcanoconiosis
The longest word ever to appear in an
English language dictionary (45 letters)
Meaning:
“lung disease caused by the inhalation of
very fine silica dust, causing
inflammation in the lungs”
How MANY words you learn depends on
WHAT KIND OF vocabulary you need:
General
Academic
Medical / scientific
Business
Technical
etc………..
PART 3
How do I learn new
vocabulary?
1. Use knowledge you
already have
biodiversity
What do you think this word means?
Look at the parts of the word:
bio
(life)
diverse
(different)
biodiversity
生物多样性
biodiversity
生物多样性
shēng​wù​duō​yàng​xìng
write a definition
• In your own words, write a
definition in English for
“biodiversity.”
biodiversity
The variety of life on Earth, or its biological
diversity, is commonly referred to as
biodiversity.
2. Guess or predict the
meaning from its context
(how it is used)
Look at the page
“Some Useful Words.”
Guess the meaning of the first 4 words from
the sentences in which they are used.
Loquacious (Adjective)
• Extremely talkative
Plethora (Noun)
• Overabundance
Diminution (Noun)
• Reduction
Evocative (Verb)
• Suggestive
3. Use a dictionary
PART 4
Rules for learning
new vocabulary
When you learn a new word, you
learn its:
Meaning (in Chinese & English)
Spelling
biodiversity
Pronunciation baɪ oʊ dɪvɜr sɪ ti,
Syllable Stress bi-o-di-VER-si-ty
Part of speech noun
You also learn:
How it is used:
The biodiversity of our planet is a great
concern for many people.
How it changes:
Biodiversity (noun)
Biodiverse
(adjective)
Biologically diverse (adjective + noun)
Learn word families,
or words that go together
PARTS OF THE BODY
Arm
Leg
Head
Face
Foot
Skin
Liver
Stomach
Intestines
Lungs
Heart
Kidneys
Make a diagram or
graphic organizer
SUBJECT
- IDEA
BIODIVERSITY
SUBJECT
- IDEA
Don’t learn new words in isolation,
but in phrases or
combinations
Real
the real thing = authentic
get real (idiom) = be serious
Know how a word changes:
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Real
Really
Realistic
Realistically
Reality
Realism
Unreal
Surreal
Word combinations:
Adjective + Noun
special treatment
Verb + Noun
to express an opinion
Noun phrases
chemistry set
Word + Preposition
at a high level
Concentrate on high frequency
words
HIGH:
LOW:
Punish
Commit
Frequent
Structure
Regurgitate
Onomatopoeia
Plebiscite
Subcutaneous
Don’t look up every word :
When you’re reading something in English,
learn to scan the text and circle the words
that you thing are most important for
understanding.
Looking up the meaning of every word you
don’t know will drive you crazy!
Make a plan
• How many words can you learn in
one day?
• How many new words do you want to
learn this week?
PART 5
How do I remember
what I’ve learned?
• write the words in a notebook (with
their translations or definitions)
• write the words and definitions on
small cards
• say each new word in a sentence
several times each day.
• ask someone to test you
More Vocabulary Tools
Word Games
Synonyms
Antonyms
Pictures
Every tool does a slightly different job.
Pick the right tool for the job
AN IMPORTANT TOOL:
Learn word ROOTS, PREFIXES, and
SUFFIXES.
Many of these come from LATIN.
TELL A PARTNER
5 NEW WORDS
YOU LEARNED
TODAY
EXAM!
I will give you some new words.
Use your vocabulary tools to
decide what it means.
• graphology
• tenacious
• prescribe
• graph + ology
writing – study of
• ten + acious
hold on – never give up
• pre +scribe
before – write
to recommend (medicine)
Circumambulate
“To walk in a circle”
circle – circus
circumference
ambulatory
ambulance
Your score….
websites
• http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
/vocabulary.htm
• http://www.vocabularybuilding.org/
Now…
GO LEARN SOME
NEW WORDS!