Did you know that vocabulary is more important than grammar to communicate
well and the more vocabulary you have the more fluent you can be but how do
you do that how do you learn all these new words and remember them by the end
of this video you will know exactly how to do it and you'll be on your ways
being much more fluent and and wait to the end so that you get a really new
exciting action point so are you ready great let's go
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building blocks of a language and a vocabulary full of different words is
essential for English fluency and it is one of the quickest ways you can improve
your English but learning vocabulary can be tricky lots of students learn long
long lists of vocabulary memorize them and then almost immediately forget them
so how can you avoid doing this what are the best ways of learning new words and
even more important what are the best ways to remember those new words
luckily improving your vocabulary is one of the most fun ways of learning English
so let's get started right away with my 5 top tips to learn new words
faster recall them better and remember them forever number 1 always study
vocabulary in context remember we've just talked about all those long long
lists that students learn memorize and then find so hard to remember research
shows that people remember new vocabulary much better and for longer if
they study them in context so in a theme or in a situation especially if the
topic is of interest to them and relevant to them and they really enjoy
doing that topic you should never learn vocabulary from isolated lists of
unrelated vocabulary without anything to refer them to always study language in
context think of words like a jigsaw puzzle pieces how are you going to
remember any of them on their own but if you stick one on to another
it creates a picture doesn't it and it's much easier to remember when you learn
new words you might like to create a spider diagram all on one theme it could
be all the words associated with traveling on a bus for example such as
bus station traffic jam seat destination crowded and so on you can include verbs
and phrasal verbs associated with your bus journey - such as to ride get on -
get off number too little and often now studies have shown that it is best to
only learn between 3 and 5 words a day to really get them into your head really
remember them especially if you're busy so how are you going to do this number 3
how to record your new vocabulary collect your new words from your reading
now remember to read a lot native speaking materials not Language Learners
materials select your words from a theme or a particular context and this is what
you do now let's imagine you are still on your theme of traveling on a bus
you've just learnt the word cheap because it related to the price of
a ticket first you take the word cheap and you write it in your vocabulary
notebook second you write the definition so for example low in price third thing
you write the example that you found from your book or your source so maybe
you read the sentence thank you for recommending that good cheap restaurant
and then you can create an example written by you so for example it's cheap
to go by bus to the city center much cheaper than going by train and then
you've actually got the word cheap and you've got a comparative in there
cheaper - this works particularly well if it's true to your own life as well
because it creates a personal connection and you're even more likely to remember
it number four make connections and visual
associations the more language you learn the easier it will get trust me you will
soon be able to associate new vocabulary with other words that you know
roots stems of other words homonyms such as two words that are spelt the same and
sound the same but have two different meanings like a tree bark or a dog bark
and of course other words that you already know especially within a certain
context but what if you just can't manage to remember something you really
want to remember particularly a name how about mnemonics and word
associations here's the advice of a world memory champion he advised that
you think of an image that clearly represents the name that you're trying
to remember so for example if you're trying to remember somebody called mr.
white think of the image of snow then and LA enlarge the image in your mind
and combine it with the head of the person you're trying to remember remind
yourself of that strange image several times a day until it sticks in your
memory number five use your new vocabulary immediately now you've
learned your new words you've recorded it carefully in a word in the definition
and it suit with some examples but now the most important thing is to use it
immediately how about thinking of your English learning like a flower garden
each new little word starts as a very small seed it needs to take root so
you'd need to use it by using it in conversations and really embed it into
the soil so that it starts to grow as it grows and you use it more to help it
grow it turns into the most beautiful flower and it joins all the other
beautiful flowers in your vocabulary garden of course if you don't use it it
will wilt and die and disappear like all those poor students with their long long
lists of vocabulary so I'll be doing another video very soon on more ways
that you can learn new vocabulary so watch out for that very importantly
remember that if you would like me to coach you to improve your English better
and faster email me on the email address below this video now an action point for
you read a text in English and select five new words do the exercise that we
talked about just now the word the definition
the two examples then keep revisiting this during the day and a week later
it'll make a big difference to your remembering this new vocabulary and you
will improve faster so I hope you've really enjoyed this video if you have
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so I hope you really enjoy learning your English and I'll see you really soon so
until next time bye