10-step system to improve your vocabulary fast
In this article you will discover how having something as simple as a text at hand can do many interesting things to improve your vocabulary quickly. The important thing in any method, whether simple or complex, is to follow the steps that bring the most success. In addition to improving your vocabulary, this article contains valuable information on how you can develop the language necessary for important communication skills. It is for people who study English before starting to work and for those who are already working and need English at work. These people cannot carry too much baggage with them and will learn a method that does not involve too much learning material to be present with them at all times.
1. Choose five unknown and challenging words from the mini-dictionary of a textbook, dictionary or book. To learn and remember the words, try using the vocabulary building tips discussed in other vocabulary articles.
2. Make a vocabulary journal entry. This will help you to have some order while you study and follow these 10 steps aimed at improving your vocabulary quickly.
3. Make a word map. The following is an example of a word map:
guilty n. person charged with or convicted of a crime or misdemeanor.
What do I know about the word?
• It is not good to be called guilty.
• It means you are in trouble.
Who could be called guilty?
• someone who steals
• someone who cheats on another person
• someone who is responsible for someone’s injury
What is the opposite of guilty?
• A hero
• someone who helps or saves others
What are some synonyms for guilty?
• villain
• delinquent
My original sentence: When we found the chewed up rug, we knew that Maggie, our German Shepherd puppy, was to blame.
4. Sketch the meaning of the words to get a visual idea of the word. It is very interesting to combine as many senses as you can in your learning technique. By involving all of your senses in the learning process, you can achieve true word recall and understanding. The word will be perceived from all points of view and will become an integral part of your mind and work logic.
5. Make up a sentence that includes the meaning of the words. This will prove that you can use more than your memory while working with the word. Creativity is very important. Creativity and logic will help you find the best way to use the newly learned word.
6. Make a flash card of the word and its meanings.
7. Pick a book from the library that you haven’t read before.
8. As you read, write unknown words whose meaning you cannot guess from the context.
9. Stop reading when you have listed five words.
10. Next, look up each word in a dictionary and write a vocabulary journal entry for each one. Then start the process all over again until you have managed to learn many more new words.
If you like word games, you can build your vocabulary by doing crossword puzzles just for fun. You can do them alone, but they are more fun when two or more people work together to guess the clues. You will find crossword puzzles in the newspapers and in many magazines.