Replenishment of vocabulary - prerequisite improving the English language. The more vocabulary you have, the better you will understand and speak the language, the more literate your speech will become.
Englex has collected tips on how to learn quickly english words.
You should not waste time learning specific vocabulary if you do not intend to change your field of activity. For example, if you work in a large financial institution, then it is not necessary to learn medical or legal terms.
1. Make cards with words
Old as time, but effective technique. All students at least once in their lives started flashcards and tried to learn new vocabulary from them. It's convenient and affordable: you don't need to spend money, because you write them yourself, and you can take the cards with you anywhere.
Let us remind you that there are several ways to compile such cards. For beginners:
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For more experienced students, we recommend using English-English dictionaries. Then on one side we write the word in English, on the other - the definition in ENGLISH. You can also write synonyms and antonyms of the concept being studied.
How to learn vocabulary correctly? The best way to memorize English words is in context. Therefore, you can write on a card not just a word, but a sentence in which it is used. Where to get such an offer? You can enter the concept being studied into electronic dictionary, For example Lingvo: It will give you the most popular usages of the vocabulary.
You need to constantly work with cards: review and repeat the learned vocabulary. Periodically change the cards for new ones, and after 1-2 weeks return the old ones again to repeat the words.
2. Use special textbooks
Textbooks for increasing your vocabulary will help you not only learn new words, but also find out what words they are used with. The good thing about the manuals is that they provide not just lists of words, but also examples of their use. Words are learned in context, so it will be even easier to remember them than with flashcards.
3. Create your own dictionary notebook
The method is similar to cards, only you constantly carry a notepad with you and add new words. This method is good for those who constantly lose something: your cards are unlikely to last long. And finding a notepad in a woman’s purse is much easier than finding small pieces of paper. It is convenient to organize your notebook as follows. Each page will correspond to a specific day. Write the repeat dates at the top. By checking your notepad every day, you won’t miss the next review date.
The page might look like this:
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4. Study on training sites
If it’s difficult to tear you away from your computer, then learn English words “without leaving the cash register.” Study with educational resources, it’s even more interesting than classic cards or a notebook with words.
5. Combine words by topic
How to easily remember English words? Groups of words related to the same topic are usually well remembered. Therefore, try to divide words into groups of 5-10 pieces and learn them. There is such a thing as the Restorff effect: human brain From a group of objects, the one that stands out the most is the one that stands out in some way. Use this position to your advantage: in the group of words of the same topic “introduce a stranger” - enter a word of an unrelated topic. For example, learn words on the topic “Fruits”, add to them one word on the topic “Transport”, your lessons will become even more effective.
6. Draw a mind map
You can easily learn English words of the same topic if you draw a mind map or mind map. This diagram clearly shows what topic the words relate to. And while you are drawing it, the vocabulary will be stored in your memory. Mind map might look like this:
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7. Install special applications
Not everyone has time to write word cards or draw mind maps. But application developers mobile devices have already solved this problem: now you can install a special program on your smartphone or tablet and learn English words. We recommend using Lingualeo or Anki, they are free, and classes with them are effective.
8. Use associations
This method is loved by many students: to learn a word, you need to come up with an association in Russian. For example: you need to remember the word show- show. We all know the word show, so make up a short sentence: they are showing us a show. Or a word shoot(shoot) can be remembered like this: the jester shoots. You can make up convenient associations yourself, the main thing is that they are understandable to you and easy to remember. This will make it easier for you to increase vocabulary English language. Learning will be effective if you not only make a verbal association, but also visualize it: by pronouncing the word shoot imagine this shooting jester, let the image turn out to be as funny and memorable as possible. Even better is a dynamic picture with your personal presence: you imagine how the jester next to you shoots someone (with a water pistol, so that the spectacle comes out comical, not tragic). The more vivid the picture, the easier it will be to remember the word.
9. Surround yourself with the words you are learning.
You can use the same cards: stick them around the house so that they constantly catch your eye. Let's remember where we spend a lot of time? Of course, on the computer! Use technology to your advantage: write 5-10 words on the screen saver, in a few days you will remember them well. It’s even more effective to use a special program that will work in the background, that is, words will pop up while working on the computer at specified intervals. Examples of such programs: Words, Sensei, LMBomber etc. You can install similar applications on your smartphone or tablet. It is enough to practice 10-20 minutes daily to feel progress.
10. Read texts in English
The more you read, the more often you encounter new words and the more likely you are to remember them. Don't look up the meaning of every unfamiliar word in the dictionary; choose only those that appear frequently in the text.
11. Use the learned vocabulary as often as possible
How to learn English words correctly and not forget them? Are you familiar with the principle use it or lose it? In order for knowledge to remain in memory, you need to actively “use” it. Good to compose short stories using new words, and the vocabulary presented in a short funny text will be remembered wonderfully. If you take courses or study with an English teacher, try to “incorporate” new words into your conversation as often as possible: the more times you say a word, the better you will remember it. Don’t forget about spelling: to spell a word correctly, try to use it in writing. You can make up sentences or stories with new vocabulary and write them down, and then tell them to someone.
12. Use your favorite teaching methods
The more often you see the word in “ natural environment habitats,” the easier it will be to remember, so don’t forget to read the texts, watch videos, listen to podcasts in English. Do what interests you. This way you will see in what context this or that concept is used. For example, on the site engvid.com Native speakers will present you with new knowledge in an easy and funny way, thanks to which the words will be well remembered. On the website newsinlevels.com An excellent tactic is used: you not only learn new vocabulary, but also involuntarily repeat it from time to time. All words are periodically repeated in new videos, so by constantly watching the news you can significantly expand your vocabulary. You can expand your English vocabulary through fun activities, for example: solving crossword puzzles, playing Hangman, Memory games.
13. Test your knowledge
It is useful to take various vocabulary tests from time to time. After passing such a test, you will immediately see what is stored in your memory and which topics or words need to be repeated.
14. Develop your memory
It is impossible to remember anything unless you have a good memory. Learning a language in itself trains our brain well and helps improve memory, but it is also worth using other methods of memory development.
15. Follow your daily plan
For the average person, it is best to learn 5-10 words per day. Follow your plan for learning new vocabulary exactly to see progress.
When we decide to learn English, we pay attention to 2 main areas: words and grammar. Words are the “building blocks” that make up speech. Grammar is the “glue” that helps hold words together so that our thoughts are understood correctly.
I advise you to learn not only individual words, but also combinations of words that come across to you in context.
In this article I would like to dwell on 5, in my opinion, interesting and effective ways that bring real results if you use them to learn new words and expressions.
1. Learn words in context
Certainly the most best way How to learn words so that they are not forgotten is to learn words that you constantly come across. This is called “learning words in context.” Let's decipher this complex concept. Context is the situation in which you heard or read the word. It was in this case that it was appropriate, carried a specific meaning, and was associated with a certain emotion.
I recommend not writing down all the words you read or hear. Pay attention to words that you come across at least 2-4 times. Most likely, they are quite popular and you will come across them more than once. If so, then it’s worth writing these words down in your study notebook or notebook. Let's start a notebook/notebook where you will write down new English words and expressions. By the way, new information can be taken anywhere - from books, song lyrics, product labels, searched on the Internet, in textbooks. Lots of sources.
Watch a very detailed lesson on how to lead English dictionary Right. Don't forget to read the comments to the video, where you will find many interesting tips from viewers
2. Cards
Despite the simplicity and banality of this method of learning words, it gives very good results, I would even say, significant. Because you can always count how many words you have already learned, admire how solid this pile looks in your hands/in a box/in a bag.
How to work with cards. Every time you come across a new word or expression that you would like to remember, cut out a square of paper (about 2 by 3 cm), write on one side English version, on the other - Russian. Repeat the words throughout the day. Paying attention to “sorting through” the cards at least 5 minutes several times a day, within a week you will see the results of your work. Words will start to get stuck in your head. By studying for just a month, you will learn 50-100 new English words this way, and possibly more. It all depends on your persistence.
3. Blocks of words for a certain time
As in the previous method, we write out the words in a notebook and divide them into blocks (for example, 10 words each).
How to learn blocks “for time”? First, read the block in English. Read it as quickly as possible. And then, without peeking, you begin to practice translation from Russian into English. The task is to translate from Russian in the same time it took you to read the words in English. For example, you read 10 words in 25 seconds, which means you must translate them in the same 25-30 seconds. Gives very good results if you know how work independently and control yourself.
4. Training programs.
There are a lot of different simple training programs on the Internet that allow learn english words. They work on the principle of “choose correct option translation”, “type the correct answer”, etc. You can learn English words suggested by the authors, or expand the database of words you are studying yourself.
How to use the program? Treat it like a game. You you have the right to play at least half an hour a day!
By the way, the Lingvo dictionary has an interesting built-in trainer for new words, which periodically gives you new words from its database while you work at the computer. You can also configure the ability to highlight the translation of any word you hover over. Gives very good results.
5. Associative method of memorization.
Suitable for people who work well imaginative thinking.
How to remember images? Take it thematic group words, “meditate” on the words, linking them in some kind of chain, and “glue” an English label to each element of the chain. For example, you are studying the topic “kitchen”, so mentally draw a kitchen and place a kettle, pan, cup-board, sink, etc. in it. at your discretion. Later, repeating the list of words, remember where everything was. An interesting way to remember.
Have you decided to learn a language? What's stopping you from just opening a dictionary and learning all the words in a row? That's right, without associations and repetition you won't learn anything - there will be a jumble of words in your head, and not a trace will remain of some of them.
There is one simple technique related to the use of cards, associations and correct selection words, which allows you to learn 100 or more words a day, quickly master the basics of the language and increase your vocabulary. This technique is presented in free application for iOS and Android "Uchisto".
In it, you can easily learn words using the proposed memorization method, and track your progress, and set reminders to repeat the material you have already learned. But first things first.
With the help of paper cards, more than one generation of translators has been increasing their vocabulary in record time. This seemingly simple technique is based on the memorization mechanism itself, the use of short-term and long-term memory.
The student has a deck of cards, on one side of each of which a foreign word is written, and on the other - a translation. He flips through these cards, saying foreign words and remembering the translation. If you remember the word, he puts the card aside; if not, he removes it to the bottom of the deck to repeat again later.
After memorizing all the words, the cards are put aside, and after a certain period of time (a week or a month) they are repeated again.
Initially, the learned word ends up in short-term memory, and after the cards are put aside, it is quickly forgotten. However, later it turns out that the erased information was useful and instead of short-term memory, the learned words end up in long-term memory. In other words, they are firmly remembered.
This card technique is fully implemented in the Uchisto application. You can turn them over, read a new word in English and its transcription, and back side- translation.
You can put the learned cards aside by clicking “Learned”, or leave them for repetition by simply swiping through them. In addition, you can change the settings and learn words by translating from Russian to English.
After studying each dictionary, the “Check in 30 days” timer is automatically set so that you periodically take tests and do not forget the material you have covered.
As you can see, the card technique is fully implemented in the application, however, unlike real cardboard cards, learning words in Uchisto is much more convenient for several reasons.
Firstly, on each card there is not only a transcription, but also an audio icon, clicking on which you listen to correct pronunciation words in English. Thus, the application partially replaces your teacher.
Secondly, you can edit the translation of words by adding notes about your associations with the word. The association technique helps you remember words even better and transfer them into long-term memory the first time.
A word that is not associated with familiar images is easily forgotten. The brain simply has not built a neural connection for this word; it is not associated with anything and instantly disappears from your memory.
To remember a word, you need to associate it with already familiar objects and concepts. For example, you come across the word challenge, which translated means “problem”.
You imagine NASA's space shuttle Challenger and the disaster that killed the entire shuttle crew. It was swipe according to the US reputation, colossal monetary losses and a real PROBLEM.
So, an unfamiliar word is associated in your brain: challenge= Challenger shuttle disaster → serious problem. You have built an association for yourself, new ones have appeared in your brain neural connections, and now you can easily remember what this word means.
When you have come up with a vivid association, linking a word with a translation, do not rush to press the “Learned” button. First, repeat the word out loud five times, while imagining your picture. By the way, for associations it is advised to imagine something funny and absurd - it will be more vividly remembered.
So, complete method training “Uchisto”, with the help of which you will memorize words in the application, sounds like this:
Read an unfamiliar word → check your pronunciation → look at the translation of the word on the second side of the card → imagine the association with the word and its translation → repeat the word out loud five times and at the same time scroll through your association in your head → click “Learned” → consolidate the result by translating from Russian into English → set a reminder to repeat the words in 30 days.
If you don’t remember the technique, you can always look at it again in the application itself. On the “Settings” tab, in addition to switching from Russian to English and sounds, there is step by step description techniques.
And now one more no less important point: exactly what words you will learn. After all, all the words in the Uchisto dictionaries were not chosen by chance.
There are more than a million words in the English language, but in everyday speech it is used in best case scenario several thousand. So if you need basic language skills to speak freely with foreigners, read online publications in English, watch news and TV series, then a few thousand is enough to get started.
The Uchisto application presents exactly frequency dictionaries- selections of 100 words most often used in everyday life and literature.
Why exactly 100 words? It is known that taking small steps towards a goal is much easier than trying to learn a lot at once. A clear distribution into portions of 100 words helps you systematize your learning, start it with pleasure and monitor your progress with the same pleasure.
To begin with, you are given three free dictionaries, with which you can evaluate how much you like training using the Uchisto method. And then you can buy one dictionary separately or buy everything at once with a 20% discount.
On the last tab of the Uchisto application, you can track your progress by day: how much you managed to learn on what day of the week, how many words your vocabulary has increased in general.
Of course, one application is not enough to learn English and speak it fluently. For example, to improve your spoken English, you can try lessons with native speakers via Skype, and to improve your vocabulary, watch films and TV series in English.
However, the Uchisto application will provide you with a platform for a great start and will help you believe in your capabilities and strengths, even if you are starting from scratch.
You learn words in any convenient place and at any time: in traffic jams, transport, queues or in the evening, before going to bed, which is especially effective for long-term memory. The main thing is not to lower the bar.
100 words a day, 700 a week, 3,000 a month - and you will already be able to speak English quite well and understand what they are saying.
Well, then - there are no limits to improvement. New dictionaries are added to Uchisto with every update, so you will always have a reason for a new workout.
There are many different techniques and methods for memorizing English words. Some people cram words, repeating them before going to bed, some use cards with words, and others cover their apartment with stickers with the names of objects.
Despite this, many often face the problem when learned words fly out of their heads after a day, week or month. We spend a lot of effort and time expanding our vocabulary, but the words are never remembered. As a result, you have to teach them again.
About how to quickly memorize English words I will tell you in this article. This technique is used in the course by our students, thanks to which they not only easily and short terms remember many words forever, but can also use them in speech.
Let us first clarify the meaning of the word “word.” In the dictionary, "word" -it is a sound or symbol that serves to designate concepts, objects, persons, states, etc.. Simply put, when we say a word, it is a sound, and when we write a word, it is a symbol by which we mean some meaning.
Accordingly, in order to easily learn a word you need to:
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How to learn English words so that they are remembered?
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This method will allow you to learn words with minimal effort, so that they remain in your memory and so that you can use them later.
It consists of three simple steps:
STEP 1. Look in the dictionary for the meaning and translation of the word
Translation of a word is how we translate a word into Russian. As a rule, this is one word (buy - buy, cat - cat).
Meaning is the meaning that this word means (buy - get something by paying money for it).
English words usually have multiple meanings, but we only need the one that fits the context (sentence or thought). There is no need to learn the remaining values - it will be difficult to learn 3-5-10 values at once.
I would like to note that it is very important to know not only the translation, but also the meaning itself. Since sometimes in English words have the same translation, but different meanings and can be used in different situations.
STEP 2. We make up our own sentences with the word in writing
At this step, we need to learn how to use the word in practice in order to consolidate it in memory. For this we need write sentences with words, which you want to remember.
All sentences should be simple and easy. The essence of the step is to learn how to use the word in writing.
How many sentences should I write? From 3 to 7 sentences. For easy words, 3 may be enough, and for difficult ones, all 10. It is important that you do not automatically write sentences, but imagine what you are writing.
STEP 3. Orally make up your own sentences with the word
In the last step we need to work out oral skill use the word and learn to pronounce it correctly. After all, we are not only going to read and write, but also speak.
To do this, you also need to make sentences, but this time orally. I repeat once again that sentences should be simple and short. The purpose of this is to consolidate the word in practice, and not to show your literary abilities in composing beautiful and long exercises. The number of offers is the same as in step 2.
Now you know how to learn English words better.
Let's take a look usage example.
Situation:
You are reading a book and come across the sentence: “My head is strict.”
STEP 1. Let's look at the meaning and translation of the word
You know that the word "Head" is head. Looking up the meaning in the dictionary, we will see that “head” also means “boss, leader” (that person who manages something, someone).
STEP 2. We make sentences in writing with this word, while imagining the situation in our head (consciousness).
My head is a good man.
My boss is a good person.
Do you know my head?
Do you know my boss?
STEP 3. We make up sentences orally and be sure to say them out loud!
She likes her head.
She likes her boss.
She is a new head of the company.
She is the new boss at the office.
You may think that this method of learning English words will take a lot of time, but in fact it is not. By clarifying the word like this, you spend only 2-3 minutes per word, but in this case you will not forget it either in a day, or in a week, or in a month. You won't have to relearn words, which will allow you to save a lot of time and quickly expand your vocabulary.
Why this method Is learning English words effective?
It is known that a person cannot apply what he does not understand. If a person does not understand which pedals to press in a car, he will not be able to drive. Everything is exactly the same here.
This method allows you to first understand the meaning of the word. After which it is easy to use it in practice in the future. This is a little secret to remembering English words.
Our students, using this technique of memorizing English words, clear about 40 words in one lesson, without cramming. Now imagine how many words you can learn using this method.
Try using this method yourself, and you will no longer ask yourself the question: “how to learn English words quickly.”
To summarize, I will say that English is not a dry theory. English is a practical skill. Only practice will help you master a foreign language like a native one. And you can learn a language much faster than you think.
The question of how to memorize English words quickly and easily is asked by all students. foreign language. Because insufficient vocabulary is a very common problem, and not only among beginners. You need to develop your memory, and this can be done in more than one way. Better yet, combine different approaches in mastering vocabulary.
This article offers you several ways to quickly memorize English words. Try each of them and select those that bring the most tangible results in your case.
Make a list of words and work with it just before going to bed, while already lying in bed. Read the word in English and its translation, first out loud, then in a whisper, then silently. After this, close your eyes and imagine this word written on a white piece of paper, and relate it to a bright image. For example, if you study the word “hail” - hail, then you eyes closed you should very clearly imagine how the hail is “drumming” on your window.
Work through each word in this way and check in the morning how many words have been deposited in your subconscious. Repeat them all. And in the evening, do similar work with those words that you did not remember on the first try.
One of the most effective ways remembering English words means remembering them immediately in context. To do this, you need to take 5-10 new words and make up a small story using these words. A story may not always turn out to be literary correct, and it may not always have a logical sequence of described actions. But you don't need that. After all, the main thing is to remember the words in context.
As a variant of this method, you can compose not texts, but simply phrases or phrases with new words and memorize them.
This way of learning English words is the most common. It is used in every school and every classroom. And it’s not for nothing that he’s so popular. Obviously, if done correctly, this method will help you memorize English words quickly and easily.
The essence of the method: when studying new topic you write down a certain number of words (about 15-20) in a special notebook in which all pages are divided into two parts. On the left side, English words with transcription are written in a column, and on the right side - their translation.
1. Read from top to bottom, using transcription, all words with translation, concentrating on each word.
2. Then do the same, but from bottom to top.
3. Repeat the steps again.
4. Take a 5 minute break to do something completely different.
5. Return to work and, having closed the Russian translation, try to remember it yourself by reading the English words.
6. Pay attention to those words that caused difficulties. Repeat them several times.
7. Do step 5 again.
8. Take another break for 5 minutes.
This work can be done within half an hour. But no matter how well you remember everything, there is one thing important condition, having completed which you will remember the words for a long time. This is a mandatory repetition of vocabulary after 7-10 hours, then after 24 hours, after 48 hours and then after a week! Ideally, you need to repeat the memorized words about 7 times over two weeks, taking long breaks between repetition sessions.
Some people may think that this is too labor-intensive, but in fact, by making cards and saying out loud the English words that you write on one side of the cards, you use almost all the senses and work on all speech skills: writing, speaking, listening and reading.
This method is suitable for those who draw more or less well. But even if you're not very creative person, but you can draw “doodles” that you will clearly interpret as the designation of a word, then why not try? You can draw on cards either on the side with the English word or with the Russian translation. And also right in your dictionary, in which you write down new words, you can draw small pictures next to those words that are most difficult to remember.
Record the words you are studying with translations by topic onto a voice recorder and place them in separate files. Listen to audio whenever possible: when you are stuck in traffic jams, eating on the subway, cooking dinner or cleaning the house. This method can be used in two variations: either you concentrate on the material you are listening to and try to remember and repeat the words, or the audio simply plays in the background and the words are “recorded” in your subconscious.
To memorize English words easily and quickly, you need to use not only memory as such, but also motor-muscular connections. What does this mean? In order for words to remain in memory for a long time, you need to accompany the repetition of a word out loud with some kind of movement. In this case, the movement should be directly related to the meaning of the word being studied.
Easiest to apply this method when memorizing verbs. For example, when learning the word “jump”, jump, and when learning the word “walk”, walk around the room. However, with some imagination, this method can be used when studying other parts of speech. For example, when learning the adjectives “small” and “big”, use your hands to show the size of a large object and a small one, and when learning the adjectives “sad”, “happy”, etc. make grimaces on your face to depict emotions.
An important point: all actions should not be imagined, but rather performed!
This method of memorizing English words is perfect for people with imaginative thinking and a good sense of humor. What is its essence? You must choose a word that is close in sound to the word you are studying. Russian word and come up with a picture that combines both concepts, creating a cool situation. Logic in in this case may be completely absent.
For example, the English word “puddle” is consonant with the Russian “fall”. So you imagine a clumsy boy who constantly fell into a “puddle” (puddle). Or another example: onion in English is onion, sounds like |ˈʌnjən|. So you imagine some girl you know, Anya, to whom this |anyen| belongs, i.e. “This is Anya’s onion.”
