New vocabulary: is there an easy way?

[the queen]

I have a problem and i dont know how to solve it . I get confused with new vocabulary and i cant memorize them all !!

the queen

[Englishfan]

Hello vocabulay queen! You say that you can't memorize new vocabulary at all, yet you seem to be able to make coherent sentences in English. How is that possible ? How did you learn your mother tongue and how did you manage to learn at least some words in phrases in English? If you want to learn more English vocabulary you can do a lot of things such as watch a movie in English. Have you ever tried this?
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[Cooliegirly]

I get stuck a lot when I try to memorize vocab words, too. And at this time, I guess I'm just not going to worry too much about it.
I read, and if I come aross an unfamiliar word, I look it up in the dictionary. That's about it.

[Tatiana_Baccarat]

...and having fun is a good one!!!

1. Draw 3 columns on a sheet of paper.
2. Draw a picture of a new word at the top of the first column.
3. Write the first letter of the word in the second column.
4. Write the word in the third column.
5. Continue with other new words you want to remember.
6. Test yourself. Cover the second and third column. Can you remember the word from the picture in the first column? Yes? Go on to the next picture. No? Look at the first letter in the second column. Can you remember now? Yes? Check the answer in the third column and go onto the next word. No? Check the answer in the third column and test yourself again later.

[Yankee]

Hi Tatiana

I like your pictures+3 columns idea.

Hi Queen
I also like using pictures with vocabulary. In addition, I usually tell my students, that until a word has come out of their own mouth, it probably won't be learned. Silently studying a list of vocabulary is probably the least effective way to learn.

I think it's best to learn new words in a context... a sentence, a phrase, a song, a joke, a picture, etc...

Amy
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