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2 Learning vocabulary

Tip: Keep a vocabulary notebook. Write the words you learn from this book in it. Use a
good dictionary. Ask your teacher to recommend one. You will need it for some exercises
in this book.

Here are some ways of writing down words you want to learn.

A Write down words that go together (collocations)
You do the exercises in this book. Sometimes, you may make mistakes in your English.
In your vocabulary book, write down: do an exercise and make a mistake.
When words are used together like this, we call it a collocation.
You go by train, but on foot (= walking) preposition + noun
Some people are good at languages [NOT good4n] adjective + preposition
T saw a very tall man [NOT high man] adjective + noun

Tip: Always write down collocations when you learn a new word.

B Learn words in families

word family some words in the family

temperature hot, warm, cool, cold
travel ticket, passport, suitcase

Tip: Make a page for every different word family in your vocabulary notebook.

C Pictures and diagrams windscreen
Draw pictures. For Ke .

boot |
window
headlight

wheel
door
Draw diagrams like this one. Put more words in as you learn them.

Tip: When you can, use pictures and diagrams.
One more tip: Look at the words you have written down again and again and again!

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