How should you go about learning new words?



You should learn words in context. Don’t just memorize them.

Notice how and where a word or expression is used.

Try to find an interesting article in a newspaper or a magazine.

Listen to English as much as possible: National Public Radio, BBC, movies, films, and music. Make notes of what you hear that is new. You can record radio shows in order to listen again.



Write new words and expressions in a vocabulary notebook.

You can put words in alphabetical order.

You can divide your notebook into sections for different parts of speech. Arranging words by date – the order in which you find them – is probably the easiest, but it is not necessarily the best. Do what is best for you. Try to be organized.

You can record the words on a cassette and include useful information