Vocabulary

This page has advice on learning, understanding and remembering new words.

This is a great online dictionary: @http://www.ldoceonline.com It gives English definitions of the word, examples, and related words - this is much more useful than just translating!

This is a good Thesaurus It can help you to learn synonyms and similar words, in order to build your vocabulary.

You can also see the comments I wrote to John on the discussion page. Nathan

The "**Guessing Unknown Vocabulary**" handout from Thursday 14th Oct is full of good advice and exercises.

With new words, it's much better to try hard to guess the meaning, before you ask for help. Look at the sentence so that you understand the situation, and think about what kind of word it is (adjective/verb/noun/etc.). You might not guess the exact meaning, but it's usually possible to get a good idea of what the word means.

Here are the answers to __Exercise 1__, taken from http://www.ldoceonline.com PORCH - an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a house SOGGY - unpleasantly wet and soft SKETCH - a simple, quickly-made drawing that does not show much detail SHRINK - to become smaller, or to make something smaller, through the effects of heat or water PEAK - the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful etc SWELL UP - to become larger and rounder than normal - used especially about parts of the body

__Exercise 2__ answers: TURN UP (search for "turn") - to be found, especially by chance, after having been lost or searched for : LID - a cover for the open part of a pot, box, jar, or other container GLANCE - to quickly look at someone or something PROMPTLY - 1 at the right time without being late. 2 immediately. 3 without delay. FOUL - very unpleasant [= disgusting ] DEW - the small drops of water that form on outdoor surfaces during the night

And, after a long delay, the __exercise 3__ answers: DESERVE - to have earned something by good or bad actions or behaviour STAIN - a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid such as blood, coffee, or ink STRICT - expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say [≠ lenient] GRAB - to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement [= snatch] PLUG (something) IN - phrasal verb to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity, or to another piece of electrical equipment BALD - having little or no hair on your head

Any volunteers to complete __exercise 4__?????

__Exercise 5__ answers:
 * 1) A visa
 * 2) A public transport ticket
 * 3) A map
 * 4) Louage (or "shared taxi")
 * 5) Dolmus (or "shared taxi")