Learning new wordsLearning new words

There are more words in English than There are more words in English than in any other language in the worldin any other language in the world

So how can you learn them?So how can you learn them?

The most important thing is to learn The most important thing is to learn read as much as possible in English to read as much as possible in English to consolidate the words you have consolidate the words you have already encounteredalready encountered

Try reading simplified classicsTry reading simplified classics Try reading stories for young people Try reading stories for young people

like Harry Potterlike Harry Potter Try to learn by heart some lines of Try to learn by heart some lines of

poetrypoetry

On either side the river lieOn either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of ryeLong fields of barley and of rye That clothe the wold and meet the skyThat clothe the wold and meet the sky And through the field the road runs byAnd through the field the road runs by To many tower’d CamelotTo many tower’d Camelot Tennyson – the Lady of ShallotTennyson – the Lady of Shallot

And the days are not full enough And the days are not full enough and the nights are not full enoughand the nights are not full enough And life slips by like a field mouseAnd life slips by like a field mouse Not shaking the grassNot shaking the grass

Ezra PoundEzra Pound

Come live with me and be my loveCome live with me and be my love And we will all the pleasures proveAnd we will all the pleasures prove

Marlowe 1564-93Marlowe 1564-93

To his coy mistress – Andrew MarvellTo his coy mistress – Andrew Marvell

Had we but world enough and timeHad we but world enough and time This coyness, lady, were no crime This coyness, lady, were no crime

---------- But at my back I always hearBut at my back I always hear Time’s winged chariot hurrying nearTime’s winged chariot hurrying near And yonder all before us lieAnd yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternityDeserts of vast eternity

Learn some quotes from Learn some quotes from Shakespeare’s playsShakespeare’s plays

www.allshakespeare.comwww.allshakespeare.com www.notablequotes.comwww.notablequotes.com www.nosweatshakespeare.comwww.nosweatshakespeare.com

Quotes about death Quotes about death

Aye, but to die and go we know not whereAye, but to die and go we know not where To lie in cold obstructionTo lie in cold obstruction And to rot (measure for measure)And to rot (measure for measure)

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrowTomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps on this petty pace from day to dayCreeps on this petty pace from day to day And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsAnd all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death (Macbeth)The way to dusty death (Macbeth)

To be or not to beTo be or not to be That is the question (Hamlet)That is the question (Hamlet)

Quotes about loveQuotes about love

Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind (a Midsummer night’s Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind (a Midsummer night’s dream)dream)

Venus smiles not on a house of tears (Romeo and Juliet)Venus smiles not on a house of tears (Romeo and Juliet)

Goodnight, goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow! (Romeo and Juliet)Goodnight, goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow! (Romeo and Juliet)

What’s in a name?What’s in a name? That which we call a roseThat which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet (Romeo and Juliet)By any other name would smell as sweet (Romeo and Juliet)

Oh beware, my lord, of jealousyOh beware, my lord, of jealousy It is the green-eyed monster (Othello)It is the green-eyed monster (Othello)

The course of true love never runs smooth (as you like it)The course of true love never runs smooth (as you like it)

Other quotes to impress your friendsOther quotes to impress your friends

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy (Hamlet)Than are dreamt of in your philosophy (Hamlet)

Now is the winter of our discontent (Richard III)Now is the winter of our discontent (Richard III)

I am constant as the northern star (Julius Caesar)I am constant as the northern star (Julius Caesar)

When shall we three meet againWhen shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning or rain? (Macbeth)In thunder, lightning or rain? (Macbeth)

Frailty, thy name is woman! (Hamlet)Frailty, thy name is woman! (Hamlet)

Check that you know some basic English vocabulary Check that you know some basic English vocabulary – look at the glossary for Engliosh on the website – look at the glossary for Engliosh on the website

www.lingueinpiazza.itwww.lingueinpiazza.itLook at the first four sections on clothesLook at the first four sections on clothes

Make a list of the words that you didn’t know Make a list of the words that you didn’t know before and think how they could be useful for youbefore and think how they could be useful for you

Game - Bingo – write 7 words that are new for you Game - Bingo – write 7 words that are new for you and lisyten to the teacher saying the words. Tick and lisyten to the teacher saying the words. Tick the words if you have written them and if the the words if you have written them and if the teacher says all 7, shout BINGO! teacher says all 7, shout BINGO!

Write five sentences using the words you have Write five sentences using the words you have learnedlearned

Install the CD-ROM ‘WORD BANK’ on your Install the CD-ROM ‘WORD BANK’ on your computer and click on the section ‘clothes’ and do computer and click on the section ‘clothes’ and do the exercisesthe exercises

How to remember the new words and start How to remember the new words and start to use themto use them

Us the new words as often as you can. Write them down Us the new words as often as you can. Write them down and read them out loud.and read them out loud.

Try to find groups of words in which the words are linked by Try to find groups of words in which the words are linked by meaning or sound or grammatically – e.g. adjectices with meaning or sound or grammatically – e.g. adjectices with the same suffix – useful, beautiful, helpfulthe same suffix – useful, beautiful, helpful

Stick ‘post it’ stickers around the house with the words Stick ‘post it’ stickers around the house with the words written in English with the pronunciationwritten in English with the pronunciation

Write the words on cards with the translation and Write the words on cards with the translation and pronunciation on the back. Carry them around with you. If pronunciation on the back. Carry them around with you. If you are waiting for the bus, get them out and learn them! you are waiting for the bus, get them out and learn them!

You can remember words more easily if you write them You can remember words more easily if you write them down and see them in context. Write down all the new down and see them in context. Write down all the new words you encounter and use them in sentenceswords you encounter and use them in sentences

Sing! You can memorize words and phrases with the help of Sing! You can memorize words and phrases with the help of songssongs

I sit and wait Does an angel contemplate my fate And do they know The places where we go When we’re grey and old ‘cos I’ve been told That salvation lets their wings unfold So when I’m lying in my bed Thoughts running through my head And I feel that love is dead I’m loving angels instead And through it all…………….. Oh, she offers me protection A lot of love and affection Whether I’m right or wrong And down the waterfall wherever it may take me I know that life won’t break me When I come to call She won’t forsake me I’m loving angels instead When my pain walks down a one-way street. I look above and I know I’ll always be blessed with love And as the feeling grows She brings flesh to my bones When love is dead I’m loving angels instead

Use the InternetUse the Internet You can learn new words from Internet sites even if You can learn new words from Internet sites even if

you don’t know much Englishyou don’t know much English Look at the site Look at the site www.thebritishmuseum.ac.ukwww.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk and and

find the answers to these questions:find the answers to these questions: How much does it cost to enter How much does it cost to enter When can do take a tour and how long does it last? When can do take a tour and how long does it last? Find a cafè for a family Find a cafè for a family Where can you buy postcards? Where can you buy postcards? Which underground station is near the British Which underground station is near the British

Museum? Museum? How many floors are there? How many floors are there? Is it possible to see Egyptian mummies? Is it possible to see Egyptian mummies?