0 Express yourself!

“As vocabulary is reduced , so are the number of feelings you can express, the number of events you can describe, the number of the things you can identify! Not only understanding is limited, but also experience. Man grows by language. Whenever he limits language he retrogresses!”
Sheri s. Tepper, A plague of Angels

 Hello everyone!

I'm so happy to be with you in Almonte and I think it is a good idea to share with you this blog because it is another way to keep in touch with you and also a possibility to help you to keep on (continue to do something) learning English outside the classroom.

I hope you find the blog interesting and useful, and start using it frequently! Please, feel free to leave comments.

Last day in class we were talking about food habits and vocabulary of food, and that's why I would like to give you 5 tips to expand your vocabulary in English.

1. Context and Exposure
See or hear the vocabulary used in context
Sometimes you can guess meaning from the situation. What type of word is it (noun, verb, adjective)?
Look at the words around it.
Try to read or listen to as much English as possible

2. Pictures and associations
Sometimes seeing groups of related words and images can help you to remember

3. Understand Word Parts (prefixes, suffixes, roots)
Example: Prefix: Sub-/Meaning: under/Example of word: Submarine, Subordinate

4. Recognize collocations (words that go together)
Some words are commonly used with other words
Example:-agree with (someone)
              -argue with (someone) about (topic)

5. Consider connotations and multiple meanings of words
Some words carry special or emotional meanings
Example:  house vs. home
Some words can have many different meanings
Example:  play, set, run


Here you have some links you can use to practice and learn vocabulary, you can check pronunciation and spelling.
-Spinandspell.com where you can practice spelling and pronunciation.
-Learningchocolate.com is a Vocabulary learning platform where you can find plenty of vocabulary of many different topics, and you can improve pronunciation and spelling with the different exercises they have to practice vocabulary.
-Freerice.com: In this page, apart from practicing vocabulary and grammar you can have a gesture of solidarity because they donate 10 grains of rice for each right answer you give through the World Food Programme.

See you in class!:)