1Define the word in English without using a translation.
Example: to compare → to look at two things and say how they are similar or different.
a)to recognise
b)experience
c)to suggest
d)environment
e)to support
f)reason
2Prepositions: Complete with the right preposition.
on, in, to, about, with/by, for
a)to depend …
b)to take part …
c)to belong …
d)to complain …
e)to be disappointed …
f)responsible …
3Paraphrase: Replace the underlined part with a word from the list.
Change the sentence as little as possible.
a)She said she would definitely come. (promise)
b)The number of students went up. (increase)
c)He didn't talk about the problem at all. (mention)
d)They made the old building better. (improve)
4Write a paragraph (eight sentences) about a decision you made. Use at least twelve words from the list and underline them.
Vary the word classes: verbs, nouns, adjectives, conjunctions.
a)to achieve, advantage, although, to argue, to avoid, to belong to, to compare, to complain, to decide, to depend on, disappointed, to encourage, environment, experience, to explain, fair, to improve, to increase, to invent, to mention, opinion, to prefer, to promise, reason, to recognise, responsible, to suggest, to support, to take part in, whereas
1Define the word in English without using a translation.
Example: to compare → to look at two things and say how they are similar or different.
a)to recogniseto know who or what something is because you have seen it before
b)experienceknowledge or skill you get from doing things
c)to suggestto offer an idea or plan for someone to think about
d)environmentthe natural world around us: air, water, land, animals
e)to supportto help someone or agree with them
f)reasonwhy something happens or why you do something
2Prepositions: Complete with the right preposition.
on, in, to, about, with/by, for
a)to depend …on
b)to take part …in
c)to belong …to
d)to complain …about
e)to be disappointed …with / by
f)responsible …for
3Paraphrase: Replace the underlined part with a word from the list.
Change the sentence as little as possible.
a)She said she would definitely come. (promise)She promised to come.
b)The number of students went up. (increase)The number of students increased.
c)He didn't talk about the problem at all. (mention)He didn't mention the problem at all.
d)They made the old building better. (improve)They improved the old building.
4Write a paragraph (eight sentences) about a decision you made. Use at least twelve words from the list and underline them.
Vary the word classes: verbs, nouns, adjectives, conjunctions.
a)to achieve, advantage, although, to argue, to avoid, to belong to, to compare, to complain, to decide, to depend on, disappointed, to encourage, environment, experience, to explain, fair, to improve, to increase, to invent, to mention, opinion, to prefer, to promise, reason, to recognise, responsible, to suggest, to support, to take part in, whereasOwn text. Check: twelve words underlined, correct forms.
Learn in chunks
Learn verbs with their prepositions (depend on, take part in, belong to) and nouns with a typical partner (make a decision, have an advantage). A word without its chunk is only half learnt.
Word families
One root, several words: decide – decision, explain – explanation, responsible – responsibility. Learning the family gives you three words for the price of one.
Use it or lose it
Write one sentence with every new word within the week you learn it. Reading a text and marking the words you know from the list is the best repetition.