Keeping a vocabulary notebook
A. Organizing your notebook
Give
each page or section of your notebook a title, e.g., sport,
education, phrasal verbs, etc. Then, as you learn new words, record
each one on an appropriate page. You could also have a general
index in the back of your book, with a space for each letter. Then,
as you learn new words. you enter them alphabetically, with the
title of the topic in parentheses.
B. What
do I need to record?
1.
Meaning: a.
definition/explanation [A pond is an area of water
smaller than a lake.
b.
translation [lembrar = to remember (Portuguese)
c. synonym
or opposite [awful (= terrible); ugly (x=
beautiful)
d. picture
[saucepan
]
e. example
sentence [My hands were cold, so I put on
my gloves.]
2.
Pronunciation: phonetic
symbols [ache
/eik/] or
your own system [ache (like 'make')
3. Part of
speech: (n.), (v.), (adj.),
etc. [gloves (noun); remember
(verb); careful (adjective),
ache
(n., v.)
4. Grammar:
make a note + example sentence
[enjoy + -ing form: I
enjoy going
to parties. weather (uncountable): We had
beautiful weather in Rio.]
5. Common
partners: phrase or sentence
[make a mistake; make a decision; make a mess]
6.
Special style:
make a note [purchase
(formal); kids (informal)]
Note:
These things are important, but you won't need to record all of
them for every word. You won't learn everything about a word when
you first record it, so always leave space in your notebook; then
you can add more information later.
C.
Organizing words on the page
Certain
words often appear together (common partners), so it is a good idea
to record them together, and not just write lists
of individual words. You can do this in different
ways:
1.
hand, thumb, finger, pinkie,
wrist (don't pronounce the 'w' in wrist or the 'b' in
thumb)
2.
take: take a taxi, take a
shower, take time,[20 min], take a photograph
3.
rise/fall: Note both verbs are
irregular [rise/rose/risen; fall/fell/fallen]
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