外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
How to Increase English Vocabulary
Fangmay Peng
November 2012
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
What a powerful vocabulary will do for you?
 Increase your reading speed
Enhance your reading comprehension
Energize your thinking power
Improve your communication skill
Improve your writing
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Dictionary
Longman Dictionary
Dictionary.com
Bing 翻譯
Dict.cn海詞
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Guess Meaning from Context
The squall arrived so suddenly that we all got wet when we ran home
from the beach.
When they saw the squall coming, the sailors took down the sail and
headed for the port.
A. earthquake
B. tornado
C. storm
D. wind
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Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Guess Meaning from Context
Along the coast of Florida, there is low, soft, wet land that is like the
marshy bogs of New England.
A. the coast of the sea
C. wet island
B. soft bags
D. low, soft, wet land
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Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Guess Meaning from Context
“What a slipshod job this is!” Mr. Jenkins shouted. “Go back and do it
again more carefully.”
A. wonderful
B. careless
C. difficult
D. stupid
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Example Vocabulary Chart
外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Vocabulary Cards 詞彙卡
educate
educate: v. to teach a child at a school
教育
• The special school educates
handicapped
children.
• Mrs. Wang is an excellent educator.
educator: n. 教育家
education: n. 教育
•She hopes her children will get a good
education.
educational: adj. 教育的
• educational games
educated: adj. 受良好教育的
(正面)
• a highly educated man
(反面)
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Example Vocabulary Chart
外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Vocabulary Cards 詞彙卡
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Example Vocabulary Chart
外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Vocabulary Web 詞彙網
shops
buildings
city
people
transportation
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Vocabulary Web 詞彙網
supermarket, department
store, bookshop, etc.
shops
buildings
city
people
student, teacher, police, shop
keeper, pedestrian, etc.
library, hospital, police
station, city hall, etc.
transportation
bus, car, train, subway,
taxi, etc.
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Vocabulary Theme 詞彙主題
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/
Household Appliances
家電用品
fan
電扇
iron
熨斗
oven
烤箱
stove
電爐
dryer
烘乾機
toaster
烤麵包機
dishwasher
洗碗機
refrigerator
冰箱
Vacuum cleaner
吸塵器
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Word Forms 詞類
http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyadvanced/a/a_wordforms1.htm
concept noun
概念名詞
personal noun
人稱名詞
adjective
形容詞
verb
動詞
belief
believer
believable
believe
education
educator
educational
educate
office
officer
official
officiate
talk
talker
talkative
talk
usefulness
user
useful
use
violation
violator
violent
violate
主持(會議)
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Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix
字首、字根、字尾
https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm
30 key word
14,000 words
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix
字首、字根、字尾
Example:
pro + ceed
︱
forward向前
︱
go走
想像：向前走 → v.繼續進行
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix
字首、字根、字尾
Example:
tele + scope
︱
distant長距離
︱ 想像：看長距離之物 → n. 望遠鏡
see看
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Word Parts—Prefix, Root, Suffix
字首、字根、字尾
Example:
tele + scope
︱
distant長距離
︱ 想像：看長距離之物 → n. 望遠鏡
see看
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外國語文學系
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Internet Resources
Vocabulary
Spelling Test
ESL Vocabulary
Self-study Idiom Quizzes
Paul Nation’s Levels Tests
VOA Words and Their Stories
English Idioms and Proverbs
Self-Study Vocabulary Quizzes
Dictionary of Greek & Latin Roots
Common Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words
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Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature, Feng Chia University
Thank you for your attention!
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