Whats the best way to increase vocabulary in a short period of time?
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Pay attention to the things you do when trying to learn and remember new words or names. Do you repeat them or write them down? Everyone's memory works differently. If you realize that you remember better words that you've seen written down, expand your capacity by making use of other visual methods, like linking words with pictures or making a "video" in your mind of new phrases. Try crosswords, too.
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Watch the news and practise how they speak. Start takling to well spoken people that'll help you
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I am assuming by the way your question is worded that you are not a native English speaker. The best way to improve your language skills is to use them as much as possible. When I was in Germany I refused to speak English even to those who spoke it. I made great improvement every day. You don't need a book. You need to go out and speak with native English speaking persons (Americans, Canadians, Australians, Britons) and try not to use your native language any more than you have to, even among friends. My American friends would always want to revert back to English when we were together.\n\nThe interesting part will come when you have mastered the language and are able to communicate what you are thinking without using a limited vocabulary.
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To learn well enough to read signs with a phrasebook, and know some basic phrases ("Where is a bathroom? "Where is the museum?" How much does this cost?") I would study an hour a day, at least 3 days a week, for about 20 hours total.\n\nTo learn well enough to have a good conversation with someone, you need to keep up that schedule for a year or more, and spend time "thinking in Spanish".  Go through your day, and as you talk, constantly think and write down sentences that you say and hear, and later look up the words  and phrases to keep you learning.
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i am sorry to say this but there is no other way except practice and read a lot of novels to increase your knowledge and vocab. when you do practice just one or two journals a day and read at least 30 pages of a book a day then you will increase your capability in writing\nwhen the time comes to write things you can easily write\n\n4 steps: plan what to write, write down, re-write (checking the mistakes and etc), and edit
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Read 50 words from English dictionary daily.\nWatch English Movies.\nThis will definately work.
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write them down, say it to yourself while you're writing it down, then repeat it out loud after you're written it down, and be aware that you're trying to remember.  \n\npracticing memory skills can definatley lengthen your short term memory.
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You can try doing crossword puzzles and playing word games. They force you to think and you can add a time limit.
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It helps increse your vocabulary. There is a good article below.
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If you naturally love words, tugging a dictionary along with you all the time would be helpful. Any word you encounter that doesn't register in your memory you can easily find-out. Electronic dictionaries come in handy for such occassions: Read.Read.Read. Then check. check. check. the dictionary.\n\nI read from one study that it takes repetition before we can memorize the new words we meet. My point is, just don't get tired of relearning words even though you have studied them before; its part of the learning process. \n\nWriting letters to friends or answering short forums like this also help you use the new vocabulary you learned.\n\nLearning takes up a long time. But learning a two or three words everyday on a consistent basis is every effective.
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practice....watch more english shows/movies....read books have a portable dictionary.......
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try logging a few important details down on a paper and do creative ways to practice the comprehension of the text.\nmaybe a picture or a chain of events
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The local library is your resource. There are many conversation groups that meet at local libraries, books and tapes to help you improve your vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, and free ESL classes. You might also check with local churches and your local school district to see if they offer free classes for adults.\n\nHang in there and keep practicing. It takes 2-7 years to gain fluency in a new language, and English is one of the hardest.\n\nGood luck,\n~Tia~
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Well as said previously, you can search google for a quick online test... Or you can take it one step further and get Mavis Beacon from Broderbund (trail version is available on their site). That not only tells you your words per minute, it also helps you work on improving it by means of more tests, lessons, and even games.
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Depends on your buget.\n\nI am improving slowly, but you really need to take your time and get you finger positions right without looking. That takes practise. Try to touch type the whole time in other words, with some exceptions perhaps.\n\nIn Kaz you use the phrases 'if mike jived', 'rude dunce', 'slap now', 'baggy hat', 'extra quiz' to start with.\n\n(hint: which you can input into senselang ;)\n... but you'll miss out of the fun of Kaz)
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1) read English magazine aloud so that your tongue gets the taste of English\n2) See some good English programs(like you want British accent watch BBC news) and try pronouncing the way they do aloud\n3)even when thinking try thinking in English so that the stream of words flows when you speak and not searching for words when you speak\n4) improve your vocabulary
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get books...audio tapes...a friend who speaks spanishh or better yet...a girlfeidn....and study study study! ...its the only way u will learn....there is no SHORTCUT!!!