what is the best method to remember english words and their usage?
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Actually there is no need to contantly flip the pages of a book to find words that u're unfamiliar with and learn vocabulary from there.\n\nBuild your vocabulary from words that you know. Maybe you have found a word "animosity". By looking at the sentence, try to guess the meaning using contextual cues. After which, double check with the meaning in the dictionary. You build up more vocabulary by trying to think of words that has similar meaning as 'animosity'. For example, 'anger', 'resentment', 'displeasure etc. You can even use the thesaurus to help you. \n\nAfter which, check the dictionary to find out the differences between these words. They might have similar meanings but used in different contexts and have different degrees. So learning english words is like an exploration. Once you're able to see connections between these words, u find learning them more meaningful. This is called building up from words that you know and it makes learning words easier. \n\nAlternatively, you can use build up from words that contain another word. For example, words containing the word 'up'. you might find a word in a book "upstream". from there you try to think of words that starts with "up". eg. upsurge, upstage, upset. and later u can check the dictionary with more words like these. u look at the meanings and see how they are related to the word "up". this will help you to remember better. this method is called word map.
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Here are two things that may work for you. I had a friend tell me once that they would study by using the melody of a song. They would take the information they needed to know and memorize in the melody of their favorite songs. This way they knew the melody and words to the song and by replacing the lyrics with the subject they were studying they could remember what they needed to know.\n\nAlso, I had a teacher once tell some tips for remembering things. If he needed to remember a persons name, he would associate it with something to help him remember. If he needed to remember where he put his keys, when he would put them down he would imagine and act as though he was going to slam them right through the table. This way he would remember doing that and remember where he put them.\n\nHe also said he had a trick for studying for finals. What he would do is take the time to right up all his notes from the year/semester for the class. Doing this will help get you started studying because you will remember some of what you type. He would then start to memorize his notes. Taking away more and more as he remembered it until he would read all of his notes back to himself without looking at the paper once.\n\nHope this helps
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How to spell a word...REMEMBER.
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I have the same problem! Maybe using flashcards can help? Try using one of these:\nhttp://riad.de/jmemorize/\nhttp://www.vocab.co.uk/\n\nTo learn a little about how to use effectively flashcards, read here:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashcard\n\nAnd, of course, try to use your vocabulary. The more you practice it, the easier to remember it.\nIf I find a difficult word to learn, I just write it on my screen with one of those markers for whiteboards. After a couple of days, the word is mine :p\nYou can also try to stick post-its to things around you (but many words are not suitable for this).
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well for drugs gingsing and gingkobiloba i think is the best one, to my knowledge.  but other ways is to use repitition, writing things down, saying them outloud, association like if you can think of your grandson tommy, he plays baseball, you may can associate his name to the sport (just an example, i have no idea if you have any kids or how old you are, lol) mneumonics or something that you could use to remind you to do a certain thing, example feeding the cat, you can buy a little cat key chain or something, or a cheap watch with a cat face and set an alarm to remind you.  post-it notes are the best for me, the bright colored kinds sticking every where! and don't forget the old-wives fav tie a string around your finger.  hope those were some good suggestions, they work for me.
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make in into a story.\nfor example if you need to remember this words:\nphone-book\nhouse\nruler\nphone\ncoffee\n\nmake it into a story like this:\none day i open the PHONE-BOOK because i was looking for a HOUSE. i was scanning the pages with a RULER when the PHONE rang. when i reached over to answer it, i knocked over my cup of COFFEE.\n\ni tried memorizing 40 words in this manner and was done with all 40 words by the time my friend got back from the washroom. its interesting and effective. TRY IT! =)
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1) do multiplication problems in your head  for 10 minutes before you go to sleep.  \n\n2) Learn three new words   every  other day and spend the\n       next day trying to use them.\n\n3) Use mnemonic devices to remember lists.\n     If you have a list of several items, make a sentence where the first letter of each word corresponds to the first letter of each item in the list.  \n    Example:  the 5 senses are --hearing, smell, sight, taste, touch.   H,S,S,T,T\nYour sentence might be :  He Should Stop Telling Tales.\n4) Practice memorizing states and capitals.  Little by little and every night for a little while.  This will help your concentration\nand will keep your memory active.\nRepetition is the key.\nWhen you have all the states perfected, start on the countries of the world and the periodic chart.\nMemory is like any other skill; you have the ability, but it requires regular practice.\nGood luck!
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Memory is linked to emotional/personal value (think about your clearest memories...usually there's intense sensory or emotional stuff going along with it). Depending on what you want the student to remember, bringing in music, dance, games such as hand clapping patterns, etc. all can help tremendously. Repetition is a big key, too, for fact recall, so drill, drill, drill!
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Flashcards and lots of practice are the most effective method for me. I write the character on one side and the English meaning & pronunciation on the other. Then I review (using scratch paper to practice on) sets of cards for a few minutes several times a day. I carry them with me when I go out, review a few cards while riding the bus or train, during meetings at work. This has worked well for me -- I speak, read & write fluently. But it does require steady effort over years & years.
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The Oxford English Dictionary, Shorter Edition is the best one I have found.  Most of the words have example sentences, and ther are plenty of quotes using the words too.  Also,\nat the bookstore, go to the vocabulary book section  and find the Word Smart series of vocabulary books.  Those books(there are several at all different levels) will have almost any vocabulary word you come across, and are loaded with good sentences.
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The more you do it, the better you will be. Do a lot of listening and repeating. Also, tape record yourself speaking, and note which sounds give you the most trouble. Ask your teacher to help you form your mouth correctly for those sounds. Then practice the words again, and listen to the difference on the tape recorder.\n\nFor vocabulary, using it is the best help you can give yourself. Call everything by its English name. \n\nYour writing is very good for someone who is learning. Keep on practicing!
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Try walking around your house, or some other place you know well, while you memorize them- walk in a path that you will be able to remember, and try to associate each president, in order, with some place that you know in your house.  Later, when you want to remember them in order, imagine yourself following the same path, and you'll remember the president associated with each location much more easily.\n\nThis is a common technique used by people who memorize things like a deck of cards. It is thought to work because the human brain is very good at memorizing where things are geographically located.
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Been there, done that. In my case the best way to memorize SAT vocabulary is to play matching games with words on http://www.internetpolyglot.com/lessons-en-en?lessonName=SAT
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1/  Make crib notes of important points to remember...these are good in jostling your memory...\n\n2/  After an hour of study...take a practise test on that subject/chapter...even if it is an old test...this breaks the monotomy of just reading and helps you see what testers would be looking for...so you know what to retain and what is okay to "know broadly"\n\n3/  Mix up your studying with discussion groups with your friends...be serious about it though....agree to read on a chapter and meet and discuss....you will actually remember more if you make the subject/material "come alive". Also a great way to learn difficult material....\n\n4/  Study early in the morning when you are fresh and likely to remeber more then spend the afternoon doing soemthing else....practise tests, discussion groups or just relaxing.
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I would begin by practicing common words of the English language, followed by how to pronunciate them correctly. It may also be helpful to learn gestures as well, and another good rule of thumb is to practice in front of a mirror.
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Most people know that the best way to check that we understand something is to be able to explain it to others. \n\nConsider the lessons for us in the following: \n\nWe learn: \n10% of what we read \n20% of what we hear \n30% of what we see \n50% of what we both see and hear \n70% of what is discussed with others \n80% of what we experience personally \n90% of what we TEACH to someone else \nHow do YOU learn/revise? How could you do it better?\n\nWhen you are trying to remember important words or ideas, it helps tremendously to develop brain"hooks" as an aid. These are visual pictures or kinaesthetic memories which link to the word. It doesn't matter how logical, or how ridiculous these are, they can be a great aid to learning.\n\n"Memory men" are well used to using hooks when learning lists of names. eg "Shakespeare"  can conjure up quite an amusing picture which can act as a hook to the name.\n\nTry standing on one leg and tapping your head while you say a difficult to remember name out loud. The chances are that if you carry out the same action a week later, the word will spring into your mind.\n\nRhymes and pnemonics can also be very useful.Most of us remember "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain" for the colours of the spectrum.\n\nWe are not all the same type of learner. Learning types can be simply divided into Visual (learn best by "seeing"), Auditory (learn best by "hearing" or Kinaesthetic (learn best by "doing"). We may learn better using one, or a combination of these types of learning.
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English\n\nSad to say, I used to memorise this dictionary in my younger days of rote learning (much regretted), but I highly recommend this publication for reference.