Build your vocabulary!

AMELIA: Hello. My name's Amelia. In this clip, I'd like to show you how to start your own vocabulary notebook. There are many different ways of recording new vocabulary, so here is a suggestion on how to get started.

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AMELIA: Get yourself a notebook and divide it into sections from A to Z, like this. You can do this electronically and have one file for each letter of the alphabet.

Animation of a boy thinking of the word 'roller-coaster'

AMELIA: Now let's imagine you see the word 'roller coaster' for the first time. You can find out the meaning from your teacher or a dictionary. To add it to your notebook, here is what you could do.

Animation of a hand writing with a pencil Roller coaster. Noun. Definition — a fast train you find at an amusement park. It goes up and down very steep slopes and around very sudden bends. Example sentence — 'As a teenager, I enjoyed going on roller coasters.' You can add some useful collocations. Collocations. Go on a roller coaster. Ride a roller coaster. A roller coaster ride. You can add further information. Alternative spellings. Roller-coaster. Rollercoaster. As this is your notebook, there are no rules. You can include pictures or translations if this helps you learn. You can also have additional sections at the back of your notebook to write down word families or mind maps. Thank you for watching.