OVERVIEW: LANGUAGES
- Repetition & recycling vocab: repeat vocab: the more you repeat and the more you use it, the better you go from passive (receptive) to active (productive)
- Synonyms: For each word: make a list of synonyms like thesaurus
- Antonyms (and synonyms): like thesaurus
- Richer vocab synonyms: This word –> Make it more fancy: for instance: good –> exquisite, fantastic: use richer vocab
- Puzzles (22.9.2025, CLIL class): puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com: make puzzles of words
- Lexical Sets and Semantic Fields, Association: Spider –> themes, scary, legs, animal etc… : from one word, make a mind map all the connected words: expand your vocab that way. Association: Breakfast: eggs, bacon, toast, coffee…
- Types of vocab (CLIL 22.9.2025):
– General vocab: cheese, bread, book, table
– Subject specific vocab: the car, etc. (will not come in regular English class)
– Academic words: used in University etc…
– Subject specific vocab: the car, etc. (will not come in regular English class)
– Academic words: used in University etc…
- Break down Vocab as follows as well:
– 250: essential words in Dutch, French etc…: 250 most used words of everyday.
– 750 words those that are used every single day.
– 2500: express everything.
– 5000: active vocabulary
– 10.000 active vocabulary higher education
-20.000 recognize passively
– 750 words those that are used every single day.
– 2500: express everything.
– 5000: active vocabulary
– 10.000 active vocabulary higher education
-20.000 recognize passively
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Page per word:
1. Definition
2. Synonyms and Antonyms
3. Use in songs, films, books.
4. Lexical Sets and Semantic Fields:
5. Themes of vocab in which this word falls into: for instance shoe –> clothes.
6. Quizzes of this word and within the theme.