encourage حث My parents always encouraged me to study languages. /ɪn'kʌrɪʤd/

Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 ate 9.

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Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation (2) focussing on individual words (3) treating pronunciation as less important (4) constantly adding new vocabulary

I learn 100 words a day.I need to get 7.5 in IELTS.

to understand to use = memorise I learn 100 words a day.

encourage حث My parents always encouraged me to study languages. a language chunk /ɪn'kʌrɪʤd/

He was a man who eschewed violence. =avoided /ɪs'ʧuːd/

Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation (2) focussing on individual words (3) treating pronunciation as less important (4) constantly adding new vocabulary

Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation - leads to errors

I listen radio. I went in London. lexical priming – Michael Hoey

(1) overly relying on translation - leads to errors - prevents thinking in English

- Why isn't there any aspirin in the jungle? - Because parrots eat'em all.

Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation - leads to errors - prevents thinking in English

Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation (2) focussing on individual words (3) treating pronunciation as less important (4) constantly adding new vocabulary

Bad Habits (2) focussing on individual words - collocation - colligation - context - spoken performance

Learning a foreign language has become a common thing, which is accepted by generally people that it can represent learner obtain a useful skill....it is generally accepted...

Bad Habits (2) focussing on individual words - collocation - colligation - context - spoken performance  learn language in chunks

encourage حث My parents always encouraged me to study languages. a language chunk /ɪn'kʌrɪʤd/

Bad Habits (2) focussing on individual words - collocation - colligation - context - spoken performance  learn language in chunks

Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation (2) focussing on individual words (3) treating pronunciation as less important (4) constantly adding new vocabulary

Bad Habits (3) treating pronunciation as less important

Bad Habits (3) treating pronunciation as less important - guess - pronounce incorrectly without realising - advanced learner incomprehensible - learner’s listening comprehension  correct pronunciation more important than understanding the meaning

query /'kwɪəri/ Do you have any queries?

query Do you have any queries about the timetable? /'kwɪəri/

Bad Habits (3) treating pronunciation as less important - guess - pronounce incorrectly without realising - advanced learner incomprehensible - learner’s listening comprehension  correct pronunciation more important than understanding the meaning

Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation (2) focussing on individual words (3) treating pronunciation as less important (4) constantly adding new vocabulary

Bad Habits (4) constantly adding new vocabulary  make better use of vocabulary you know

Take That were different from other boybands before and after them, in that they wrote their own material. The building is nowhere near finished. He will make a good husband.

Bad Habits (4) constantly adding new vocabulary  make better use of vocabulary you know

Bad Habits (1) overly relying on translation (2) focussing on individual words (3) treating pronunciation as less important (4) constantly adding new vocabulary

Action  Take interest  Study skills instead of generic topics  Be specific  Show how  Be consequent  Be positive

In Class How often do you learn new vocabulary? How do you record new vocabulary? Do you check pronunciation? How? Do you work individually to improve your English? How? Do you have any favourite resources that help you work on your English?

Action  Take interest  Study skills instead of generic topics  Be specific

Good Habits Start your day by watching BBC News channel for 20 minutes. bbc.co.uk

Action  Take interest  Study skills instead of generic topics  Be specific  Show how

Good Habits Start your day by watching BBC News channel for 20 minutes. bbc.co.uk

Good Habits Start your day by watching BBC News channel for 20 minutes. Read for pleasure.

Good Habits Start your day by watching BBC News channel for 20 minutes. Read for pleasure. Keep a vocabulary notebook. Add 3 new language chunks every day.

Dictionary Monolingual Bilingual Longman Oxford for native speakers for learners ldoceonline.com oald8.com

Dictionary Monolingual Bilingual Longman Oxford for native speakers for learners ldoceonline.com oald8.com

monotonous (adjective) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: boring because of always being the same Oxford English Dictionary: (1) of sound or utterance: continuing on one and the same note; usually in modified sense, having little variation in tone or cadence (2) lacking in variety; uninteresting or wearisome through continued sameness

Action  Take interest  Study skills instead of generic topics  Be specific  Show how  Be consequent

In small groups 1Did you watch BBC News this morning? What stories do you remember? 2How did you work on your English individually since your last lesson? 3What new language do you remember from your last lesson? From last week?

Action  Take interest  Study skills instead of generic topics  Be specific  Show how  Be consequent  Be positive

use a bilingual dictionary never check pronunciation use a monolingual dictionary pronunciation more important than understanding the meaning

use a bilingual dictionary never check pronunciation use a monolingual dictionary pronunciation more important than understanding the meaning

use a bilingual dictionary never check pronunciation use a monolingual dictionary pronunciation more important than understanding the meaning

Study Skills: Teaching Learners How To Learn Sebastian Lesniewski

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