1. Learning new words

2. There are more words in English than in any other language in the world There are more words in English than in any other language in the world So how can you learn them? So how can you learn them?

3. The most important thing is to learn read as much as possible in English to consolidate the words you have already encountered The most important thing is to learn read as much as possible in English to consolidate the words you have already encountered Try reading simplified classics Try reading simplified classics Try reading stories for young people like Harry Potter Try reading stories for young people like Harry Potter Try to learn by heart some lines of poetry Try to learn by heart some lines of poetry

4. On either side the river lie On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye Long fields of barley and of rye That clothe the wold and meet the sky That clothe the wold and meet the sky And through the field the road runs by And through the field the road runs by To many tower’d Camelot To many tower’d Camelot Tennyson – the Lady of Shallot Tennyson – the Lady of Shallot

5. And the days are not full enough And the days are not full enough and the nights are not full enough and the nights are not full enough And life slips by like a field mouse And life slips by like a field mouse Not shaking the grass Not shaking the grass Ezra Pound Ezra Pound

6. Come live with me and be my love Come live with me and be my love And we will all the pleasures prove And we will all the pleasures prove Marlowe 1564-93 Marlowe 1564-93

7. To his coy mistress – Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough and time Had we but world enough and time This coyness, lady, were no crime ----- This coyness, lady, were no crime ----- But at my back I always hear But at my back I always hear Time’s winged chariot hurrying near Time’s winged chariot hurrying near And yonder all before us lie And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity Deserts of vast eternity

8. Learn some quotes from Shakespeare’s plays www.allshakespeare.com www.allshakespeare.com www.allshakespeare.com www.notablequotes.com www.notablequotes.com www.notablequotes.com www.nosweatshakespeare.com www.nosweatshakespeare.com

9. Quotes about death Aye, but to die and go we know not where Aye, but to die and go we know not where To lie in cold obstruction To lie in cold obstruction And to rot (measure for measure) And to rot (measure for measure) Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps on this petty pace from day to day Creeps on this petty pace from day to day And all our yesterdays have lighted fools And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death (Macbeth) The way to dusty death (Macbeth) To be or not to be To be or not to be That is the question (Hamlet) That is the question (Hamlet)

10. Quotes about love Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind (a Midsummer night’s dream) Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind (a Midsummer night’s dream) Venus smiles not on a house of tears (Romeo and Juliet) Venus smiles not on a house of tears (Romeo and Juliet) Goodnight, goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow! (Romeo and Juliet) Goodnight, goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow! (Romeo and Juliet) What’s in a name? What’s in a name? That which we call a rose That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet (Romeo and Juliet) By any other name would smell as sweet (Romeo and Juliet) Oh beware, my lord, of jealousy Oh beware, my lord, of jealousy It is the green-eyed monster (Othello) It is the green-eyed monster (Othello) The course of true love never runs smooth (as you like it) The course of true love never runs smooth (as you like it)

11. Other quotes to impress your friends There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy (Hamlet) Than are dreamt of in your philosophy (Hamlet) Now is the winter of our discontent (Richard III) Now is the winter of our discontent (Richard III) I am constant as the northern star (Julius Caesar) I am constant as the northern star (Julius Caesar) When shall we three meet again When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning or rain? (Macbeth) In thunder, lightning or rain? (Macbeth) Frailty, thy name is woman! (Hamlet) Frailty, thy name is woman! (Hamlet)

12. Check that you know some basic English vocabulary – look at the glossary for Engliosh on the website www.lingueinpiazza.it Look at the first four sections on clothes www.lingueinpiazza.it Make a list of the words that you didn’t know before and think how they could be useful for you Make a list of the words that you didn’t know before and think how they could be useful for you Game - Bingo – write 7 words that are new for you and lisyten to the teacher saying the words. Tick the words if you have written them and if the teacher says all 7, shout BINGO! Game - Bingo – write 7 words that are new for you and lisyten to the teacher saying the words. Tick the words if you have written them and if the teacher says all 7, shout BINGO! Write five sentences using the words you have learned Write five sentences using the words you have learned Install the CD-ROM ‘WORD BANK’ on your computer and click on the section ‘clothes’ and do the exercises Install the CD-ROM ‘WORD BANK’ on your computer and click on the section ‘clothes’ and do the exercises

13. How to remember the new words and start to use them Us the new words as often as you can. Write them down and read them out loud. Us the new words as often as you can. Write them down and read them out loud. Try to find groups of words in which the words are linked by meaning or sound or grammatically – e.g. adjectices with the same suffix – useful, beautiful, helpful Try to find groups of words in which the words are linked by meaning or sound or grammatically – e.g. adjectices with the same suffix – useful, beautiful, helpful Stick ‘post it’ stickers around the house with the words written in English with the pronunciation Stick ‘post it’ stickers around the house with the words written in English with the pronunciation Write the words on cards with the translation and pronunciation on the back. Carry them around with you. If you are waiting for the bus, get them out and learn them! Write the words on cards with the translation and pronunciation on the back. Carry them around with you. If you are waiting for the bus, get them out and learn them! You can remember words more easily if you write them down and see them in context. Write down all the new words you encounter and use them in sentences You can remember words more easily if you write them down and see them in context. Write down all the new words you encounter and use them in sentences Sing! You can memorize words and phrases with the help of songs Sing! You can memorize words and phrases with the help of songs

15. Use the Internet You can learn new words from Internet sites even if you don’t know much English You can learn new words from Internet sites even if you don’t know much English Look at the site www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk and find the answers to these questions: Look at the site www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk and find the answers to these questions:www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk How much does it cost to enter How much does it cost to enter When can do take a tour and how long does it last? When can do take a tour and how long does it last? Find a cafè for a family Find a cafè for a family Where can you buy postcards? Where can you buy postcards? Which underground station is near the British Museum? Which underground station is near the British Museum? How many floors are there? How many floors are there? Is it possible to see Egyptian mummies? Is it possible to see Egyptian mummies?