Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. Your ac

Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language youare familiar with. Your active vocabulary contains the words you understand anduse in speech and in print, and your passive vocabulary includes the words youdo not use but understand. Although children learn more new words than adults,the vocabulary of an adult is not fixed and can be increased. Improve yourlanguage repertoire (全部技能) with daily exposure to new words, theirpronunciations and meanings.

________. The more often you read, the faster yourvocabulary can grow. Choose reading material that is slightly above your leveland keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.

Find a new word every day. If you do not encounter anunfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.

Learn the correct definition and pronunciation foreach new word you encounter. Pronunciation is as important as definitionbecause in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able touse it in speech.

Explain the meaning of the word so that you canconnect it to something memorable. Use imagery and personal relevance(关联). If you have just learned that the word “obstinate”means stubborn and unyielding, think about the neighbor who will not lend youhis car. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as obstinate in hisrefusal.

Use your new word in speech and in writing. Tell afriend about your boss obstinately refusing to reschedule your vacation time.E-mail your sister about how your cat is obstinate about sleeping on yourpillow. The first time you use a new word in speech it may seem clumsy andforced, but the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use.Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.

Tell everyone you are trying to increase yourvocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is, or to ask forthe definition of a new word you have used. The more you explain the meaning ofa word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.

1.What is the passage mainly about? (no more than 6words)

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2.What should we do if there is no unfamiliar word inour daily reading? (no more than 7 words)

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3.What’s the purpose of the example of the word “obstinate”(no more than 15 words)

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4.Fill in the blank in paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 4 words)

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5.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4probably refer to ? (no more than 3 words )

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1.How to enlarge your vocabulary fast.

2.Use your dictionary to search for one.

3.We can use imagery and personal relevance to explainthe meaning of a word.

4.Read every day.

5.New word.

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