Describing words 2AG Chapter 5

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Describing words Chapter 5

Remembering words

The two most important factors in remembering words are elaboration – thinking deeply about the word, and repetition – saying the word many times. 

Elaborate & Repetition

When you think deeply about the word, you study its meaning, the words that are associated with it, the parts of the word, and you connect the word with an image, smell, event, or something else in the real world. When you repeat the word, you read it, say it, write it down, or listen to it again and again. This helps keep it in your mind.

How would you describe the word zookeeper?

Adjectives & adverbs

Adjectives and adverbs help you to make an even better description of something.

Visualize

Having a picture in your head connected to the word also helps you to remember it better.

Find a picture that helps you visualize the word 'to protect'.

How would you describe the word 'to protect'?

Practice

Read the words in the picture.

For every word, come up with a description, without using the word itself.

You have 10 minutes.

Guessing game

Make teams of 2/3 people.

You will receive a list of words.

Now describe the words to each other.

Can they guess the word?

15 minutes