研究生英语阅读教程-基础级第二版13.ppt

Lesson 13
Expanding Your Vocabulary (1)
Unit Five
Developing Your Word Power
A strong vocabulary provides both immediate academic
benefits as well as long term effects. This portion of
the unit offers numerous suggestions on how to direct
and develop your vocabulary into one of your most
valuable assets.
Read Widely and Diversely
One of the best ways to improve your vocabulary is to
read widely and diversely, sampling many different
subjects and styles of writing. Through reading you
encounter new words as well as new usage for already
familiar words. You may also notice words used in
contexts in which you had never thought of them being
used.
In addition to reading widely, developing motivation
for expanding your vocabulary is critical to making a
dramatic improvement in your vocabulary.
Be Selective
Your first task is to decide what to learn—to be
selective. Some words are more useful to you than
others, depending on such factors as your major, your
career goals, and your social and recreational
preferences.
Use What You Already Know
Most people think they have a vocabulary and that is
either weak or strong, good or bad. Actually, you have
four different vocabulary levels—for reading, writing,
listening, and speaking. Most likely your listening and
reading vocabularies are larger than your speaking and
writing vocabularies. In other words, you already
know a large number of words that you are not using.
A good place to start, then, in strengthening your
vocabulary, is to experiment with words you already
know but do not use. Make a point of using one of
these words each day, in both speaking and writing.
Practice of Reading Techniques
There are 10 pairs of sentences. In each pair there is one
plete sentence, choose one word from the following
plete it so that it is similar in meaning to the
other sentence, making changes if necessary. Then
compare the two sentences.
grieve anniversary verdict drudgery infantile
perspecti