Lecture Series On CET（一） How to learn English words Why should we learn words? It is the soul of learning a language - Without grammar little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed. It is the most fundamental part of a language. The present situation. 3200 words in the 6 years of high school approximately 1.5 words per day 120 words in the writing part of college entrance exams How do we peform? 现在的确有很多学生上课迟到。 Nowadays，it is truth that there are many students always late for classes. 我认为引起这种现象有几个原因。 I think causing this kind of phenomenon has several reasons. 你可以偶尔叫学生在课堂回答问题。 You can ask students to answer the question in class by accident. 不管这些课有趣还是无趣。 Regardless of the classes are interesting or not. 引发这种现象的原因有很多。 The causes of this phenomenon is very much. 这种行为让老师很生气。 This behavior makes the teacher annoying. 上高中的时候我们有明确的目标。 We have the certainly target in high school. 这么严重的问题是怎么出现的呢？ Such a serious problem is how to produce? 在高中很多学生都是由老师和家长来管着的 。 In high school, most students are charged with parents and teachers. Why does this happen? The near-sighted manner of teaching and learning violates the principles of language learning, so poor amount of input results in limited output Learn words only by their Chinese meanings Neglect the part of speech of words Do not learn words in a context Can not use words flexibly A lack of extensive reading and istening A lack of proper and scientific way of memorizing words How to handle these problems- haste makes waste Slow down to have a solid mastering of words from the textbook, make sure to know every word and make use of them Read and listen English materials extensively Exercise makes perfect Practical means of memorizing English words 一 全面刺激-coordinate your mind, hands, mouth, ears and eyes 二 掌握语音-利用读音规则来拼单词， 掌握读音规则对单词的记忆和拼写非常有用 。encyclopedia intellectual economy 三 把握结构- prefix, suffix ill- illegal(非法的)，illiterate(文盲的，无文 化的), illogical(不合逻辑的) mis-加在动词、名词之前 misunderstand(误 解)，misjudge(误判)，misleading(误导)， misfortune(不幸) dis-加在名词、形容词，动词之前。 disadvantage(缺点)dishonorable(不光彩的 )disagree(不同意) Fore- forehaed(前额)，foreground(前景)， foreman(工头，领班)，foresee(预见，先见 )，foretell(预言) De- decrease（减少，降低）, deforest(滥 砍滥伐) depopulate (使人口减少) 后缀 -ify意为:转为，变为(to turn into，to make or become)例词:beautify， diversify， simplify -ize;-en意为:使，变得(to make or become ;to make into)例词:modernize， popularize，legalize，hospitalize， symbolize，widen，heighten，threaten -less意为:没有，无(without;not giving)例词 :speechless，harmless，hopeless， meaningless -ive意为:有属性的;有某种倾向的 (having the nature or quality of; given or tending to)例词:attractive， talkative， restrictive，defensive，preventive， constructive，sensitive , conservative,instructive -ward(s)意为:表示方式或动作的方向 (manner and direction of movement)例词 :onward(s)，backward(s)，earthward(s)， homeward(s)，eastward(s) 四 分类比较 Synonmys, eg Beautiful -pretty, charming, graceful, cute, adorable, good-looking, handsome, attractive, fair, gorgeous Smile laugh, grin（漏齿笑） beam（微笑） chuckle（轻声笑）snigger（窃笑）mock（ 嘲笑）giggle（咯咯笑） Walk -stagger(蹒跚地走) toddle(东倒西歪地走 ，溜达) stroll(散步闲逛) pace(慢走) step( 踏步走) march（大步走，游行） Figure -thin, slim, slender, skinny, bony(female) -Strong, big, muscular, stout, cut, fit(male) Antonym eg, comedy and tragedy, employer employee, pleasure and pain, certainly 当 然地 perhaps, maybe 或许；大概, entrance 入口 exit 出口, foreign 外国的 home 本国的, lose 失败；丢失 win 胜利； 赢得, open 打开（的） close(d) 关闭（的 ）, more 更多的 less, fewer 更少的 Polysemy(一词多义) eg, work, do, run, resume, company, organic, picture, rocket 五 英语词语搭配collocation 学英语要连该单词的固定使用词套或语境 (context)一起学。一个单词固定搭配的介词 也要一起记。 Cross-reference is very important for boosting your vocabulary power. 六 随时随地学习英语 -It can happen anytime, anywhere, therefore , make learning English part of your schedule. 七 尊重规律 - “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” -Tell me , I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I learn Forgetting Curve of Ebbinghaus In 1885, Hermann Ebbinghaus did this exact experiment and his results are widely accepted. Some people may remember better than others, but the general trend for how long we retain information is the same. How Quickly Do We Forget? According to Ebbinghaus, the level at which we retain information depends on a couple of things: -The strength of your memory -The amount of time that has passed since learning Its easier to see in a graph: There are two primary factors that affect our level of retention for items in our long term memory: -Repetition -Quality of memory representation- In plain English the more relevant, meaningful connections you can make with the new information in your mind with things you already know, the better your memory retention over time. Having fun in learning Enflish Having fun in learning English