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StudyingVocabularyMSU – ELC, EAP 223 Academic Reading
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Unpack the Problems
• Not studying properly or enough• Stuck at root words.
• Vocab is so much more than “roots”.•“acquire” does not mean the same thing as “acquisition”. These words function differently.
• Your vocab acquisition is limited to definition memorization only.
• Ex. AWL 2: Part 1, poor. Part 2, excellent.• You are not thinking of the USE of the word when studying in order to acquire the word.
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1. Be Slick and Predict
• Grammar surrounding the blank (noun, verb, adjective, etc.)
“Her speech had a big _________ on audiences.”
a. Affect
b. Effect
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2. Match-up Word Pairings
• Collocations– which word
commonly occurs with the words around the blank.
“Conducting a __________ is one effective way to obtain research data”
a. Conclusionb. Survey
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Grammar/Collocation EX.
• “My dream is to ___________ the same status in business as Steve Jobs.”
a) Acquire
b) Acquisition
– “–tion” (change of a verb to a noun; indicates state, condition, result, action, process) Cannot occur: “to _____-tion something”.
• This takes us to . . . Context!
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3. Plug it in!
• Context!– Once you have chosen your answer, plug it into the
sentence and make sure that it makes sense!– You chose acquire based on knowledge:
• the word “acquire”• the grammar “…is to “do” something…”• the sentence contextual meaning
– “The jury was able to arrive at a _________ and make a verdict.”
– Conclusion– Community
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4. Unlock the CluesMore Context!
– Key words/phrases for context • people, places, things, etc. What can these do?• “The _________ of new team skills over the summer made
Jim a better football player.”
a) assistance
b) acquisition
– Key words/phrases for meaning• opposite meaning: but, in spite of, despite, regardless of, etc.• “We make a __________ between different cultures with
regard to food, housing, and family.”a) distinction
b) conclusion
c) survey
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5. Examine the MoodMore Context!
• Identify subject, tone, mood, attitude, details, etc.– “Women are questioning their _______ roles in
society as wives and mothers.”a) obtained
b) traditional
c) affect
d) achieve
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6. “Jail” the Detail
Mr. Detail
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7. Check It Out!
• When you have completed the test, go back and check your work, especially the matching section!
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8. Practice• Write your own sentences.• Use the AWL online practice.
• especially fill-in-the-blank• http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/id23.htm
• Study more than just the definitions!• A good, ESL, English-English dictionary will
have more than just definitions!• Translators aren’t enough anymore.• Write out diagrams, charts, phrase maps, etc.
Try something new to learn something new.• Speak more English than your L1!