http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aAntonyms+tag%3aVocabularySearch results for 'tag:Antonyms tag:Vocabulary' matching tags 'Antonyms' and 'Vocabulary'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoostingEnglishVocabulary/hvgwn/post.htm#606182Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:17:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:606182samuraifingersThis is a very cool idea Just be careful that you re not researching words that people don t use in natural daily conversation For example savvy is a popular term used in print media articles talking about fashion music culture etc But I don t know a SINGLE person that uses savvy on a daily basis in natural conversation Anyway you have a great idea and I really like this approach But I think that you would be better off actually learning ALL of the words from an article that you don t understand Even if you don t retain the specific word you ll get practice with related language synonyms antonyms etc No vocabulary item is ever useless The more words you know the better you can express yourself Cheers Nickhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FluentEnglishSpeaker/2/zpvkz/Post.htm#492631Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:58:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:492631anonymousHello to all I believe that to learn English depends of the interest of individual and depending of the English knowledge you wanted to learn like for instance if you want to speak English all you have to do is to listen very carefully to some tools such as CD DVD tapes etc either audio or video any kinds of topics as long as educational and knowledgeable and while you are listening just follow and speak what they are talking this is a training of the tongue or tongue twisting trying to develop proper accent pronunciation intonation etc if any words you don t understand have your dictionary besides you and open it next step just prepare any topics as guidelines prepare the main topics sub topics and conclusion prolong elongate and expound the topics you wanted to discuss make it in English version at first you might have the difficulty to speak but try and try until your English would connect and connect at this point your trying to bridge the gap What is needed in English is that at least you have many words to know synonym and antonyms is what i mean The basic training of English is that you have to speak English by any topics I understand that for a person who lived not speaking country have the difficulty to speak English on my behalf English education must start first on basic like for instance if you need English conversation find a person who could talk with you English or else speak and talk English with yourself even if someone listening at you and say something you are a fool forget it What is needed is you learn something and speak English if you have the difficulty to write English just read books literatures etc at this point you can get many ideas and your vocabulary broadens watch the period punctuation commas etc if you are not a good English listener try to listen English teachings news whatever that could improve your English the four pillars of English are reading Speaking writing and listening if you have this all then you can speak English although not fluent as what others did but at least you can communicate via reading writing listening and speak Fluent English would follow don t give up keep trying until success I am a Filipino not an English speaker writer etc but in terms of communication i could communicate For to me to learn English depends on individual If we have the basic then we have to improve have the desire act on it and apply no need a tutor individual interest is vital here Don t be shy to speak English if the English is crooked and someone laughs at you accept it consider yourself that you are not an English person perhaps the person who laughs at you don t know how to speak English and even to communicate with There s a saying goes a noisy person have little knowledge than a silent one in this world what is important is communication regardless of races nationality and religion a crooked English is better than nothing a crooked or a carabao English has the opportunity to become fluent rather than nothing but if you have nothing at all nobody blames except yourself your making your own fate and destiny don t blame your parents and the government its your own decision for what you are now your right decision now will be your future someday but if you don t plan or decision today do you think you have something to expect in the future To speak English needs perseverance long patience and determination to reach the goal this is fundamental requirements people who cannot speak English has less opportunity to go abroad particularly in the open country and that s the reason why I wanted to learn English even basic for this is my only tool to go to other countries if opportunities permit From Philippines Rene http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToTeachVocabulary/vgkkv/post.htm#366626Thu, 17 May 2007 16:07:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:366626titithiI think before teaching vocabulary we need to choose active and passive vocabulary For passive words we only realize and don t spend a lot of time to explain them Students will research themselves by looking up in the dictionary or guessing from the context Thus we have to define which word as a passive or active vocabulary to teach For active words we should save time by choosing the real active words which are needed to teach By eliciting or brainstorming we will find out which words are really new words and which words are needed to review Sometimes we have to ask directly our students which words they don t know The best way to teach active words is setting up the context as Mr Joe has mentioned by realia real object real story pictures visual aids mapped dialogue etc Translation is obviously one way round the problem of difficult concept however it s not good for grasping the meaning A suitable mother tongue equivalent is not always available Besides we can use synonym a quick and efficient way of explaining unknown words With simple English we explain new words by antonym and words family including suffixe and prefixe Gestures and mimic play an important role when conveying new words To understand a new word fully a student must know not only what it refers to but also where their boundaries are separate In other words the affective meaning of an item can vary according to the context and speaker The meaning of a word can only be understood in terms of its relationship with other words in the language This is why translation is the brief way of explanation and necessary in some situation but it s not suitable to target the language http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommunicativeEnglish/2/vgwjb/Post.htm#366028Wed, 16 May 2007 16:02:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:366028titithiI think Communicative approach has a relation with other methods When I began to learn English my teacher used to explain vocabulary and grammar from a text then we mimick her to read it Before teaching she had an introduction which was very interesting She had a good accent of a speaker of the BBC One day I noticed that she pronounced f in Athens in the title The Acropolis of Athens I asked her the reason she answered me Today people pronounce like this In that day I don t know anything about Received pronunciation Cokneys accent etc I thought she read so fast that she made mistake It s OK I went on to mimick her but I avoided this mistake When I was a teacher I used to introduce the dialogue by comparing to our real life For example Can I help you I conveyed to my students What do you want to buy You should be nice Don t chase away your customer If you don t buy anything go away It s very rude You need to show all pens that you have had What would you like the red pen or the blue one I show the red pen It s a little too bright but it s very beautiful The girl chooses the blue pen It s very nice I ll take it Pictures gestures real objects explanation in simple English antonym synonym family words It s up to you The most important thing is your students should understand After listening the tape many times we play the role of Mary and the shop assistant by pair work Sometimes we divide our class into four groups the most fluently speakers will etablish the dialogue in front of the class Pair work and group work play an important role in communicative approach Any teaching practice that help students to develop their communicative competence is acceptable Mr Joe has just given us some examples about them In our new programme with the aid of Belgian experts we should use communicative approach method to teach If you follow entirely all of the lessons it means you have used TLC in your class One thing I like most is the introduction getting started Usually we begin our lesson by the warm up step You can direct your students to sing to play games or to do some easy and interesting exercises to introduce your new lesson such as true false matching gap fill multiple choice and it doesn t need to correct them There is a mixing of the3 steps warm up review the previous lesson and introduce the new lesson When playing games or doing these exercises we should do in pair or group in order learning by teaching and use English to exchange We should encourage our students to speak English If the teacher doesn t understand what the students say don t tell them at once We need to pretend that we don t know anything and react like the wrong that students say They will conclude there is something wrong Mistake is OK That s the best way to encourage learners to develop their confidence to speak English http://www.englishforums.com/English/Opposite/dggvz/post.htm#281848Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:46:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:281848marius hancuThis is a good subject for the Vocabulary section not for here Antonyms for hollow Full solid convex hollow also means concave http://www.englishforums.com/English/Antonyms/4/drwvz/Post.htm#252948Sun, 06 Aug 2006 07:52:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:252948tomwellingLearning antonyms help you increse your own vocabulary http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetsPlay4/cvrlr/post.htmSat, 21 Jan 2006 19:58:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:186881tearsofjoyThis time around we deal with antonyms I ll begin by posting one word North This is followed by the pair East or West Each pair has to be made up of two words with exactly opposite meanings Hopefully this will be a vocabulary building exercise and a fun game at the same time So guys Let s Play North East or West Cheers Joy http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpMeOutHere/bjcxp/post.htm#128569Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:00:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:128569asterHi Jeff this question is truly wonderful as it tests both your vocabulary and grammar The key to solving it is to read the question very very carefully It gives to clues Firstly the gramatically clue nevertheless The adverbial phrase nevertheless is used to join two clauses with a contradictory opinon There are two such words for which you might have to find the antonym free and introspective Also note that the adverb paradoxically points out that rather than going for introspective you should look for an antonym for free because free is also preceded by an adverb The only antonym which fits in would be controlled The rest of the word dont actually contradict and sever as antonyms for the word free Hope this answer is somewhat convincing Regards Aster http://www.englishforums.com/English/IChallengeTheAnswer/bbpcd/post.htm#92806Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:35:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:92806paco2004Hello Jeff Is it a TOEFL vocabulary quiz For me it s extremely difficult Some words are rarely used in everyday English I didn t know disparage belittle discredit antonym of flatter egregious very bad and scathe damage Furthermore this quiz seems to demand some knowledge of quantum physics If you know who Feymann is it would be greatly helpful to solve this quiz As for while it works here as a concessive connective nearly equal to although pac http://www.englishforums.com/English/VocabularySiteUpdate/hhxkw/post.htmWed, 06 Apr 2005 21:01:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:623262Hi Everyone I have just completed a large update to the website Learning Vocabulary Can Be Funhttp www vocabulary co il12 new topics 2 levels each with 1 198 clues words havebeen added to crossword puzzles The new topics are antonyms cleaning cooking and baking doctor s office fall favorite foods history school sports spring summer winterThere are now 33 topics in the crossword puzzle database with 4 635 clues words 25 new topics with 1 300 words have been added tothe hangman and word search games The new topics are architecture bowling brand names 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