This document discusses ways to increase vocabulary in English. It notes that knowing 120 words allows basic communication, 2000 words allows understanding of the language, and 10,000 words makes one proficient. Native speakers typically know around 20,000 words. The document recommends reading, listening, watching media, and thinking as ways to learn new words. It also discusses vocabulary structure including pronunciation, spelling, meaning and usage. Specific actions suggested include reading widely on topics of interest, writing words with details, and learning root words and their variations. Tools recommended for building vocabulary are dictionaries, flashcard apps, podcasts, and audio libraries. The benefits of a strong vocabulary are also outlined.

1. Vocabulary
Building
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2. Building blocks of
language
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3. Statistics
• 120 words are only needed to survive
• 2000 Words is enough to understand the English
language
• 10,000 Words makes you Champaign in English
language
• Native speakers know only 20,000 Words
• Total number of English words are above 1Million.
Did you know vocabulary is more important than grammar.
The difficult task is how to memorize Words.
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4. Truth of the matter is
• People learn languages with words and words
come to us from various sources
1. Listening ( Listen as often as you can.)
2. Reading ( While reading Note difficult words)
3. Watching (Watch Phonetics of native speakers)
4. Thinking ( very important)
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5. Vocabulary structure
Phonetics
/pronunciation
Meaning
:Grow
vigorously,
boom
Spelling
Usage
Flourish
Make steady
progress
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6. Actions
• Read ,Read and Read
o Read what you are interested in , Novels, Magazines,
Fiction , non fiction ,current affairs , sports etc.
• Write : Write words with more detail.
Noun
Verb
•Beauty
•Beautify
Adj.
•Beautiful
Adv.
•Beautifully
Meaning : The qualities that give pleasure to the senses
o Root , suffix ,prefix based words
o Root base : Eject, object ,reject , inject (Ject means push)
o Similar words :Extent,expand,accelerate,intesify,rainforce
• Listen : Listen Audio ,video programs that interest you
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7. Tools
Elegant
Don’t Know
Smart
Almost sure
Know
• Old way ( 3x5) Cards : One side word
etymology
o Back side Meaning
Showing mental
alertness and
calculation and
resourcefulness
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Refined and
tasteful in
appearance or
behavior or style
the study of the origin of
words and the way in
which their meanings have
changed throughout
history.
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8. Tech Tools
• Dictionary
o Use Webster English dictionary for American English
o Use Oxford dictionary for British English
• Note : Always use English to English dictionary not the translations
• Anki :
Automatic flash card app and
desktop application that has thousands of simple and
advanced words for you. For other languages too.
• Podcasts
o Stitcher Radio App ( Browse Education - > ESL podcasts)
o TuneIn Radio ( Search any English stations online)
• VibriVox Audio Library
o
( Big list of literature and books recorded and free to listen and download)
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9. Benefits
• Public speaking is about word crafting
• More words you know you can express yourself in a
better way
• People respect the person who has hold on
language and can play with words.
• You can choose your words for you speech.
•
“We live and breathe words ;better these words be meaningful “
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10. Thank You
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