STORYTELLING 3: VOCABULARY

Vocabulary is one of the most important aspects of the English learning. Knowing and having assimilate the meaning of different words allows us understanding what we read and what we listen. At the same time, our strategies for writing will be richer and we will be able to say whatever we want. So speaking will be also more fluent.

There are lots of ways to learn vocabulary. The classic one is to memorize words, but I think that this is the worst way. Taking in account new technologies like Internet, computers, digital boards… we can find lots of resources to improve the vocabulary learning. Games, flashcards, songs, drama… are some of the methods we can use.

For example, we can use the Little Red Riding Hood to learn some key words: parts of the body. In the conversation between Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf appear parts of the body such as mouth, ears, hands, nose…

We can work this vocabulary in different ways:

-          Mime. Teacher will ask students to touch a part of their body. For example:

·         Touch your nose.

·         Touch your partner´s ear

·         …

-          Asking. Teacher will mention an action and students have to say with which part of the body they do.

·         We eat apples. With the mouth.

·         We clap, clap, clap. With hands.

·         …

-          Flashcards. Connecting pictures with their names.

Investigating on the Internet you will find lots of resources to work vocabulary in class.