Vocabulary: Strategies for Vocabulary Learning & Retention (B1) - Lesson 5: Practicing New Vocabulary in Speaking & Writing

ESL Cambodia 🇰🇭

Use It or Lose It

ប្រើប្រាស់ ឬ បាត់បង់

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SPEAK

និយាយ

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WRITE

សរសេរ

Active Practice 🔥

Reading is not enough. You must produce the word to remember it forever.

🗣️ Speaking (ការនិយាយ)

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Shadowing

Listen to audio and repeat immediately, trying to match the speed and tone. (ស្តាប់ហើយថាតាមភ្លាមៗ)

Try it: Audio: "I am learning English."
You say: "I am learning English."

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Self-Talk

Describe what you are doing in English while alone. (និយាយជាមួយខ្លួនឯង)

Example: "I am cooking rice now. The water is boiling."

📝 Writing (ការសរសេរ)

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Daily Journal

Write 3 sentences about your day using new words. (សរសេរកំណត់ហេតុប្រចាំថ្ងៃ)

Example: "Today I felt exhausted. I went to bed early."

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Sentence Building

Take one new word and write 3 different sentences with it. (បង្កើតប្រយោគ)

Strategy Check ✅

How do you practice?

Which method involves repeating after audio?

Talking to yourself while cooking is called...

Why is writing a journal good?

Mission 📝

The 3-Sentence Challenge

Topic: "My Lunch"

Use today's vocabulary strategies to describe your lunch.

Step 1: Self-Talk
Say: "I am eating rice. It is delicious."

Step 2: Sentence Building
Write one sentence with the word "Taste".

Step 3: Journal
Write down what you ate in a notebook.