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

Lesson 5: Using New Vocabulary in Speaking & Writing From Knowing to Using You have learned many great strategies and have a notebook full of new words. But do you use them? The final and most important strategy is to turn your " passive vocabulary " (words you understand) into " active vocabulary " (words you actually use). This lesson is about taking that final step: production ! Key Vocabulary Passive Vocabulary (noun phrase) | វាក្យសព្ទអកម្ម Words that you can understand when you read or hear them, but that you do not use yourself. Active Vocabulary (noun phrase) | វាក្យសព្ទសកម្ម Words that you understand and can use comfortably in your own speaking and writing. Production (noun) | ការផលិត In language learning, the act of producing language by speaking or writing. to Use (verb) | ប្រើ To do something with an object, a word, or a skill for a particular purpose. Journal (noun) | សៀវភៅកំណត់ហេតុ A notebook in which you write about your personal experiences and thoughts. Why is Using N…