3000 vocab by elang yudantoro
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The Rockingest Nana On Twitter: @J_Dimps
If your Nana thinks she’s hip because she’s on Facebook, tell her she’s gonna have to learn a thing or two if she wants to compete with Josie Dimples, the rockingest grandma on Twitter.
Eighty-year-old Josie, or @J_Dimps, has 80k follows on Twitter and is going strong. She’s the definition of a ‘pistol’ and is pretty active on Twitter. Her newest goal? To reach 100k followers before she’s 100.
How did this whole thing start?
The New York Times blog tells us:
Life became listless for Josephine Lamberti, 80, after her husband
died several years back, so she turned to a grandson, Donny
Brandefine, who she knew made those video “thingies’’ for the
Internet.
“I was bored and I wanted some action, so I says, ‘Donny, you want
to teach me the computer so I can, you know, tweet or
something?’”
Because of his grandmother’s smile, he gave her the nickname Josie
Dimples — J-Dimps, for short — and began making videos of her as
a wisecracking grandma with a secret penchant for “Jersey Shore”-
style, fist-pumping dance moves.
Video
Please Say These in English
Saya lapar.
Saya cinta kamu.
Saya haus.
I am hungry.
I love you.
I am thirsty.
What About This?
Ular melingkar di pagar.
Lebih susah mencari
padanannya dalam bahasa
Inggris??
Why Do We Have to Master Vocab?
We will be able to communicate (spoken & written) in ‘a global language’;
We can understand others’ speaking/writing;
We can respond the speech/text;
We can do many things better & easier.
It’s a basic tool to improve your English
What are the 3000 Vocab List?
Rank Word Rank Word Rank Word
1 the 126 name 136 low
2 of 127 very 137 line
3 to 128 through 138 differ
4 and 129 just 139 turn
5 a 130 form 140 cause
6 in 131 sentence 141 much
7 is 132 great 142 mean
8 it 133 think 143 before
9 you 134 say 144 move
10 that 135 help 145 right
Never Try to Remember All at Once
Learn English vocabulary in small chunks,
and, discover that the new words will become part of our
"working" vocabulary much faster.
Learn just 3 new words a day for a year = +1,000 new
English vocabulary words.
That’s very easy and a relieve.
Interesting Fact:
There are at least 500,000 words in English.
The native English speaker uses an average of 5,000
words in his/her everyday speech.
Only 50 words make up 45% of
everything written in English.
Household Appliance Vocabulary (1)
broiler - device for broiling meat
That steak was done to perfection. Where did you
get that boiler? It's fantastic.
can opener - a device to open cans by
cutting around the edges of the rim.
Don't open that by hand. Use the can opener!
compactor - device for pressing together;
crusher
You'd be surprised at how much garbage the
compactor can put into one bag!
Household Appliance Vocabulary (2)
iron - instrument used for taking the
wrinkles out of a piece of clothing through
heat
Don’t forget to iron my clothes, please!
oven - chamber or enclosed compartment
usually used to cook in, as in a stove
I like cooking potatoes in the oven instead of
frying them.
refrigerator - appliance for maintaining
foods at a low temperature, or producing ice
We keep the bread in the refrigerator.
Let’s Make a Vocab Tree
City
Shops
Baker’s Store Mall
Buildings People Transport
Bus
Train
Taxi
Bike
Household Appliance Vocabulary (1)
broiler - device for broiling meat
can opener - a device to open cans by
cutting around the edges of the rim.
compactor - device for pressing
together; crusher
A List of Example
Concept
noun
Personal
noun
Adjective Verb
absenteeism absentee absent-minded to be absent
accounting accountant accountable account
achievement achiever achieved achieve
addiction addict addictive/addicted to become addicted
admiration admirer admired / admiring admire
Take a Look, and Read This
OLNY SRMAT POELPE CAN RAED THIS
Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cloud aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid,
aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisi, it deosn’t
mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny
iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it
wouthit a porbelm.
This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter
by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I
awlyas tghuhot slpelnig was ipmorantt! If you can raed this
psas it on!!
A List of Example
Words (PoS) Meanings Sentences
exam ujian Next week, I’ll have an English exam.
A seat … … … …
taxi … … … …
look … … … …
• Carry this notebook with you everywhere, as much as possible.
• Peruse it every spare moment of the day.
• Keep going through the words, their meanings, and read the sentences that
you constructed, containing the words, again and again.
• Make yourself familiar with the words used until they almost feel like old
friends.
Other Great Vocab-Notebook
A List of Example
Take Have Break Go
A break A headache A leg Swimming
An exam A haircut A window Jogging
A seat Breakfast A record Overseas
A taxi A holiday A promise Bicycling
A look A drink The rules Crazy
Example of Flash Cards
In Two Groups: List the Words
Read
Dig
Guess
…
…
Fireworks (Katy Perry)
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams but no one seems to hear
a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you?
You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh
As you shoot across the sky
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're reason why all the doors are
closed
So you could open one that leads you to the
perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
Fireworks (Katy Perry)
Other Tips
• It is not enough just to know the meaning of a word . You also need to know: what words it is usually associated with, whether it has any grammatical characteristics, and how it is pronounced.
• Try to learn new words not in isolation but in phrases. Instead of learning just "rocky" / just "mountain", you've learned two new words, AND how to use them.
Nice Reference:
• http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
• http://www.learnenglish.de/
• http://www.english-at-home.com/
• http://www.oxfordwordlist.com/
• Etc.
• Just many-many-more site that we can
make use of.
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