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What did the famous Chinese philosopher Confucius say?I see and I f________

I hear and I r_______

I do and I u__________

Can you match up the percentages and the activities?10%20%30%50%70%90%

HearSaySee and hearSeeSay and doread

Learning Vocabulary

can be at the bottom of your list

and you cant do it on the bus!

just staring at the words wont helpvery few people have a photographic memory so you will have to do some writing!

Here are a few tricks and tips to help!

The traditional method

das HausH- a - u - s

Haus1.Look2.Say3. Cover4.Write5. Check

and some variations

Fold a piece of A3 paper in half lengthways. Write 7 words in the first column and the English meanings in the second column. Use your book to check you get it right.

Fold over the 1st column so that only the English meanings are visible.

Write the German words as best you can from memory in column 3. Open it up and check your answers.

Now fold over columns 1 and 2 to practise the English meanings in column 4. Check your answers. And so on.

The sheet is proof that you have done your learning homework.Ies vacancesJe passeJe voyageJe vaisJe faisje resteJe visiteThe holidaysI spendI travelI goI doI stayI visit

The pyramid methodune auberge de jeunesseuneUne aUne auUne aubUne auberUne aubergUne aubergeUne auberge dUne auberge de

Etc!!Write the word out at the top of a piece of paper.

Underneath write the word out adding a letter each time until the word is complete again

Then test yourself!

Buy lots of highlighter pensTraffic light your vocab list

No idea what it means or how to spell it

Sort of know it but cant spell it

Can spell 100% accurately and know the meaning

ORcolour code into

masculine

feminine

neuter

plural

Get your vocab list

1 la gare2 le quai3 la voie4 le SNCF5 le TGV6 les vacances7 le chemin de ferOn a new piece of paper write the first letter of the wod

La gLa qLa v

Etc.

Fill in the gaps.

Check your work or get a friend to. Re do the dodgy ones.

Get your vocab list

1 la gare2 le quai3 la voie4 le SNCF5 le TGV6 les vacances7 le chemin de ferOn a new piece of paper get rid of the vowels.

L_ g_ r _L _ q _ _ _L_ v _ _ _

Etc.

Fill in the gaps.

Check your work or get a friend to. Re do the dodgy ones.

Print off the next slide and get a friend to fill in a group of words from the Frequent Word List or recent vocab work.

Look at the following words/phrases and award them a number (1 5) according to the criteria below. (Write the number in the word box.)1. I can spell the word and I know what it means.2. I know what it means.3. I think I know what it means.4. I know I have learnt this word/phrase but I cant remember what it means.5. I have never seen that word/phrase before.a)b)c)d)e)f)g)h)i)j)k)l)m)n)o)p)Activity 2Now look up any you didnt know using a dictionary and write the English meaning in the box under the German word19

Le PortugalLa SuisseLes Etats-UnisColour coded post it notes

stuck around your room, on your cereal packet, in the loo!

USAColour coded post it notes

double them up and put the English underneath.Flip to check your answer.PortugalSwitzerland

Make a shape you can remember with them on the back of your door

Record yourself saying groups of 7 or 14 words (you learn best in 7s apparently!)Step 1Say the wordSpell the wordSay the EnglishRepeat until first group of 7 completeStep 2Say the wordSpell the wordPause for 3 secsRepeat until first group of 7 completeStep 3Say the wordPause for 6 secs

Repeat until first group of 7 completeStep 4Say the English wordPause for 6 secs

Repeat until first group of 7 completeStep 5 Playback1st pause give the English meaning2nd pause spell the word and give the meaning3rd pause give the German/French meaning and spell the word.Repeat until confident !

Visual Learner?Make flashcards or a memory game.If you write the word on the bottom you can fold it over to test yourself.

Masculine words

Femwords

OpinionsGroup types of words and stick them around your room.Visualise your room and the words.i.e opinions stuck to wardrobe

Get a good visual image. like Marge for example.

Write all the words on one topic in blue for example, past particples.

Opinions words could be in orange and reasons could be in green .Now when you think of Marge you should be able to visualise your word groups

and it should all come flooding back!

Home Learning

1. You are being given a group of 21 words. In groups of 7 words you need to try a minimum of 3 different vocabulary learning styles.You will evaluate the styles and feed back to the rest of the class in the next lesson and there may be a vocab test.

2. Can you think of any other ways to learn vocabulary?

3. In what other subject areas/tasks could you use these skills? Give three examples with reasons for your answers.