„- INTRODUCTION -

As a topic of my seminar paper, I chose learning of English vocabulary. I have decided to write my work both in English and Czech to let my possible pupils better understand.
When thinking over the level of English for which my work should be written, I took as an example so called everlasting learners of any foreign language. My presupposition is based on the idea that such learners have some passive knowledge of English, which they have already studied for some time, but still they are not able to think in its conception. I try to show the students the very basic vocabulary in more types of exercises to let them find the best and most comfortable ones for individual learning.
Concerning the first part, it is simply named “Vocabulary”. It connects both visual and written form, supplemented with visual support. Every subchapter covers four pictures defined with a help of one noun, adjective, verb and adverb or adverbial. The vocabulary is checked in the following part called “Examination”.
To overcome the initial troubles with not remembering all of the shown words, I have placed two Crossword Puzzles into my work. It is useful when pupil can recall only some of the expressions they should know. At the same time, they can find them in memory when complementing the puzzle and seeing at least some pre-filled letters.
The next part represents a really "favourite" type of examination - translation. However, it is an inevitable piece of every test. It shows how well the student has overruled the new vocabulary.
The chapter called “Complement” expects individual work with a dictionary and an expansion of student’s intellect. What do I want to say? In which way am I able to express it? In other words, the learner has to demonstrate his/her own interest in English.
Making conversation epitomizes the most difficult and advanced level in learning foreign language. Without any contact with concrete students, I am not able to measure how suitable this point is. Anyway, as a part of the process of learning, it appeared to me as a good idea to take it in a seminar paper inquired into the methodology of learning English.


- VOCABULARY -
Part One: People

Learn the vocabulary. The words are thematically divided to fit every concrete illustration. One noun, adjective, verb and adverb or adverbial are connected to each picture.

Nastudujte si podle obrázků slovíčka, která jsou tematicky rozdělena tak, aby se hodila k jednotlivým ilustracím. Ke každému z obrázků je přiřazeno jedno podstatné jméno, přídavné jméno, sloveso a příslovce či příslovečné určení.“

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