The English teachers voice

Feeling frustrated by learning long lists of vocabulary? Find that you recognize words when someone else says them, but have no idea how to use them yourself? It’s all too common for English learners to become overwhelmed by the number of words they are expected to know. And hours of memorizing vocabulary rarely pays off when you’re out in the real world. But there is an easier and much better way to learn new language. It’s called chunking, learning languages in chunks. So what is it, and how do you use it to become a better language learner? What is chunking? Chunking is learning a language in context. It means learning phrases, or groups of words, rather than single words. These chunks of language could be things like set phrases, fixed phrases, and other lexical chunks. Some examples are  by the way  and  a sense of humor . 10 Simple Tips For Improving Your Level of Vocabulary. Why is chunking a good way to learn? Chunking lets us take lots of small bits of information –

1.       abandon forsake; leave behind 2.     abandoned forsaken by owner or inhabitants 3.     absence the state of being not present 4.     absolute perfect or complete or pure 5.     absorb take in a liquid 6.     abuse cruel or inhumane treatment 7.     academic associated with an educational institution 8.     accidental happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally 9.     accidentally without intention; in an unintentional manner 10.                  accuse blame for; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against 11.                  acid a sour water-soluble compound with a pH of less than 7 12.                  acquire come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 13.                  actively in an energetic manner 14.                  actual existing in act or fact 15.                  adapt make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose 16.                  addition the arithmetic operation of summing 17.                  additional further or extra