Can't remember what you learned last class?
Don't worry! Learn these easy tricks!
1. Make a web (mind mapping)
Connect a new word or idea to things you already know.
Try this: Make an Idea Web. Draw a circle in the center and write in what you want to remember (word/idea/sentence). Draw lines and circles to link with any words/ideas/sentences you can think of.
2. Remember in chunks
Remember how the words are used in context.
Try this: Write down words used before and after the "new word" so you remember how to use it. These words are called collocations (words commonly found together)
do homework tonight
do business in Hong Kong
do exercise in the morning
3. Draw a picture
Use small pictures to show the meaning of the word. Draw them next to the word. Your brain can remember & understand visual information compared to writing in words.
Try this: Make it a funny picture and you'll remember it more easily!
4. Make a funny story
Make a funny story that uses all the new words. Picture the story in your head.
Try this: Connect the new words together in a funny way and repeat the story.
New words: camel / surf / wave / kite / carpet / dolphin / turtle / blue / tornado / wind / fierce / surfer / swim / reefs / enormous / rocket / space / star / moon / mountain
Story: The camel was surfing on a big wave with a kite attached to a flying carpet. A dolphin and blue turtle followed behind riding on top of a tornado. The wind was so fierce that a surfer who was swimming above the reefs got blown into the air and turned into an enormous rocket which flew off into space and hit a star next to the moon. Then, he fell down onto a mountain.
5. Use it now, later, and tomorrow
Keep on using the new word in your conversation. Use it at least 7 times and it will stick!
Try this: Use the new word immediately after learning it. Use it 10 minutes later. Use it 1 hour later. Use it 1 day later. Use it 1 week later. Use it 2 weeks later. Use it 1 month later. Then you got it!
↘ Do you have better ways to remember new words? Comment below!↙
Great tips