Word cloud generating applications were originally designed to add visual attractiveness to posters, websites, slide show presentations, and the like. They can also be an effective tool in reading and writing classes in English as a second language (ESL) for all levels of English proficiency. They can reduce reading time and help to improve writing skills and vocabulary comprehension. They can also be used to address elements of rhetoric in students’ essays and instructors’ assignment descriptions and syllabi. Word clouds can be used as a visual aid to present new vocabulary and a study tool for quizzes...
Learning Vocabulary in Lexical Sets: Dangers and Guidelines
This article examines research on learning related vocabulary, such as lexical sets, opposites, and synonyms, together. It shows that learning related words at the same time makes learning them more difficult. This learning difficulty can be avoided if related words are learned separately, as they are when learning from normal language use. Teachers can decrease the possibility of interference by making the contexts, collocates, and visual representations of related words as different as possible.
English Verbs in Pictures: Daily Routines in English
This book is an exciting new way of mastering the daily Verbs in English. If you are a visual learner and are experiencing difficulty in expressing yourself in English, then this book is for you! As a visual learner, you prefer using images and colours to organize information and communicate with others. This book will help you to master the verbs in English your way. This method is also an exciting way for teachers to engage the student in a classroom setting. Master more than one hundred and thirty verbs in English. These verbs were careful selected to give you the vocabulary that native speakers of English use in everyday life. Learning English verbs has never been so easy.
Russian-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary of bestselling series makes language learning accessible by using photographs to put the everyday vocabulary of the modern world into context. A thematic organization of more than 10,000 fully illustrated terms labeled in both Russian and English and comprehensive two-way indexes put the perfect translation at your fingertips. Additional feature panels include abstract nouns and verbs, as well as useful phrases that you can use in conversation once you are feeling more confident.
Bicycle showcases classic and cutting-edge bicycles and traces the evolution of cycling from the nineteenth century to today. From BMX and mountain biking to track and road racing, this comprehensive full-color guide features the latest high-performance bikes and cycling technology, as well as key models from eras gone by. Virtual tours showcase important bike designs, like the Bianchi Paris Roubaix, and close-up photographs focus on design elements, components, and construction.
