You are an advanced English learner at the C1 level at the EOI. Your friend John has decided to take up Spanish classes this year. He has never learnt a foreign language before and he has been placed in the A1 Spanish class. He has asked you for some advice on how to learn vocabulary. Send him an email giving him some tips based on the infographic below. (150 words)
Tips to become an expert language learner
1. Select and record
2. Contextualise and personalise
3. Review
4. Use
Sample answer:
Hi John!
I am so glad you decided to start learning Spanish. And of course I would love to give you some helpful (1)__________.
First of all, select the most useful words in Spanish. And then write them down in a notebook (2)__________ that you can access them later.
Secondly, try to learn new vocabulary in context. (3)___________, what I advise is that you look at some examples where the word is (4)_____________ used and then try to create your own.
Thirdly, you need to revisit newly learnt words (5)_________ time intervals. That (6)___________, it becomes less and (7)________ easy to forget them.
Finally, to effectively memorise new words, you've got to use them in interaction (8)__________ others. In other (9)__________, you need to make (10)____________ you effectively incorporate them (11)_________ your conversation.
So, there you (12)___________ it John. The basic principles which I have followed to learn English.
Good luck!
KEY
1. advice/tips
2. so
3. Therefore
4. being
5. at
6. way
7. less
8. with
9. words
10. sure
11. into/ in
12. have
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