(Unit 1, page 6: Vocabulary; Use after Exercise B). Personalizing. When you
personalize new vocabulary, you think about how it relates to you: your
experiences ...
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Vo cabu lar y- Bu ildi n g S tra teg ies (Unit 1, page 6: Vocabulary; Use after Exercise B) Persona liz in g When you persona lize new voc a bulary, you th ink a bout how it re la tes to you: your ex periences, peo ple you know , or your env ironme nt . Takin g a few minu tes to make connect ions be twee n new voca bu la ry words a nd yo ur own ex per ience w ill he lp you bett er remem ber th e voca bulary. Pract ice. For each vocabulary item, think of a person you know who matches that personality type. Think of people you have known in the past and people you know now. You may also want to think of celebrities or television, movie, or literary characters. Write a name below each vocabulary word. Then write the reason you feel the vocabulary applies to that person. Tell a partner about your choices.
Pos itive
Neg ative a s w eet heart
a t y rant
Name:
Name:
Reason:
Reason:
a t eam play er
a w ork ah olic
Name:
Name:
Reason:
Reason:
a brain
a pain in th e n eck
Name:
Name:
Reason:
Reason:
a people pers on
a wis e gu y
Name:
Name:
Reason:
Reason:
Idea. Review these vocabulary words and what you wrote tomorrow, then a few days later, then a week later.
