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Basic English Words: How to Use Them in Everyday Life

Discover the most valuable English words with high-frequency usage, practical for spoken & written English. Strengthen your vocabulary & reading fluency.

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Last updated 6/2024
English

Overview

The 500 words included in this course are considered the most valuable in the English language. They were identified through an analysis of English course books from various educational levels, including primary, secondary, and tertiary schools. These words have been selected due to their frequent occurrence across different levels of educational materials, making them highly beneficial for learners.

Key Characteristics

The selected words are practical for both spoken and written English, proving their relevance across various English courses. Each word in this selection is classified as high-frequency, meaning that the effort put into learning them is well justified by the numerous opportunities English learners have to encounter or utilize them. As a whole, this course encompasses a significant proportion of words commonly found in both spoken and written texts.

Course Benefits

Upon completing this course, English learners can expect to gain confidence in using a wide range of useful and commonly used English words. The learning process is designed to be enjoyable and conducive to remembering the words through diverse exercises and activities. Additionally, learners will understand how to effectively use these words through engaging stories and contextual examples. Furthermore, learners will gain an understanding of the correct forms of each word, including their usage as adjectives, verbs, nouns, and adverbs, thereby covering a minimum of 90% of words commonly used in conversation.

Introduction to English Vocabulary Learning

In the initial section, the focus is on introducing new words. Each section concludes with a narrative incorporating the target words. Learners are encouraged to associate the meanings of the words with the context of the story, thus enhancing their understanding.

Visual Aids for Word Comprehension

Illustrations are provided for each target word to aid learners in visualizing the word in the context of example sentences. These visual associations are intended to assist students in grasping and recalling the word's meaning.

Focus on English Grammar

It is important to note that words can belong to more than one grammatical category. However, this course emphasizes the most common form of each word, as it aims to familiarize English language learners with the predominant expression of each word.

Balanced English Language Learning

An effective English language course offers opportunities for learning through input, output, deliberate English learning, and improve English fluency development. The structured activities in this course cater to all these learning opportunities.

  • Create English vocabulary cards with the word on one side and its translation in the student’s first language on the other. These cards can be used for quick study during free moments, proving to be more effective than lengthy study sessions.
  • Practice listening and reading fluency to enhance word recall for both recognition and usage. Compass Publishing’s Reading for Speed and Fluency is a recommended resource for reading fluency material.

Who this course is for

  1. This course is meant for students who want to build up their English vocabulary with the most important words and also those who want to enlarge their vocabulary.
  2. It is for people who are in the earlier stages of learning this language and want to try something new, unconventional and fun!
  3. If you get bored in the process of trying to memorize vocabulary because it seems very dull and repetitive, then this course is for you!
  4. This course is for students who want to learn English but have little or no previous experience.
  5. It will also be useful for students who want to refresh their existing basic knowledge of English.
  6. Students who want to improve their English pronunciation will also benefit.

What you'll learn

  1. Understand and recall a large variety of basic and important words in the English language.
  2. Express themselves better with the newly learned vocabulary.
  3. Understand and utilize commonly used questions and sentences.
  4. Pronounce the learned words correctly after hearing them from a native speaker

Requirements

  1. Basic Understanding of English.
  2. Enthusiasm and Motivation to learn.
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Course Content

27 Sections 51 Lectures 2h 45m total length

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