1)
Using dictionary(on
smartphone or on your computer).
2)
Finding
a word with close meaning( a synonym) . For
example: a mug= a cup,
makeshift=temporary, noodles=macaroni, a cathedral=a church, to wonder=to think
3)
Explaining
the meaning of one word, using other words. For example: dacha=a summer house with a
garden around it, sotka= piece of land
10 meters long, 10 meters wide, gorod=a
piece of land where we grow only vegetables, borsch=soup with beet.
4)
Showing
of what we mean. For example:
using my own body I can show the meaning of “ankle”( гомілка),
to itch(
свербіти) and to scratch(
розчісувати
місце яке свербить). Using my clothes I can show the meaning of words:
zipper( застібка),
put on (вдягати),
put off( знімати)
5)
Finding
a picture on the Internet. For example
using picture I can explain the meaning of specific words like: газова колонка( gas
water heater), гантелі( dumbbell),
штанга( barbell),
качати прес( to
curl up)…
Exercise: Using one of the
abovementioned techniques, pls explain the meaning, of find synonyms, or show
or find pictures to the words:
a mug, a supervisor, an earlobe, to nag, to scratch, a
button, to take a nap, to yell, a
breath, to breath, to leap, a stove, to weep, a jumper.
