5 resources to help you learn hundreds of new words

FluentU

FluentU uses original English videos to learn new vocabulary naturally andin a fun way.You can easily find videos that interest you, ranging from commercials to music videos, news posts, inspirational speeches, and more.

Watching videos is always a great way to hear new words.On FluentU, every video has built-in tools for English learners only.In addition, there are interactive subtitles.You can click on any word you don't know, and the resource will automatically pause the video to show you the definition and examples of its use.

When you're done watching the video, FluentU has flashcards and fun quizzes to help you check what you remember.

Education First's English Vocabulary Lists

Education Firstmakes it easy to focus on the most useful English words.The resource provides lists of English vocabulary, which are divided into categories based on how often each word occurs.

The lists are long but incredibly useful.The first list includes the 100 most common words in the English language.There are also lists of the 50 most common adjectives, nouns and verbs, or a list of the most common English words, which includes 3000 words.

“What Do People Do All Day?”

“What Do People Do All Day?”Is a great resource for learning English work-related words.The site is slightly different from some of the others on this list.This is actually a book for kids, but packed with great vocabulary!

The author, Richard Scarry, talks about the different papers and the keywords that apply to each one.Complete bookis illustrated, so you can use images to memorize the meaning of each word.

ESOL Courses' English Vocabulary Lessons

Thisthe resource has a sea of ​​different vocabulary lists and lessons.They are clearly organized by difficulty level so you can move forward step by step.Many of the lists contain images to help you remember information better.

Most of these lessons are simple word lists with pictures or audio.In addition, there are interactive lessons and quizzes.They focus on the topics that you are most likely to use.For example, you can learn the words you need to talk about where you live or prepare for college in English.

ConversationExchange

ConversationExchange is a site thatunites language learners.You can find a native English speaker who is studying your native language and meet to speak in person or via video chat.

The idea is to spend part of the time speaking in English and part of the time speaking in your native language so that both of you can practice.

This is a great way to practice using words you've already learned, but it's also an opportunity to learn new ones.Undoubtedly, your English speaking partner will use words that you have never heard before.Don't be afraid to ask them to explain these words and say them slowly.

There is a useful conversation topics page to get you started.As you and your language learning partner discuss each topic, you will be able to teach each other new vocabulary.