The methods of teaching vocabulary in english classes

activities for developing vocabulary and forming 
concepts
.Word Puzzles
Crossword Puzzles are good because they work on the definition as well as the 
spelling. The puzzles should not be very long. 

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. Riddles and puns
Riddles encourage critical thinking skills. For example, if the topic of the lesson is 
Weather, the teacher can use some riddles after introducing the key-words to help 
children memorize them.blow the clouds around and around, but you can't see me, 
I can't be found.( the wind) Sometimes I am big and fluffy and white and when 
rain is coming I am dark as night. (the sky)is full of holes, and holds water? (a 
sponge)is full at night and empty at daytime? (a bed)hand do you use to sit soup- 
the right hand or the left hand? (I use a spoon)many lions can you put in an empty 
cage? (one; after that, the cage is not empty)is a piece of wood like a king? (when 
it is a ruler)raises things without lifting them? (a farmer)is a sailor not a sailor? 
(when he is ashore)kind of dog has no tail? ( a hot dog)is black and white and 
red(read) all over? (a newspaper) 
3.Games
Games are highly-motivating and entertaining, and they can give shy students 
more opportunity to express their opinion and feelings. Through games children 
can learn English unconsciously and without stress like they learn their mother 
tongue. With the use of games, the teacher can create various contexts in which 
students have to use the language to communicate, exchange information and 
express their own opinions.are many kinds of games which can be used in teaching 
English. For example Role-Playing Games. A role-playing game is a game in 
which two or more people interactively participate in the creation of a shared story. 
Most players act out roles of characters in the story, while one player is the referee 
or narrator of the story, playing the part of all the minor characters and providing a 
framework by which dramatic conflict is resolved. There are a lot of role-playing 
games such as Broomstix: The Harry Potter RPG, Fairy Tale, Amazing monkey 
adventures. The teacher can invent one himself. RPG teach social skills such as 
negotiation and decision making. They foster an environment where vocabulary is 
improved. They allow values, ethics, and morals to be taught in the context of a 
story. They promote reading and the study of myth and literature. 

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