Vocabulary is a very
important issue to learn English Language. Without having a good knowledge of
vocabulary one cannot learn English and cannot understand or express their
thought in English. As this an era of technology students can learn vocabulary
through internet. Here I am going to discuss about three websites which teacher
can use these sites to teach vocabulary in ESL and EFL classroom and students
can learn vocabulary from these site as well.
1.
Wordsmart.com
Wordsmart is an online
placement test of vocabulary learning which designed the tests appropriate for
the level of level students. Each of levels has 200 cores words with five
exercises. Through this tool we can speak, read and comprehend the English Language.
There are some strengthens
of this site-
·
Learners can test their vocabulary
skill.
·
In the wordsmart system we can receive accurate
placement so that we improve our vocabulary knowledge.
·
Learners can challenge to prove their proficiency.
·
They can have fun with words and learn
There are some
weaknesses of this site-
·
It does not show the meaning of the
words
·
Only give the scores
2.
Cross puzzle for ESL learners
Web address- http://iteslj.org/cw/;
http://a4esl.org/(solely for ESL/EFL understudies' vocabulary tests)
It is a free site to learn vocabulary. This
site has many exercises but mainly designed with cross puzzle exercises and has
vocabulary tests begin from easy level to difficult level. It has more than
1000 activities.
There are some strengthens
of this site-
·
Make the students interactive and
engaged with lots of spaces.
·
Learners can practice vocabulary in a
group or pair.
·
Create interaction between teacher and
students
·
As it has easy level to difficult level
students can improve their knowledge their stock of word step by step.
There some disadvantages
of this site-
·
Students might get bored by solving
puzzle work
·
In difficulty level students may face
difficulty of solving the puzzles.
3.
Vocaboly
Web address- http: www.vocaboly .com
Vocaboly is a
vocabulary builder website for SAT, GRE, GMAT and TOFEL tests and also for
general vocabulary building. It has five books with 12000 words. Each word provides
the meaning, phonetic symbol and pronunciation. Learners can select each book
according to their purpose and level and can create their own book.
There are some strengthens
of this site-
·
Helpful for building vocabulary
·
Huge amount of vocabulary
·
It shows the correct answer
·
Every multiple choice has noun, verb,
adj indicator on answer side.
There are some drawbacks
of this site-
·
Testing method is not suitable for
beginner level learners as the vocabulary is set for advanced level leaner.
·
Students might get bored for giving
tests.
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