Memory method 1. basic vocabulary
A large part of the vocabulary for postgraduate entrance examination is composed of basic vocabulary. These words are mainly middle and high school words, and most students can recognize most of these participles, which constitute the main vocabulary in our oral English and writing. We call this part of vocabulary "basic vocabulary". In the English exam for postgraduate entrance examination, we should pay attention to three points when learning these words: first, spelling; The second is the collocation of active words; The third is the uncommon meaning of polysemous words. Pay attention to spelling because we try not to make low-level mistakes such as spelling mistakes in writing; Pay attention to collocation and uncommon meanings, because these words generally interfere with us through collocation and uncommon meanings in English reading for postgraduate entrance examination.
Different from the study of core words, when learning basic vocabulary, everyone needs to keep a certain speed, repeat the memory as quickly as possible, and don't focus too much on a certain point, because the memory of familiar words is prone to fatigue, which leads to inefficiency. Some words in basic vocabulary have different meanings in different contexts, so we also suggest that you combine intensive reading and extensive reading materials with real questions over the years to deepen your understanding of these words and use them correctly.
Memory method two. core vocabulary
Grammarians divide vocabulary into two categories, namely, productive vocabulary and receptive vocabulary. Those words that need to be used correctly, spoken, used and appeared in oral or written form are called productive words; And those words that only need to know, understand and listen clearly and appear in reading or listening are called receptive words. Therefore, the full name of the core vocabulary should be "core receptive vocabulary for postgraduate English reading". In view of the important position of postgraduate reading, we should first solve the core vocabulary, which belongs to the problem of "quantity" of postgraduate words. Imagine a traditional reading or a new reading with more than 400 words. If you don't know fifty or sixty words, any problem-solving skills are not easy to use. Without the "quantity" of words, it is naturally difficult to obtain the "quality" of words. Although it needs to be solved first, it is not difficult to learn the core vocabulary. As long as you can understand its meaning and get the general information of a text block, you can solve the problem. The core vocabulary is not as changeable as the basic vocabulary. For example, the word "patent" has been tested for more than 60 times in the postgraduate entrance examination over the years, mainly to examine the meaning of "patent" and "patent". Therefore, the breakthrough point and ultimate goal of our research is how to infer the general meaning of a core vocabulary from its shape.
Because the core vocabulary mainly plays the role of receiving information in reading, it is more important to correctly understand the passwords it constitutes than to memorize them. According to the requirements of the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, candidates who take part in the English postgraduate entrance examination should have certain knowledge of vocabulary generation and etymology. We deconstruct some decomposable words in lexicology, that is, we deduce the meaning of the whole word through affixes and other components. Ordinary students pay attention to common words such as "look" in "bright" and ignore "vis" in "dark". As we all know, only by mastering a certain number of affixes, and then constantly changing the combination, can we quickly decode all the core words.
For this part of vocabulary, candidates can understand and remember from the aspects of meaning, common collocation and derivative words according to the frequency of words. , combined with real examples.
Memory method three, pull out high-order vocabulary
The so-called "high-order vocabulary" here includes zero-frequency vocabulary and super-class vocabulary. The so-called zero-frequency words are words that we rarely see, and most of them are synonyms that we have seen before. For this kind of vocabulary, the postgraduate English test generally examines its common meaning rather than flexible use. The language changes of super-vocabulary are relatively few, and its meaning is relatively stable, which is often related to a certain style and major, such as economic vocabulary, scientific vocabulary network communication, geography and astronomy, biomedicine, humanities vocabulary, social life, history and culture, politics and law, negative attitude and positive attitude.
According to the characteristics of zero-frequency words and super-class words, they can be memorized by the following methods:
1. Example memory. Memorize the classic meanings of words with typical examples. When memorizing words, you can memorize typical examples to consolidate usage. This sets a scene for vocabulary memory, which not only remembers deeply, but also remembers the collocation of words. For example, when remembering the word accord, we can use examples-I agree with him on this matter. I agree with him on this matter. You can not only be familiar with words through the context, but also be familiar with such a common usage. This can achieve the effect of "killing two birds with one stone".
2. Intensive reading memory method. This method is suitable for the later period of word memory. Because reading is the highlight of the English exam for postgraduate entrance examination. Therefore, in the process of intensive reading of real questions, we can add a link after each intensive reading training, that is, summarize the keywords here, carefully understand their usage, and truly combine the words with the context of real questions.
3. Classified memory method. This method refers to collecting similar words and remembering them. When similar words are memorized together, when we meet one of them, a group of words will appear in our minds, which improves efficiency and enhances the accuracy and freedom of writing functional words. For example, wet, wet, wet and wet all mean "wet". Wet means "slightly wet, which makes people feel uncomfortable". Wet means "containing water or other liquids" and "wet". Humidity means "slightly wet" and "moist", which often means "not very dry, this humidity is pleasant". Humidity is a formal term, which usually means "high humidity in the air".
4. Comparative memory method. This method refers to the method of mastering words by putting them together to distinguish them. Memorize groups and pairs of words at the same time While remembering the spelling of words, we also master the differences and special usages between words, so that we can clearly distinguish words that are easily confused at ordinary times. For example: attitude, attitude; Gratitude is gratitude, thanks; Latitude latitude; Longitude longitude
5. Associative memory method. This method refers to memorizing unfamiliar words by homophonic and visual methods. For example, sponge is homophonic with "fat", which can be understood as sponge absorbing water like fat. So remember that sponge means sponge.
6. Theme memory method. According to the summary of real questions over the years, we can know that the majors and categories involved in real questions over the years are mainly human, social, economic and cultural fields. Therefore, we can divide vocabulary into different themes to remember. For example: economic vocabulary, scientific vocabulary, humanities vocabulary, etc.