How do I review new words?

Recognising a word when you see it is not the same as remembering it when you speak. To test yourself when reviewing, cover the English side.

1. Look at the meaning or a short situation in your own language.
2. Say the English phrase from memory.
3. Build your own sentence, then compare it with your notes.

To start with, you can review today, tomorrow and a few days later. These timings are not a fixed rule: go back to a difficult word sooner.

Front of the card: to decide something after thinking about it (or the same meaning in your own language).

Back of the card: make a decision.

Your own sentence: I need to make a decision before Friday.

If you only note “decision = [meaning in your language]”, you may forget which verb it goes with. That is why you should keep the phrase and a personal example together.

Without looking at the previous example on the screen, write these in English.

1. to decide something after thinking about it
2. to do the exercises a teacher gives you to complete at home
3. to stay in contact with someone

Choose a phrase you forgot and build a sentence with it that you could use tomorrow.