{"id":204,"date":"2021-09-20T20:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T18:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/pep\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2021-09-20T20:32:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T18:32:29","slug":"vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/pep\/home\/resources\/vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another important step in improving your English proficiency is working on your range of vocabulary. Here are some websites that offer vocabulary exercises (among other things):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/course\/eiam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC&rsquo;s Learning English<\/a> features quick vocabulary exercises centred around specific activities<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/lessonindex.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk English<\/a> has many basic and intermediate activities for everyday conversations<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeenglish.org\/learning-english\/activities-for-learners\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cambridge Assessment Practice<\/a> (choose &lsquo;Vocabulary&rsquo; and then set your options)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For academic writing, we highly recommend Manchester University&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Phrasebank<\/a>. It&rsquo;s a fantastic resource for academic writing generally. One of its strongest features are examples of how to introduce and discuss different types of content in an academic essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All users of English (native and non-native alike) struggles with homophones. We suggest these pages for a quick review of common errors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexico.com\/grammar\/usage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lexico&rsquo;s Usage page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineteachersuk.com\/english-homophones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">101 English homophones with examples<\/a>&nbsp;(Online Teachers UK) for basic, intermediate, and advanced pairs&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>False friends (or false cognates) are often a challenge for learners of any language. MED Magazine, the monthly webzine from Macmillan Dictionaries, offers a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macmillandictionaries.com\/MED-Magazine\/December2002\/03-language-interference-false-friends.htm\" target=\"_blank\">comprehensive overview of what false friends are<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want information about false friends specific to speakers of French, try these links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/macmillandictionaries.com\/MED-Magazine\/July2003\/09-french-english-false-friends.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">False friends between French and English<\/a>&nbsp;(MED Magazine)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vidalingua.com\/blog\/french-false-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">85 French False Friends in English &#8211; Watch Out for These!<\/a>&nbsp;(Vidalingua)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-english-today.com\/lessons\/lesson_contents\/grammar\/faux_amis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">False friends (French-English)<\/a>&nbsp;(Learn English Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can test your knowledge of false friends with this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolearnenglish.com\/exercises\/exercise-english-2\/exercise-english-88916.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quick quiz<\/a>&nbsp;or this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.llsh.univ-savoie.fr\/lea\/perdrieau\/exercices\/cognates.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">longer one<\/a>&nbsp;by Marc Perdrieau from the University of Savoie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another important step in improving your English proficiency is working on your range of vocabulary. 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