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Do you ever wish that you could study “smarter”. One method that will get you your most bang for your buck is to look at the highest frequency words: The Top 500 English Words. These words are used over and over again more than any others in the English language. You will have the highest likelihood of hearing these or reading these while consuming media.  \nI hope you like shortcuts. Personally, I love them. Why bother walking 2kms when a shortcut can make your trip a measly 1km? This shortcut to learning English is to first focus on the highest frequency words. So, instead of learning every word that you encounter in your studies, you should start by putting all of your attention and energy in an area where it will pay off the most.  \nThis list is based on an analysis of the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) . The COCA is a collection of American books, articles, magazines, newspapers, and other publications. The entire COCA is more than one billion words. The words are listed in order of frequency in which they were found in the COCA.  \nWhen I teach vocabulary, I teach words in context. This means that students focus on a text, a picture, a situation, a video, or an audio clip. When we have a context that we can relate to, then we learn the words that are connected to it. This helps the brain to learn naturally and make connections between the words, the situation, and the experience. Learning in context is usually the best way to learn for most students. So why then should this eBook interest you?  \n1. You like shortcuts. You like finding the fastest, most efficient way of doing something  \n2. You don’t like to feel like you’re wasting your time on words that you’ll never use  \n3. You already have some vocabulary, but you want to make sure that you didn’t miss anything  \n4. You like to target your efforts  \n5. You want to make the maximum amount of progress in the shortest amount of t ime  \n6. You like lists  \nWhile starting with the top 500 English words is a great idea. It’s important to remember to go slow. It might only take you a few minutes to read the list, but you should plan on taking 1 month to memorise the list. Here are some tips:  \n1. Go slow. Take your time. Reading is fast and easy. Memorizing is more difficult  \n2. The words are in groups of 10 for a reason. You should study a maximum 10 NEW words per day. You probably want to go faster, but it is more important to be consistent  \n3. Use cue cards. Make notes. Get organised. Get geeky. It works  \n4. Use apps like Quizlet to help you study  \n5. Use post it notes to stick vocabulary around your home  \n6. Use a dictionary while you study  \n7. Learn example sentences for each word  \n8. Pay attention to the word class. Is it a noun, verb, adjective, adverb?  \nThe 25 top words in this list make up 1/3 of all published material in English. Not bad, eh? But wait, it gets better.  \nIf you learn the top 100 words in this list, you will be able to understand one half of all the words published. It won’t give you perfect understanding, but it is a great start.  \nThat last 50% of published words can be the problem. You will find the more English vocabulary you learn, the less frequent or useful the words become. It’s a long journey, but this is a great starting point.  \nAfter reading this list, you might feel happy or relieved to realise that you already know the top 100. The most frequent words are completely ordinary. They’re mostly pronouns (I, you, me, my), prepositions (to, for, by), and other words that are absolutely necessary for forming sentences.  \n31. go [41. me](41. me) 51. just  \n32. or 42. your 52. up  \n[33. by](33. by) 43. all 53. think  \n34. get 44. who 54. time  \n35. she 45. about 55. there  \n[36. my](36. my) 46. their 56. see  \n37. can 47. will 57. her  \n[38. as](38. as) [48. so](48.","cbCaieTWjEIu7vrL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieTWjEIu7vrL","pdf",390422,14,"English","# Study smarter with high-frequency words\n## Frequency-based vocabulary strategy\n## Learning in context and using lists\n# A 1-month memorisation plan\n## Daily targets: 10 new words\n## Consistency and slow practice\n## Study tools and methods\n# Coverage milestones: top 25/50/100\n## Understanding half of published words","[{\"question\":\"Why study the top 500 English words first?\",\"answer\":\"Because these words appear more often than other English words, increasing the likelihood of encountering and using them in real media. 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