Things to note while studying this type of material:
 

• write down couple of examples of the expression in use;
   

• typical word combinations - you might, for example, note down adjectives or verbs typically associated with a noun that you want to learn or nouns, adverbs or prepositions associated with a verb;
   

• any special features of the word (e.g. is there anything special about its grammar or pronunciation or is it particularly characteristic of either written or spoken English?)
   

• any other information that might help you to learn the word (e.g. is it similar to any word in your own language or does it share a root with a word you already know?)
   

• any additional vocabulary that learning this word may help with (e.g. does a verb have a related noun or what is the opposite of an adjective?)
   

• any other uses of the word (e.g. can it be used metaphorically or does it have any other meanings in the way that so many English words do?).

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