Learn more about Texts

Reading is a great way to improve your vocabulary and the more variety of topics and types of text you read the better your vocabulary will become. WordSift that can help you learn more about the vocabulary you find in the texts you read online.

Task:

• Select a text that you have read recently.
• Once you have read go to http://www.wordsift.com/ and copy the text into the field. Then click on 'Sift'.
• This will sort the vocabulary from the text and show you the 50 most common words in the text.
• You can then click on any new words and then move down the page to see more information about each word.
• You will find images, a word web with definitions and if you go further down the page you can find example sentences from the text that use the word.

Taken From Nik's Daily English Activities