Muhammad Omar Iftikhar delivered this presentation in the Business Communication workshop held at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University on November 11, 2013. The objective of this workshop was to help students understand the benefits of English vocabulary and how they can improve it by reading, listening, and writing.

1. HOW TO IMPROVE
YOUR VOCABULARY
Presented By:
Muhammad Omar Iftikhar
Presented At:
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

2. What is Vocabulary?
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List of words used that are part of a language

3. The Benefits of Building Your
Vocabulary
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Gives you the ability to say what you mean
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Helps you understand other people
Helps you understand what you read
Polishes your written communication skills

4. Types of Vocabulary
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Reading vocabulary
Listening vocabulary
Speaking vocabulary
Writing vocabulary

5. Types of Vocabulary
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Reading vocabulary
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words you can recognize when reading
 Largest type of vocabulary
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Listening vocabulary
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Speaking vocabulary
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words you recognize when listening
words you use while talking
Writing vocabulary
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words you use when writing
 Use of synonyms is advised

6. Steps to Build your Vocabulary
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Read more

7. New Words
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I left the door ajar
He tried to move the car, but it didn’t budge
Because of his mathematical acumen, Harris was the first to solve
the question in class
The crowd welcomed the heroes with approbation
The verdant leaves on the trees made the world look beautiful
The Pakistan cricket team was in a quagmire when playing
against South Africa
The royal family’s munificence made everyone else in their
country rich
Some countries want to show their hegemony over others
He extolled the importance of time management
Salman cajoled his friends to attend the birthday party

8. Steps to Build your Vocabulary
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Note down new words

9. Steps to Build your Vocabulary
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Get familiar with a new word
thesaurus.com
merriamwebster.com

10. Steps to Build your Vocabulary
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Write more

11. Steps to Build your Vocabulary
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Read 10 new words from a thesaurus

12. Steps to Build your Vocabulary
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Play word puzzles

13. Using Adjectives
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What is an Adjective?
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gives more information about the noun
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An airport is a big building
That is a long bus
The tea is hot

14. Using Adjectives
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Superlative Adjectives
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compares two or more nouns
 Do not overuse superlative nouns

15. Using Adjectives
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Superlative Adjectives
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Examples
Bill Gates is more richer than anyone else
 Bill Gates is the richest man on Earth
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This car is the most fastest in the world
 This car is faster than others
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Yesterday I saw the best movie ever
 Yesterday I saw a movie that was better than the ones I
have seen
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Karachi is the most exciting city among all the cities of
Pakistan
 Karachi is more exciting than other cities of Pakistan
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16. Activity
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I am convinced that my parrot is more smarter than yours
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I am convinced that my parrot is smarter than yours
The Three Stooges are the most funniest comedians in film
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The Three Stooges are the funniest comedians in film history
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Avoid the double negative:
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We decided there wasn't no point in pursuing our research
further
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We decided there was no point in pursuing our research further
I can't get no satisfaction after using this product
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I am not satisfied with this product

17. Activity
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Your car is much _____ (fast) than mine
I think scuba diving is ________________ (fascinating) than climbing
His thirst grew ______ (big) the moment
He found his question paper ______________ (difficult) than others
They live in a ________________ (beautiful) house
She is the ____ (good) tennis player in the world
She is a ___________ (nice) girl
This suitcase is _______ (heavy) than others
Hotels in London are ______________ (expensive) than Portugal
Ahmed is ______ (tall) than Imran, but Salman is the _______ (tall) in
the class
Shazia reads ____ (many) books than Ayesha, but Nazia reads
________ (many) in their group
My brother is three years ________ (young) than me
This was the _____ (bad) film I have ever seen
February was the _______ (cool) month last year

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Your car is much faster (fast) than mine
I think scuba diving is more fascinating (fascinating) than climbing
His thirst grew bigger (big) the moment
He found his question paper more difficult (difficult) than others
They live in a (very) beautiful (beautiful) house
She is the best (good) tennis player in the world
She is a (very) nice (nice) girl
This suitcase is heavier (heavy) than others
Hotels in London are more expensive (expensive) than Portugal
Ahmed is taller (tall) than Imran, but Salman is the tallest (tall) in the
class
Shazia reads more (many) books than Ayesha, but Nazia reads the
most (many) in their group
My brother is three years younger (young) than me
This was the worst (bad) film I have ever seen
February was the coldest (cool) month last year

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Thank You