7Cs of

Learning
Vocabulary
 INTRODUCTION: Definition of Vocabulary

study of words that

valuable in understanding
you should know
oral and written
or learn
communication

VOCABULARY
Latin: vocabulum collection of words
“designation or name” that you use on a
daily basis
 INTRODUCTION: Significance of Vocabulary

Communicate
Basis of language
Understand

VOCABULARY
7Cs of Learning Vocabulary

Cluster
Creativity
Configuration
Clines Context
Clipping
Collocations
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Definition

COLLOCATION
habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with
another word or words with a frequency
greater than chance

refers to how words go together or form fixed

relationships
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Definition

juxtaposition
The fact of two things being seen or placed
close together with contrasting effect.
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Types

COLLOCATION
is two or more words that often go together,
like "hard work" or "make a mistake"

sounds "right" or "natural" to native

speakers, so the more collocations you
know and use, the more natural your English
will sound
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Definition

together place
COLLOCATION

To place together
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Types

COLLOCATION
Strong Collocations
- the link between the two
words is quite fixed and Weak Collocations
restricted - a word can collocate with
many other words
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Types

STRONG
collocations
WEAK
collocations
Very few words can Hundreds of words can
collocate with the given collocate with the given
noun noun
EXAMPLES:
make big + disappointment,
express + a wish fight, gun, lamp, moon,
fulfill news, etc.
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Examples

make the bed

I need to make the bed everyday.

do the homework
My son does his homework after dinner.

take a risk
Some people don't take enough risks in life.

give someone advice

The teacher gave us some advice on taking tests.
 7Cs: 1) Collocation - Try

Which do think goes best? Match the words in Column A

to the words in Column B.

Cloudy Order

Loud Day

Major Disaster

Curly Noise

Alphabetical Hair
 7Cs: 2) Cluster - Definition

CLUSTER
are groups of words based on a common
theme

collection of synonyms for a particular word

 7Cs: 2) Cluster - Definition

CLUSTER
a group of synonyms becomes a cluster
when it has one common meaning
 7Cs: 2) Cluster - Benefit

CLUSTER
to learn group of rapidly
words with the escalates your
help of a single learning speed
meaning
 7Cs: 2) Cluster - Types

LARGE
clusters
FOCUSED
clusters
Themes or ideas are Themes or ideas that
broad are restricted

EXAMPLES:
“the world” “coffee”
• Countries • Roast
• Ocean • Espressso
• Continent • Steam
7Cs: 2) Cluster - Examples
 7Cs: 2) Cluster - Try

Fill in the circles

with words that
correlate to the
central word.