The methods of teaching vocabulary in english classes

. Riddles and puns
Riddles encourage critical thinking skills. For example, if the topic of the lesson is Weather, the teacher can use some riddles after introducing the key-words to help children memorize them.blow the clouds around and around, but you can't see me, I can't be found.( the wind) Sometimes I am big and fluffy and white and when rain is coming I am dark as night. (the sky)is full of holes, and holds water? (a sponge)is full at night and empty at daytime? (a bed)hand do you use to sit soup- the right hand or the left hand? (I use a spoon)many lions can you put in an empty cage? (one; after that, the cage is not empty)is a piece of wood like a king? (when it is a ruler)raises things without lifting them? (a farmer)is a sailor not a sailor? (when he is ashore)kind of dog has no tail? ( a hot dog)is black and white and red(read) all over? (a newspaper)
3.Games
Games are highly-motivating and entertaining, and they can give shy students more opportunity to express their opinion and feelings. Through games children can learn English unconsciously and without stress like they learn their mother tongue. With the use of games, the teacher can create various contexts in which students have to use the language to communicate, exchange information and express their own opinions.are many kinds of games which can be used in teaching English. For example Role-Playing Games. A role-playing game is a game in which two or more people interactively participate in the creation of a shared story. Most players act out roles of characters in the story, while one player is the referee or narrator of the story, playing the part of all the minor characters and providing a framework by which dramatic conflict is resolved. There are a lot of role-playing games such as Broomstix: The Harry Potter RPG, Fairy Tale, Amazing monkey adventures. The teacher can invent one himself. RPG teach social skills such as negotiation and decision making. They foster an environment where vocabulary is improved. They allow values, ethics, and morals to be taught in the context of a story. They promote reading and the study of myth and literature.
4.Songs
Learning vocabulary through music can help children to understand the power of language and how it can shape ideas, feelings, and actions. Children will be able to use rhyme and rhythm to increase their reading fluency and vocabulary. By listening to English songs, children can hear the native pronunciation of words. It improves their ability of hearing the language because the 4-beat division of most songs coincides well with the linguistic foundation of binary alteration, or stressed and unstressed syllables. Music also has a freeing, relaxing influence and can help shy children to express themselves.like apples and oranges. and oranges are so sweet.and oranges are good to eat.like apples and oranges. I like apples and oranges.

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