This guide is aligned to the rebuilt Secondary 1 SEC Essential Top 100. The level focus is foundation control.
1. Diagnose
Mark words secure, uncertain or unfamiliar.
2. Learn meaning with grammar
Record the relevant meaning, part of speech, collocation or preposition, and one original example.
3. Retrieve without looking
Explain the word and write a fresh sentence before checking.
4. Contrast nearby meanings
State what changes when one plausible word is replaced by another.
5. Space and interleave
Return after a delay and mix different parts of the inventory.
6. Error repair
Separate meaning, grammar, collocation, register and overclaiming errors.
7. Transfer
Use target vocabulary in unfamiliar reading, writing and speaking tasks.
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