Dear Students, in this module we learn ways of Improving our Vocabulary. To improve memory, and

to retain words, perhaps forever, we have to learn new words based on the functions of a word.

What are the functions of a word? The first one is obviously to write. The second is to speak. And

third is to think.

To speak we need to learn the correct pronunciation. To write, the correct spelling. And to think,

which is the most important we need to master the literal and figurative meanings.

Let’s understand the process, the correct way to learn words, through an example. Let us learn this

word based on the functions of a word : Bourgeois, Spelt as B-o-u-r-g-e-o-i-s, first learn its correct

pronunciation, its pronounced as buezwa. Use the audio button in online dictionaries to hear the

word. Say the word loudly to yourself. Bourgeois. To write