Bored of filling the English Lessons Brighton Twitter page with links to ELB articles (a huge variety of content as there is here), I have decided to start a series of scheduled Twitter lessons, to make things more interesting. The first of these that I am introducing is a series of Vocabulary Boosts – short vocabulary building lessons once a week. On a Friday, to be precise. Each week I will choose a topic and give a list of 10 (hopefully!) original items of vocabulary relating to it. Each new word will have a brief description and an example sentence, of varying difficulty. So if you’re not already following my English Lessons account on Twitter and want to expand your vocab, please do so here!

Why Twitter?

I’ve chosen to broadcast these vocabulary lists on Twitter because it provides short snippets, on the move; a little extra learning for those with time to Tweet but not necessarily time to read a blog. And a little lighter material for short, entertaining lessons, without all the detail of a full article.

What does the Friday Vocabulary Boost have to offer

To kick things off (that is, to start), the first Friday Vocabulary Boost will have the relatively general topic of “verbs of motion”. To give you a preview, here’s what you can expect from a typical Friday list.

Vocabulary List 1 – Verbs of Motion

Sprint – to run very quickly – He sprinted away from the violent goose.
Scuttle – run hurriedly, disorderly – The crab scuttled under a rock to hide from the bird.
Lope – to move in long strides – The sasquatch loped out from behind a tree.
Trot – faster than a walk, with short springy steps – The horse trotted around the park.
Pace – to walk with deliberate strides – She paced up and down, thinking about cancelling the wedding.
Drop – to fall downwards – The superhero dropped down through the skylight and landed on the aggressive old lady.
Parade – to walk in a self-important, or showy, fashion – I paraded through the crowd, proud of my new coat.
Stroll – to walk casually – She was strolling happily across the road, unaware of the approaching truck.
Hike – to walk with effort – We hiked up to the top floor, only to be told we weren’t needed.
Dart – to move quickly and directly – She darted for the train door, and made it through just in time.

Even if there’s nothing new here, at least the examples might help you think about using the words in a different way!

Tune in again every Friday for something new. As the number of lessons increase, I will occasionally add examples of the lists back to this page, and revisit the lists on other days via Twitter for anyone that missed them. If there’s a topic you’d like me to cover, please let me know. The growing list for Friday Vocabulary Boosts so far includes: