Unit1SomeStrategiesforLearningEnglish-解析.pptVIP

Active vocabulary refers to the words you use frequently and comfortably in speaking and writing. Passive vocabulary are the words you recognize when you read and listen. What does the author mean by “a nodding acquaintance”? This phrase is used as a metaphor. An acquaintance refers to someone we know slightly but who is not a close friend. So we only nod as a greeting when we see him or her. This interpersonal relationship is used to interpret the attitude we should hold to words that do not often occur in everyday situations. What does active vocabulary and passive vocabulary refers t