Building up a word pool/go walk
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Use interesting words. - Yes, but which words are more interesting than normal ones?
Don't use simple words like "go", "see" or "do".
Use more interesting synonyms!
Means of transport
go
walk on foot
walk barefoot
ride
- a horse
- your bike
- a bus / train plane
→ get on / off a bus
go by car, bus …
- drive a car (sitting at the steering-wheel)
go by plane
- fly a plane by yourself
directions
go up = climb = ascend
go
go down = descend = I nearly tripped and stumbled down
go back = return
leave, depart ----> arrive, reach our destination, come home
Interactive Exercises
to go
go away | leave | depart | go off | slip by |
go forward | proceed | progress | advance | |
go to the place where you wanted to go |
arrive | come | ||
start going | set out | set off | get under way | |
go on | continue | carry on | go along | pass |
to walk
to walk very quickly | stride | march | pace | ||
to walk quietly with light steps | tiptoe | creep | sneak | ||
to walk for exercise and enjoyment | hike | go for a walk/take a walk | trek | go for a stroll | stretch your legs |
to walk around a place without any particular aim | walk around | wander | roam | ||
to walk through water | wade | paddle |
to walk slowly because you are tired and have been walking for a long time | trudge | traipse | |
to walk slowly and with difficulty, for example because of illness, pain, or old age |
hobble | shuffle | limp |
to walk slowly and in a relaxed way | stroll | amble | |
to walk proudly | swagger | strut | parade |
a group of people, especially soldiers, walk together at the same speed |
march | walk in step |
- adverbs and adjectives
- Adverbs of degree
- Inversions
- Synonyms
- Mindmapping