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!
Input
Means of transport (how you go)
go
walk
- on foot
- barefoot
ride
- a horse
- your bike
- a bus / train / plane
→ get on / off
- a bus
go by car, bus, plane …
- drive a car (sitting at the steering-wheel)
- fly a plane by yourself
directions (where you go)
🡕 go up, climb, ascend
take the elevator/escalator up
go
⤷ turn, bend off, change your direction
🡖 go down, descend, I nearly tripped and stumbled down
leave, depart |⟶ arrive, come home,
reach our destination
⮌ go back, return
how fast you go
🧍 standing
- move slowly, take a stroll
- walk stealthily, to sneak (sneakers are shoes you can't hear)
🚶 walking quickly, hurrying, rushing
🏃 running, racing to the finish-line
→ dash, gallop, jog, sprint, trot
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 | go past |
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