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Some of Stephen Krashen's works: Free Voluntary Reading - The Power of Reading - Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition - Youtube videos you could watch: At one point in the video I talk about checking whether the vocabulary in the poems you read and learn is formal or informal and whether it is a word that's frequently used. Firstly, you can check that in a dictionary. It will be mentioned whether the word is formal or informal. If not indicated, the word is probably neutral. My all time favourites are and If it is indicated that the word is formal, it doesn't mean you can't use it! Formal words are often used in informal speech to make it more eloquent. Next, you can just google the word. If it comes up in the search results - in ordinary online articles or youtube videos, it is frequent enough. You can also do a search for the word on and see what contexts it's used in and how many examples there are. Follow me on Instagram: 00:00 - Reading as a method of vocabulary learning 01:19 - Extensive reading 06:18 - Narrow reading 08:54 - Deep reading
