{"product_id":"11-vocabulary-cartoons-iii-a-mason-9798416878245","title":"11+ Vocabulary Cartoons III","description":"\u003cb\u003e11 plus Vocabulary Cartoons III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the third volume of the bestselling \"11 plus Vocabulary Cartoons\" book and has been written due to the strong demand from students, teachers and parents. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo improve your memory you must increase the number and variety of your mental associations.When you learn new words, make sure you learn them in a context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is far easier to remember a picture than an abstract concept.\u003cbr\u003eSo the trick to remember an abstract word, is to turn it into a picture. \u003cbr\u003eAnd..... It is much easier to \u003cb\u003e picture a sentence \u003c\/b\u003e rather than picture a word in isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen you create the picture, make sure it meets one or more of the following criteria so that it 'sticks'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOUT OF PROPORTION - In all your images, try to distort size and shape. You can imagine things much larger than their normal size or conversely, microscopically small. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSUBSTITUTION - You could visualise footballers kicking a television around a football pitch instead of a football, or pens growing on a tree instead of leaves.\u003cbr\u003eSubstituting an out of place item in an image increases the probability of recall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEXAGGERATION - Try to picture a very large quantity in your images. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMOVEMENT - Any movement or action is always easy to remember. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHUMOUR - The funnier, more absurd and zany you can make your images, the more memorable they will be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApplying multiple combination of these five principles when forming your images will help make your mental associations truly outstanding and memorable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first, you may find that you need to consciously apply one or more of the five principles in order to make your pictures sufficiently ludicrous.\u003cbr\u003eAfter a little practice however, you should find that applying the principles becomes an automatic and natural process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome UNIQUE features of this book;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-All the hard work done for you.\u003cbr\u003eOver 200 words converted into pictures utilizing the concepts above!\u003cbr\u003e-Focus on words likely to appear in the Eleven plus Exam\u003cbr\u003e-Synonyms\/Antonyms and sentences for EACH word\u003cbr\u003e-One word per page allows this book to be used as 11 plus Vocabulary flash cards\u003cbr\u003e-Over 1500 high frequency 11 plus words in total!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8416878242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798416878245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.53d","brand":"A. Mason","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123255800063,"sku":"9798416878245","price":17.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b057bc7-4d8c-4d34-970b-6b87093b26e5.jpg?v=1687429836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/11-vocabulary-cartoons-iii-a-mason-9798416878245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}