All of the words in List 1 look easy because they are simple one-syllable words that refer to easily illustrated actions or objects.They are also quite common words in English,appearing among the 1,000 most frequent words. And yet,they are not likely to be known to students who have not had previous instruction in English or exposure to the language outside school.Furthermore,there is nothing in the written form or the pronunciation of the words themselves that gives a clue to their meaning. If students are to learn them,they must see or hear the words in contexts that reveal their meaning,and,as a rule,they must do this many times before the link between a word and its meaning is well established