# 10D Sentence Review

A useful lesson needs more than a long vocabulary list, because recognizing individual words is different from understanding a connected message.
Then I choose a short passage and a conversation that show how the relevant words and expressions work in that situation.
I also include a translation, but I encourage the learner to read the English first and use the Chinese only when necessary.
These small changes make the learner retrieve the structure instead of simply copying a sentence without considering its meaning.
When I study a new word, I want to know what it means here, which words it often appears with, and how I can use it.
For instance, review can describe checking a result, reading material again, or writing an evaluation of a product for other people.
Word forms matter too, so I connect develop with developed and developing rather than treat each spelling as a completely unrelated item.
Later lessons should bring useful words back in new situations so that review becomes part of understanding a new message.
There are many words in this course; should I memorize every definition before I begin reading the first passage or conversation?
What should I do with different forms, such as develop, developed, and developing, when they appear in separate exercises?
I can understand the example, but I cannot always produce a similar sentence when someone asks about my own project.
Should I review the same list repeatedly, or use the expressions in different passages and ordinary conversations during the week?