WordSift: testing the word frequency

This is a website that can visualize your text. paste or type into the box and it will automatically show you the frequency of word that used in the your text, according to the size of the word. (if one word is bigger than the other, it is used more frequent used than the one).Moreover, the button of  'from rare to common' and 'from common to rare' will show you the frequency of word that used in English, not only limit in your text. 

The website also connect these words with the visual resources and examples where you can find the thesaurus relationships connected to the word. CLICK the word, and it will show you the visual thesaurus and the place of the word that is used in your text.  Let me give you an example:


paste the text above in the box and you will see:

it is the 'from common to rare' model. As we can see in the box, 'word' is the most frequently used in the text and also it is more commonly used than other words in the daily life. 

Also, you can see the visual thesaurus, the word in the sentences of the text, and the position of it.

on your left hand, there is a search bar for you to find a picture that relate to the word. 

The word 'Thesaurus' 

Value

• Focus on the vocabulary and relate the vocabulary to the text context
• visual aid(picture) for vocabulary learning
• Help to understand the main ideas of a text according to the frequency of the word
• Teach vocabulary according to the frequency of the word in English and level of the students. 

Usage: reading and vocabulary learning 

•  Reading skills of prediction and grasping the 'gist' : guess the main ideas before reading the text according to the 'wordsift'. it can be used as a warming-up activity for the reading task
•  Learning vocabulary from the text: this tool help teachers to pick up the word in the text. Students can learn the word not only base on the traditional dictionary but also on the text context. Teacher can also 'wordsift' more authentic article so that to find the usage of the word in 'real-life' world.
• Teacher can search the 'word' picture which will be used in the per-task to arouse students' interests to learn. 

Limitation:

•  For upper-intermediate or advanced learner, some words are not necessary.
•  Without explanation, students may misunderstand the vocabulary. After all, it is not a dictionary.