Keyword: «lexical units»

The article reviews the role of psychological characteristics of schoolchildren, in particular such an individual feature as memory. The main types of memory that have the greatest impact on the process of memorizing words are considered. Based on the age features of schoolchildren described in this article, the conditions necessary at different stages of education for the successful development of vocabulary are identified.

The article considers multimedia presentation as a modern and effective means of developing motivation to learn a foreign language, its main goals and objectives. The extensive possibilities of multimedia presentations in teaching phonetics, vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening are also considered, and the most frequently used exercises are given.

The article gives the examples of exercises to enrich the vocabulary of military aviation institute cadets in the process of extracurricular work with a foreign language text. These exercises are compiled by taking into account the classical stages of vocabulary development and can serve as an example in the preparation of a holistic program of exercises to intensify vocabulary learning in a foreign language during extracurricular work at a military institute.