u/nokibnur

I’ve been trying a different way to improve my English vocabulary, and it has been surprisingly effective.

I upload random photos from everyday life to ChatGPT and ask it to **describe everything in the image in detail**—not just what’s happening, but also the useful vocabulary behind it:

* nouns for objects I didn’t know the names of * verbs for actions * descriptive adjectives * natural phrases and collocations * spatial language like *in the background, leaning against, covered with, hanging from,* etc. * reusable expressions that I can use in completely different situations

What makes this method so useful for me is the **visual association**.

Since I don’t live in an English-speaking country, I’m not constantly surrounded by situations where I naturally pick up this kind of vocabulary. But with images, I can connect a new word or phrase to something I can actually **see**.

For example, instead of memorizing *“canopy”* from a vocabulary list, I learn it while looking at an actual canopy. Later, when I see something similar in real life, the word comes back much more naturally.

It feels less like memorizing English and more like gradually learning how to **describe the world around me in English**.

I’ve noticed that my vocabulary—especially my descriptive vocabulary—has expanded a lot since I started doing this.

Has anyone else tried learning English this way?
If you have, what variations of this method worked well for you?

I’ve been trying a different way to improve my English vocabulary, and it has been surprisingly effective.

I upload random photos from everyday life to ChatGPT and ask it to describe everything in the image in detail—not just what’s happening, but also the useful vocabulary behind it:

• nouns for objects I didn’t know the names of
• verbs for actions
• descriptive adjectives
• natural phrases and collocations
• spatial language like in the background, leaning against, covered with, hanging from, etc.
• reusable expressions that I can use in completely different situations

What makes this method so useful for me is the visual association.

Since I don’t live in an English-speaking country, I’m not constantly surrounded by situations where I naturally pick up this kind of vocabulary. But with images, I can connect a new word or phrase to something I can actually see.

For example, instead of memorizing “canopy” from a vocabulary list, I learn it while looking at an actual canopy. Later, when I see something similar in real life, the word comes back much more naturally.

It feels less like memorizing English and more like gradually learning how to describe the world around me in English.

I’ve noticed that my vocabulary—especially my descriptive vocabulary—has expanded a lot since I started doing this.

Has anyone else tried learning English this way?
If you have, what variations of this method worked well for you?

I have been uploading images to GPT and asking to describe the image with every detail highlighting the reusable language (phrase, noun, verb etc). Its super useful for me since I dont live in English country. I have expanded my vocabulary and I could really associate them with something I see everyday.

Have you guys tried this method?