Thl:::plurpose of thi,s ~tudy was to find out the extent inrnwhich techniqu8s such as diala9ues and qdmos can be appl ledrnin ba1anc ing the teach ing of vocabu lary to elementar'y gr'adernfor students in Addis Ababa.rnIn or-der-to test. this, an experirllentwas carried out inrnwhich 160 subjects were selected from the two schools. Thernsubjects were divided into four sections. Two of thernsections formed the control group who were taught by usingrnthe te>:t Ensl ish For' New Ethiopia. The other two sectionsrnformed the study group and were taught using techniques suchrnas dialogues and vocabulary gaffi8stogether with some selectedrntf:?chniquesstill in use in the English For New Ethiopia.rnA pr'e-test '