The use of basis on the mental maps for the improvement of the efficiency of work with the lexical material in the process of the foreign language training of translators

The issue of improvement of efficiency of work with the lexical material in the context of foreign language training of translators for providing more efficient extraction of linguistic means is considered. It is suggested to use the tasks, built on the principle of mental maps, providing the psychological and linguistic background of the efficient extraction. The examples of exercises are given, the theoretical and practical significance of the approach to the work with vocabulary is substantiated.