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00:0-1	oh 50 I think it's rolling . Hi everybody ,
00:03	welcome back to our weekly live stream . My name
00:05	is Alicia . And in this week's lesson , we
00:08	are going to talk about vocabulary study strategies in this
00:13	lesson , we're going to talk about how to study
00:16	some ideas for studying vocabulary , making a study schedule
00:20	and finding new vocabulary words . So I hope beginner
00:25	, intermediate and advanced learners can find some tips to
00:29	help build vocabulary skills in this lesson . So as
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02:32	our deal for today . So today we're gonna talk
02:35	about vocabulary , study strategies , vocabulary , study strategies
02:40	. Uh So I hope that everybody finds something ,
02:43	some ideas that they can use today . Youtube .
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02:52	juan . Hello Z Hello ? Uh oh gosh ,
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03:24	lesson boards . What are we going to talk about
03:27	today ? This , this is what we're going to
03:28	talk about today . I can't see it's very bright
03:31	today . Okay , today we're going to start the
03:34	lesson by talking about spaced repetition . I talk about
03:38	space repetition every once in a while because it's very
03:41	important . So we're gonna talk about that , we're
03:45	going to talk about uh where to find vocabulary lists
03:50	and some ideas for creating your study materials . And
03:54	then we're going to talk about how often to study
03:57	what to do to review how to make your next
04:00	steps essentially , so how to make sure you continue
04:04	to move forward with your studies . Okay , so
04:07	let's get started . Also if you haven't , please
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04:25	. Oh , okay . So let's get started with
04:29	spaced repetition . What is the deal with spaced repetition
04:33	? You've probably , if you follow this channel on
04:36	Youtube or this page on facebook , you have probably
04:40	heard me talk about spaced repetition before . So spaced
04:44	repetition is a study method . It's not only for
04:50	language , you can use spaced repetition to study anything
04:55	I can think of , anything you need to remember
04:58	. You need to memorize something . So like preparing
05:02	for a test for something . For example , you
05:04	can use spaced repetition to do that . What is
05:09	spaced repetition ? Oh my gosh . What does this
05:12	even mean spaced repetition . Here . The idea here
05:16	is you study a new vocabulary word , then take
05:21	a break , then review the word again , then
05:25	take a longer break than review again and again and
05:29	again and so on . Okay , this is the
05:31	basic idea of space repetition . Oh super chat .
05:35	Thanks very much for that . Uh Welcome . Okay
05:38	, so , oh , so if you imagine this
05:43	visually , imagine this as an image . Yeah ,
05:48	So new word , is that the star here .
05:50	You learn a new word . Then maybe at the
05:55	end of the day you review that word again ,
05:57	this blue line . Then the next morning you review
06:00	the review the word again , You wait a day
06:04	, review again , you wait three days review again
06:07	, you wait a week review again . So these
06:10	spaces are important . Taking a break between your study
06:15	sessions is important . You have to give yourself time
06:19	to remember the information . So this is the idea
06:24	with spaced repetition studies , spaced repetition studies . Okay
06:28	. All right . So this is the kind of
06:31	the focus point for today . All right . So
06:35	how do we use this to improve our vocabulary ?
06:40	A key point as always , is this review new
06:44	words and phrases studying once or twice isn't enough .
06:48	You cannot , in most cases read a word or
06:51	hear a word just one time and expect to remember
06:55	it . You need to review those things . Review
06:58	concepts , review phrases , review idioms , whatever you
07:02	need to make sure you are reviewing information to .
07:07	Okay , so this is another very common question to
07:12	start , especially if you're stuck somewhere . So what
07:17	vocabulary should I study ? What vocabulary should I study
07:20	? So a guide . This is not a rule
07:24	, just some ideas for different levels of learners .
07:28	If you are a beginner , if you're a beginner
07:31	, look for what are called core word lists ,
07:35	core word lists . A core word list is a
07:39	list of the most common words in the language .
07:44	So like the most common like 100 words means the
07:48	100 words that are used the most in that language
07:52	. So like numbers , greetings and so on .
07:56	There are like about for most languages around 2000 words
08:00	or so to get conversational fluency . So this is
08:04	a great place to start using these core word lists
08:09	. If you're a beginner , you can start there
08:11	for intermediate learners , you can use of course core
08:16	words . Maybe finish your core wordless and then you
08:20	can find new topics in your life . So if
08:23	you are an intermediate learner you can probably understand some
08:29	daily conversations , maybe you can read things on social
08:32	media and in the news , then start looking for
08:37	new topics in your life . So your hobbies ,
08:40	things like that for more advanced learners You can use
08:45	news media and other current resources to build your vocabulary
08:51	. This is what native speakers do . I do
08:53	this to build my vocabulary . I find new words
08:56	all the time . Like we don't everybody , it's
08:59	impossible . I think to know 100 of a language
09:03	. So we are always building vocabulary . Always studying
09:08	. Okay , so again , review is so important
09:12	to do . You can't just study one time .
09:14	please make sure to review . Okay . All right
09:17	, so this is spaced repetition . Super important .
09:22	Way of studying . A super important approach to your
09:25	studies . All right . So that is part one
09:29	for today's lesson . Next , we're going to talk
09:31	about how often to study and how often to review
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10:39	. Alright onward vocabulary study strategies . So next one
10:47	, Part two , how often do I study ?
10:49	How often do I review ? The best answer is
10:53	every day , every day . So a little bit
10:56	every day is the best . For example if you
11:00	study morning and night or if you study during work
11:05	or study breaks , like you make a habit in
11:08	other words , always in the morning , always at
11:10	night , always when you take a break maybe after
11:14	meals . So it meals lunch , breakfast , dinner
11:17	. Yeah , so the point creates study habits throughout
11:23	your day , creates study habits throughout your day .
11:27	So 10 minutes am and pm is 20 minutes a
11:31	day every day . So it seems like a short
11:35	amount of time when you do it , like only
11:38	five minutes during breakfast . Today is that enough .
11:41	It seems like a short period of time , but
11:44	with repetition and review , you get a lot of
11:47	practice , so make some time every day and you'll
11:50	build up a lot of information over weeks and months
11:54	. So make some time every day to do some
11:58	studies . Okay then this one is another common question
12:04	that viewers often have , I don't know what to
12:06	study next . People will get kind of stuck ,
12:08	I don't know what I'm doing , I don't know
12:10	what I should how I should look at vocabulary now
12:14	. So some ideas for you and if you have
12:16	ideas you can send them in the chat . Uh
12:19	we can all see uh your idea too . So
12:23	I don't know just study next . You can try
12:26	to read about topics that interest you in english .
12:30	So what are your hobbies ? What do you like
12:32	to do ? Do you have some like specific interests
12:36	? Some kind of like science topic or technology topic
12:39	or culture topic ? Try to find some topics in
12:42	english that interests you . So think of the things
12:46	you like to do in your native language and look
12:50	for that in english . So that's a great way
12:53	to build your vocabulary . That's just for you .
12:56	You can find new vocabulary words this way another one
13:01	add new words to your flashcards or vocabulary study lists
13:07	. So not just reading or listening to new vocabulary
13:12	words but when you find new words put them if
13:16	you use like a digital vocabulary study app or you
13:20	have a flashcard app you can put them into your
13:23	lists for study or you can write them you can
13:25	write analog list too . I I like to actually
13:28	write new vocabulary words down . That's that's my favorite
13:32	thing to do . So add your new words to
13:35	your existing study lists . So that's a great way
13:38	to make sure you keep reviewing those new words .
13:43	Okay then review the words . So review those new
13:47	words that you pick up and review your readings to
13:51	see if you understood more . So for this one
13:55	uh you should consider , well this one is more
13:58	for reading . If you are looking at books or
14:01	magazines or newspapers that kind of thing . Read it
14:05	once . Like read a page one time pick up
14:08	the new words and write them down or study them
14:11	for a couple of days , then go back and
14:14	review your reading to see if you can understand it
14:18	again . So that's a great way to test yourself
14:21	to make sure you picked up those words . Okay
14:24	so do that again . Review is a key theme
14:28	for this lesson . Finally . Don't forget to practice
14:33	making questions with new words as well . So when
14:37	people say I don't know what to study next often
14:40	like a thing that they forget is that they also
14:43	when they want to participate in conversations need to ask
14:46	questions . So I encourage you please also study question
14:52	patterns . So use your new vocabulary to study question
14:55	patterns because those are extremely important in conversation . So
15:00	a few ideas for what to study next . Okay
15:04	. A technical ball says how do I join online
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15:14	And there are some live online classes available I think
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15:22	the website for more details . Okay . All right
15:25	. So this is part two . Uh Giancarlo Lannoy
15:29	says what if I can write in english ? But
15:31	I struggled to speak in english . Yes , I
15:33	will talk about this in part three . Speaking of
15:36	course , getting speaking practice with new vocabulary words .
15:39	All right , cool . So , oh , Jurin
15:43	has another tip . Singing songs in english . Yes
15:46	. Singing songs in english can be a great way
15:49	to get familiar with new vocabulary words . Uh ,
15:53	just be careful . You choose songs that are helpful
15:55	for your everyday life . Okay , other questions .
16:00	Um , let's see . I don't see other questions
16:03	yet . So , okay , we'll continue on then
16:05	to part three . Part three . So if you
16:08	are just joining . Today's lesson is about vocabulary study
16:12	strategies , vocabulary study strategies . We are talking about
16:15	how to study one . Study methods for vocabulary and
16:20	also where to find new vocabulary words , how to
16:24	practice them and so on . So you can share
16:26	your tips . Also a quick reminder google is your
16:30	friend as always . So sometimes you send me messages
16:34	online like Alicia please make a list of look like
16:37	construction vocabulary words or hospital vocabulary words . Don't wait
16:41	for me . You can google those things . Type
16:44	google into google like hospital vocabulary words . English you
16:49	will find . Okay so let's go to part three
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17:20	three . Part 3 . Who ? All right so
17:26	some ideas for your studies uh and some ideas for
17:30	how to improve the various aspects of language with this
17:34	. So first where do I find vocabulary lists ?
17:38	So some of you write to me and they're like
17:40	Alicia make a list of this Alicia make a list
17:42	of that . I have other things I have to
17:45	do . I cannot make lists for everybody . So
17:47	where do we find vocabulary lists ? You can find
17:51	pre made , pre made , pre made means someone
17:54	else made that vocabulary list . And you can access
17:58	it a pre made vocabulary list . So you can
18:01	use english class one on one dot com . We
18:03	have many vocabulary lists that you can use to practice
18:07	. Maybe some of you know hunky monkey is another
18:10	. It's a flash card program , a digital flashcard
18:14	program you can use to study like anything . So
18:17	these are some examples . I'm sure there are others
18:20	that I have not used . You can check that
18:22	out . Rocio . Hey one of our members is
18:25	how do we practice our writing ? I will tell
18:27	you my ideas in a bit . Okay so other
18:32	ideas if you don't want to use pre made vocabulary
18:35	lists you can make your own make your own vocabulary
18:38	list . So for example use your favorite website to
18:42	make a list of vocabulary words . So read the
18:45	website every morning or every night whatever and make notes
18:49	. What are the new words on that website ?
18:52	Hobbies . So think of your hobbies , what do
18:55	you like to do ? Can you talk about that
18:57	with other people ? Can you write messages about it
18:59	with other people ? Check out your hobbies ? Where
19:01	are the new words there ? Use your favorite tv
19:05	show ? These movies use music . So always actively
19:09	participating . So always listening are always watching . Looking
19:13	for those new words . Yeah okay then everybody is
19:18	asking how do I improve this ? How do I
19:20	improve that ? So study methods of course a key
19:24	for most people I think with vocabulary is using flash
19:28	cards you can use digital or analog flashcards . But
19:32	how do you study to improve a specific skill ?
19:37	If you want to improve your writing skill you need
19:40	to Right yeah so try making journal entries or diary
19:46	entries or build questions in a notebook . If you
19:50	can't ask someone the question , just write questions in
19:53	your notebook . Yeah . Or maybe you find a
19:56	question online . You think you can use write it
19:59	down To get better at writing . You have to
20:02	write . Yeah . So don't worry about making it
20:06	100 perfect . Every time in your journal entry you
20:10	just need to practice . Yeah so practice writing by
20:14	writing . Okay , read to work on your reading
20:18	skill . Make sure you read . So visit websites
20:21	that challenge you read newspapers . If it's at your
20:25	level , try magazines as well . If this is
20:28	difficult , if you're a beginner you can just use
20:32	Children's books . I've done it like start with the
20:35	same things that native speakers use to practice . So
20:39	if these things are difficult you can start by using
20:43	Children's books too . Okay speaking speaking so of course
20:51	to get better at speaking you have to speak so
20:54	you have to practice using new words in conversation .
20:58	If you don't have someone to practice with , talk
21:01	to yourself . Talk about what you're doing . Talk
21:04	about your day , explain it to yourself . Maybe
21:07	it sounds crazy but it's a way to get used
21:10	to making those sounds , a way to get used
21:13	to practicing using new words as well too . Okay
21:17	. All right . Um Then uh it's hard to
21:22	say it's very bright here . Study Oh yeah this
21:24	tip study words and phrases . This is for all
21:28	of these study method points . Study words and phrases
21:33	. Sometimes a group of words is an idiom and
21:38	we need to study it as one phrase . So
21:40	an idiom means it's a group of words together that
21:45	has its own special meaning . For example , it's
21:49	a piece of cake . So it's a piece of
21:51	cake . Doesn't mean like something is actually cake .
21:55	This expression , this idiom means it's easy , it's
21:59	easy . This is an example of a word or
22:03	a group of words you have to study together .
22:06	So piece of cake might be really confusing the first
22:10	time you hear it , you need to study these
22:12	idioms or here's another one . Let's bite the bullet
22:16	. Let's bite the bullet . What ? So a
22:19	bullet is the thing that comes from a gun ,
22:22	shoot a gun and the bullet comes out . So
22:25	to bite a bullet sounds really really strange , right
22:28	? But this idiom means to accept . You have
22:33	to do something you don't want to do and you
22:37	do it anyway . So you do this thing that's
22:39	uncomfortable or you you're not happy about it , it's
22:42	painful but you have to do it . So you
22:45	do it . That's the expression . So don't study
22:48	only one word at a time . But think of
22:50	words in units to Yeah . Ahmed says I talk
22:55	to myself all the time . It sounds crazy but
22:57	it's effective . Yeah . I know right . Like
22:59	it's good to do . Uh I talked to myself
23:02	a lot in the kitchen like when I'm cooking I'll
23:05	think about what I have and what I need and
23:08	that kind of thing because it's really easy to kind
23:11	of practice for me when I'm cooking or something like
23:14	that . So in my case that's one of my
23:17	favorite times to practice using another language just talking to
23:21	myself is in the kitchen sometimes cleaning too . Yeah
23:25	. Okay . Uh jay , Jason Andres says I
23:29	speak so well by myself but when someone talks to
23:32	me I get nervous so I get confused . Yeah
23:34	, for sure . Everybody still does that . Even
23:36	native speakers do that in their native language . Right
23:39	? So that's a confidence issue for sure . But
23:42	with practice again , with practice it becomes a little
23:45	bit easier . All right , So that is it
23:49	for today vocabulary study strategies . Maybe you found some
23:52	new ideas , but I hope the one thing I
23:55	hope you take from this lesson is review . Please
23:58	review . Uh review is so important and just keep
24:02	using those new words you pick up . If you
24:04	would like to take a picture of today's lesson boards
24:07	, I will show them to you one more time
24:08	. Here they are . So we talked about space
24:11	repetition . We talked about where to find vocabulary lists
24:15	and some study method ideas and we talked about how
24:19	often to study and how often to review . So
24:22	hopefully you found some new ideas . You've got some
24:25	new ways that you can study your new words .
24:28	So I hope it's helpful for you . What about
24:30	singing in english ? Yeah , someone mentioned that earlier
24:33	. That's another good way to practice for sure .
24:35	Just make sure your songs are helpful for you I
24:38	suppose uh in your everyday life . Okay , so
24:42	that's it for this week's lesson . Next week I'll
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25:10	always make sure to catch it . Next week I'm
25:13	going to talk about how to tell a story with
25:16	simple past and past . Perfect . How to tell
25:19	a story with simple past and past . Perfect .
25:21	Lots of people ask about past . Perfect . Like
25:24	what do I do with this grammar point ? We're
25:27	going to talk about it in next week's lesson and
25:30	you will get some storytelling skills . All right ,
25:34	do check it out . Please join me next week
25:36	. Ah Yeah , that was super cool . So
25:39	let's uh let's say goodbye here for this week .
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25:59	It is not on facebook like facebook . Just you
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26:05	Okay . I will say goodbye there for this week
26:08	, so thanks very much for joining me . Thanks
26:10	very much for your great questions of course , enjoy
26:14	the rest of your day , enjoy the rest of
26:15	your week and I will see you again next .

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