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he's coming he's coming the guy
he's the guy with the
belly
no no the guy is joe
no boss yeah not the word
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hello everyone this is hong today i'm
back with part two of the series how to
improve your english vocabulary
remember the last time i shared with you
how i improved my passive vocabulary by
using flashcards
and today i will talk about active
vocabulary if you missed the first part
you can check the link below in the
description box before we move on don't
forget to check out the latest ielts
materials from willow isles.org
and of course subscribe to this channel
if you have not
let's review what we know about active
vocabulary and passive vocabulary
high band score in ielts reading it
mostly comes down to your passive
vocabulary which is the kind of
vocabulary that you can understand in
receptive skills
listening and reading on the other hand
active vocabulary is a portion of
passive vocabulary that you can use in
productive skills such as writing or
speaking when we use productive skills
speaking or writing sometimes we find
ourselves lost for words
we either don't know the word um he's
the the guy
or sometimes even more annoyingly
we know what we mean but we can't seem
to find the word so apparently only
knowing the word is not enough
that's why for active vocabulary i would
suggest two tips
number one
learn vocabulary in context which means
that you should learn new words when you
are reading or listening to english by
this way
you can see how a native speaker
uses the word in the real life
situations because besides meaning we
also need to know things such as dye
collocations or popularity in order to
use the word number two
force yourself to use new words
intentionally
in other words get out of your comfort
zone and try
using new words that you have never used
before
so that you can avoid over common words
such as
very
thin
good or bad
by this way you can sharpen your
expressions make it more concise and
precise also to show the examiner your
range of vocabulary
alright let me share with you how i do
it there is a very simple exercise that
i always do
called summarizing that has three steps
step one
read or listen content from native
speakers it can be from books videos
podcasts
that have relatively new content
step 2 check new words
and step 3
summarize the content
using the new words that you have just
learned by speaking or writing by this
way you can force yourself to use new
words and in context
now let's practice
i'm going to tell you a story and what
you need to do is to note down new words
and later use those new words to
summarize the story there once was a
poor boy who spent his days going door
to door selling newspapers to pay for
school
one day the poor boy were starving
so he decided to ask for food when he
came to the next door
the poor boy asked for food but was
turned down every time
until he reached
the door of a girl
he asked for a glass of water but seeing
his poor state the girl came back with a
glass of milk
the boy asked how much she owned her for
the milk but she refused payment
years later the girl who was now a grown
woman
fell seriously ill
she went from doctor to doctor but no
one was able to cure her
finally she went to the best doctor in
town and he spent months treating her
until she was finally cured
despite her happiness she was afraid she
couldn't afford to pay the bill but when
the hospital handed her the bill it read
paid in full
with a glass of milk
now let's pause the video and start
summarizing the story on your own
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here's my version
a poor boy went door-to-door looking for
food because he was starving but he was
turned down every time until he received
a glass of milk from a girl
years later the girl was seriously you
and was treated by that poor boy
who is now a famous doctor
he paid all her hospital bill
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i will see you real soon bye
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