Hello this is Jack from tofluency.com and in this video,
we're going to talk about how you can remember new words and phrases
in English - so keep watching!
A big part reaching a high level of English
is learning new words and phrases
You're going to have to know new vocabulary
to be able to speak and understand when native speakers
speak - but before you start learning new words and phrases
there are two things to know. Firstly,
you don't need to know all the words in English
and it's important to think about the types of words and phrases
that are relevant to you and your English learning
right now - The second thing to know is that it's so important
to learn new words and phrases in context
what I mean by this is the context of the
overall situation, so
for example, if you're watching Friends then
if a new word is said during Friends
you have the overall context of what this word means
and this helps you use the word or phrase
in the right situations, and it also helps you
remember it better. Additionally,
I highly recommend that you learn new words and phrases
in the context of a sentence
this helps you understand how to use the word or phrase
and what words it is often used with
too. So, after finding a new word or phrase
that is relevant to you and in context the next thing
you'll need to do is to get repetition
repeating a word or a phrase is going to help you remember it
over the long-term - now, you can get
repetition through what I call narrow reading
and listening and this is where you see a phrase
or a word, and also grammar repeated
in natural context. You can also get repetition
through the sentence method and this is where you see sentences
repeated when you need to see them
and we can use spaced repetition software
to help us with this
And finally, another way that's going to really help you
remember words and phrases is to use them
So, if you have come across a new word or phrase
what I recommend that you do is use it
in a situation where your teacher
can give you feedback on this because when you use
a new word or phrase then you going to be able to remember it
over the long-term. The question for this video
is this: What was the last word or phrase that you learned in
English? Leave your answer below this video
thanks for watching, and see you next time!