Vanessa: Are you wasting your time learning English?
You probably are. Today I want to talk to you about five common ways that English-learners waste
their time learning English, and it takes way longer than they want to actually achieve fluency.
But I also have some good news. I'm going to be giving you some solutions to help you fix these
problems so that you can learn English faster and smoother, and you stop wasting your time.
Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com. And like always, I have created a free PDF
worksheet for you with all of these five time-wasters that we're going to talk about in
today's lesson. And the solution so that you stop wasting your time. This PDF is my gift for you,
so make sure that you click on the link below this video to download the free
PDF worksheet today. Stop wasting your time, and start progressing in English.
Let's get started by talking about the first time waster. It is learning English without a plan.
This is the number one time waster when you're learning anything new. If you are just randomly
learning some vocabulary here, phrasal verbs here and, oh, I forgot about pronunciation here. Well,
you are going to be wasting your time because you don't have a plan.
But you might think, Vanessa, making
a plan is hard. How do I do that? I don't even know where to start.
Well, that's why I'm here. You can follow my proven plan for learning English,
leveling up your vocabulary, grammar, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, and speaking skills.
You'll be able to track your progress as you build your English level, and I will tell you
about that plan in just a moment. You'll have to be on the edge of your seat waiting to find out.
The number two most common mistake that English learners make and waste their time is they just
memorize instead of truly learning. I think we all experienced this in school,
where we knew we had a test coming up, so you just studied, and studied, and studied,
and memorized. And after the test, did you remember what you studied? Absolutely not.
You just completely let it fly out of your brain, and you didn't retain that information.
But that's no good when you're learning English. You want to be able to learn
something, learn some new vocabulary, learn the correct pronunciation. And
when you have a conversation, you need to be able to remember it. So,
how can you learn something and not just memorize it? Well, I have some ideas for you.
The best way to learn instead of memorize is to have a context. Not just simply remembering,
where's the bathroom? Where's the bathroom? Where's the bathroom? Where's the bathroom? Okay,
where's the bathroom? No. Instead, you need a context where you're able to use
that in a conversation, know when it is used and how it's used in daily life.
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All right, let's go on to the third way that English learners waste their time when they
learn English, and it is that they don't take notes or use worksheets as they're learning.
Scientific studies have proven that when you write something down, specifically on paper,
but you can take notes on a device as well, this helps to connect those concepts to your
brain so that you can remember them more easily. So I highly recommend taking notes
as you watch my YouTube lessons. Or you can join the full English Worksheet Library,
download those worksheets and take notes. As you're watching my YouTube videos.
The goal is to be able to remember everything that you've learned. Not just mindlessly watch
English lessons, but to really remember it. And taking notes can help you to do that.
I remember that when I was first learning French, I would go to my French professor's
office for about 30 minutes a couple times a week. And she would ask me simple questions like,
"What did you do this weekend?" Or, "What are you going to do tomorrow?" And I didn't
have much vocabulary to explain what I wanted to do or what I had done.
But when she gave me some vocabulary that I could use, I wrote it down. I had so many pages
of notes, and this was extremely helpful. Sometimes I went back and reviewed them,
sometimes I didn't. But the act of writing it down helped it to
not just go in one ear and out the other. Instead, it went in one ear and it stuck.
So I highly recommend taking notes and using the worksheets
for my English lessons can help you have an outline that you can take notes with.
The fourth way that English learners waste their time while they're learning english is
a really big one. I have a question for you. Are you a perfectionist?
A perfectionist is someone who cannot stand, they can't handle,
when things are not perfect. It has to be perfect before you take that first step.
Maybe you're trying to do something new, and you can't take that first step because you know that
you're probably going to make a mistake. You can't have a conversation in English because
you're so worried about making a mistake. What if I don't have the right word? What if they don't
understand me? What if I can't understand them? And then you decide to just not do anything.
Being a perfectionist can be a huge roadblock for your English-learning. And this will really
make you waste time. Because really, the faster that you get started, the better it will be.
So what's the solution if you are a perfectionist? Well, my tip for you is to just take a simple
step. You don't need to just jump in and give a huge presentation in English. Instead, start
slowly. Look around your room and see if there's a way that you can describe what you see. I see a
computer monitor. I see a couch. Out the window, the birds are, what's that word? Oh, I don't know
the word for what sound birds make. I'm going to look it up. Chirping. The birds are chirping.
Okay, here you are making mistakes in a safe and environment, you are learning new words,
and we can use the previous tip. You can write down,
"The birds are chirping." So that you can remember that.
But starting slow. Don't jump into a scary scenario where you're giving a
presentation that will trigger every bit of perfectionism in you. Instead,
start slow. Talk about the things you see around you and build up that confidence.
The fifth and final way that English learners often waste their time while they're learning
English, is that they wait until they think their English is good enough to begin speaking.
Maybe you started learning English when you were in elementary school,
and oftentimes in these classes, the teachers will ask students to repeat
things. Where's the bathroom? Where's the bathroom? I have a pencil. I have a pencil.
So you repeated things with the teacher, but were you really speaking and having a
conversation? Not really. So if you can understand my YouTube videos,
your English level is high enough to start having English conversations.
A great way to start doing this is just to take a little step, and you can use
one of the videos in my series, Speak With Me. Where I will ask you a question in the video,
and then I'll pause and you'll have a chance to be able to speak back.
I'm not going to tell you the exact words you need to say, you need to create them
from your brain. But this will be a safe environment for you to start speaking.
So the next time that you see someone who's an English speaker, maybe your coworker says,
"Hey, how was your weekend?" Oh, you feel much better because you've
already practiced speaking in that safe environment. I highly recommend that all
of my English students speak English in a conversation setting at least once a week.
This is a great way to have a deadline. So that you know, okay, Tuesday's coming.
I'm going to be speaking in English on Tuesday. I need to listen to some podcasts,
I need to watch some of Vanessa's videos. I need to prepare my mind a little bit for
English. And then on Tuesday, you got it. You can speak in English.
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And now I have a question for you. Are you a perfectionist? Do you wait until
everything is perfect before you take that first step? Let us know in the comments,
and I think that you'll find other English learners struggle with the same thing as you.
But we are all here in the same boat, with the same goal of achieving English fluency.
Well, thank you so much for learning English with me,
and I'll see you again next Friday for a new lesson here on my YouTube channel. Bye.
But wait, do you want more? I recommend watching this video next, where you will
get a chance to speak with me. This video will help you to speak about your weekend plans,
one of the most common conversation topics. And you will be able to master it and feel
confident. Forget about perfectionism. This video is for you. And I'll see you there.