Three Steps For Learning New Expressions
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm today i’m going to tell you
about three stages that you need to go
through to learn new expressions let’s
get started have you ever learned a new
expression and you feel like you just
can’t remember it when you want to use
it
well don’t worry maybe you are not on
the final stage yet for learning
expressions let me tell you about the
first step the first step is to
recognize a new word or a new expression
this means that when you hear it when
you read this new expression that you
already learned you recognize it you
maybe don’t remember what it means but
you can say oh yes I remember learning
this expression I don’t remember exactly
what it means but I can recognize it so
for example the expression in one ear
and out the other it’s an expression
that I talked about in the course thirty
days of English and this expression
maybe you recognize it when you hear it
when you see it I remember I learned
this expression but I can’t remember
exactly what it means now this means
that you probably can’t use it yourself
yet but it’s okay you’re only on the
first step you can recognize the new
expression when you hear it or when
someone else uses it so if you recognize
a new expression this is great it means
you’re on the path to using it yourself
let’s talk about the second step the
second step for learning a new
expression or a new word is
understanding the new word or the new
expression understanding it and this
doesn’t mean using it yourself yet this
means when you hear it when you see it
you will recognize it and understand
you’ll remember the meaning now this is
very useful when you’re having a
conversation with someone else because
maybe they’re talking and talking and
they use an expression that you learned
but you maybe can’t use yourself yet but
you
can understand this is great you’re
using it in context in your mind you can
understand it in context and this is
great because it’s the second step you
are closer and closer to using it
yourself
now some language experts say that you
need to hear an expression 10 times 20
times 30 times before you can naturally
use it yourself but if you focus on the
expression and try to use it I think you
could use it earlier than 30 times so
that is going on to the third step
the first one is recognized then
understand and let’s talk about the
third one the third expression is using
the word or expression yourself so first
you need to simply recognize it maybe
you don’t understand it secondly you
need to understand the meaning in
context and the third one is you need to
use the word yourself now at first when
you learn a new expression you’re going
to need to use it intentionally this
means on purpose maybe if you learned
the new expression in one ear and out
the other when you have an English
conversation you need to think about how
you can use this expression you can try
to use it in the conversation so this is
not 100% natural because you’re trying
to find a way to use the new expression
but if you can use it intentionally then
in the future the more and more you use
it you can use it unintentionally
naturally without thinking so the goal
is to use it as many times as possible I
want to encourage you that if you only
recognize an expression that you just
learned don’t worry that’s the first
step it means that you’re getting closer
and closer to using it yourself so I
have a question for you what are some
tips that you have for other English
learners for how they can learn new
expressions these three steps are my
tips for you but you are an English
Learner you have been learning
expressions and grammar and vocabulary
for a while so I would like you to share
your tips and your ideas with other
English learners we can all benefit
together as a community thanks so much
and I’ll talk to you again the next time
goodbye