How To Study English For 30 Days
Studying English
requires a lot of listening,
grammar, vocabulary, speaking,
idioms and expressions,
and sometimes you don’t know how.
Well, don’t worry, today
I’m gonna teach you
the 30 Day Study Plan.
Welcome to Speak English with Tiffani.
I am teacher Tiffani, let’s jump right in.
All right, the first thing you need to do
is to prepare three different journals.
The first journal is
your study notes journal.
The second journal is your
essay writing journal.
And the third journal is
your vocabulary journal.
Now, remember I said this is a 30 day plan
and as you look at this calendar,
each week is broken down
by different colors.
Now, you’ll also see that on each day,
there’s a different color.
Now, these colors represent the intensity
and also the type of studying
you’ll be doing on that day.
So, let’s jump right into
the first week, okay.
Now, each week, again, like
I said, has different topics.
So, let’s say, for your first week,
the topic you want to
choose is maybe food.
Again, it’s up to you,
maybe you wanna talk about
or learn more vocabulary
words and expressions
that deal with food.
And let’s say, for the second week,
you decide that you want to
choose the topic of politics.
Maybe that’s what you’re
interested in, okay.
So, for one week, you will focus
on studying English related to politics.
And, let’s say, for the third week,
remember, these are only
examples and you can change them.
For the third week,
let’s say you wanna study
vocabulary related to work, okay,
related to office environment
or even your coworkers.
You can pick job for this one, okay.
And let’s say for week number four,
the topic I want to
choose is relationships.
It can be family relationships,
friend relationships,
or any other type of relationship, okay.
So, I can choose that for
my fourth topic, okay.
So, again, remember, the
first thing you want to do
is pick a topic for each week, okay.
All right, now, let’s
look at week number one.
Now, what you’ll notice
here on this screen
is that each day, yes it has
a color associated with it,
but you’ll also notice that
there is a different title
for each day, these titles, again,
represent the intensity,
okay, the intensity
of that day’s study,
okay, and you’ll notice
on the seventh day, there is a break.
Now, let me explain it like this,
remember, your brain, when you’re studying
you have to think of your
brain kind of like a muscle,
okay, a muscle that needs to grow.
But, just like when someone
exercises their bodies,
you have to give your body rest days.
Just like that, you need
to also give your brain
rest days, which is why
you have a break day,
a relax day, and a medium day,
but you also have a day where you go hard.
It means you study very hard
and the lessons are intense.
So, let’s look at this in more detail.
All right, so day one,
once again, day one is hard, okay.
Now, as you’ll see, it’s broken
up into a 60 minute period,
okay, 60 minute period.
So, for the first 20 minutes,
what you’re gonna do
is focus on vocabulary.
Okay, you’re gonna spend 20 minutes
focused on learning 10
words and sentences.
Now, don’t worry, I’m
gonna go into more detail
about each part of this, okay.
All right, the next 20 minutes
is going to be focused on
memorization and dictation, okay.
Then the next 15 minutes
is focused on writing,
okay, you’re gonna get
practice with your writing,
and also the last 5 minutes is
focused on reading out loud.
Now, this is what I want us to do.
Let’s look at it a
little bit closer, okay.
So, again, day one,
you’ve chosen your topic.
The first thing on the
left is the vocabulary.
Okay, the three things you need to do are
first, find 10 vocabulary words
related to your topic, okay,
you can look in a dictionary,
you can look online, wherever you need to
to find vocabulary words
related to your topic.
Next, you’re going to
write the definitions
in your vocabulary journal.
Remember, we talked
about your journal, okay.
And finally, you’re going to find
one sentence for each word
and write it in your
vocabulary journal, okay.
All right, now, the next
thing we’re gonna do
is the memorization and dictation.
For this part, there’s two things.
You’re gonna memorize the
10 dictionary sentences
that you did in the vocabulary portion
and you’re gonna time yourself
to make sure you can
memorize them in 20 minutes.
This is very important,
remember this is the hard day.
So, you’re gonna really have to study hard
and it’s intense, okay.
Next is the writing,
so, you’re gonna write
one sentence for each
of the vocabulary words
in your vocabulary journal.
Remember, I said, we’re
gonna use the journals a lot
throughout this 30 day study plan.
Then, remember to follow the same pattern
from the dictionary sentences.
So, for example, if the sentence is,
I love to eat delicious food,
only change one word.
You can say, I love to
eat delicious pancakes.
In only changed one word
because delicious was my
vocabulary word, okay.
And last, choose only one
or two words to replace.
I just gave you an example and
that’s what we’re following.
All right, and last, read out loud.
Remember, you need to read
the sentences you wrote
two times out loud, okay.
Make sure to be able to
read all of them twice
within two minutes, so
you’re gonna time yourself
for this portion, okay,
all right, great job.
Now, let’s keep moving on, all right.
Day number two, relax.
Remember I said the
intensity is gonna change
depending on the day and
day two is a study day,
but not as intense.
Now, it still requires 60 minutes,
but the first 45 minutes is
for listening and watching.
So, you’re gonna spend 45 minutes
focused on listening and watching,
and then the last 15 minutes
is focused on review.
So, let’s look at this
a little closer, okay.
So, again, the first part
is listening and watching.
Now, remember, you can
always click the link
in the description to
download this study plan,
so don’t worry, it’s
right in the description,
the link to this study plan,
the free download, okay.
All right, so listening and watching.
The first thing is find a YouTube video,
a drama, a movie, or a
podcast about the topic.
Remember, my topic was
food, so I can go to YouTube
and look up YouTube videos about food.
But make sure they’re
always in English, okay.
The key is, don’t stress, enjoy it.
The purpose of this day is to literally
take in information without stressing,
similar to how babies
learn their mother tongue,
whether it be English or
Spanish or French or Korean,
they don’t sit down and write notes,
they just listen a lot and
take in the information.
That is your focus for today.
And last, once again, remember to relax.
I will wanna say that
point over and over again
because many of my
students have come to me
explaining how difficult
it is to study English.
Sometimes your brain needs a break, okay.
And then, the review,
let’s go on to the review.
What you’re gonna do is
review the previous day’s
words and definitions, okay.
And you’re also going to
review the sentences you wrote
for each of the words, okay.
You’re going to kind of do a recap,
recap just means to review, all right.
Okay, let’s keep going.
Now we gonna move on to day three.
Day three is medium, okay,
so, it’s not high intensity
but it’s also not low intensity.
It’s right in the middle
and this is split up
into two 30 minute periods, all right.
The first period is for
comprehension and reading
and the second period is for writing.
So, we’re touching all of
the parts of English study.
So, here we go, day three,
comprehension and reading.
What you’re going to
do is find two articles
about the topic, remember
my topic was food.
So, you can find the articles on Google,
online, or if you have
a book or a magazine,
whatever you find, just make sure
it’s about your topic, okay.
Now, next, this is important,
you’re going to read
the articles two times.
You’re gonna read them two times
and if you have extra
time, read them again.
Remember, your brain is amazing,
it can take a lot of information in,
so try to read them over quickly.
Now, the next phase is the writing phase.
You’re going to write down the five Ws
and the key point for each article
in your study notes journal.
So, let’s pause really quick, remember,
the five Ws, who, what,
when, where, and why.
If you need to brush up
or review this lesson,
click the link in the
top right of the screen
where I explain it, okay.
And after you have that, the key point
is what you need to make
sure you write down.
And again, you’re using your
study notes journal, okay.
Then, after that, write
down 10 new vocabulary words
from the articles in
your vocabulary journal.
So, for day three you’re
using both journals.
Your study notes journal
and your vocabulary journal, okay.
All right, so, let’s keep going now.
All right, the lady just
moved a little later,
but we’re gonna keep going.
All right, so, now we’re gonna
move on to day number four.
Day number four is hard, that means
high intensity, all right,
so our 60 minute period
is broken up into three
different sections.
The first 25 minutes is
for speaking and dictation.
The second 25 minutes is for
writing and memorization.
And the last part is for review.
So, again, I’ll go into
detail, don’t worry.
So, for the speaking and dictation,
the first you’re gonna do is
find a TED Talk or video
on your topic, okay, other
videos are also okay,
but I’ve found that TED Talks
are really helpful for English learners
because they include the transcripts
and they speak very well
and very clearly, okay.
All right, next, write three sentences
from the talk in your study notes journal.
Now, remember, it doesn’t
matter which sentences they are.
You can write any sentences
you want from the talk.
Now, the purpose of this is,
you’re going to practice saying them
until you get the same pace
as the speaker in the video.
Now, this may take a little bit,
but try to do it twice and
if you need to do it more,
you can, you’re trying
to improve your fluency
and your pronunciation, okay.
Now, the next thing is
writing and memorization.
Remember, this is a 25
minute period as well.
You’re gonna write three
unknown expressions
or idioms from the video in
your study notes journal, okay.
You’re gonna also write the definitions.
So, remember, the first 25 minutes
was for dictation and
pronunciation practice,
only with three sentences.
The second 25 minutes is specifically
for learning new expressions.
Remember, it’s important to only do three
because you don’t want
to try to do too much
and then you’ll get discouraged.
So, stick with three.
And then you’re gonna
write your own examples,
this is why this day is medium intensity,
because you have to think hard
to come up with your
own examples, all right.
And finally, for the last
10 minutes is the review.
Review the sentences and
vocabulary from day three, okay.
Again, you need to refresh your memory
from what you did the previous day.
All right, great, excellent job.
Now, we’re gonna move
on to day number five.
Now, day number five is the relax day.
It doesn’t mean not study at all,
but it gives your brain a chance to relax.
And this is the writing day.
Now, don’t worry, it’s
writing for a good reason so.
For this one, you’re gonna
write about your day.
Start from the morning,
then go to the afternoon,
and finally write about your evening.
Use your essay writing journal, okay,
this is your third journal again, okay.
Use your essay writing journal
to write about your day, okay.
All right, now, let’s keep going.
So, for day six, now we’re
going back to medium.
Day six, again, medium
level intensity, all right.
It’s broken up into two 30 minute periods.
The English book is the first 30 minutes.
Now, this is where it gets quite unique.
This study plan is great
because it’s specifically
for you as an individual.
On day six, you’re going
to find an English book
of your choice, again,
I’ll tell some more.
The last 30 minutes is writing.
So, here we go, a little bit more detail.
So, the English book portion.
First thing you do is
choose one English book
of your choice, it can be about grammar,
expressions, idioms,
vocabulary, or anything,
but it must be about
English learning, okay.
Next, you’re gonna study
one lesson from the book,
or more if you have time,
but I suggest only one
to not overwhelm you, okay.
So, maybe Grammar and Use is one book
that I really tell students to look at,
Grammar and Use is a great book
or you can choose one of my books as well,
How to Make Long Sentences in English,
How to Pass an English Interview,
or even How to Pass IELTS Speaking.
It’s up to you, just pick
one English book, okay.
And then you’re gonna make sure
you understand the concepts well.
You have 30 minutes to go over one lesson.
That means you can go over
it more than one time.
Then, after that, you go to
the writing section, okay.
Using the concept you learned
from the lesson in the book,
write about the topic for the week
using your essay writing journal.
Now, let me explain that, remember,
my choice for week one,
my topic, was food.
Now, let’s say the book I chose
was How to Make Long Sentences
in English, my eBook.
Well, I’m gonna pick one lesson,
so the lesson I studied
today from that book
was about how to include
who, what, and when
in your sentences, so now
I’m gonna go to my food topic
and make a sentence using that lesson.
This is gonna be excellent
for improving your ability to speak
and to also assess information
and to apply information
that you learn, okay.
Now, the next thing is, this is important
because it helps you learn
how to organize your thoughts
and connect the things you learned.
This is exactly what I said before.
This is why this day is
so important, all right.
Now, let’s go to the final day, day seven.
The final day for this week.
The break, now, this day
is when you take a break.
You don’t have to do anything.
Relax and simply enjoy your day.
What happens, remember,
the brain is like a muscle
when you’re exercising in the gym.
This will give you brain
a chance to let everything you learned
over the past six days sink in
or soak in, okay.
Soak in means to go in completely, okay.
To go in completely.
Think about a sponge, all right.
Think about a sponge that you use
when you clean the kitchen
or you clean something else.
The water that comes down
goes inside of these holes
and it soaks in completely, okay.
That’s what’s happening on day seven.
Just relax, okay.
So, now, the first week we’ve completed.
We’ve completed each
stage, hard, relax, medium,
hard, relax, medium, take a break.
Now, what’s happening actually is
it’s the same pattern for each week.
Week number two, week number three,
and week number four all
have the same pattern.
Now, remember, I said it’s a 30 day plan.
But sometimes months have 31 days,
so the last 3 days, the 29th, the 30th,
and sometimes the 31st,
are your long break.
Don’t do any studying.
Just relax.
This is the 30 Day Study English Plan.
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