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In Episode 128 we talked about making good goals for your English. In this episode we're going to talk about how to break those goals down into easier pieces so you can create a learning plan.
Example Measurable Learning Goals
Read 1 Engoo Article a day
Memorise 10 new vocabulary words a week and use them in a sentence.
Write 3 English Emails a week (Check Episodes 18-20 of the podcast for tips)
Speak English for half an hour a week
Sign up for and complete the IELTS test before Christmas.
How to Make a Learning Plan From Goal 2
Decide where to get your vocabulary from (it should be somewhere relevant to you or your work)
Find and study your source material
Collect all the new vocabulary and new or difficult phrases
Go through your list and find definitions or explanations for those words
Write your own sentences using those words and phrases
Try to introduce them into your spoken English
Possible Systems To Implement This Plan
Just do one task each day, have one day off
Do one task each week
Do it on a rolling basis starting tasks 1-3 one week, 3-4, the next week and 5-6 the week after. Then starting a new batch of words the next week. This would mean eventually you would be doing tasks 1-3 for week 1 words, tasks 3-4 for week 2 words and tasks 5-6 of week 3 words all in the same week.
Vocabulary
Devalue - to reduce something in value or to value something less than it's actually worth.
Actionable - something that we are ready to action
Break this down - make something into smaller more understandable parts
Eavesdrop on the patrons - 'eavesdrop' means to listen to someone without their
permission. 'patron' is similar to 'customer' but tends to be used more for places that sell food and drink.
Memorisation - spelled with an 's' in British English and a 'z' in American English this is the process of committing something to memory.
By EmmaIn Episode 128 we talked about making good goals for your English. In this episode we're going to talk about how to break those goals down into easier pieces so you can create a learning plan.
Example Measurable Learning Goals
Read 1 Engoo Article a day
Memorise 10 new vocabulary words a week and use them in a sentence.
Write 3 English Emails a week (Check Episodes 18-20 of the podcast for tips)
Speak English for half an hour a week
Sign up for and complete the IELTS test before Christmas.
How to Make a Learning Plan From Goal 2
Decide where to get your vocabulary from (it should be somewhere relevant to you or your work)
Find and study your source material
Collect all the new vocabulary and new or difficult phrases
Go through your list and find definitions or explanations for those words
Write your own sentences using those words and phrases
Try to introduce them into your spoken English
Possible Systems To Implement This Plan
Just do one task each day, have one day off
Do one task each week
Do it on a rolling basis starting tasks 1-3 one week, 3-4, the next week and 5-6 the week after. Then starting a new batch of words the next week. This would mean eventually you would be doing tasks 1-3 for week 1 words, tasks 3-4 for week 2 words and tasks 5-6 of week 3 words all in the same week.
Vocabulary
Devalue - to reduce something in value or to value something less than it's actually worth.
Actionable - something that we are ready to action
Break this down - make something into smaller more understandable parts
Eavesdrop on the patrons - 'eavesdrop' means to listen to someone without their
permission. 'patron' is similar to 'customer' but tends to be used more for places that sell food and drink.
Memorisation - spelled with an 's' in British English and a 'z' in American English this is the process of committing something to memory.