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Hey, it's Hadar.
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Thank you for joining me and in this episode I'm going to talk about why
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if you want to improve your vocabulary and stop getting stuck in English, you have to stop memorizing and learning new words.
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Here's the thing, as a speaker of English as a second language, you may have found yourself in the past or in the present speaking English and then...
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you got stuck, right?
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Right?
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You were looking for a specific word and that word was nowhere to be found.
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Word?
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Where are you, word?
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Word?
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And then you ended up using a different word
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that didn't quite convey the message as you wanted it to convey the message.
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Or you just got stuck and you started getting all anxious
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and nervous and then you got stuck even more and started making stupid mistakes.
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And then afterwards you felt like crap.
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You thought, oh, my English is so terrible.
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I don't know words in English.
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And then you say to yourself, hey, you know, I just need to improve my vocabulary.
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That is the problem.
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I get stuck because I don't know enough words.
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You compare yourself to your abilities in your native tongue.
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And in your native tongue, your words are just like laying there waiting for you to grab them.
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Right?
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And in English, it's just like you have to search for them with a flashlight.
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Now, first of all, stop comparing yourself to who you are in your native tongue, because it's not productive.
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It's only going to make you feel bad about yourself, and it's just not fair.
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These are two different circumstances.
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It's kind of like you're comparing apples and oranges.
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You don't want to do that.
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Second, you have to understand that the problem here is not your poor vocabulary, is what you are doing with the words that you already know.
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And to explain that even more, I'm gonna have to take you to my whiteboard.
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But before, I want to share with you a quick story.
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When I first started out teaching, it was after a long period where I wouldn't speak English at all.
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So, just a quick reminder,
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I moved to New York in 2000 and moved back to Israel in 2004 or 5.
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So I was there for almost five years.
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And then for two years here, I haven't talked in English, I haven't read anything in English, I had no connection.
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Maybe I listened to TV shows, but that's about it.
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So when I first started teaching, I wasn't very confident about my English abilities, especially my fluency.
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So I was pretty good with pronunciation still,
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But my ability to communicate and the words and my knowledge of English was fairly limited,
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especially in comparison to where I am right now.
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And I remember the situation where I was teaching this executive.
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He was in my house.
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Back then, I didn't have an office.
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I was teaching in my apartment.
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And he wanted to practice reading articles.
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And I was just like, okay, sure, so let's open the New York Times.
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I wanted to sound sophisticated and read an article.
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So we started reading an article and I was, my eyes went black.
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Because we started reading it and I was just like, you know, trying to show him how to pronounce every word.
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And it was really great.
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And then we came across a word that I had no idea what it meant.
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Like I could figure out how to say it, but then he asked me what does that mean?
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I'm like
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And then I would try to understand from the context what this word is
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and then I would make up something and Then mind you it was like almost like it was ten years ago.
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I was young and naive and kind of
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My ego was a lot bigger than what it is today and then I And then we came across another word,
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and I had no idea what it meant.
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And then another word, and another word, and at some point I was just like, okay, let's go back to the beginning and read it again so I don't come across as completely stupid
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not knowing all of these words, right?
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And then I really felt horrible.
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I was just like, how is that even possible?
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You know, the imposter syndrome started rising up.
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I was just, how is it possible that you're a teacher and you don't know all of these words?
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And this is ridiculous, you shouldn't be even teaching.
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He thinks that you are stupid and not intelligent and blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
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Of course he loved the lesson and then he texted me, oh it was such a great lesson, thank you so much, I learned so much.
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But that doesn't matter, right?
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Everything that I thought to myself.
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And then I got obsessed with learning all these fancy words from the New York Times.
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So I invested a lot of time learning a lot of words
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that I came across in all of these academic articles and business articles.
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And as I started teaching, I noticed that I'm not using these words.
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I'm not using these words.
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And all of a sudden I started forgetting about all these words, right?
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So I spent all this time learning these fancy words, but I never had a chance to use these words.
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And then I started exploring it and I started talking to my students, seeing what they are focusing on when they're learning new words.
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And they were pretty much doing what I was doing, learning all these fancy words, but they never had a real opportunity to use them.
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Maybe I use them in my academic writing
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because at the time I was also learning English literature at the university
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So yeah every now and then I use this one of those fancy words, but in speaking in my lessons when I was talking to friends I
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Was never using them and then I started thinking about how we go about learning words
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And is the investment
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that we're making in learning all of these new fancy nice
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to have words is really advancing us in where we want to be
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which is pretty much speaking fluently
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and being able to convey our message clearly with the right words with the right flow
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and of course with the right pronunciation and intonation.
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I want you to imagine your vocabulary as a circle.
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as a sort of a circle.
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So, I was never great at drawing.
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Okay.
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Anyway, you get the point.
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That's your vocabulary.
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I'll even write it here.
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Now, this is your overall vocabulary.
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That means that these are words that you understand, that you know, that if you were to read them in a book or hear them when someone speaks,
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you'd be like, I know exactly what it means.
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You wouldn't need to go to check them in the dictionary.
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Okay? So here's the problem.
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The words that you use in regular conversation are here.
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It's a much more limited circle.
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Okay?
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So these are that you use easily, right?
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these are the words that are retrieved easily, words like house and on and chicken and soup and ladies
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and gentlemen and maybe other words that you use on a regular basis, maybe words related to technology because you use them at work all of the time.
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However, there's still a gap here between the words that you know and the words that you actually use.
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Now the problem is that a lot of people don't even think about these words as a challenge.
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They don't think they need to do anything with these words because they know these words.
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So they go ahead and spend a lot of time expanding and extending the circle.
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Now since it's the outer circle, it'll take a lot more energy and work to expend it.
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And you'll do a lot of hard work to expend it just a bit, right? And here's the problem.
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When you expand the outer circle, it doesn't do much to the inner circle, right?
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So these words usually stay unaccessible.
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I mean, you may understand them better when you read, so it definitely helps your comprehension and your listening skills.
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But the question is, is that helpful for your fluency, and does it prevent you from getting stuck?
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I don't think so.
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So what I'm saying is that instead of investing in the outer circle and extending the outer circle, focus on this inner circle.
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I'm going to use a different color for it.
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So you know that these are the words that you use easily, start putting your focus on the words that you already know,
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but you never use.
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These are the words that are not available.
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These are the words that get you frustrated because your subconscious mind knows that you know these words.
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And you're like, I know this word.
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How come it's not available?
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How come I can't use it?
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And then you remember it, right?
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An hour later, you're like, oh, that was the word I was looking for.
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Or when someone helps you and you're like, yes, yes, that's it, right?
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Whether it's like words or phrases, whatever.
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But you know this and you are just limiting yourself.
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Or you haven't done something to make these words, to turn them into active words.
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Right now they're only passive.
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And passive doesn't help us with anything, especially not with our fluency.
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So, as I'm suggesting, instead of expanding your vocabulary with all these fancy words that are important, don't get me wrong, I mean,
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it's great to know more words, it really is helpful, especially if you need to write academic articles, and if you want to write books,
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and if you want to understand better what it is that you're reading, so of course invest more time in it.
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I'm just saying, don't expect it to be available right away without doing something about it.
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And what I'm also saying is, these words are words that you hear around you all of the time.
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So maybe in the hierarchy of words, in terms of what words are more important than others, probably these words are more important because you constantly hear them,
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you know them, right?
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That means that they're very, very present in the language, it's just that you don't use them and that's the problem okay
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so I'm gonna take you back to the table
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and there I'm going to share with you the steps
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that will help you start implementing those words into your day-to-day speech
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so the first thing I want you to have is a memo on your phone
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so you can use the notes app you can use Evernote.
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I'm gonna put a link to it below.
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That's a really great app to keep track of your notes.
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And there you're going to make a list of words.
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Now this list of words it needs to be super accessible where every time you come across a word
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that you know but you say to yourself I never use this word
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so you need to have this inquisitive listening where you constantly listen to words but you're also asking yourself, is this a word I use?
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Okay, especially words that you need.
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And again, remember, these are not words that you need to go to the dictionary to look them up.
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These are words that you know, but you find yourself never using them.
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And then I want you to put it on that list.
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Now, every now and then you'll come across a word that you don't know, but you feel people are using it all of the time, And you may think to yourself,
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hey, maybe I need to know that word.
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You can put it on the list as well
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But remember the purpose the first stage is to get you to start using all the words
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that you already know it will be a lot faster and a lot more effective and
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then You are going to start adding those words as you are listening to English
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So don't think about it and try to remember it
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because you'll forget the moment it happens the moment you come across that word, you put it on your list.
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And then, once a day, or once every other day, I want you to go to that list and pull one of those words out.
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The best way to make this word more available
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and more accessible is to first of all develop the muscle memory of the pronunciation.
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Let me tell you a secret.
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A lot of times your subconscious mind knows a word
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but will avoid using it because you you are uncertain about its pronunciation.
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There is this fear here that is preventing you from using
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that word even though you know when you need to use it.
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So it keeps shoving it down until it's no longer available.
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So for example, let's say that on your list you have the word regurgitate.
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Now this is a word that I know but I never use and I know that I can use it more often.
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So let's say that that's my word and I'm going to probably say it 20-30 times just like this regurgitate,
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regurgitate, regurgitate, regurgitate, regurgitate, regurgitate.
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Then I might want to use another resource to help me get it into my system.
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So then you can use our friend Google to Google for sentences with the word regurgitate.
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And then I would probably say these words out loud a few times.
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then I would want to invent some sentences with the word regurgitate.
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So for example, now I need to think about it, the students regurgitate the materials they learn from their teachers.
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Okay, so maybe at first I'll get stuck, no wait, is there a better way for me to say it?
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The students keep regurgitating the material they learn from their teachers.
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And then I say it again, and I'll try to refine it and do it again and again and again Until it comes out naturally with flow
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That's how I'm starting to connect all the dots together all the senses hearing it Seeing it
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because it's written in my notebook.
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You might want to write it phonetically Feeling it in your mouth getting the muscles to work around this this sound
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reading it out loud, using resources that someone else created, and then creating my own sentences, right?
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And connecting all the dots there, the word with context.
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That's how you start remembering words.
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Now, don't overwhelm yourself.
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You don't need to do ten of those a day.
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One word a day is enough.
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Expanding your vocabulary by 20 words within 20 days or 30 days one month is
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Incredible it's more than what you've had before right
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so the other alternatives They don't work as well so start enhancing the words that you already know
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You will see that it's a skilled it's an acquired skill the easier to start retrieving words that you know
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the easier it will be for you to store new words or to start using words that you actually don't know.
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So what we're doing here will expand your vocabulary, will help you feel more expressive,
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but most importantly it'll give you the skill to know how to retrieve words easily
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and to integrate words into your day-to-day speech fast and effectively.
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Remember that understanding something, Gaining clarity without taking action right away is meaningless.
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It's as if you haven't done anything
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So what I want you to do right now is take a piece of paper
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and a pen and write down ten words
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So you you'll need to do some mind searching right now brain searching
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and you'll need I want you to come up with a list of ten words
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that you know But you never use you find yourself never using
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because you're not sure how to say those words
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or maybe it's just they're not available and
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if you can't think of something then start a list of five words maybe words
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that you heard in this video maybe the words
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that you have recently come across if not make a point
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that you'll get that list done by the end of today
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and then I want you to post those ten words in the comments below below
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because I really want you to commit to yourself to take action
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and also your words are going to be someone else's resource.
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So this is a win-win situation.
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Okay, that's it.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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If you like this video, I invite you to subscribe to my channel
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and come on over to my website to sign up for
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my email newsletter where you'll get a new lesson into your inbox every single week.
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Also, if you felt that this episode was beneficial, then share it with your friends,
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your students, your colleagues, so they can all enjoy the knowledge of new and old words.
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Have a beautiful week and I'll see you next week in the next video.
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Bye!
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O Cenário: Por que Aprender Novas Palavras Não é a Solução
Se você já se sentiu preso ao falar inglês, procurando uma palavra que não vem à cabeça e acabou usando uma expressão que não transmitiu exatamente o que queria, sabe como essa situação causa ansiedade. Muitos aprendizes pensam que o problema é a falta de vocabulário e se comparam à fluência em sua língua materna, mas a verdade é que a questão está em como usamos as palavras que já conhecemos. No vídeo, a professora Hadar compartilha sua própria experiência: após anos sem falar inglês, quando começou a ensinar, ela se sentiu limitada, mesmo dominando a pronúncia. Esse cenário é comum e mostra que a chave não está em memorizar mais palavras, mas em dominar as que temos.
Trechos Úteis e Colocações para Prática
- Get stuck: "Ficar preso" – Expressão essencial para descrever a sensação de não encontrar a palavra certa. Exemplo: "I got stuck when trying to explain my idea."
- Convey the message: "Transmitir a mensagem" – Importante para falar de comunicação eficaz. Exemplo: "She used simple words to convey the message clearly."
- Feel like crap: "Se sentir mal" (coloquial) – Útil para expressar frustração. Exemplo: "After the presentation, I felt like crap because I forgot my lines."
- Limited knowledge: "Conhecimento limitado" – Descreve a situação de quem tem pouca familiaridade com um tema. Exemplo: "My limited knowledge of technology made the task hard."
- Sound sophisticated: "Parecer sofisticado" – Útil para falar de como queremos ser percebidos. Exemplo: "He used big words to sound sophisticated, but no one understood him."
Seu Desafio de Shadowing: Pratique Agora
Para melhorar sua fluência e a capacidade de usar as palavras que já conhece, tente o shadowing (imitação em tempo real). Escolha um trecho curto do vídeo (como a história de Hadar) e reproduza-o repetidamente, imitando a pronúncia, a entonação e o ritmo. Isso ajuda a internalizar as frases e a torná-las mais naturais na sua fala. Lembre-se: o objetivo é não apenas aprender novas palavras, mas dominar as que você já tem. Praticar conversação em inglês com exercícios como esse é mais eficaz do que memorizar listas. Use vídeos como ferramenta para treinar – aprender inglês com vídeos é uma forma divertida e prática de melhorar sua comunicação.
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | haven't talked · haven't done · you've had |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | be found · are retrieved |
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.