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There are five things I still do after many years to keep my level of English,
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because language is not something you learn once and then you have that permanently.
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We don't automatically keep the same level forever.
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We need to take care of it.
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For example, I can feel that if I don't use English for a week or two,
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for example, over the Christmas holidays,
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I can feel that my brain is a little slower and my fluency is not that great.
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I have to search for words longer.
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So, nothing dramatic but it is noticeable.
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Today I'm going to give you tips on what I do to keep a C2 level.
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But of course the things could be different for different people and that's totally fine.
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And these tips could work for students who are at C2 or C1 as well,
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just advanced learners.
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I'm Eva or call me Eva.
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I'm a non-native speaker of English and I studied English at university.
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I have a master's degree in English.
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Then I also passed the CPA exam a few years ago, C2 level certificate.
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I'm now saying this to brag again.
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I just want you to know who you are listening to and what my life looks like.
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So I'm also a professional English teacher.
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So I am in contact with English every day.
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I speak every day.
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But of course, my students are,
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their level is lower than mine, which is natural.
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So I also need to actively seek some opportunities where I can meet my needs and my level as well.
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I live in the Czech Republic.
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I don't have any native speakers around.
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My husband is Czech, so it's really up to me what I do with my English.
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First of all, number one,
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I think it starts here.
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It's my conscious decision to challenge myself,
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to choose something that challenges me,
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to choose difficulty on purpose.
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Because at this level, even C1 or C2,
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it's incredibly easy to stay comfortable.
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I could sit down, watch a sitcom like Friends,
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understand everything effortlessly because it's an easy concept and you get everything even from the picture,
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from the actors.
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So it's not that difficult to understand.
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My brain is not really working.
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I mean, it's a nice activity.
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It's enjoyable.
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Of course, I do these as well,
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but I try to make sure that I also find something challenging that triggers my brain.
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Something that pushes me.
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For example, a podcast with complex ideas or books on miscellaneous topics
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because I know that my brain will have to think and work a little more.
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So that's why discomfort is important.
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The second thing I do is really simple but I believe it's really powerful and it's this.
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It's keeping a notebook with some English notes and vocabulary and I have a few older ones behind me somewhere over there.
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It's not just about writing down a new vocabulary
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because at this level you usually know a lot
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but I know a lot of words passively and
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when I for example watch something I see a word
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and I'm like okay I think I know the word I think I understand from the context
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but would I use that word actively do I know a hundred percent what
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that means or am I just guessing based on the context even
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if I see something and it's clear
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and I understand I still write it down if I find it interesting and I think okay would I really use it,
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would I not?
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So, or an idiom, I'm like,
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oh yeah, I understand, but I don't think I ever use that actively.
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I write it down, I write an example sentence,
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and then from time to time,
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I get back to my notes.
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On top of that, I think I use a lot of that as inspiration for my classes or videos,
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so I kill two birds with one stone that way.
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Number three, the thing I do is that from time to time I book a lesson,
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either with a native speaker or with a Czech speaker who teaches English.
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And the reason is simple.
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It's refreshing.
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I need to speak.
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I need to react.
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It's completely different than just watching something or listening to something.
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I need to be active.
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So that's important.
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And it's also good for me as a teacher from time
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to time to be on the other side to feel like a student and to understand how students might feel.
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So I don't do that very often,
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maybe once a month or if I have,
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I don't know, in the summer,
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if I have more free time,
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I book a few classes, a package with someone.
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And I must say, I enjoy that.
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It's also enjoyable for me to see different people from different countries.
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And these days with online learning,
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it's so, so easy and convenient.
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You can talk to someone in the US,
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you can talk to someone here,
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but it can be online.
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I don't need to go anywhere and still I can get good practice.
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But don't worry if it looks like a lot.
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It's not really because it's really like from time to time or when I feel like that.
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But from time to time,
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it's good to do these things.
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Let me know what you think.
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Now let me move on to number four and
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when it comes to tools
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and apps the only app I still use is Quizlet again from time to time
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and if I really learn something completely new a new word i put it there
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because you can have your like your personally it's my personal
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set of vocabulary i update it i add some words
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or i can delete some words
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and again from time to time i just click through these games
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and flash cards and i review things maybe once a month
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or something like that or in a car or on the bus,
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I click through my Quizlet.
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And the last thing, number five, is not that frequent.
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Again, don't worry, but it's an exercise,
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a worksheet or something like that.
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Again, from time to time,
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for example, something like this CPE past papers,
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I just pick one exercise.
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It takes like 10 minutes,
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but it's really challenging because you need to choose the right word
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or thing of the word you're filling the missing gaps
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and you really need to think about the language actively 10
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minutes instead of you know scrolling on my phone i just do something like
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that as you can see none of these tips are groundbreaking it's nothing super special it's not rocket science
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but these simple things and the intention it really matters
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and it really helps me please share your experience and your tips
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if you're at c1c2 what do you do to keep an advanced level of english
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or what do you do to maintain your level of english
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please let me know also this episode is completely free for you as usual to watch
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and learn from so if you find some value here please subscribe
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or like this video because this way you can support this channel completely for free
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and we can spread beautiful English around the world at no cost.
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So thank you for that.
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So I hope this episode helps you as well to speak beautiful English.
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Take care.
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背景與上下文
在本人多年的英語學習和使用過程中，我已經達到C2水平。人們常常認為一旦掌握了一門語言就不再需要努力。然而，語言的維護需要我們持續的投入和練習。因此，為了保持我的英語能力，我會自覺尋找機會來挑戰自己，保持思維活躍。這段影片中，我與大家分享了我保持C2英語水平的五個習慣，儘管每個人的情況可能不同，但這些技巧對任何高階英語學習者都是適用的。
日常交流的5個重要短語
- 選擇挑戰性的內容 - 每個人都可能陷入容易的活動中，因此要主動選擇具有挑戰性的閱讀或聽力材料。
- 保持記錄 - 通過記錄新的英語單詞和表達方式，可以有效提高你的詞彙量。
- 多聽複雜的播客 - 收聽包含複雜思想的播客，有助於你更深入地理解語言的運用。
- 參與英語會話 - 尋找練習口語的機會，例如參加線上討論或語言交流活動。
- 多讀書 - 嘗試閱讀各種話題的書籍，能有效提升你的理解力和表達能力。
逐步跟讀指導
為了克服影片中的難度，可以採用以下步驟：
- 選擇影片：選擇一段適合你自己水平的英語影片，確保內容有足夠挑戰性。
- shadow speech練習：首先觀看一遍影片，理解大意，然後逐句模仿講者的發音和語調。
- 重複與錄音：邊跟讀邊錄音，之後回聽自己的發音，發現並改進發音錯誤。
- 定期回顧：每週返回你的筆記和錄音，檢查哪些地方還可以進一步提高。
- 利用可用資源：推薦使用各種 shadowing site 上的資源和材料，使你的練習內容更加多樣。
通過這種方法，不僅可以提高英語發音，還能有效提升雅思口語練習的質量。利用看YouTube學英語的方式，讓每次學習都充滿樂趣和成就感！
什麼是跟讀法？
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。