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Michael Dang Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Could you share your method to improve vocabulary?

I normally listen to subtitled CNN student news because of its variety of new words and phrases. For example,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq2xjCJsMfhkw0AAWg5TqeQ
What is your method?
  

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Hello, Michael, and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering. I suggest that you listen without the subtitles; using them is too passive for language acquisition.

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Hello, Michael, and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering.
I suggest that you listen without the subtitles; using them is too passive for language acquisition.
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HI Michael,
Learning vocabulary takes time, and your use of the CNN student news is good. As has already been suggested, see how you go without the subtitles. To get the best progress in your vocabulary development, however, you need to choose listening and reading materials that are at the right learning level for you. I go through this in a bit of detail in my blog article on developing your

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