TOP 3 Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary: Advanced English Lesson

The three main methods or suggestions being presented.

Tone and use: Neutral organizational phrase. Use it to introduce a short list of recommendations.

May not fit: Use a number that matches the list that follows.

Begin doing an activity or process.

Tone and use: Common, friendly phrase. Use it when encouraging someone to begin.

May not fit: Name the activity if the context does not make it clear.

Although the activity or amount is limited.

Tone and use: Conversational reassurance. Use it to encourage a manageable first step.

May not fit: “Even if” introduces a possible condition, not a requirement.

On each day or as a daily routine.

Tone and use: Common frequency phrase. Use it for a habit that happens daily.

May not fit: Write it as two words when it means daily.

Different situations or surrounding examples that help show how a word is used.

Tone and use: Neutral learning phrase. Use it when comparing a word’s use across examples.

May not fit: A dictionary definition alone may not show every context.

Notice the written form of words by reading them.

Tone and use: Conversational emphasis. Use it when contrasting reading with only hearing language.

May not fit: The phrase is informal; “see the written words” is more concise.

Many different kinds of content or resources.

Tone and use: Neutral descriptive phrase. Use it to describe a selection with diverse topics or formats.

May not fit: Use “materials” when referring to separate resources.

Begin reading now or on the current day.

Tone and use: Direct, encouraging instruction. Use it to suggest taking immediate action.

May not fit: The action can be small; the phrase does not require a long session.

Two or more occasions; a minimum of two repetitions.

Tone and use: Clear instructional phrase. Use it to set a minimum number of viewings or listens.

May not fit: “At least twice” is a more concise alternative.

Understand something partly or generally, but not completely.

Tone and use: Informal spoken expression. Use it when describing an incomplete understanding.

May not fit: Use “understand it partly” in formal writing.

Naturally and without needing to plan or prepare first.

Tone and use: Neutral adverb. Use it for an action or response that happens in the moment.

May not fit: It describes how an action happens, not whether it is correct.

Repeatedly, on multiple occasions.

Tone and use: Emphatic and conversational. Use it to stress that something happens repeatedly.

May not fit: It can imply many repetitions, so use a number if precision matters.

A review method that revisits information at intervals over time.

Tone and use: Learning and study terminology. Use it when discussing scheduled reviews for memory.

May not fit: The schedule should fit the learner; no single interval works for everyone.

Review every item without selecting or prioritizing.

Tone and use: Neutral explanatory phrase. Use it when describing a review plan that treats all material equally.

May not fit: In this lesson, Vanessa contrasts this with selective review.

When one full day has passed.

Tone and use: Common time phrase. Use it to schedule an activity for the following day.

May not fit: Specify the starting point if the schedule needs to be exact.

A complete sentence rather than an isolated word or fragment.

Tone and use: Neutral learning phrase. Use it when recommending context around a new expression.

May not fit: Make sure the sentence actually demonstrates the expression’s meaning.

At particular planned or identified points in time.

Tone and use: Neutral scheduling phrase. Use it when describing a set review schedule.

May not fit: Give the times or intervals if the schedule must be clear.

At the point just before something may no longer be remembered easily.

Tone and use: Common time expression. Use it to describe a review happening near the start of forgetting.

May not fit: It is an approximate timing idea rather than an exact measure.

Supported by scientific research or evidence.

Tone and use: Evidence-oriented phrase. Use it when describing a finding supported by studies.

May not fit: Avoid making stronger claims than the evidence supports.

Post written ideas in the comment area beneath a video or page.

Tone and use: Common online invitation. Use it to invite viewers to share a response publicly.

May not fit: Do not include private or sensitive information in a public comment.

Save a PDF document offered without charge to a device.

Tone and use: Common digital-resource instruction. Use it when directing learners to an optional downloadable file.

May not fit: Check the source and file before downloading.