Daily English Learning Routine

Introduction

• Importance of daily practice for language learning
• Goal: Learn English in 20 minutes a day
• Inspired by daughter Emily's 10-minute practice at Kumon
• Emphasizes daily repetition over long classes

Daily Routine Overview

• Total Time: 20 minutes
  • 5 minutes listening
  • 5 minutes speaking
  • 10 minutes vocabulary practice

Step 1: Listening (5 minutes)

• Importance of listening for understanding different accents
• Recommended resource: ello.org
  • Audio and video lessons
  • Divided by language level
  • Includes scripts for comprehension and vocabulary
  • Focus on real language, not superficial conversations

Step 2: Speaking (5 minutes)

• Importance of activating passive vocabulary
• Reading out loud as practice
• Recommended resources:
  • speak and improve.com
    • AI-based conversation practice
    • Questions and answers to practice speaking
  • ello.org for answering questions from videos
  • speechnotes.com
    • Voice-to-text transcription
    • Identifies mispronunciations and punctuation usage
• Encouragement to talk to oneself about daily life and goals

Step 3: Vocabulary (10 minutes)

• Focus on 3-5 new words encountered
• Write down new words and create sentences
• Importance of pronouncing words out loud

Step 4: Reflection (3 minutes)

• Reflect on goals and progress
• Create a dream board for motivation
  • Visualize goals (e.g., events, places, achievements)
  • Be specific about objectives
• Understand that English is a tool to achieve these goals

Conclusion

• Recommendation for a comprehensive workbook for English practice
  • Contains 180 pages of theory and practice
  • Highly rated by students
• Encouragement to share the learning routine with others.