Speak English Fluently Rule 1
Summary
TLDRIn this video, A.J. Hogue, the director of Effortless English, introduces Rule 1 of his language learning approach: learn phrases, not individual words. He explains that memorizing entire phrases helps learners retain vocabulary better and also teaches grammar naturally. By focusing on phrases, learners understand context, making it easier to remember and use words correctly in sentences. Hogue encourages students to create a notebook of phrases they encounter in real English content and review it regularly. This method speeds up both grammar and vocabulary acquisition, leading to faster and more effective learning.
Takeaways
- 😀 Learn English phrases, not individual words.
- 🤓 Phrases provide more context and are easier to remember than single words.
- ✍️ Always write down the whole phrase or sentence when encountering new vocabulary.
- 🧠 Learning phrases helps improve memory through context and stories.
- 📚 Phrases also teach grammar automatically, without needing to study explicit rules.
- 👨🏫 Native speakers naturally learn grammar through phrases, not isolated words.
- 🚫 Memorizing single words from textbooks can lead to mistakes and slower learning.
- 📖 Studying phrases helps you learn how to use words in context, including proper verb conjugations.
- 💡 Reviewing phrases instead of words improves vocabulary retention and faster usage.
- 📝 Keep a phrase notebook and review it daily for better learning results.
Q & A
What is Rule 1 in the Effortless English system?
-Rule 1 is to always learn phrases, not individual words.
Why does AJ Hoge emphasize learning phrases over individual words?
-Learning phrases provides more context and helps with memory retention. Phrases also teach grammar and word usage naturally, without needing to memorize grammar rules.
What is a phrase according to the script?
-A phrase is a group of words, which can be a full sentence or part of a sentence. It provides more information than just an individual word.
How does learning phrases help with grammar?
-When you learn phrases, you also learn how words are used grammatically in sentences without explicitly studying grammar rules. For example, learning 'John hates ice cream' helps you naturally remember to add the 's' for third-person singular subjects.
What is an example of how to learn a word using a phrase?
-Instead of just writing 'hate,' write 'John hates ice cream.' This way, you're learning the word in context and understanding its use in a sentence.
What mistakes can happen if you only learn individual words?
-If you only learn individual words, you might use them incorrectly in sentences. For example, you might say 'He hate ice cream' instead of 'He hates ice cream' because you didn’t learn the word in the proper grammatical context.
Why are phrases easier to remember than individual words?
-Phrases are easier to remember because they contain meaning, context, and often form part of a story or scenario, making them more memorable.
What practical advice does AJ Hoge give for implementing Rule 1?
-AJ Hoge suggests keeping a 'phrase notebook' where you write down the whole phrase or sentence when you encounter new words in lessons, books, or articles, and review these phrases regularly.
How does learning phrases improve vocabulary usage?
-Learning phrases improves vocabulary usage because you're not just memorizing definitions; you're learning how words fit into sentences and real conversations, making it easier to use them correctly in context.
What is the homework assignment given at the end of Rule 1?
-The homework is to start a phrase notebook, writing down entire phrases instead of individual words whenever you learn new vocabulary, and reviewing those phrases regularly.
Outlines
📚 Rule 1: Learn Phrases, Not Individual Words
AJ Hogue introduces the first rule of learning English, which emphasizes learning phrases instead of individual words. He explains that phrases, or small groups of words, offer more context and are easier to remember. By learning in this way, learners not only memorize vocabulary but also acquire grammar naturally, as phrases embed grammatical rules that become intuitive over time. Hogue advises against the traditional method of memorizing single words from vocabulary lists, highlighting the value of writing down whole phrases or sentences from real English sources like podcasts or books.
🧠 The Power of Phrases for Memory and Grammar
Hogue dives deeper into the benefits of learning phrases. Phrases provide more information, making it easier to remember the meaning of new words and their use in context. For example, the phrase 'John hates ice cream' helps learners remember not just the word 'hate' but also its grammatical structure. He points out that phrases teach grammar without explicitly studying it, as learners absorb sentence structures automatically. In contrast, memorizing individual words often leads to mistakes, like forgetting to conjugate verbs correctly. Hogue reinforces that consistently learning phrases instead of words improves both vocabulary retention and grammar accuracy.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Phrase
💡Grammar
💡Vocabulary
💡Context
💡Memorization
💡Automatic Learning
💡Native Speakers
💡Mistakes
💡Review
💡Real English
Highlights
Rule 1: Learn English phrases, not individual words.
Phrases are groups of words and can be parts of sentences.
Learning individual words through memorization is less effective.
Learning phrases gives additional context and helps memory retention.
Phrases provide extra information and create a mental picture or story.
Phrases make it easier to remember both the meaning of the word and how to use it.
By learning phrases, you also indirectly learn grammar.
Native speakers naturally learn grammar through phrases, not individual words.
Learning words in isolation can lead to grammatical mistakes, like forgetting subject-verb agreement.
When learning phrases like 'John hates ice cream,' you naturally learn the grammar rule (e.g., adding 's' for third person).
Always review the entire phrase or sentence, not just the word.
Studying phrases will improve your grammar faster and help you use vocabulary correctly.
Phrases help you remember vocabulary more easily and use it more quickly.
Start a 'phrase notebook' where you write down phrases, not individual words.
Review phrases daily to build a strong vocabulary with correct usage.
Transcripts
hi i'm aj hogue the director of
effortless english
and welcome
to the free seven rules email course
today is rule one
now rule one is
learn
english phrases
not
individual words
this one
just like all the other rules is very
simple very easy
and
like the other rules this rule is very
very powerful
so simple so powerful what is the rule
the rule is
always learn phrases
not
individual words
so simple
so a phrase is a group of words it's not
you can have a whole sentence but it's
just it's even a part of a sentence
so for example let's say uh you
have the word hate h-a-t-e hate
and you want to learn this new word
uh you can you know just write down the
word hate and then you find in your
dictionary the meaning
and then you memorize it hey
hey that's the old way that's the kind
of textbook way the school way
right in school you probably remembered
a lot of individual words you had those
big vocabulary lists and you're trying
to memorize all of them trying to
remember all these individual
single
words
it's not a good way to learn
much better if you learn a phrase
a group of words
and where do you find these phrases you
find these phrases
in the real
english
podcast that you're listening to in the
real english
story books that you're reading so
you don't
memorize a list in a book no no no
you
listen to real english and when you hear
a new word
you write it down
or when you're reading a storybook and
you see a new word you write it down but
do not just write down that word you
want to write down the whole phrase or
sentence that it's in
all of it so
instead of saying
hate and you just write down hate you
would say
you would write down
john hates
ice cream
you write down the whole phrase
why do we do this what's the power of
phrases well phrases give you a lot of
information much more information
number one phrases are easier to
remember because they have meaning they
have a kind of a picture a story
especially when you get them from
something that you're reading or
listening to you'll remember it john
hates ice cream you remember the whole
story you remember who john is you
remember that he had ice cream and then
you remember he hated it he didn't like
it
right so you have all these extra pieces
of information all this extra
information helps you remember
the meaning of the phrase
and
the meaning of that word so it helps
your memory
much easier to remember
number two there's a bonus when you
learn phrases
you are learning grammar also
you're not only learning an individual
word you're learning grammar you're
learning how to use that word correctly
you don't need to think about the
grammar you don't need to know the rules
it's automatic this is another way that
native speakers learn english grammar
because when we're children we learn
with phrases
we learn groups of words not just one
word by one word by one word word by
word is slow and it doesn't help
and you don't learn any grammar but when
you learn the whole phrase you write
down the phrase you're getting extra
information
maybe you don't know it but you are for
example john hates ice cream
just that word that s on the end hates
right john hates well you know from
grammar study that you know you're
making the subject and the verb agree
you don't need to think about that just
write down the phrase john hates ice
cream and study it and review it always
learn the phrase not just that word
and so in the future whenever you say he
hates ice cream she hates ice cream you
will add that s
this
right because that's how you learned it
you learned it correctly you learned it
from a phrase
on the other hand if you learn it from a
textbook you just learn the word hate it
means does not like and you only learn
that form hate hate hate and you study
it you study you memorize it
that's when you start making mistakes
because you learned it only this one way
you didn't learn it with other words so
sometimes you'll say he hate ice cream
you'll forget the s
because you you never learned it
correctly in a sentence in a phrase
so it's this is a very simple rule our
last rule in the course
very very important every time you find
a new word
always always always write the phrase or
the sentence
when you review that word again when you
study it again
always always always study the entire
phrase or sentence
never study just the word always the
whole phrase
do this every time
your grammar will begin to improve it'll
improve much faster
and you'll remember the vocabulary
faster and more easily
and
you will use that vocabulary more
quickly
so you get a lot of great benefits a lot
of great stuff happens
when you learn phrases instead of words
so phrases phrases phrases
learn them
i hope you enjoyed rule number one
use this rule
now your homework is to get a little
phrase notebook so when you find
new english vocabulary
in a lesson
in something you're listening to
in a book in an article
write down
the phrase
not just one word write down the entire
whole phrase that you find
and then review that phrase again and
again each day and you will create a
notebook full of phrases full of
sentences
not
individual words never an individual
word
okay so that's rule one
tomorrow you get another email
with rule number two so i will see you
tomorrow bye
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