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Thursday, May 04, 2017

Using Movie Technique to improve your english



The Code
1.) We do the best we can
2.) We do the right thing
3.) We show other we care - we say nice thing to each other, congratulate them, happy with them, we help them

Step 1: Watch the whole movie, and try to understand it

Choose the first scene (2 - 3mins) and watch only that. Turn on in english subtitle and read along. As you read along, write down the phrase that you don't know

You now have new list of vocabulary & find those new phrases or word

Step 2: Rewind back to the beginning of scene, you review the meaning and play again. Subtitle english still on. After the scene end, pause again, review the phrase/words, relax

Rewind again, play again. Remember most of them. x3 x4 x5


2nd day: Watch the first scene, turn the subtitle off. start the scene play the thing again, listen very careful, you hear the word/phrase, you should remember most, pause the scene, review the phrase/word and rewind play the scene again, no subtitle. heard the actor speak x3x4x5x6x7x10 times

3rd  day: Time to focus on pronunciation. Start the beginning scene, play one sentence and pause and repeat the sentence (try to copy the pronunciation), sentence by sentence, go through the whole scene. Use the same emotion as the actor. Listen actor carefully. x 3 x 4 x 5.. x10 times

4rd day: Repeat the first scene, Copy what the actor say but no pausing at this time. You might want to turn on english subtitle and play. A loud voice say exactly what the actor say at the same time. Try the only bit behind the actor. Play rewind and do it again. x6 x7 x8 x10 times

5day: No subtitle, start beginning the scene, speak exactly what the actor say at the same time. Use the same gesture with your hand/ copy everything, especially their voices.
 x6 x7 x8 9 10 times or more

6 day: (Optional) step: Shadowing but record yourself while you shadow. You play the movie, you speak along with the actor at the same time, record your voice as you do it. Stop the recorder, rewind the movie, listen to the actor, pause, and play to your recording. Compare yourself to the actor, do you have the same rhythm, pronunciation, sound, speed.  How close are you and notice what those different.

Don't worry about it, let your  brain to do your work. RELAX RELAX RELAX

After all, you finally to go for Scene number 2 and repeat the entire process/steps again with scene number 2 in the movie.

After 3 months, you will learn all of the vocabulary, phrases, your listening on movie will be improve so much better, speaking will become fluent, excellent, gigantic huge in vocabulary, grammar, much much better.