Vocab Journey

Thank you Jorge Sampere for sharing this method for learning a new language in one year.

Jorge speaks five languages and he’s currently working on number six!

Step 1. Learn 25 verbs in past, present and future simple.

Step 2. Each week, read an article and figure out what it says (use dictionaries or whatever resources you prefer) and extract 23 new words, including at least 3 verbs.

That’s it!

Of course, now that you have some vocab and you’re figuring out some grammar you will now use the language you acquire to have conversations, but this method, according to Jorge, is the backbone of the one year learning journey.

Good luck! 

Only change the element in the second box.
Make new changes based on the latest version of the sentence.

Example.

I like chips. Make it negative. —>

I don’t like chips.

Make it past—>
I didn’t like chips.

Make it a question —>
Did I like like chips.

Make it second person singular. —>
Did you like chips.

Variations.

Play tennis.
Play time trial.
Play solo.
Play in collaboration mode.

Say a block.

Example:
To see – Past simple question —>

• Did I see?
• Did you see?
• Did he see?
• Did she see?
• Did it see?
• Did we see?
• Did you see?
• Did they see?

2 Player
Player One says a verb in past simple affirmative, first person singular.

Player Two says the verb in past simple affirmative, second person singular.

Player One says the verb in past simple affirmative, third person singular (masculine).

Amd so on.

Variations:
Play tennis in teams.
Play in a circle.

Note: Use music or vary difficulty and strictness according to player levels.