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500 Words a Week | Nguyen Hoang Giang (Jolie) | TEDxISHCMCAmericanAcademy


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[Music] in first grade I learned one word a week

in first grade I learned one word a week

in first grade I learned one word a week in fifth grade I learned 10 words a week

in fifth grade I learned 10 words a week

in fifth grade I learned 10 words a week and by 8th grade planning were to meet

and by 8th grade planning were to meet

and by 8th grade planning were to meet was quite a challenge for me but none of

was quite a challenge for me but none of

was quite a challenge for me but none of that was compared to an impossible wall

that was compared to an impossible wall

that was compared to an impossible wall that i came upon learning 500 words in

that i came upon learning 500 words in

that i came upon learning 500 words in seven days my name is Jolie and today

seven days my name is Jolie and today

seven days my name is Jolie and today this is what I will be talking about it

this is what I will be talking about it

this is what I will be talking about it all started five months ago when I was

all started five months ago when I was

all started five months ago when I was going to take that as a key I was

going to take that as a key I was

going to take that as a key I was looking for more ways to prepare myself

looking for more ways to prepare myself

looking for more ways to prepare myself and I decided to download a list of

and I decided to download a list of

and I decided to download a list of words 500 to be exact at first I thought

words 500 to be exact at first I thought

words 500 to be exact at first I thought it would be impossible they learn all

it would be impossible they learn all

it would be impossible they learn all these words in such a short amount of

these words in such a short amount of

these words in such a short amount of time but well if I didn’t manage to

time but well if I didn’t manage to

time but well if I didn’t manage to memorize all these words that would be

memorize all these words that would be

memorize all these words that would be fantastic I got to work and the way I

fantastic I got to work and the way I

fantastic I got to work and the way I learned these words was that I had lots

learned these words was that I had lots

learned these words was that I had lots of free time this happens when my school

of free time this happens when my school

of free time this happens when my school had a break it means her one and term

had a break it means her one and term

had a break it means her one and term too and if this has happened normally

too and if this has happened normally

too and if this has happened normally during a school year I would be in great

during a school year I would be in great

during a school year I would be in great trouble because was old a homework and

trouble because was old a homework and

trouble because was old a homework and the sport tivities well there wouldn’t

the sport tivities well there wouldn’t

the sport tivities well there wouldn’t be time for me to learn all these words

be time for me to learn all these words

be time for me to learn all these words the first day I tried to read and reread

the first day I tried to read and reread

the first day I tried to read and reread every single word memorizing Wolfen

every single word memorizing Wolfen

every single word memorizing Wolfen etching them into her memory at night my

etching them into her memory at night my

etching them into her memory at night my mom came to my room and she kissed me on

mom came to my room and she kissed me on

mom came to my room and she kissed me on these words so if the words I wouldn’t

these words so if the words I wouldn’t

these words so if the words I wouldn’t get to read but other words yeah the

get to read but other words yeah the

get to read but other words yeah the following days I would be study the

following days I would be study the

following days I would be study the words that I didn’t get threat that’s

words that I didn’t get threat that’s

words that I didn’t get threat that’s once it have lots of time to study and

once it have lots of time to study and

once it have lots of time to study and here are two more have someone test you

here are two more have someone test you

here are two more have someone test you and practice again and again the

and practice again and again the

and practice again and again the following days I decided to use a

following days I decided to use a

following days I decided to use a different tactic because I don’t like to

different tactic because I don’t like to

different tactic because I don’t like to read every single word again and again

read every single word again and again

read every single word again and again so boring I want to do something that I

so boring I want to do something that I

so boring I want to do something that I like reading and drawing I wrote a story

like reading and drawing I wrote a story

like reading and drawing I wrote a story and the dream story using all my

and the dream story using all my

and the dream story using all my vocabulary words

vocabulary words

vocabulary words well of course it came out store strange

well of course it came out store strange

well of course it came out store strange though but that was what made me

though but that was what made me

though but that was what made me remember all of these what you’re worth

remember all of these what you’re worth

remember all of these what you’re worth we’re so different but still all of them

we’re so different but still all of them

we’re so different but still all of them came to my mind and at night I would

came to my mind and at night I would

came to my mind and at night I would stay up to your 11pm sometimes 1pm a1

stay up to your 11pm sometimes 1pm a1

stay up to your 11pm sometimes 1pm a1 a.m. and i don’t think this is a good

a.m. and i don’t think this is a good

a.m. and i don’t think this is a good tactic because if you don’t have enough

tactic because if you don’t have enough

tactic because if you don’t have enough sleep you want to remember what you have

sleep you want to remember what you have

sleep you want to remember what you have learned previously that’s the city k &

learned previously that’s the city k &

learned previously that’s the city k & smith for went out good thanks to lots

smith for went out good thanks to lots

smith for went out good thanks to lots of practice and to learning these words

of practice and to learning these words

of practice and to learning these words by myself teach yourself to do something

by myself teach yourself to do something

by myself teach yourself to do something maybe you wants to learn a guitar or

maybe you wants to learn a guitar or

maybe you wants to learn a guitar or maybe you once you learn how to speak

maybe you once you learn how to speak

maybe you once you learn how to speak French all of us learn differently I

French all of us learn differently I

French all of us learn differently I guess like I said before they are some

guess like I said before they are some

guess like I said before they are some of us learn by listening maybe all the

of us learn by listening maybe all the

of us learn by listening maybe all the people learn visually like me I like to

people learn visually like me I like to

people learn visually like me I like to read so I taught myself how to learn by

read so I taught myself how to learn by

read so I taught myself how to learn by reading thank you for listening me talk

reading thank you for listening me talk

reading thank you for listening me talk today my name is Julie have a good thing

today my name is Julie have a good thing

today my name is Julie have a good thing [Applause]

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