3 tips to learn and study English on your own | Learn English with Cambridge

Hello, hello, explorers.

Welcome to our new Learn English with Cambridge video.

Your first mission for today is to subscribe to the channel if

you haven't done it.

The second one is to come with me on this journey.

I will give you three gamification tips that

can help you study and learn on your own.

Gamification is when you take something which is not a game

and then add something to make it seem like a game.

It helps to make studying and working easier and more fun.

It isn't totally clear yet?

Don’t worry, explorer.

You'll see a couple of examples throughout the video.

First, set your learning goals.

Break the content or topics you need to study to achieve your

objectives into learning chunks.

For example, I will need to learn some vocabulary,

like food, ways food is cooked and dietary requirements.

Some useful expressions will help me too,

like how to order, how to ask about a dish,

or how to ask for the bill.

And some cultural aspects won't be bad at all.

Like, for example, how to tip, and which situations are

polite or not when eating in different countries.

Organise them into a graphic or a map on a board or online.

What is more fun to you?

Once you have achieved one learning chunk, and you're

sure you understand it, colour or mark it.

This will help you see where you are and how far you are

from your learning goal.

This is a really fun tip because you can get prizes.

You can apply not just if you master a topic

you wanted to achieve, but also if you fulfil

the number of hours or books or exercises you

want to work on daily.

For example, my daily goal is to practice at least

15 minutes in Memrise, read an article or a

piece of news in English, and to watch one video in

YouTube or Instagram on how to improve my pronunciation

or speaking skills.

I will set a score goal per week or month.

Each activity will be worth one star or more.

Every time I finish one activity, I will note

the score somewhere, my map of goals or my cell phone.

If I reach the score I had set for the week or the month,

I will treat myself by going to a new place or

buying something nice.

These will, of course, motivate you,

not just with the prize, but with the satisfaction

of being able to see how much work and progress you have made.

You may probably do this, but if not, make it a habit.

Challenge yourself with a quiz immediately after

studying a topic.

You can do it online by looking for quizzes

in pages like Kahoot!, or Quizizz and much more,

or trying to solve one of your book exercises in

a specific amount of time.

Congrats, explorers.

You’ve completed this journey.

Now, you're ready to continue to the next level, studying and

learning on your own.

As a bonus mission, don’t forget to click

on the Like button and to comment below if you

did know something about gamification or use it.

Over and out.