Learning English Vocabulary Useful chunks of language
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Sep 8, 2025 Explore the significance of 'chunks of language' through engaging stories from a student in London. Discover how fixed expressions can transform your morning routine and enhance fluency. Learn effective techniques for mastering natural phrases over traditional vocabulary lists. Test your understanding with a fun quiz that reinforces the power of communication through everyday language. Tune in to elevate your English speaking skills!
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Student Morning Example
- Kirsten describes her typical college morning including breakfast and getting to class during rush hour.
- She explains why she must leave class and says she'll return soon.
Chunks Make Speech Natural
- Chunks are groups of words that naturally go together and are usually fixed expressions.
- Learning chunks as single pieces makes speech sound more natural than learning word by word.
Small Choices Change Naturalness
- Small word-choice errors change naturalness: e.g., 'on an unfilled stomach' vs 'on an empty stomach'.
- Replacing odd phrases with fixed chunks (full English breakfast, rush hour, all over the world) improves fluency.