| Day | Focus | Activity (30 min/day) | |------|----------------|-----------------------------------| | Mon | Listening | Listen to a 5-min TED Talk. Write 10 key words. | | Tue | Grammar | Review articles (a/an/the) using your error log. | | Wed | Speaking | Record a 2-min answer to: "Should universities teach soft skills?" | | Thu | Reading | Skim a VnExpress International article for main idea only. | | Fri | Writing | Write 1 PEEL paragraph. Use Grammarly to check articles. | | Sat | Vocabulary | Learn 5 academic collocations (e.g., "conduct research," "draw a conclusion"). | | Sun | Mock Test | Take a 30-min online B2 reading test (Cambridge English has free samples). |
Every morning at 4:12 AM—a time he chose to avoid the noise of his busy household—Minh would wake up to practice his speaking. He used a technique he found online called shadowing, repeating news broadcasts and movie dialogues until his tongue felt comfortable with the unfamiliar rhythms of English. He focused on 412 core vocabulary words that he felt were essential for discussing global issues, from climate change to public health. english study 412 for vietnamese 2021