How to make new vocabulary stick ❌ Learning words from a list ✅ Learning words in phrases and sentences — context is what makes them stay. ❌ Memorising the translation ✅ Using the word yourself — out loud, in writing, retelling a text or a video, even if it feels forced. That's how passive vocabulary becomes active. ❌ Cramming everything at once ✅ Spacing it out — come back to new words at intervals. You'll forget. That's normal. Every time you recover a word, the connection gets stronger. 💬 What works best for you?

I stayed home all day today. I wasn’t feeling quite right, and since I watched a soccer game with friends last night, I ended up skipping class. If I keep this up, I won’t be tired enough to fall asleep, so I think I’ll go to the gym. I’m going to Disney tomorrow, so I want to go to bed early to avoid getting too tired.

Today, I talked with my friend about our trip to Korea. We are planning to go there in October, but since it will be our first time visiting Korea, we spent most of our time just looking for flights and hotels. We asked a friend who has been to Korea before for some advice, and they told us that it is better to decide where we want to go and what we want to do before making a detailed plan. So, I think we should start by deciding that first‼︎ I really want to try authentic Korean samgyeopsal, and I also want to experience wearing a hanbok.✨

Today, I slept very well. I think I really needed a good night’s sleep. Recently, I have been reading a book for Bibliobattle, and I think it is very interesting. It has made me interested in Russian literature. Now, I am going swimming for some exercise. I hope I can sleep well again tonight because I want to have enough energy for tomorrow.

When I was 18years old, I visited to Korea with my mother and my younger sister. We ate a lot of Korean food. It was so good!! And we bought a lot of clothes too. Korean clothes are cheaper than Japanese clothes and shape is very good so I still wear the clothes I bought there.

I have some tests starting around next week, so I know I need to begin studying soon. If I wait until the last minute, I will probably feel stressed and forget important things. I want to prepare little by little every day so that I can do my best on the tests and get good results.

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Today I watched a soccer game in the morning. It was a game between Japan and Brazil. Japan lost the game, but it was a very close match. All the players did their best until the end. I enjoyed watching the game very much. I hope Japan will win the next game and keep playing well.

Today is sunny for the first time in a long time, and I feel very happy. Yesterday was the last day of my part-time job after working there for a year. To celebrate, the manager let me eat anything I wanted and even bought me some Haagen-Dazs ice cream. I ate a lot of delicious food, so I was very full and enjoyed my last day at work.

Today, I went to school and attended all of my classes. After school, I am going to go to a sauna with my friends. I am really looking forward to it because I like relaxing in the sauna. We plan to spend some time talking and enjoying ourselves. After that, I will go home and get some rest. I think today will be a fun and relaxing day.