For You to Do:

First, watch your English tv series in your native language’s audio and subtitles to understand the main themes and storylines.
Switch to English audio and closed captions for a limited time—once you grasp the meaning behind the show.
Use a dictionary, phrasebook, or thesaurus to look up vocabulary words and unusual expressions (e.g.,raining cats and dogs).

For You to Know

Interactive Lesson: The Power of Subtitles

Level Up Your English: The Power of Subtitles

An interactive guide to learning with TV shows and movies.

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Vocabulary Acquisition Tips

Note the most common words by theme and alphabetical order.

Focus on word order and structure for clearer, accurate speech.

Note that a word can function as more than just one part of speech (e.g., but).

There is a dictionary definition and a cultural meaning.

Some phrases aren’t meant literally (e.g., metaphors).

Review words in increasing intervals using apps like Anki.

Apply What You Learned Part

References to Review