7 bí quyết cho người học Tiếng Anh

7 secrets for english learners 
(7 bÝ quyÕt cho ng−êi häc tiÕng Anh) 
***from Josef Essberger  
Secret 1: LEARN ABOUT WORD STRESS 
(BÝ quyÕt 1: T×m hiÓu träng ©m cña tõ) 
Word Stress is golden key number one for speaking and understanding 
English. Word Stress is “very important” ... This is one of the “best” ways for you 
to understand spoken English – especially English spoken fast. 
(Träng ©m cña tõ lµ ch×a khãa vµng sè 1 ®Ó nãi vµ hiÓu tiÕng Anh. Träng ©m 
cña tõ rÊt quan träng ... §©y lµ mét trong nh÷ng c¸ch hay nhÊt ®Ó b¹n hiÓu tiÕng 
Anh ng−êi ta nãi - ®Æc biÖt lµ tiÕng Anh nãi nhanh). 
What is Word Stress? (Träng ©m cña tõ lµ g×?) 
Take 3 words: photograph, photographer and photographic, for example. Do 
they sound the same when spoken? No! They sound different, because “one” 
syllable in each word is “stressed” (stronger than the others). 
(H1y lÊy vÝ dô 3 tõ: photograph, photographer vµ photographic. Khi nãi lªn, 
chóng nghe cã gièng nhau kh«ng? Kh«ng! Chóng nghe kh¸c nhau v× trong mçi 
ch÷ cã mét vÇn ®−îc nhÊn m¹nh h¬n c¸c vÇn kh¸c). 
PHotograph 
phoTOgrapher 
photoGHRAPHic 
This happens in ALL words with 2 or more syllables: TEACHer, JaPAN, 
CHINa, aBOVE, converSAtion, INteresting, imPORtant, deMAND, etCETera. 
The syllables that are not stressed are ‘weak’ or ‘small’ or ‘quiet’. Native 
speakers of English listen for the stressed syllables, not the weak syllables. If you 
use Word Stress in your speech, you will instantly and automatically improve 
your pronunciation and your comprehension. 
If you have an English teacher, ask her to help you understand Word Stress. 
Try to hear the stress in words each time you listen to English – on the radio, or in 
films for example. Your first step is to “hear” and recorgnise it. After that, you 
can “use” it! 
(§iÒu nµy x¶y ra trong tÊt c¶ c¸c tõ cã 2 vÇn trë lªn ... C¸c vÇn kh«ng nhÊn 
th× gäi lµ ‘yÕu’ hay ‘nhÑ’. Ng−êi b¶n ng÷ nãi tiÕng Anh l¾ng nghe c¸c vÇn ®−îc 
nhÊn chø hä kh«ng ®Ó ý nghe nh÷ng vÇn ‘yÕu’. NÕu b¹n sö dông träng ©m cña tõ 
trong lêi nãi, b¹n sÏ nhanh chãng vµ tù ®éng trau giåi c¸ch ph¸t ©m vµ kh¶ n¨ng 
hiÓu cña m×nh trë nªn kh¸ h¬n. 
NÕu b¹n cã gi¸o viªn d¹y th× h1y nhê gi¸o viªn gióp ®Ó hiÓu träng ©m cña 
tõ. H1y cè nhËn ra träng ©m c¸c tõ mçi khi b¹n nghe tiÕng Anh – trªn ra®i«, 
trong phim ch¼ng h¹n. B−íc ®Çu tiªn lµ ‘nghe’ vµ nhËn ra nã. Sau ®ã b¹n cã thÓ 
‘dïng’ nã.) 
More about Word Stress (with audio files): 
A best friend is like a four leaf clover: 
hard to find and lucky to have. 
(B¹n hiÒn nh− l¸ diªu b«ng 
§i t×m khã gÆp, t−¬ng phïng h÷u duyªn.). 
Secret 2: sentence stress 
(BÝ quyÕt 2: Träng ©m trong c©u) 
Sentence Stress is golden key number two for speaking and understanding 
English. With Sentence Stress, some *words* in a sentence are “stressed” (loud) 
and other words are weak (quiet). Look at the following sentence: 
(Träng ©m trong c©u lµ ch×a khãa vµng thø 2 ®Ó nãi vµ hiÓu tiÕng Anh. Víi 
träng ©m trong c©u, mét sè tõ trong mét c©u ®−îc nhÊn m¹nh cßn nh÷ng tõ kh¸c 
th× ®äc yÕu. B¹n h1y nh×n c©u sau ®©y:) 
We want to go 
Do we say every word with the same tress and force? No! We make the 
important words *big* and the unimportant words small. What are the important 
words in this sentence? Yes, you’re right: WANT and GO. 
(Cã ph¶i ch÷ nµo chóng ta còng ®äc m¹nh nh− nhau kh«ng? Kh«ng! Chóng 
ta h1y viÕt nh÷ng tõ quan träng b»ng ch÷ in lín vµ nh÷ng tõ kh«ng quan träng 
b»ng ch÷ in nhá. Nh÷ng tõ nµo lµ quan träng trong c©u nµy? Ph¶i råi, WANT vµ 
GO.) 
We WANT to GO. 
We WANT to GO to WORK. 
We DON’T WANT to GO to WORK. 
We DON’T WANT to GO to WORK at NIGHT. 
It’s impossible to explain everything about Sentence Stress here. The 
important thing for you is that you know it exists and try to learn about it. 
Sentence Stress is *very important*! 
(ë ®©y kh«ng thÓ gi¶i thÝch ®Çy ®ñ vÒ träng ©m trong c©u. §iÒu quan träng 
®èi víi b¹n lµ ph¶i biÕt cã nã vµ cè g¾ng häc ®iÓm nµy. Träng ©m trong c©u lµ 
rÊt quan träng!) 
Anyone can become angry – that is easy. But to be angry with the right 
person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right 
way – this is not easy. ___aristotle___ 
(BÊt cø ai còng cã thÓ næi giËn - ®iÒu Êy dÔ. Nh−ng giËn ®óng ng−êi, ®óng 
møc, ®óng lóc, ®óng môc ®Ých vµ giËn ®óng c¸ch - ®iÒu nµy míi lµ khã.) 
Secret 3: listen! Listen! Listen! 
(BÝ quyÕt 3: Nghe vµ h·y l¾ng nghe!) 
Students sometimes say: ‘I don’t listen to the news on the radio because it’s 
too fast for me and I can’t understand it.’. That’s a pity! When it’s too fast for 
you, when you can’t understand it, that is exactly when you NEED to lesten to 
it!!! How can you improve if you don’t listen and practise? 
(C¸c sinh viªn ®«i khi nãi: “Em kh«ng nghe tin tøc trªn ra®i« v× nã nhanh 
qu¸ ®èi víi em nªn em kh«ng hiÓu”. ThËt ®¸ng tiÕc! Khi nã nhanh qu¸ vµ em 
kh«ng hiÓu ®−îc ®ã chÝnh lµ lóc c¸c em cÇn ph¶i l¾ng nghe chø!!! NÕu c¸c em 
kh«ng l¾ng tai tËp nghe th× lµm sao mµ nghe giái cho ®−îc?) 
When you were a baby, did you understand your own language? When you 
were 3 weeks old, or 2 months, or 1 year, did you understand everything? Of 
course not! But you learned to understand by listening. Think about it. You 
learned to understand your own language by listening, 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week. After that, you learned to speak. Then you learned to read. And then you 
learned to write. But listening came first! 
(Khi míi sinh ra , c¸c em cã hiÓu tiÕng nãi cña c¸c em kh«ng? Lóc c¸c em 
®−îc 3 tuÇn hay 2 th¸ng hoÆc 1 n¨m tuæi c¸c em cã hiÓu hÕt mäi thø kh«ng? DÜ 
nhiªn lµ kh«ng! Muèn hiÓu ®−îc c¸c em ph¶i l¾ng nghe. H1y nhí nh− vËy! §Ó 
hiÓu ng«n ng÷ cña chÝnh m×nh c¸c em ®1 häc b»ng c¸ch nghe, 24 giê mçi ngµy, 7 
ngµy mçi tuÇn. Sau ®ã c¸c em häc nãi. Råi th× häc ®äc vµ tiÕp ®Õn lµ häc viÕt. 
Nh−ng l¾ng nghe lµ viÖc tr−íc tiªn!) 
Secret 4: don’t listen! 
(BÝ quyÕt 4: §õng l¾ng nghe!) 
In the last secret I said LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! Now I say don’t 
listen! What do I mean? 
(Trong bÝ quyÕt võa råi t«i nãi: L¾ng nghe, h1y l¾ng nghe! B©y giê t«i l¹i 
nãi: §õng l¾ng nghe! ý t«i muèn nãi g× ®©y?) 
Do you know the difference between the verbs TO LISTEN and TO HEAR? 
TO LISTEN is active. TO HEAR is passive. Sometimes you can LISTEN too 
hard. Sometimes you can TRY too hard. Sometimes it is better only to HEAR. Let 
the radio play. Let the cassette play. But DON’T listen. Just HEAR. Your 
subconscious sill listen for you. And you will still learn. If you listen and try to 
understand, you may block on one word and get frustrated. Don’t worry! Just 
HEAR!. Let it play. And you - you do nothing. Your brain will HEAR, your 
subconscious will LISTEN and you will LEARN! 
(B¹n cã biÕt sù kh¸c nhau gi÷a hai ®éng tõ L¾ng nghe vµ Nghe kh«ng? L¾ng 
nghe cã tÝnh c¸ch chñ ®éng. Nghe cã tÝnh c¸ch bÞ ®éng. §«i khi b¹n cã thÓ l¾ng 
nghe hÕt søc ch¨m chó. §«i khi b¹n cã thÓ cè r¸ng søc ®Ó nghe. §«i khi tèt h¬n 
b¹n chØ cÇn NGHE th«i. Cø ®Ó mÆc cho b¨ng nãi g× th× nãi. B¹n chØ NGHE th«i. 
TiÒm thøc cña b¹n sÏ l¾ng nghe giïm cho b¹n. ThÕ nh−ng b¹n vÉn häc ®−îc. Khi 
l¾ng tai, cè hiÓu cã thÓ b¹n sÏ kÑt mét tõ vµ c¶m thÊy bùc m×nh. B¹n chí lo! Cø 
nghe th«i! H1y ®Ó b¨ng ch¹y – cßn b¹n th× chí lµm g× c¶. Bé n1o cña b¹n sÏ l¾ng 
nghe vµ b¹n sÏ häc ®−îc th«i! 
God gave us two ears and one mouth so that we can hear twice as much as 
we say. 
(Th−îng §Õ cho chóng ta hai lç tai vµ mét c¸i miÖng ®Ó chóng ta cã thÓ nghe 
nhiÒu h¬n nãi gÊp hai lÇn.) 
More about NOT listening:  
 Secret 5: improve your vocabulary with 5 
words a day! 
(BÝ quyÕt 5: Trau dåi tõ vùng víi 5 tõ mçi ngµy) 
Vocabulary is easy! How many days in a year are there? 
– 365, normally (on Earth). 
If you learn only 5 new words a day, you will learn 5 x 365 = 1825 new 
words in a year. ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE 
WORDS. That is a lot of new words. And we are not counting all the other words 
you will learn in other ways – reading, conversation etc. Buy a notebook and 
write in 5 new words EACH day, EVERY day. Learn them!!! You will soon have 
an excellent vocabulary. 
(Tõ vùng dÔ th«i mµ! Mçi n¨m cã bao nhiªu ngµy? – 365 ngµy, th«ng th−êng 
lµ nh− vËy. NÕu mçi ngµy b¹n chØ häc 5 tõ th× mçi n¨m b¹n sÏ häc ®−îc 5 x 365 
= 1825 tõ míi. Mét ngµn t¸m tr¨m hai m−¬i l¨m tõ. ThÕ lµ nhiÒu tõ 
míi råi. Êy lµ ch−a tÝnh tÊt c¶ c¸c tõ b¹n sÏ häc ®−îc theo nh÷ng c¸ch kh¸c – 
nh− ®äc s¸ch, trß chuyÖn v.v... H1y mua mét cuèn sæ tay vµ viÕt vµo ®ã 5 tõ, MçI 
NGµY vµ MäI NGµY. H1y häc c¸c tõ ®ã ®i!!! Ch¼ng mÊy chèc b¹n sÏ cã mét 
vèn tõ rÊt lín.) 
* FUNNY QUESTIONS: 
1. What is white it’s dirty and black when it’s clean? 
2. What letter of the alphabet is an insect? 
3. What letter is a part of the head? 
4. What letter is a drink? 
5. What letter is a body of water? 
6. What letter is a vegetable? 
=> Solution: 1. A blackboard. 2. B (bee). 3. I (eye). 4. T (tea). 5. C (sea). 6. P (pea). 
Secret 6: 30 minutes a day better than 3.5 hours 
a week 
(BÝ quyÕt 6: 30 phót mçi ngµy tèt h¬n 3,5 giê mçi tuÇn) 
In fact, 30 minutes of English study once a day is better than 5 hours once a 
week! Study regulary. Study often. 
(Qu¶ thËt häc tiÕng Anh 30 phót mçi ngµy tèt h¬n lµ mçi tuÇn häc lu«n 5 giê 
mét lÇn! H1y häc ®Òu ®Æn. Häc th−êng xuyªn.) 
LITTLE + OFTEN is better than LOT + SOMETIMES 
It’s easier, too. You can easily find 30 minutes each day. How? You can ger 
up 30 minutes earlier. Or have a shorter lunch break. Fix a particular time every 
day – and keep it! 
(§iÒu ®ã còng dÔ thùc hiÖn n÷a. Mçi ngµy b¹n dÔ dµng t×m ®−îc 30 phót. 
B»ng c¸ch nµo? B¹n cã thÓ thøc dËy sím h¬n 30 phót. HoÆc b¹n h1y rót ng¾n giê 
nghØ tr−a. Mçi ngµy h1y Ên ®Þnh 1 lóc cô thÓ vµ gi÷ ®óng giê!) 
 Secret 7: revise! Revise! Revise! 
(BÝ quyÕt 7: H1y «n tËp, «n tËp m1i!) 
If you revise, you’ll improve your learning by 100%. “to revise” means “to 
read again”. When you learn something, you should note it. Then you should 
“look at it again”, 3 times: 
- After 1 day. 
- After 1 week. 
- After 1 month. 
Each time you revise, test yourself. 
Learn, revise, test. 
Revise, test. 
Revise, test. 
(NÕu «n tËp b¹n sÏ häc tèt h¬n 100%. “¤n tËp” cã nghÜa lµ “®äc l¹i”. Khi 
häc b¹n ph¶i ghi chó. Sau ®ã b¹n nªn ®äc l¹i 3 lÇn: 
- Sau 1 ngµy. 
- Sau 1 tuÇn. 
- Sau 1 th¸ng. 
Mçi lÇn «n tËp, b¹n h1y tù kiÓm tra. 
Häc, «n tËp, kiÓm tra. 
¤n tËp, kiÓm tra. 
¤n tËp, kiÓm tra.