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Hi, good evening everyone.
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Welcome back to the Atomic Podcast, where I believe a healthy life starts with a healthy mind.
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So if you are on the quest to improve your sleep quality, boost your positivity, and enhance your English skill, you are in the right place.
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So what is the mindset for you today?
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Actually, this episode is extremely special.
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As you can see, I'm speaking to you right now in front of the camera
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and I will try to speak English with the basic language and with my slow speed.
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So if you are a beginner level or even intermediate or advanced level, you can still take advantage of this episode.
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Before I even tell you what is the topic of our conversation today.
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I would love to ask you a few questions.
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Do you think learning English is hard?
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Have you ever felt like giving up after a few days of trying when you have a very
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detailed plan for learning English but then after a few days or even a few months you don't know
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where to keep going, you don't know how to stay consistent, and then you end up giving up.
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Don't worry, if you see yourself in this situation, you are not alone.
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Because I was there too, and a lot of my students were experiencing the same process that you're going through right now.
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You know, learning English can be both exciting and challenging.
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And the point here is that when When we start learning something new at first,
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it's going to be very interesting because it is new for sure, you still have a lot to explore.
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Just like when you are in a relationship for the first few months, you have a lot to talk about.
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But after that, maybe one or two years when you sit with each other,
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you don't have any to talk about and you start getting bored about the relationship like English.
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When you first learning English, you know a lot of tips and you will see your very quick improvement about your pronunciation,
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some of the very solid foundation that you can see in your improvement.
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But after a few months where you get to a specific level
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and when it gets harder like
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when you have to go with some of the advanced grammar points
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or where you have to speak and
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when you have to interact with some of the uncommon topics
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and you feel like giving up
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because it is hard you don't have any motivation to keep going
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so that is why you have to set a mindset for yourself
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that learning English is challenging
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but then you have to make this journey as interesting as
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possible you need a clear plan where you take the fast improvement
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and where you slow down a little bit in order to reflect on your self-improvement
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and your learning progress and in order to put more effort
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and that is where you need to tell yourself that all right it is hard but But then, most of the people give up, but not me.
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I'm gonna keep going, I'm gonna keep trying until I get to the next level, because I'm not the rest of the world.
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So in order to help you make this journey as fun and interesting as possible, I have this episode for you,
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episode number 12, some of the tips to help you feel more confident
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in learning English especially when you don't have anybody to practice with when you have to learn English alone at home.
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So stick around because this episode is definitely for you and you'll get a lot of takeaways and tips from this episode.
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You'll find it enjoyable for sure.
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So first of all, let me just talk about the most common mistakes that people make in terms of learning English.
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That is where people focus more on the inputs and they forget about the importance of the outputs.
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So the fastest way to speak English fluently is not just by sitting there learning grammar
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or vocabulary or spending hours watching English videos and listening to English podcast or just reading thousands of pages of English books.
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The fastest way to speak English is to speak out.
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All right, that is to balance your input and your output.
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So what's the point of trying to put in a lot of grammar, vocabulary, and when it's time to practice,
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you are afraid to speak out because you may think
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that you make a lot of mistakes
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and people will judge you you will use the wrong words
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and wrong grammar don't worry think about
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that you will get out what you put in now I've known a lot of my friends
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and students who don't have great memories for the grammar
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or vocabulary they don't have a perfect accent they're not naturally talented
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or gifted but they do have one thing in common
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which is the fearless attitude to just speak I was there
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too I've made a lot of mistakes actually I did say the wrong things I used the wrong grammar
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and sometimes people didn't understand me because I couldn't really find the word to speak
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but then at the end of the day you are learning
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and growing and remember that every time that you make mistakes
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and you corrected yourself you're getting closer to your final goal
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that is the point if you keep it for yourself
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and then no one will know
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and then you never know about your mistakes as well
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so people ask me what is the magic pill
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that i have in order to speak english fluently i would say just speak you know this is something
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that i've been telling people i got zero background in english actually i graduated from the Danang University of Economics
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and my major was hospitality management so I should be a tour guide.
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Actually I was working as the tour guide for the first few years as a part-time job.
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Back then English was my biggest fear.
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I didn't dare to speak out.
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I still remember
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when I was in an English class I was joining the pre-ILS group of my friends and my teacher told me that,
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Hey Tommy, if you don't work harder, I'm afraid that I have to say no because you couldn't really catch up with your friends here.
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And when I first joined my English interview, even though I had prepared everything in advance, I learned by heart everything.
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But then when I was actually standing in front of the interviewers, I was speechless.
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I couldn't really say a word.
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I was just looking at the ceiling and just smile and sometimes shaking.
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But you know what?
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I didn't stop right there.
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I fall, I get up, and I keep working hard.
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And the point here is that never be afraid of speaking out.
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You know that you'll not be perfect at the first time, but then keep trying.
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Forget about the noise around you and just focus on improving yourself.
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just remember that everyone has to go through the same period that you're going through right now.
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They used to make mistakes and then say the wrong thing and then pick the wrong grammar.
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But then if they're judging you because of your imperfections, they don't worth your time.
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So let's talk about a few tips that I got for you.
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You know, over the past few years of teaching English
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and then interacting with my customers when I was in the hospitality industry, I've learned and I've collected some of the tips of self-learning
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and I believe that you will get a lot of takeaways from these tips.
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Ready for the first one?
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Shadowing method.
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I think this is one of the most effective ways in terms of learning English at home when you do self-learning.
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Just take it easy.
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It is like you're listening or you're watching someone speak English and you will have to do immediately what they have done.
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What I would recommend you doing for this shadowing technique is that you are going to choose some of your favorite topics.
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And make sure that those topics are suitable for your level.
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That is the very first thing.
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Don't make it too hard, alright?
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So start first with listening or watching the entire video first to get some of the basic knowledge of the content.
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then stop every single sentence to practice and then go next with the paragraph and the whole video later.
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And after a few times, you'll see you're taking progress, especially in your listening or speaking skill,
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and you'll feel more natural with your intonation when speaking English and when pronouncing the words in English.
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So one note is here, you don't have to understand 100% of the content.
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Don't try to force yourself that you have to learn every single new word there.
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as long as you are familiar with the mouth movements and the way that they link the sounds,
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the way that they use intonation when they speak and pronounce the words.
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That is the whole point of this shadowing technique.
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So the second tip that I will share with you, that is practice with real people.
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I know it might sound crazy and hard, especially for the beginner level.
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Where can you find the native speakers or even the English speakers to practice?
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If you're living in the city where you can see a lot of tourists, you just may go and then talk to them.
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Start with some of the basic questions like how are you doing?
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How are you today?
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What do you like about the city?
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So start with some of the small talks first, just to make sure that you can get over the fear of speaking out first
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and you will see they are very friendly.
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I've talked to a lot of strangers, especially the tourists, and then the first thing was just how you doing, how do you feel about the trip here,
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but then they start to expand the conversation.
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You see that the native speakers, they don't focus much on your pronunciation mistakes.
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They encourage you to speak, and they help you instead instead.
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I'm sure if you can practice this after a few times of trying to have the small talks with the strangers,
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you will feel a lot more confident speaking English.
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And if you don't have any opportunities to speak face to face with native speakers, you can take advantage of some of the online platforms.
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You can also choose some of the group with the same level
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so it's gonna be easier for you to exchange the knowledge
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and can learn from each other but remember
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that they will have the different accents
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and you may not understand fully what they are saying
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so then the thing here is
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that you have the courage to communicate with them prepare for yourself some of the common topics
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that you may use to introduce about yourself like your hometown your hobbies
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and your job so we come down to the tip number Number 3, this is my favorite one also.
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I've been using, I've been practicing, and I've been improving my English skills using this method,
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which is recording yourself.
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Like what I am doing right now, you need to write down everything carefully,
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maybe you can use some of the AI tools to help you sharpen your language, but don't make it too hard, Just make sure it's suitable with your level,
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that you feel confident to speak.
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Prepare the script.
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Go with some of the common topics first and start recording yourself.
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Maybe one day you can answer three to five questions about a topic and then move it to the next day. Be consistent.
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Imagine after one year, you get a lot of topics.
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Remember, with this way, you're going to watch, you're going to listen again and then see
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if you make any mistakes try to self-correct and then do it again until you can feel confident answering the specific question.
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And for sure that over time, you will feel more confident listening to your voice,
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self-correcting, and especially speaking English out loud.
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So the next method that I would love to share is about learning by phrases, not the single word.
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People are learning English by trying to intake as many vocabulary as possible.
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And they can understand the meaning of the word, but then when it comes to speaking,
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using those vocabulary in the real world situations, they start speaking out.
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They don't know how to use the word when they speak.
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We do have two types of vocabulary, the active vocabulary and the passive vocabulary.
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Let me just give you an example here.
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Active vocabulary, listen, talk, microphone, chair, table, go, school, those are active vocabulary.
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And passive vocabulary, you may think about communicative, hectic schedule, dramatic, informative.
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You see the difference between passive and active vocabulary.
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Active vocabulary are some of the vocabulary that we understand the meaning and we can use it in our daily conversation.
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Passive vocabulary, maybe you can understand like informative.
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You might think, oh, it sounds like information.
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but then actually you don't know how to use it when you write, when you speak, and those vocabulary are passive vocabulary.
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And our job is to expand the circle of our active vocabulary.
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And in order to do that, you have to use those passive vocabulary. And how?
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You have to learn by phrases.
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For example, I'll take the very basic word which is take.
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We do have a lot of meanings for take.
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If you learn by phrases, you will learn take care of somebody.
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Like, I take care of Tommy when he's sick.
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Don't forget to take good care of my dog when I'm away.
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So you learn by phrases and then you will know how to use that one in the real world situation.
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You can make examples with the word and it will gradually become your active vocabulary.
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So the second way in order to expand the circle of your active vocabulary
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is that you're going to try to make examples with the new words that you're learning.
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Today you've learned about the informative.
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So you try to make examples related to you.
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For example, what Tommy have shared with me today about passive and active vocabulary is really informative.
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And you know how to use the word informative in the real world situation.
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So it becomes your active vocabulary.
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But remember that if you don't use them, it will turn back into passive vocabulary.
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So the thing is that keep practicing and then speak every day, try to practice every day.
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If it becomes your passive vocabulary, don't be sad.
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Try to get it back.
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Okay?
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So the last method that I will share is to use English in your daily life.
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So be familiar with some of the objects around you.
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Maybe a lot of people that I can see, they label the objects in their house.
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Or I change the things around me to English.
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For example, my laptop, my phone, I change the language to English so that I can be familiar with everything.
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Sometimes you may not know how to use the function
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but then when you look up for the meaning
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and then you know what the word means and you learn the new word.
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So using English in your daily life can be thinking about English.
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For me, I always talk to myself.
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I may not speak out the idea but then I think in my head
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and then I just keep talking to myself in English, especially when I am driving or when I am going for a walk.
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I always try to think in English.
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So for example, when I go outside today, the traffic was bad.
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So I started to have some of the conversation with myself like traffic today was bad.
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I got a traffic jam, so I hate this one.
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I don't think that I could get home on time to prepare for my lesson tonight things like that.
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So try to think about English.
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The habit of mine also at the end of the day is that I write down my to-do list in English.
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I do my journal in English also.
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So those are some of the ways to help me be more familiar with using English in my daily life.
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So that brings us to the end of the episode today.
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I do hope that those tips
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that I've shared with you may be a sort of motivation
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or inspiration for you to make your English journey more fun
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and interesting and to make English a part of your daily life.
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Remember, the small steps take you closer to your final goals.
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And if you just spend a few minutes a day practicing, speaking, listening or writing, doing journal, you will get better.
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So if you enjoyed the episode today, don't forget to share with your friends or even someone that you think they're struggling in learning English.
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If you have any feedback or you have any tips that you want me to share with people, feel free to reach out because for me, we share to be shared.
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That is the end of the episode today.
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Thank you so much.
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I hope you enjoyed.
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Good night.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “English Tips”. Las palabras que más se repiten: english, vocabulary, speak, learning, word. Este vídeo tiene 221 frases y 2932 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 18:56. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 155 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 89 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
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| vocabulary sustantivo | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulario |
| passive adjetivo | /ˈpæs.ɪv/ | pasivo |
| grammar sustantivo | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | gramática |
| informative adjetivo | /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/ | informativo, informador |
| phrase sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | frase |
| fluently adverbio | dominar, con fluidez | |
| intonation sustantivo | /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/ | entonación |
| takeaway sustantivo | /ˈteɪkəweɪ/ | restaurante de manducatoria para recoger, jama para llevar |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| beginner sustantivo | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | bisoño, novato |
| mindset sustantivo | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | mentalidad, actitud |
| hospitality sustantivo | /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/ | hospitalidad |
| interact verbo | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interactuar |
| accent sustantivo | /ækˈsɛnt/ | acento léxico |
| podcast sustantivo | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, pódcast |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| speak out verbo | expresarse |
| give up verbo | rendirse, entregar |
| go through verbo | atravesar |
| write down verbo | apuntar, anotar |
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| get out verbo | salir |
| get over verbo | superar, sobreponerse a |
| get up verbo | levantarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- You'll find it enjoyable for sure.
- I didn't dare to speak out.
- I couldn't really say a word.
- I didn't stop right there.
- What do you like about the city?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | i've been telling · I've been using |
| Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultado | If you learn by phrases, you will learn · if you don't use them, it will turn |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | Have you ever felt · I've known · I've made |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | students who don · word which is |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 71 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, you're, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, imperfection /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/, sharpen /ˈʃɑɹpən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, informative /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, hospitality /ˌhɑ.spɪˈtæl.ə.ti/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stranger /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/, speechless /ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/, informative /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, communicative /kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, positivity /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como vocabulary, passive, grammar.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.