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You understand English, you can read English, you know many English words,
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but when someone asks you a simple question in English, you can't speak.
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You know what you want to say, you have the answer in your mind, but suddenly you forget the words,
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you become nervous, you start thinking about grammar, and you don't know what to say.
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If this happens to you, don't worry.
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There is nothing wrong with you.
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You don't need to start learning English all over again.
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You may just need to change the way you practice speaking.
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In this video, I'm going to show you a very simple method that you can use every day.
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It is called, listen, repeat, speak, record, improve.
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You don't need expensive courses, you don't need difficult books, and you don't need to study English for five hours a day.
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You just need a few minutes every day.
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So, let's see how this method works.
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Step one, listen.
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The first step is simple.
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Listen to English.
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Before you speak English well, you need to hear English many times.
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Think about how children learn their first language.
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They listen to their parents.
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They listen to other people.
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They listen again and again.
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They don't study grammar first.
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They listen.
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Then slowly they start speaking.
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You can do something similar with English.
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Choose a short English video.
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It can be a YouTube video, a short conversation, a podcast, or an English lesson.
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But don't choose something that is too difficult.
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Choose something where you can understand most of the words.
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Now listen carefully.
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Don't worry about understanding every single word.
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Just listen to how the person speaks.
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Listen to the pronunciation.
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Listen to the speed.
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Listen to the way they connect words.
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For example, imagine someone says, what are you doing today?
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Listen carefully.
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Don't immediately try to speak.
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Just listen.
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Then listen again and again.
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The goal is to make your brain familiar with English.
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Step two, repeat.
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Now comes the second step.
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Repeat what you hear.
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Take one short sentence.
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For example, what are you doing today?
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Pause the video.
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Then say, what are you doing today?
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Again, what are you doing today?
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Try to copy the speaker.
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Don't just copy the words, copy the pronunciation, copy the rhythm, copy the pauses, copy the way the speaker sounds.
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You don't have to sound exactly like a native speaker.
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The goal is to become comfortable saying English sentences.
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Start with short sentences.
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Don't choose long and difficult sentences.
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For example, I'm very tired.
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I don't understand.
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What do you mean?
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Can you help me?
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I'll call you later.
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These are simple sentences, but they are very useful.
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Repeat each sentence several times.
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The more you repeat, the easier it becomes.
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Step 3.
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Speak without looking.
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Now we move to the most important part.
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After listening and repeating, try to speak without looking at the sentence.
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This is where you train your brain to remember English.
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For example, you learned, I'm going to the shop.
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First, read it.
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Then repeat it.
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Then close the video.
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Now try to say it from memory.
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I'm going to the shop.
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Good.
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Now change the sentence.
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I'm going to work.
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I'm going to school.
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I'm going to the supermarket.
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Now you're not only repeating, you're creating your own English sentences.
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This is very important because in a real conversation, nobody gives you a sentence to read.
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You have to create the sentence yourself.
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So after repeating, always try to use the sentence in your own way.
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Step four, speak about your own life.
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Now take the sentence you learned and connect it to your real life.
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Let's say you learned, I usually wake up at seven.
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Don't stop there.
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Talk about yourself.
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Say, I usually wake up at seven.
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Then, I usually have breakfast at eight.
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Then, I usually go to work at nine.
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You can create many sentences using the same pattern.
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This is one of the easiest ways to improve your speaking.
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You don't need to create completely new sentences every time.
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Take one sentence pattern and change a few words.
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For example, I like watching movies.
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Then I like listening to music.
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I like playing football.
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I like learning English.
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You are practicing grammar, vocabulary, and speaking at the same time.
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And you're doing it naturally.
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Step 5.
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Record yourself.
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Now comes another powerful step.
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Record your voice.
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Take your phone and record yourself speaking English for one or two minutes.
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You can talk about anything.
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Talk about your day.
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Talk about your family.
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Talk about your hobbies.
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Talk about your studies.
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Or talk about why you want to learn English.
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For example, today I woke up at seven.
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I had breakfast with my family.
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Then I went to work.
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In the evening, I came home and watched an English video.
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Don't worry about mistakes.
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Just keep speaking.
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After you finish, listen to your recording.
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This is very useful because you can hear your own English.
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Maybe you notice that you speak too slowly.
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Maybe you repeat the same word many times.
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Maybe you stop too often.
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Maybe your pronunciation needs some practice.
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That's okay.
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Now you know what you need to improve.
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Step six, improve one thing at a time.
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Don't try to fix everything at once.
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This is another mistake many English learners make.
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They try to improve grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, speaking speed, listening, and everything else at the same time.
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It becomes difficult.
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Instead, choose one small thing.
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For example, today you can focus on pronunciation.
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Tomorrow, you can focus on speaking without stopping.
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The next day, you can focus on using new phrases.
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Small improvements are easier to manage, and when you make many small improvements, your English becomes much better.
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Step 7.
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Use the method every day.
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Now let's put everything together.
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Imagine you have 20 minutes every day.
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For the first five minutes listen choose a short english conversation
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and listen carefully for the next five minutes repeat pause the video
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and repeat useful sentences for the next five minutes speak close the video
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and create your own sentences for the final five minutes record talk about your day
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and listen to your recording that's it only 20 minutes you don't need to spend your whole day studying english
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But you need to do it consistently.
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Try this every day for 30 days.
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You may be surprised by the difference.
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What if you make mistakes?
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You will make mistakes.
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That's normal.
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Maybe your grammar will be wrong.
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Maybe your pronunciation will not be perfect.
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Maybe you will forget a word.
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Don't stop.
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Keep going.
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Imagine you're speaking about your morning.
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You say, yesterday I go to the shop.
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Then you realize the correct sentence is, yesterday I went to the shop.
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Good.
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You learned something.
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Say it again.
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Yesterday I went to the shop.
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That's how you improve.
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Mistakes are not proof that your English is bad.
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Mistakes are proof that you are practicing.
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Don't wait until you are ready.
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Many people say, I will start speaking English when my English is better.
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But this doesn't work your English becomes better because you speak.
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You don't become confident first and then start speaking.
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You start speaking and slowly you become confident.
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So don't wait.
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Start with the English you already know, even if it is very simple.
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Say, I am tired.
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I am hungry.
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I need some water.
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I have to go now.
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Simple English is still English.
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The goal is not to impress people.
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The goal is to communicate.
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One more important tip.
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Don't only practice English in your study time.
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Use English during your normal day.
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When you wake up, think in English.
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When you eat, describe your food in English.
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When you go outside, describe what you see.
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For example, there are many people here.
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The weather is hot today.
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There is a bus over there.
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I am waiting for my friend.
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This makes English part of your daily life.
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And when English becomes part of your daily life, speaking becomes more natural.
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Final message.
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So, if you can't speak English, try this method.
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Listen, repeat, speak, record, improve.
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Do it every day.
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Start with short sentences.
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Use simple English.
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Talk about your own life.
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Don't worry about making mistakes.
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And don't compare yourself with other people.
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Your goal is not to become fluent overnight.
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Your goal is to become a little better every day.
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Maybe today you can speak for one minute.
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Next week, you may speak for three minutes.
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Next month, you may speak for ten minutes without stopping.
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That's progress.
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And remember this.
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You don't need more English before you start speaking.
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You need to start speaking with the English you already know.
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So don't wait.
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Take your phone.
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Find a short English video.
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Listen to one sentence.
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Repeat it.
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Change it.
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Use it.
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Record yourself.
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and do it again tomorrow.
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If you do this consistently, your speaking can improve, maybe slowly at first,
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but it will improve because every sentence you speak is practice.
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Every mistake teaches you something and every day you practice, you become more confident.
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So if you can't speak English right now, don't give up.
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Try this method listen, repeat, speak, record, improve, and keep going.
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One day you may surprise yourself and say, wow I can actually speak English!
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See you in the next video!

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Este vídeo tiene 226 frases y 1566 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:01. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 142 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 92 % 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

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
pronunciation sustantivo/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/pronunciación
grammar sustantivo/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/gramática
carefully adverbio/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/cuidadosamente
pause sustantivo/pɔːz/pausa
connect verbo/kəˈnɛkt/conectar, empalmar
consistently adverbio/kənˈsɪstəntli/consistentemente
vocabulary sustantivo/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/vocabulario
naturally adverbio/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/naturalmente, a natura
lesson sustantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lección
compare verbo/kəmˈpɛɚ/comparar, parangonar
hungry adjetivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/hambriento, tener hambre
phrase sustantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/frase
overnight adverbio/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/de un día para otro, de la noche a la mañana
podcast sustantivo/ˈpɑdˌkæst/podcast, pódcast
rhythm sustantivo/ˈɹɪð.əm/ritmo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
give up verborendirse, entregar
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/despertarse, recordar

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 45 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, consistently /kənˈsɪstəntli/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como pronunciation, grammar, carefully.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ingstart thinking · start learning · practice speaking
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromay just need · may be · may speak
Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupothe most important · the easiest
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasare you doing · you're not only repeating · are practicing

¿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.

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