Pratique du Shadowing: E1: Who Am I? _ Master Your Personal Introduction in English! (B1-B2) level - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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So picture this.
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You're in a room, right, full of native English speakers.
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Oh, boy.
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I know where this is going.
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Yeah.
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The conversation is flowing.
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Everyone is relaxed.
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And then someone turns to you, smiles, and says, so tell us a bit about yourself.
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The absolute worst.
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Right.
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Suddenly your mind just goes complete blank.
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Your heart races.
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I mean, why is it that we can know thousands of words in a new language?
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But the moment we are asked to simply describe who we are, we just we suddenly forget our own identity Well,
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it happens to absolutely everyone honestly We freeze because we treat that question like a you know, like a pop quiz.
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Yeah, like an interrogation exactly We have to recite an ID card name age profession location
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and then end of story but Human beings don't connect over dry data.
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No, they definitely don't when someone asks about you They aren't looking for a Wikipedia page.
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They're looking for your personality and that cognitive overload
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that panic is is exactly what we are dismantling today in this deep dive.
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We really are.
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We are going to help you, the listener, build what I like to call a verbal business card.
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Because a good self-introduction needs to be clear,
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memorable, and most importantly, it needs to accurately represent your true self,
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not just a robotic translation of your resume.
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Right.
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And the source material we're looking at today includes this fantastic quote from Aristotle.
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He says, knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
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Oh, I love that.
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It's so good.
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And if we apply that philosophy to language learning, well, the better you understand your own specific traits, your daily routines and your quirks, the easier it becomes to map those concepts onto English.
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That makes total sense.
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Yeah.
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I mean, you can't fluently express your identity if you haven't clearly defined it first.
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So our mission today is to take you from that moment of panic to a place of just total confidence.
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Absolutely.
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We're going to give you the exact vocabulary to describe your personality, the grammar engine required to make those words move naturally,
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and the organizational tools so you never lose your train of thought again.
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It's a full toolkit.
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It really is.
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So let's start with the foundation, which is the words themselves.
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We have a reading passage from today's lesson that perfectly demonstrates a natural B2 level introduction.
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It's a great passage.
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Yeah, so I'm going to read the first section, and I want you, the listener, to notice the specific adjectives the writer uses.
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Okay, here we go.
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Go for it.
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If I had to describe myself, I would say that I am a curious, responsible, and determined person.
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I enjoy learning new things because I believe that every experience teaches us something valuable.
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Okay, those are heavy-hitting descriptive words.
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Let's look at the first one, curious.
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Yeah, curious.
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A lot of learners think curious just means being nosy or asking too many questions.
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Like it's a bad thing.
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Right, like a cat being too curious.
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Exactly.
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But in this context, it's an incredibly positive trait.
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It means you have an active, hungry mind.
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You want to understand how things work.
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Which is, frankly, exactly the mindset you need for learning a language.
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Yeah, 100%.
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Now, the next word is responsible.
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I sometimes hear learners use this to mean they just, you know, do their chores, like taking out the trash.
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Right, yeah.
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But when introducing yourself professionally or even personally, responsible carries a lot more weight, doesn't it?
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It really does.
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It implies trust.
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Like, if you say you are responsible, you are telling the listener that they can rely on you.
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Yeah.
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The example from the text is, she is responsible for organizing the meeting.
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I mean, she owns that task.
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If something goes wrong, she handles it.
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It's a core character trait, not just a description of daily chore.
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Okay.
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And then we have determined.
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Now, this is a word I constantly hear mispronounced.
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Me too.
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All the time.
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People tend to look at the spelling and say, determine, right?
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Right.
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Heavily pronouncing that E at the end.
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Yeah.
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The trick is to completely swallow that final E.
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It's determined. And determined.
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Exactly.
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The N and the D just blend right together.
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And conceptually, being determined is not the same as being stubborn.
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Oh, that's a good distinction.
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What's the difference?
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Well, stubborn means you refuse to change your mind, even when you're clearly wrong.
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But determined means you have a goal, and you will push through obstacles to reach it.
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I see.
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The text gives a great example.
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He was determined to become a doctor.
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It shows resilience.
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That's a powerful word to use about yourself.
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And that brings us to experience and valuable.
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The writer says, every experience teaches us something valuable.
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Yes.
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Pronunciation-wise, valuable can be a bit of a tongue twister.
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It really can.
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It's not valuable.
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You want to smooth it out to be a-u-a-ble, be a-u-a-ble.
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Spot on.
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Spot on.
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But, you know, beyond pronunciation, why use valuable instead of just saying every experience teaches us something good?
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Right.
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Why the bigger word?
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Because good is subjective and honestly a bit weak.
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Valuable implies that something has worth, that it adds actual value to your life or your skill set.
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Okay.
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I like that.
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When you introduce yourself and use a word like valuable, it shows you are someone who evaluates the world around you and extracts meaning from it.
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It elevates your entire introduction from basic to sophisticated.
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It really does.
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Okay, let's move to the second part of the passage.
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The writer continues.
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Like everyone else, I have strengths and weaknesses.
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One of my greatest strengths is that I never give up easily.
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Even when I face challenges, I try to stay positive and look for solutions instead of focusing on the problem.
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This is just a master class in framing.
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Right.
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They introduce the classic contrasting pair, strengths and weaknesses.
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Strengths are your superpowers, the things you excel at.
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Weaknesses are areas where you struggle.
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But notice the pivot there.
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Yeah, they don't dwell on the negative.
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Exactly.
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The writer mentions facing challenges, which are situations that test their abilities, but immediately pairs it with solutions.
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I really love that strategy.
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I mean, it's a very common interview question, right?
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What are your weaknesses?
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Word-dreaded question.
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Yeah.
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And if you just list your flaws and stop talking, it leaves a really negative impression.
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Definitely.
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But if you frame your weakness as a challenge and then explain the solution you are actively working on, you suddenly sound incredibly self-aware and proactive.
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Which perfectly sets up the final section of the text because it focuses on current progress.
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Right.
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Let me read that last part.
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The writer finishes with, At the moment, I am working on improving my English because I want to communicate more confidently with people from different countries.
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I know that becoming fluent takes time, but I enjoy the learning process and celebrate every small improvement.
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In my opinion, knowing yourself is one of the most important steps toward personal growth.
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We have three crucial concepts here.
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Fluent, improvement, and personal growth.
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Okay.
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Many learners misunderstand fluency.
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They think being fluent means speaking incredibly fast without ever taking a breath.
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Oh man, I used to think that too.
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I really thought fluency just meant speed.
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It's such a common trap.
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Fluency actually comes from the Latin word for flowing, like a river.
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Oh wow, I didn't know that.
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Yeah, it means your speech is smooth and natural, not rushed.
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And getting to that smooth flow requires improvement, the ongoing process of getting better.
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And all of this contributes to personal growth.
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That's such a powerful phrase to use in an introduction.
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It really is.
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It means you don't view yourself as a finished product.
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Right.
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You are actively trying to become a better, more capable version of yourself.
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Exactly.
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So, listener, I want you to just pause for a second.
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Think about those words we just unpacked.
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Which three words best describe your personality?
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Are you curious?
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Are you determined?
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Are you actively seeking personal growth?
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Claim those words.
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Yeah don't just listen to us.
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Literally speak those words out loud right now, wherever you are, say, I am determined.
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Reclaiming your identity in English starts with claiming those adjectives.
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Naming your treats is definitely the first step.
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But having a great vocabulary is essentially just having a pile of really high quality bricks.
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Right.
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If you want to build a house, you need mortar to hold those bricks together.
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And in language, that mortar is grammar.
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And to talk about yourself effectively, you don't need to know every complex grammar rule in the book.
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Not at all.
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You really only need to master two key gears, present simple and present continuous.
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If you can shift smoothly between these two, you will sound incredibly natural.
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That is so true.
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Let's start with present simple.
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Think of present simple as your home base.
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It's the house you live in permanently.
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We use it for facts, habits, daily routines, and situations that just do not change from day to day.
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And the examples in our source material clearly show this permanence.
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I live in Dubai.
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She works as a teacher.
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They usually exercise every morning.
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They sound very solid.
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Right.
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These aren't things happening just for a fleeting moment.
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They represent stable realities.
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The easiest way to know you are in Homebase is by looking at time expressions.
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Words like always, usually, often, or phrases like on Mondays.
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If you find yourself wanting to express a routine, you lock into present simple.
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Exactly.
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But what if I want to talk about something that is just a temporary project?
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That's where Present Continuous comes in.
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Right.
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So if present simple is your permanent home, present continuous is a hotel.
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A hotel.
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I like that.
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It's an action you are doing right now or a temporary situation you are in, but sooner or later, you know, you are going to check out of that hotel.
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The structure is simple.
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You take the to be verb am, is, or are, and add your main verb with an ing at the end.
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Like, I am studying English now, or he is working on a new project, or even a classic temporary living situation.
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He is living with his cousin this month.
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Exactly.
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And notice we don't say he lives with his cousin this month
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because that mixes the permanent home base with the temporary time frame.
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It clashes.
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The time expressions for the hotel are very specific, aren't they?
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They are.
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Words like now, currently, these days, at the moment.
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If you hear those words, you know the action is in motion but has an expiration date.
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Okay, let me challenge you on this though, because there is an exception that always trips people up.
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Oh, bring it on.
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If I am sitting in a hotel and I absolutely love the experience, shouldn't I say, I am loving this hotel?
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I mean, a certain massive fast food chain uses I'm loving it as their global slogan.
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Ah, yes.
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The famous slogan.
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Well, it's a brilliant marketing slogan, precisely because it breaks the rules to sound casual and urgent.
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So it is breaking the rules.
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Oh, absolutely.
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Grammatically, it's incorrect, and doing this in a professional self-introduction will sound very unnatural.
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Got it.
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This brings us to state of verbs.
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State of verbs.
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Yes.
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These are verbs that describe a state of being, an emotion, or a mental process.
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They are not physical actions you can perform and then just stop performing.
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So things like know, love, hate, believe, understand.
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Exactly.
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You either know an answer or you don't.
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Knowing is a permanent state in your brain.
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You don't actively action the process of knowing in a temporary way.
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That makes total sense.
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Therefore, state of herbs can never check into the hotel.
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They cannot take the ING form.
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So saying, I am knowing the answer is a major red flag for a listener.
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A huge red flag.
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You must say, I know the answer.
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And instead of, he is loving coffee, you say, he loves coffee.
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Because his love for coffee is a permanent fact about his personality, not a temporary activity he's doing for five minutes.
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Exactly.
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A good rule of thumb before you speak is to ask yourself, is this a general stable truth about me?
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Yes, present simple.
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Is this a temporary project or action happening right around now?
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If yes, present continuous.
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Right.
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And finally, is it a feeling or a thought?
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If yes, bounce it right back to present simple because it's a stative verb.
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That is such a clean way to remember it.
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So now we have the bricks, which is the vocabulary.
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We have the mortar, the grammar.
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We've built the walls.
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We built the walls.
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But a house with just raw brick walls looks a bit industrial.
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We need to paint it, put in some nice windows, and, you know, make it flow.
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Yeah, we need to get home.
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Exactly.
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When you are introducing yourself, if you just read out isolated sentences, you sound like a robot.
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Like, I am responsible.
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I live in Paris.
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I am studying English.
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It's so disjointed.
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To sound fluent, your ideas need to hold hands.
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You need linking words, or what our lesson calls useful expressions.
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Useful expressions.
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Yeah.
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These small phrases act as bridges between your thoughts, allowing your speech to glide seamlessly from one topic to the next.
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Let's break down those categories.
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First, giving your opinion.
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Most beginners just state their opinion as a universal fact.
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They say, English is hard.
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Right, like it's a law of nature.
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Exactly.
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But if you want to sound sophisticated, you soften it.
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You personalize it.
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You use phrases like, I think, or in my opinion, or my personal favorite for a B2 level, personally.
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Oh, that's a good one.
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Starting a sentence with, personally, I prefer working in the mornings, instantly signals to the listener that you are sharing an internal preference,
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not declaring a global law.
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And once you give that opinion, you usually need to back it up.
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Instead of just jumping to the next sentence, you need expressions that introduce a reason.
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Right, like that's because, or the main reason is, for example, I am determined to learn this language.
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The main reason is that I want to travel.
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It acts as a signpost for the listener, letting them know an explanation is arriving.
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Exactly.
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Then we have the classic problem of stacking ideas.
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When nervous, people rely entirely on the word and.
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Oh, the endless and.
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Yes.
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I like reading and I like running and I'm studying.
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It gets repetitive very quickly.
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To elevate your speech, you swap out and for words like also, besides, or in addition. In addition.
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Yeah.
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I enjoy learning new things.
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In addition, I love facing new challenges.
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It sounds so much more professional and rhythmic.
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And finally, the pivot, showing contrast.
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The beginner reflex is to constantly use, but like, I want to sing fluently, but it is hard.
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What is the upgrade here?
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The magic word is, however, it is the Swiss army knife of contrast.
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I love that.
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I know that becoming fluent takes time.
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However, However, I enjoy the learning process.
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It creates a very elegant shift in direction.
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It really does.
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So how do we pull all of this together without getting overwhelmed?
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Because it's a lot to remember.
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It is a lot.
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The source material offers a highly practical tool from its writing workshop section, which is the mind map.
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Ah, yes.
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The mind map.
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I know this sounds like something from middle school, but it is genuinely the secret weapon of great public speakers.
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It truly is.
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When you try to memorize a script of your introduction, the moment you forget one single word the entire house of
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cards collapses you just freeze exactly a mind map prevents that
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because you are mapping concepts not sentences right
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so imagine a blank piece of paper draw a circle in the middle
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and write about me okay now draw six branches coming out of
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that circle branch one personality branch two daily routine branch three hobbies branch four goals branch five strengths branch six weaknesses.
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And the key here is to only write one or two trigger words on each branch.
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Trigger words.
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Yeah.
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So for personality, you just write curious and determined.
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For routine, you write exercise mornings.
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For goals, you write fluent English.
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So no full sentences.
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Exactly.
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When it's your turn to speak, your brain isn't frantically searching for a memorized sentence.
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It just looks at the keyword curious, grabs your present simple grammar, and naturally creates the sentence in real time.
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Because you aren't reading a script, your tone is conversational, your eye contact is better, and you actually sound like yourself.
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You sound human.
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Right.
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And this takes us to the most important part of today's deep dive.
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We can explain the mechanics all day, but you have to actually turn the key in the ignition.
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It's time for a challenge.
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Yes, it is.
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No matter where you are right now, listener driving, doing the dishes, or sitting at a desk, we want you to do a two-minute speaking drill.
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The prompt is simple.
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Speak for two minutes about yourself.
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But there are rules.
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Well, there are always rules.
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You must use at least five present simple sentences to establish your permanent facts and routines.
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You must use at least five present continuous sentences to explain what temporary projects or goals you are working on right now.
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Okay.
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And you need to sprinkle in at least eight of the high-level vocabulary words we discussed today.
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Words like valuable, responsible, solutions, or improvement.
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And please, don't worry about being perfect.
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Stumbling over your words is a required part of the process.
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It really is.
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Remember the phrase from our text, personal growth.
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You don't grow by playing it safe in your comfort zone.
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The lesson specifically noted, great writers and speakers are not born, they are made.
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They are made.
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They are made through the friction of practicing, making mistakes, and trying again.
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That is the perfect summary of this journey.
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We've covered a lot of ground today.
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We upgraded your descriptive vocabulary so you can accurately portray your character.
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We established the crucial difference between the permanent home of present simple and the temporary hotel of present continuous.
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We tackled state of verbs and we equip you with the linking words necessary to make your ideas flow like a river.
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If you take 10 minutes tonight to sketch out that mind map and practice out loud, the next time someone asks, tell us about yourself, you won't freeze.
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You'll have your verbal business card ready to go.
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You really will.
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Now, before we wrap up, there's one final thought from the source material that really struck me.
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Oh, what was that?
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It mentioned that the more you understand your personality, values, and goals, the easier it becomes to build meaningful relationships.
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Yeah, that makes sense.
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It does.
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But I want to take it a step further and leave you, the listener, with this question.
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How does learning to express your true self in a new
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language actually change the way you view yourself in your native language?
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Oh, wow.
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That's deep.
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Think about it.
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Does adopting English, a language with a different rhythm,
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different cultural norms and words like determined and valuable make you feel like a slightly different, perhaps bolder or more confident version of yourself?
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That is a fascinating thought.
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Sometimes stepping into a new language is the exact permission we need to finally meet the person we've always been.
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So keep practicing that introduction.
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We'll see you on the next deep dive.

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15 mots moins courants de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

  • temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ (adjectif) — temporaire, provisoire. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
  • listener /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ (nom) — auditeur, auditrice. Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
  • curious /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ (adjectif) — curieux. Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
  • continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ (adjectif) — continu, continuel. Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
  • weakness /ˈwik.nɪs/ (nom) — faiblesse. The condition of being weak.
  • fluent /ˈfluənt/ (adjectif) — parler couramment. That flows; flowing, liquid.
  • introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ (verbe) — présenter. To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
  • phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ (nom) — expression. A short written or spoken expression.
  • grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ (nom) — grammaire. A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
  • vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ (nom) — vocabulaire, lexique. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
  • incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ (adverbe) — incroyablement. In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
  • brick /ˈbɹɪk/ (nom) — brique. A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
  • actively /ˈæktɪvli/ (adverbe) — activement. In an active manner.
  • lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (nom) — leçon. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  • smooth /smuːð/ (adjectif) — doux, facile. Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

  • look at (verbe) — regarder. To observe or watch.
  • look for (verbe) — chercher, rechercher. To seek.
  • think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verbe) — penser à, réfléchir à. To ponder.
  • break down (verbe) — tomber en panne. To stop functioning.
  • give up (verbe) — se rendre. To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
  • put in (verbe) — mettre, insérer. To place inside.
  • rely on (verbe) — se fier à, compter sur. To be confident in.
  • set up /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ (verbe) — mettre en place, installer. To make ready for use.

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 35 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, aren't, I'm. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: smooth /smuːð/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, thumb /ˈθʌm/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/
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Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

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Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenanthaven't clearly defined · have determined · We've built
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une chosefoundation, which is · someone who evaluates · challenges, which are
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitare asked · are not born · are made

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