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Until you can think directly in English, you will never truly become fluent in English.
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Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to say in English, but the moment you started speaking, your mind suddenly went blank?
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You understand English, you understand grammar, you know the vocabulary, you can follow conversation,
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watch videos, read articles, maybe even write in English quite well.
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But when it's your turn to speak, suddenly you can't find the right words.
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You start translating in your head.
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You question your grammar.
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You worry about making mistakes.
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And before you are ready to speak, the conversation has already moved on.
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If this sounds familiar, then this episode is for you.
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Because today we are going to talk about something that can make a huge difference in your English speaking journey.
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learning how to think directly in English.
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As an English teacher, I am going to show you how you can train your brain to stop relying
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so heavily on translation and start accessing the English you already know more naturally and automatically,
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step by step.
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So, let's get started.
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Hi there and welcome back to Simple English Podcast.
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Many English learners understand English very well.
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They have studied grammar, they have learned thousands of vocabulary, they can understand English, but when it's time to speak,
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everything suddenly feels slower.
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Maybe this happens to you.
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You have an idea in your mind, but before you say it, you first create the sentence in your native language, then you try to translate it into English,
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then you start checking whether the grammar is correct and by the time you're finally ready to speak, the conversation has already moved on.
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If this sounds familiar, I want you to know you are definitely not alone.
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And more importantly, struggling to speak does not always mean that you don't know enough English.
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In fact, you may already know much more English than you think.
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The problem may be that you have spent a lot of time consuming
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and understanding English but not enough time training your brain to retrieve and produce English in real time.
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You don't always need more vocabulary and you don't always need another grammar lesson.
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Sometimes what you really need is to learn how to use the English you already have inside your head.
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So, if you understand English but freeze when it's your turn to speak, if you struggle to find the right words,
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if you constantly translate every sentence in your head, then your biggest problem may not be the lack of knowledge.
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What you may be missing is consistent and structured practice that turns passive knowledge into active communication.
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Because knowing English and being able to use English quickly are two different skills
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and that's exactly what we are going to talk about today.
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In this episode, I want to explain what thinking in English really means and most importantly,
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how you can train your brain to stop depending on translation and start accessing English more naturally.
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So, what does it actually mean to think in English.
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Many people believe
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that thinking in English means forcing yourself to have every single
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fall in English from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to sleep.
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But that's not really the goal.
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Thinking in English simply means being able to access English words,
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phrases and ideas more quickly and naturally without having to translate everything from your native language first.
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In other words, it's about making English more accessible to your brain.
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Think about what happens when you translate.
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You have an idea.
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First, you create the idea in your native language.
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Then you translate it into English.
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Then you think about the grammar.
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Then you search for the right vocabulary.
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Then you ask yourself, is this correct?
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Am I using the right tense?
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That's a lot of mental work for one sentence.
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and this is one of the reasons why speaking can feel slow and stressful.
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The goal of fluency is not to never think.
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The goal is to reduce the number of unnecessary steps between having an idea and expressing it.
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The more directly your brain can connect an idea with English, the easier it becomes to communicate.
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Now, I also want to make something very clear.
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Translation is not the enemy.
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Translation can be very useful, especially when you are a beginner.
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It can help you understand new vocabulary and concepts.
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But as you progress, you need to gradually become less dependent on it.
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Because if you translate every single sentence before speaking, you will often feel slower,
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less confident and less spontaneous.
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So how can you start training your brain to think more directly in English?
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Let's talk about it.
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Step number one, surround yourself with English.
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The first step is very simple.
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Make English part of your daily life.
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Your brain becomes familiar with what it sees and hears repeatedly.
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So surround yourself with English as much as possible.
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Read simple articles, watch videos, listen to podcasts, listen to stories,
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follow English-speaking creators, watch interviews.
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And if you feel comfortable, you can even change your phone language to English.
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The goal is to increase your daily exposure.
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The more English your brain receives, the more familiar English starts to feel.
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Over time, you begin to recognize common words,
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phrases, sentence structures and patterns without consciously translating everything everything.
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For example, when you hear a phrase many times, your brain eventually stops seeing it as individual words.
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Instead, it starts recognizing the entire expression automatically.
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And this is exactly what you want.
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You want English to become more familiar, more predictable, and easier to access.
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Because the more often your brain interacts with English, the less foreign it begins to feel.
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Step number two, stop learning words in oscillation.
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If you want to reduce translation and speak more naturally, try not to learn every new word by itself.
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Instead, learn words together with the words they naturally appear with.
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This is called collocation.
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Your brain learns language more efficiently when words appear in meaningful patterns.
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For example, we say make a decision, not do a decision.
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Take responsibility.
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Pay attention. Have breakfast.
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When you learn these expressions as complete combinations, you don't have to build every sentence word by word.
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You don't have to stop and ask yourself, which verb should I use with this word?
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Instead, your brain begins to recognize the entire pattern and this makes speaking faster and more natural.
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So instead of memorizing individual vocabulary words, start learning useful phrases and complete expressions.
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Don't just learn the word decision, learn make a decision.
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Don't just learn the word mistake, learn make a mistake and interested,
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I am interested in and finish.
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The more chunks and patterns you learn, the easier it becomes to access English without translating every word individually.
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Now let's move on to step number three, use the shadowing technique.
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If you want become more familiar with natural English sentences and train your brain to process English more quickly,
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I highly recommend trying the shadowing technique.
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So what exactly is shadowing?
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Shadowing is a language learning technique where you listen carefully to a speaker and repeat what they say immediately or almost immediately.
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You follow the speaker closely and try to imitate their pronunciation, rhythm, intonation and sentence patterns.
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The goal is not to stop and translate every word, the goal is to listen and react directly in English.
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For example, imagine you are listening to a short podcast, speaker says a sentence.
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Instead of pausing the audio, translating the sentence, analysing the grammar and then repeating it,
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you try to follow the speaker as naturally as possible.
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You listen, you repeat, you listen, you repeat.
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This helps train your brain to connect English sounds, English words, then English meaning more quickly.
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And over time, you become more familiar with natural sentence patterns.
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You begin to notice how English actually sounds when people speak naturally,
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how sentences connect, which words are stressed, how intonation changes, and how ideas are expressed.
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So if you haven't tried shadowing yet, I definitely recommend adding it to your English routine.
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Start with something short, maybe one or two minutes.
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Choose a speaker you enjoy listening to, listen carefully and repeat.
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You don't have to be perfect, the important thing is consistency.
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Now, let's move on to step number four.
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Practice speaking every day.
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Speaking is essential because it forces your brain to retrieve language in real time.
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When you're listening or reading, you recognize English.
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But when you're speaking, you have to produce it.
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You have to find words, build the sentence, express the idea and respond.
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This is a completely different skill.
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And just like any other skill, it improves with practice.
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You don't need to wait until your English is perfect.
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In fact, if you wait until you feel completely ready, you may end up waiting for a very long time.
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Making mistakes is a natural part of learning.
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Every time you speak, your brain gets another opportunity to practice retrieving English.
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And the more often you retrieve something, the easier it becomes to retrieve it again.
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So, speak, talk to yourself, describe what you are doing, talk about your day, record yourself,
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answer questions out loud, join conversations, find a speaking partner?
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The important thing is to give yourself regular opportunities to produce English because fluency does not develop only by understanding English.
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It develops when you constantly train yourself to use it.
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Now, before we end today's episode, let's reflect on this for a moment.
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If watching English videos alone made people fluent, millions of English learners would early to be speaking English confidently and fluently.
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But that's not how fluency works.
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Let me give you an example.
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Imagine someone who wants to build muscles.
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They spend hours watching fitness videos.
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They learn about the best exercises.
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They understand nutrition.
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They know exactly how muscles grow.
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But they never actually exercise.
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Would they become stronger?
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Of course not.
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Because understanding how to build muscle is not the same as actually training your muscles.
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And learning English works in a very similar way.
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You can watch hundreds of English lessons.
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You can memorize thousands of vocabulary.
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You can study grammar for years.
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You can understand everything perfectly.
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But if you rarely use English yourself, your brain doesn't get enough practice communicating in real time.
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Knowledge without action never creates results.
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You don't become a better speaker simply by learning about speaking.
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You become a better speaker by speaking.
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You become a better writer by writing.
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You become a better listener by actively listening and training your ability to understand.
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And you gradually become more comfortable thinking in English by giving your brain regular opportunities to process and use English directly.
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Fluency is not just something you know, it's something you train.
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So, before we end this episode, remember one important thing.
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Give yourself time.
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Thinking in English doesn't happen overnight.
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It's a gradual process.
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Some days you will find yourself responding naturally in English and other days you may still translate.
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That's completely normal.
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The goal is not to think in English every second of the day or to know every single English word.
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The goal is to make English feel more familiar, automatic and easier to access.
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With regular listening, speaking and practice, your brain will gradually learn to connect English directly to meaning.
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Little by little, you will need less effort to express yourself.
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Remember, fluency is not about knowing every word, it's about using the English you already know with less effort and more confidence.
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If you enjoyed today's episode, share it with a friend and subscribe to my channel for more English content.
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Thank you so much for watching and I will see you in the next one.
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Bye!
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette vidéo contient 176 phrases et 1981 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 14:57. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 132 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 89 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| translate verbe | /tɹænzˈleɪt/ | traduire |
| naturally adverbe | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | naturellement |
| grammar nom | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | grammaire |
| vocabulary nom | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabulaire, lexique |
| shadow nom | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | ombre |
| translation nom | /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ | traduction, transmission |
| retrieve verbe | /ɹɪˈtɹiːv/ | récupérer, retrouver |
| muscle nom | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | muscle |
| connect verbe | /kəˈnɛkt/ | accoupler, connecter |
| phrase nom | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | expression |
| technique nom | /tɛkˈniːk/ | technique |
| podcast nom | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | podcast, balado |
| lesson nom | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | leçon |
| carefully adverbe | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | soigneusement |
| skill nom | /skɪl/ | habileté, compétence |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| end up verbe | se terminer, se finir | |
| wake up verbe | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | se réveiller |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 17 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, you're, doesn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, nutrition /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/, combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme translate, naturally, grammar.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | Have you ever known · has already moved · have studied |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is called · are expressed |
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.