शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Why You Understand English But Can't Speak | Easy English Conversation for Beginners - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

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where every conversation helps you learn.

I'm Judy.

Hello, Judy.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Jake.

How are you today, Judy?

I am very good, thank you.

I watched a really nice movie last night, a comedy.

I laughed a lot.

And you, Jake?

I am okay.

But I want to tell you something, Judy.

Something that happened to me yesterday.

Oh?

Tell me.

I was at a bookstore.

A foreign tourist asked me,

excuse me, do you know where the subway station is?

And I understood every word.

Every single word.

That is great.

But then I opened my mouth and nothing came out.

Nothing?

Nothing.

My brain knew the answer.

Turn left, walk two blocks,

the station is on the right.

I knew all of that,

but my mouth could not say it.

I just stood there.

like a statue.

Oh, Jake.

What happened next?

I pointed.

I just pointed with my finger and said, that way.

Well, pointing works, too.

Yes, but I felt so bad.

I understand English.

I really do.

But when I need to speak, the words disappear.

Jake, you are not alone.

This is one of the biggest problems for English learners.

You can listen, you can read, you can understand but when it is your turn to speak,

the words get stuck.

Yes, the words get stuck.

That is exactly how it feels.

Like the words are in my brain,

but the door to my mouth is locked.

That is a beautiful way to say it.

And that is our topic today.

Really?

Yes.

Today we're going to talk about why you understand English but cannot speak,

and more importantly, how to fix it.

Oh, I need this.

I really, really need this.

There are four main reasons.

Four reasons why the words get stuck.

And for each reason, I will give you a solution.

A way to unlock that door.

Four reasons.

Four solutions.

Let's go.

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Yes.

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Okay, now let's start.

Reason number one.

I call it the translation trap.

The translation trap?

What is that?

Let me ask you something, Jake.

When someone speaks to you in English,

what happens in your brain?

Um, well, I hear the English words,

then I translate them to my language,

then I understand, then I think of my answer in my language,

then I try to translate it back to English,

English, then I try to say it.

How many steps is that?

One, two, three, four, five.

Five steps?

Five steps.

Every time you want to say one sentence.

That is the translation trap.

You are not speaking English, you are translating English.

And translating takes time.

A lot of time.

That is why I'm so slow.

By the time I finish translating,

the other person is already talking about something else.

Exactly.

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The conversation moves on, and you are still stuck on the last sentence.

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So what is the solution?

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Stop translating words.

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Start thinking in pictures.

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Pictures?

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Yes.

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Let me show you.

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When I say apple, what do you see in your brain?

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I see the word in my language,

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and then I see a red fruit.

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Okay.

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From now on, skip the first step.

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When you hear apple, go straight to the picture.

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The red fruit.

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No translation.

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Just the picture.

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Just the picture.

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Apple, red fruit, no words in between.

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Yes.

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Now try this.

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You want to say, I am hungry.

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Do not think in your language first.

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Think of the feeling.

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Your stomach is empty.

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You want food.

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Then say, I am hungry.

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So feel it, then say it,

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not translate it, then say it.

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Exactly.

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Feel it, see it, then say it.

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This is how you escape the translation trap.

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Let me try.

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I want to say, I went to the park this morning.

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Okay, I'm seeing the park,

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green trees, the path, my shoes on the ground.

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I went to the park this morning.

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Did you translate?

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No, I just saw the picture and the words came out.

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See?

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It works.

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That was faster, much faster.

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It takes practice, but every day it gets a little easier.

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Reason number three.

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I call it the input-output gap.

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Input and output?

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I have heard those words before.

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Input is everything that goes in.

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Listening, reading, watching videos.

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Output is everything that comes out.

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Speaking, writing.

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Okay.

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So what is the gap?

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Most English learners have a lot of input.

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They listen to podcasts, they watch movies,

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they read books, but they have very little output.

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They almost never speak.

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That sounds like me.

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I listen to English every day,

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but I almost never open my mouth.

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And that is the problem.

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Your ears are very strong.

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Your mouth is very weak.

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It is like going to the gym and only training your arms,

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but never your legs.

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One day, you try to run, and you fall down.

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Oh, because my legs are not trained.

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Exactly.

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Your mouth needs training, too.

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Listening is not enough.

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You must practice speaking.

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But Judy, who do I speak to?

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I do not have English-speaking friends near me.

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You do not need another person.

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The best practice is talking to yourself.

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Talking to myself?

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People will think I am crazy.

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Maybe.

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But your English will be amazing.

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Here's what I suggest.

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Every day, pick one moment from your day and describe it in English.

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out loud not in your head out loud one moment from

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my day like what i ate for breakfast yes try it

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now okay this morning i woke up late i made coffee

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i burned my toast i ate the toast anyway it was not good perfect

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that was five sentences and you did not translate you just talked i

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just talked about my burnt toast

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that is output practice you can do it in the shower on your walk

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while you cook anytime you are alone talk to myself one

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moment every day every day even two minutes is enough the

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key is your mouth must move your voice must come out that is how you close the input-output gap.

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Ears strong, mouth strong, both sides trained.

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Exactly.

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Reason number three.

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I call it the fear filter.

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The fear filter.

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That sounds serious.

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It is very common.

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Let me ask you something.

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Have you ever known the answer in English,

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but you did not say it because you were afraid?

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Yes, many times.

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I think, what if my grammar is wrong?

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What if people laugh at me?

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What if I sound stupid?

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So I stay quiet.

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That is the fear filter.

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Your brain has the words, but fear stops them.

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Fear says,

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do not speak you will make a mistake people will judge you fear is like a wall between my brain

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and my mouth yes

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and here's the truth jake mistakes are normal every person who

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speaks english well they all made hundreds of mistakes first thousands of mistakes really really children make mistakes every day

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when they learn to talk do we laugh at them no we think it is cute exactly

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and when you make a mistake in English,

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most people do not laugh.

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They understand, they know you are learning,

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and they respect you for trying.

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So, it's okay to make mistakes?

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It's more than okay.

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Mistakes are how you learn.

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Think about it this way.

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Which is better, messy English or no English?

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Messy English.

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Exactly.

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Messy English is beautiful.

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Messy English means you are trying.

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Messy English means you are grave.

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No English means the fear won.

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Messy English is better than no English.

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I like that.

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Say it again.

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Messy English is better than no English.

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Remember that.

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Write it down.

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Put it on your wall.

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The next time fear says do not speak,

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you say messy English is better than no English and you open your mouth.

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I will.

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I promise.

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Good.

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Because the world wants to hear your English,

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Jake, even if it's messy.

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Thank you, Judy.

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That means a lot.

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Reason number four, the last one.

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I call it words without sentences.

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Words without sentences.

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What does that mean?

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Let me ask you, how do you study English vocabulary?

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I learn words one by one.

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Apple, A-P-P-L-E, apple.

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Dog, D-O-G, dog.

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I write them in my notebook.

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And when someone talks to you,

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can you use those words in a sentence?

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Um, sometimes, but it's hard.

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I know the word delicious,

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but when I eat good food,

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I cannot quickly say, this is delicious.

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The word is in my notebook,

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but not in my mouth.

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That is the problem.

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You are learning single words.

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But in real life, we do not speak in single words.

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We speak in sentences, in phrases, in chunks.

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Chunks?

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Chunks are groups of words that go together, like ready-made sentences.

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You do not build them word by word.

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You learn them as one piece.

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And when you need them, they come out fast.

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Like a fast food meal.

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Already made.

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Just pick it up and eat.

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I love that example.

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Yes, chunks are like fast food for your mouth.

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Already prepared, ready to use.

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Can you give me some examples?

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Of course.

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Instead of learning the word sorry,

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learn the chunk I'm sorry about that.

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Instead of learning the word help,

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learn can you help me with this?

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Instead of learning the word think,

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learn I think so too.

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Oh, I already know those chunks.

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I'm sorry about that.

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Can you help me with this?

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I think so too.

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They come out easily because I have heard them many times.

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Exactly.

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You have heard them.

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Now start collecting them.

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When you listen to a podcast or watch a movie,

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do not write down single words.

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Write down the whole sentence, the whole chunk.

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The whole chunk, not just the word.

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Yes, and then say the chunk out loud,

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five times, ten times, until it lives in your mouth,

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not just in your notebook.

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So, my notebook should have sentences, not just words.

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Yes, your notebook is a chunk collection.

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How was your day?

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I had a great time.

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What do you mean?

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That makes sense.

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No worries.

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These are all chunks.

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Learn them as one piece,

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and they will come out fast when you need them.

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I am going to change my notebook today.

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No more single words, only chunks.

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That is the best thing you can do.

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Okay, Jake, let me tell you a short story.

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I have a friend named Lily.

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Lily studied English for 10 years.

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She could read English novels.

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She could watch English movies without subtitles,

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without the words on the screen.

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but when she traveled to London,

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she could not order coffee.

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Ten years of English and she could not order coffee?

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She knew all the words,

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coffee, large, please, milk, but in the moment, her brain was translating.

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She was afraid of the waiter,

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and she never practiced saying the whole sentence together.

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Can I have a large coffee with milk, please?

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The translation trap, the fear filter, and words without sentences.

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All three reasons.

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Yes.

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But then Lily started talking to herself every day.

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She practiced chunks, she stopped being afraid of mistakes,

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and three months later, she ordered coffee in London,

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in English, with a smile.

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Three months?

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That's fast.

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Because she fixed the four reasons.

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She stopped translating, she started speaking out loud,

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she stopped being afraid, and she learned chunks, not just words.

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If Lily can do it,

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we can do it too.

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Right, everyone?

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Absolutely.

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You can do it.

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We believe in you.

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Okay, let's review.

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Yes, let's see what we learned.

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Today, we talked about why you understand English but cannot speak.

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Yes.

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Reason one is the translation trap.

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We translate in our heads.

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The solution is to think in pictures, not words.

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Good.

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And reason two is the input-output gap.

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We listen a lot but speak very little.

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The solution is to talk to yourself every day.

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Reason three is the fear filter.

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We are afraid of making mistakes.

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The solution is to remember messy English is better than no English.

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And reason four is words without sentences.

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We learn single words but not chunks.

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The solution is to learn ready-made sentences.

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The translation trap, the input-output gap,

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the fear filter, words without sentences, four reasons, four solutions.

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Perfect.

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You remembered everything.

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I learned a lot today.

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Me too.

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Well, that's all the time we have for today.

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Thank you so much for listening to Enjoy English Talks.

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Yes, thank you, everyone.

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It was fun.

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Give this episode a like.

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And share it with a friend.

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Now, we have a question for you today.

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Yes.

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Please leave a comment below.

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Tell us which reason is your biggest problem.

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The translation trap, the input-output gap,

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the fear filter, or words without sentences.

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Pick one and tell us in English.

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We would love to read your answers.

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See you next time.

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Bye, everyone.

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Keep practicing your English.

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