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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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And remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglosa.com and download our free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today I'm gonna talk about the English language.
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This is an important topic for all of you because you're all learning English.
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In this video I'm gonna give you some interesting facts about the English language.
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This should be fun.
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Okay, so the first thing I want to talk about is how many people speak this language.
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Well, almost 400 million people speak English as their first language.
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These people are native English speakers.
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Most of these speakers are in the US, of course, but there are many other English-speaking countries.
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Obviously, countries like the UK, Australia, Canada, and Ireland speak English, but there are also a lot of other countries where people speak English.
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For example, English is the major language of Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and other countries too.
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There are a lot of English-speaking countries.
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Also, many people around the world speak English as their second language.
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In every country, there are people who are learning English.
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As a teacher, I've taught students from over 80 different countries.
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Cool, huh?
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We don't know exactly how many people speak English as a second language, but there are a lot.
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Okay, now let's talk about the history of English.
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The first form of English appeared in the 5th century AD.
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Today, we call this early English Old English.
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Old English was very different from modern English.
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I can't understand Old English.
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In the 11th century, Old English became Middle English.
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Middle English is a little closer to Modern English, but it's still very different.
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Finally, Modern English began at the end of the 14th century.
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But English continues to change, so today's English looks a little different from the English of the past few centuries.
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Another important thing to know about English is that other languages have influenced it a lot.
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So, which languages?
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Well, for example, some experts say that almost 30% of English words come from Latin, and almost 30% of English words come directly from French.
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That means that almost 60% of modern English words come from Latin or French.
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That's a big influence.
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Also, around 6% of English words come from Greek, and there are many words from other languages too.
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But what language family does English belong to?
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English is a Germanic language.
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That means English is related to languages such as German, Dutch, and Swedish.
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However, English speakers can't understand these other languages.
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If I hear German or Dutch, I don't understand anything.
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English is related to these languages, but they're very different.
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For example, Americans who only speak English can usually understand much more Spanish than German.
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That seems strange because English and Spanish are not related, but English and German are related.
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The reason why English speakers can understand many words from Spanish, French, or Italian is because these languages have many cognates.
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Cognates are words that have the same origin.
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For example, in English we have the word patience and in Spanish this word is paciencia.
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These words look very similar because they're cognates.
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So, if an English speaker hears the Spanish word paciencia, they can probably understand the meaning.
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Okay, one last interesting thing about English is that it has many, many words.
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Some people say that English is the language with the most words.
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I think this is probably true because English has taken many words from other languages, like I said before.
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Alright, now I'm gonna ask you some questions about the video to see if you understood.
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Write your answers in a comment down below.
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Number one, when did Old English appear?
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Number two, what language family does English belong to?
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And number three, what are cognates?
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Okay, before we go, remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars and download our free Listening Time podcast to practice your listening skills.
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「A1 English Listening Practice - The English Language」を使って、シャドーイングで英語を練習しましょう。
毎日15〜30分の練習で、IELTSスピーキングへの自信と実践的な英会話力が身につきます。
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シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。