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If you can understand English but you can't speak, this one's for you.

This is probably the most common problem that students learning a second language face,

and it has nothing to do with the language you're learning or your ability.

The reason you can understand English

but the words just don't come out of your mouth is entirely due to the system you're using to learn.

And I'll be honest.

The way you learned English was probably not the best.

School curricula around the world tend to focus on vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing.

These are four important skills to have in a second language.

But what's missing?

Speaking.

Speaking and verbal communication skills are not taught in many schools around the world.

I can speak to this firsthand.

I'm from Canada and in Canada we have two official languages, English and French.

There are French -speaking parts of the country and there are English -speaking parts of the country.

I'm a native English speaker and I was born in an English -speaking part of the country.

Every English -speaking Canadian needs to spend roughly seven to ten years minimum learning French in school.

I remember my French classes.

We watched movies, we read, we learned grammar rules, but we didn't do much speaking.

And as a result, most English -speaking

Canadians don't speak French.

It's not because they're bad at languages or because French is a hard language to learn, it's because they weren't taught the right way.

Listening and speaking are two vastly different skills.

Fluency in a language is made up of four primary skills.

Listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

There's a reason that standardized tests such as the IELTS test these four skills.

You can't be fluent in a language if you haven't mastered all four.

Your listening skills might be amazing, but your speaking skills could still be lacking.

I like to compare this to sports.

If you watch professional sports like soccer, basketball, or baseball, you might understand the rules of the game,

you might understand how to play, but unless you've put in years or decades of practice,

you're never going to be as good as a professional athlete.

The difference is you've spent time watching, whereas they've spent time doing.

Now it's true that your listening vocabulary, the passive vocabulary you have,

will always be bigger than the active vocabulary or the speaking vocabulary.

This is true of any language.

It's also true of your native language.

I'm sure there are words in your native language that you understand but don't use on a daily basis.

How can you expand your active vocabulary and speak more fluently in conversations?

It's not about the conversation itself.

It's about how well you prepare for that conversation.

Preparation is key.

There's a quote that's often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the American inventor.

By failing to prepare, you're preparing to fail.

So how do you prepare for a conversation?

The good news is that most conversations are actually predictable.

Ordering a coffee, making small talk with a neighbor, making a reservation at a restaurant, going to the doctor's office.

These conversations all follow similar patterns, so you can actually script them in advance.

When I say script, I mean imagine you're an actor learning lines.

Sit down for 20 minutes, take a notebook and script the lines that you'd actually use in these conversations.

You can also use AI to help you.

I think AI is actually quite good for this purpose, but ultimately you have to memorize these lines.

When an actor first starts their acting career, all they do is memorize lines.

And you might be thinking, well, Michael, why should I memorize lines?

I want to speak spontaneously.

But don't forget that actors also improvise.

There's nothing wrong with improvising, but you can only afford to improvise later once you've mastered the foundations of conversation.

Some of the best lines and scenes in film history are actually improvised.

They're spontaneous.

Experienced actors do this but not when they're first starting out.

When they're first learning to act and getting experience, they follow the script to a T.

If you keep scripting your conversations and preparing in advance,

eventually you'll internalize so much vocabulary and so many different phrases that you won't need to do this.

Learning a language is like completing a puzzle.

All you're doing is fitting the different pieces of the puzzle together.

Eventually, after you've completed the same puzzle over and over again, you'll be able to do it quickly without thinking.

I'm a big advocate for scripting what you want to say in advance.

memorizing those lines, and going into the conversation prepared.

I want to share with you a brief anecdote about my experience learning piano.

Learning an instrument is a lot like learning a language.

I've been playing piano since I was five years old, and in my many years of playing piano, I also performed in many different recitals.

A recital is a concert.

It sounds obvious, but the recitals where I performed my best were also the recitals that I had prepared the most for.

90 % of all the work was done before the recital.

Before every recital, I would spend hours practicing the piece, learning the score, learning the melody,

learning the harmony, and I had prepared so well that by the time I got on stage, everything clicked.

I didn't have to worry about what I was going to play

or how I was going to play it because I had already prepared.

And I encourage you to do the exact same when speaking.

Prepare your conversations as best you can in advance.

So when it comes time to speaking with a native English speaker, at the doctor's office, at the hair salon,

at a restaurant, you'll be prepared and you'll know what to say.

Of course, conversation is spontaneous and you won't be able to script every single line perfectly

but by preparing in advance you'll know which vocabulary to use

and you'll have a structure and a guideline to help you in the conversation so you have less to worry about.

Let me know in the comments, do you find speaking difficult?

I hope today's video could provide you with some insight and motivation.

Make sure to subscribe to English at the Ready, leave a like, and if you want to study English with me,

click the link in the description below to learn more about our programs.

I have several programs available to help you speak more fluently and yes we do a lot of speaking in every class.

So make sure to have a look and join.

Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video.

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このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Why You Understand English But Can't Speak」を教材にしています。繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです：speaking, conversation, language, learning, English。この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が92文、単語が1128語あります。音声の長さは7:10です。話す速さは1分あたり約157語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。単語の84%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語	発音	意味
vocabulary 名詞	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	語彙, 語彙力
skill 名詞	/skɪl/	腕, 技
script 名詞	/skɹɪpt/	文書, 文章
piano 名詞	/piˈænɪː/	ピアノ
puzzle 名詞	/ˈpʌzəl/	難題, 難問
grammar 名詞	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	文法
soccer 名詞	/ˈsɑk.ɚ/	サッカー, 蹴球
compare 動詞	/kəmˈpɛɚ/	比べる, 比較する
encourage 動詞	/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/	勇気付ける, 奨励する
expand 動詞	/ɪkˈspænd/	広げる, 拡大する
preparation 名詞	/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/	準備, 支度
phrase 名詞	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	句, 語句
instrument 名詞	/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/	計器
motivation 名詞	/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/	動機, モチベーション
athlete 名詞	/ˈæθ.liːt/	陸上競技の選手, 陸上選手

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

It's also true of your native language.
It's about how well you prepare for that conversation.
By failing to prepare, you're preparing to fail.
Let me know in the comments, do you find speaking difficult?

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型	動画での表現
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している	haven't mastered · you've put · you've spent
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる	are not taught · was born · weren't taught
「might / may」による可能性 might/may + 動詞 — 起こりうるが確実ではないこと	might be · might understand
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番	the most common · the best · my best

注意したい発音

話し手はyou'll, you're, don'tなど、短縮形や弱形を41回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

「sh」と「zh」の音: preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/

日本語話者が苦手な音：

/r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, roughly /ˈɹʌf.li/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/, predictable /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/, recital /ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/
/v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, advocate /ˈæd.və.kət/, passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
/f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: roughly /ˈɹʌf.li/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, fluent /ˈfluənt/, firsthand /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/, fluency /ˈfluːənsi/

この動画での練習方法

まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。vocabulary, skill, scriptなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

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。

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