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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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이 레슨의 어휘와 말하기 포인트

이 말하기 레슨은 영상 “Why You Understand English But Can't Speak”을(를) 바탕으로 합니다. 가장 자주 반복되는 단어는 다음과 같습니다: speaking, conversation, language, learning, English. 이 영상에는 섀도잉할 문장 92개와 단어 1128개가 있습니다. 말하는 구간의 길이는 7:10입니다. 화자는 분당 약 157단어로, 일상 대화에 가까운 자연스러운 속도로 말합니다. 단어의 84%가 영어에서 가장 많이 쓰이는 3,000단어에 속합니다. 나머지는 연습 전에 미리 확인해 두세요.

이 영상의 핵심 어휘

영상에 나오는 익혀 둘 만한 단어 15개를 발음, 뜻과 함께 정리했습니다.

단어	발음	뜻
vocabulary 명사	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	어휘, 어휘력
skill 명사	/skɪl/	기술, 스킬
script 명사	/skɹɪpt/	문서, 문장
piano 명사	/piˈænɪː/	피아노
puzzle 명사	/ˈpʌzəl/	난제, 난문
grammar 명사	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	Korean: 문법, 문법학
soccer 명사	/ˈsɑk.ɚ/	축구, 풋볼
compare 동사	/kəmˈpɛɚ/	비교하다, 비유하다
encourage 동사	/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/	격려하다
expand 동사	/ɪkˈspænd/	펴다, 피다
preparation 명사	/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/	준비
phrase 명사	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	어구, 구
instrument 명사	/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/	계기
motivation 명사	/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/	동기
athlete 명사	/ˈæθ.liːt/	육상 경기(陸上競技) 선수, 육상 선수

따라 말해 볼 만한 문장

영상에 나오는 짧고 완결된 문장으로, 일상 대화에서 그대로 쓸 수 있습니다:

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?

이 영상의 문법

화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.

문형	영상 속 표현
현재완료 have/has + 과거분사 — 과거의 일이 지금도 관련이 있을 때	haven't mastered · you've put · you've spent
수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점	are not taught · was born · weren't taught
“might / may” 가능성 might/may + 동사 — 가능하지만 확실하지 않은 일	might be · might understand
최상급 the -est / the most … — 집단에서 가장 높거나 낮은 것	the most common · the best · my best

주의할 발음

화자는 you'll, you're, don't 같은 축약형과 약화된 형태를 41번 사용합니다. 들리는 대로 짧게 발음하세요.

“sh”와 “zh” 소리: preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
긴 단어 — 강세 위치에 주의: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/

한국어 화자가 어려워하는 소리:

/f/ — ㅍ(/p/)으로 바꾸지 말고 윗니를 아랫입술에 대기: roughly /ˈɹʌf.li/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, fluent /ˈfluənt/, firsthand /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/, fluency /ˈfluːənsi/
/v/ — ㅂ(/b/)과 구별하기: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, advocate /ˈæd.və.kət/, passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
/z/ — ㅈ이 아니라 성대를 울리는 /s/: puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, improvise /ˈɪm.pɹə.vaɪz/

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