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If you feel like you've been learning a language for months

or even years and you still freeze up when someone is talking to you, you are not alone.

Now, I am a native English speaker, but I've also learned three foreign languages.

I speak German, Portuguese, and Polish and something I have realized along the way is

that most language learners have this feeling like they're failing

or they just simply do not have enough time

and they just cannot get to a point where they are speaking fluently and it's a hard spot to be.

It feels endless, it feels impossible

when in reality you're likely just making a few subtle mistakes in your learning routine

that are really blocking your road to fluency.

So today I'm sharing with you the top three mistakes language learners make when they're studying a new language.

So the first mistake is studying purely passive input.

Now many language learners have this gift of input.

I mean we are in a time where there is so much media.

We have music, podcasts, tv shows, movies, I mean you name it.

You You can just choose the language you are learning and you will find tons of resources.

And that's amazing.

We need input.

We need to train our ear with that.

We need to listen.

We need input.

But sometimes we get caught up in so much input that we forget to do the other stuff too.

And to learn a language, you have to create output.

You have to work on those skills.

If you are only ever taking in input, you are only learning how to listen.

And so when someone starts a conversation with you, you know how to understand them, you know how to listen to them,

but you do not know how to speak back.

Fluency is an active skill and if 90 % of your study routine is input, I mean, and this goes beyond media.

It goes for textbooks, app drills, reading books.

I mean, things that you think are very beneficial and they are.

But if that makes up 90 % of your routine, you are going to have a massive gap in the output you produce.

In this case, your speaking output will always lag behind.

You have to balance out the scales a little bit and be doing as much output, if not more, than you are input.

So to fix this gap, you need to have a daily habit where you are actively creating output.

And this can look very different for every person as well as the language level you are in.

If you're a beginner, this might look like sitting down and writing two sentences.

I always recommend doing the language diary where you just write down two sentences about your day

and you get to practice that output in just a very small dose on a daily basis.

That's a great way to help this.

And if you are a more advanced learner, this might look like sending voice messages to your friends something like

that or recording audio of you just talking or talking to yourself on a run, you know, so this can look very different.

But it is extremely important that you balance out these scales.

You have to take in input, of course, but you also have to produce output.

And that simple habit is going to bridge this gap in your fluency block.

The second mistake here is one that I have personally made every single time

that I have learned a language and that is waiting until you feel quote unquote ready to speak.

A lot of language learners put off real conversations because they're afraid, they're nervous, and it's intimidating.

You want to make sure that you have all the tools

that you need in order to start speaking and that is a completely understandable feeling.

So many language learners land in that spot but the truth is that if you wait to feel ready to speak, you will never start speaking.

And that's just how it is.

Fluency is not dependent on your language level.

Fluency is about holding a conversation.

It's about communicating.

And you can actually learn that at an A1 level.

You can learn basic vocabulary,

basic grammar, basic comprehension to a point where you can understand basic sentences and can even respond in basic sentences.

So this is extremely important.

You need to start speaking right off the bat.

That is not something you wait to do.

You start doing it immediately.

But the problem is that getting consistent speaking practice can be really difficult, especially if you don't live in the place where they speak that language.

Or if you don't have someone that you feel comfortable to speak with.

That's where italki has been really useful for me in my language learning journeys.

If you're not familiar, italki is an online platform

that connects you with native speaking teachers for personalized one -on -one lessons that are tailored specifically to your goals, interests, and skill level.

Waiting until you feel fluent to speak creates this cycle of hesitation and speaking anxiety.

Booking one -on -one lessons with a native speaker gives you a safe, supportive place where you can practice.

You get real -time feedback and guidance on your pronunciation and grammar, which builds your speaking confidence 10 times faster than practicing solo.

And because you're talking with a real person every week, it gives you that real immersion feeling, even if you're not living abroad.

What I love most about italki is how completely customizable it is.

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Yes, yes.

And that's all.

And Catherine, do you often go to a trip?

Yes, I like to go to a trip.

It's a hobby, I can say.

I can go to a book and listen to a book or talk to friends.

That's really a good break.

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Mistake number three is over -focusing on grammar rules over sentence patterns.

It's very common to obsess over specific grammar rules instead of learning high -frequency sentence patterns.

As we all know, when you try to translate a sentence word for word, it just does not come out right.

And it also doesn't sound natural.

It's really blocking your fluency.

And so instead, if you try to replace that focus on really minute grammar rules into sentence patterns,

the way that you speak is going to become so much more fluid.

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The way that you can practically make this adjustment is by studying real sentence chunks and phrases.

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When you learn chunks and phrases in a language, your brain starts to retrieve those effortlessly.

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And so you're not building sentences like

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Lego blocks, one word here, one word there.

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You actually are speaking in real phrases and they just come out so much more quickly.

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Now you can just look up the language you are learning and search high frequency sentence chunks, high frequency phrases or chunks, something like that.

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And you'll get a list.

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And if you just practice from that list, you'll slowly add that into your vocabulary and you'll be speaking with those phrases instead.

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Remember that fluency is not about knowing every single rule or word in a textbook.

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It's something entirely different.

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It's about building low friction habits that get you using the language every single day.

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If you're ready to break these habits and start speaking with real confidence,

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Let me know in the comments below which of these three mistakes you've fallen into before.

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I know personally I have made them all, so I'm curious which ones you guys have fallen into the most.

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Thanks so much for watching and hit subscribe for more practical language learning tips and strategies.

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Этот урок разговорной практики построен на видео «3 Most Common Mistakes When Learning a Language». Чаще всего повторяются слова: language, speaking, sentence, input, speak. В этом видео 118 предложений и 1538 слов для шедоуинга. Речь длится 9:48. Говорящий говорит в естественном темпе, около 157 слов в минуту, близком к повседневной речи. 84% слов входят в 3000 самых частых слов английского языка; остальные стоит разобрать перед занятием.

Ключевая лексика этого видео

15 слов из видео, которые стоит выучить, с произношением и значением:

Слово	Произношение	Значение
input существительное	/ˈɪnpʊt/	вклад
output существительное	/ˈaʊtpʊt/	произво́дство, проду́кция
grammar существительное	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	грамма́тика
phrase существительное	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	фра́за, выраже́ние
habit существительное	/ˈhæb.ɪt/	привы́чка, обы́чай
chunk существительное	/t͡ʃʌŋk/	кусо́к
lesson существительное	/ˈlɛs.ən/	уро́к, ле́кция
skill существительное	/skɪl/	уме́ние, на́вык
routine существительное	/ɹuˈtin/	рути́на, распоря́док
frequency существительное	/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/	частота́
consistent прилагательное	/kənˈsɪs.tənt/	после́довательный
discount существительное	/ˈdɪskaʊnt/	ски́дка, диско́нт
vocabulary существительное	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	слова́рь, слова́рный запа́с
promo существительное	/ˈpɹəʊməʊ/	промо
textbook существительное	/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/	уче́бник, посо́бие

Фразовые глаголы, которые вы услышите

Слово	Произношение	Значение
come out глагол	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	выходи́ть, вы́йти
check out глагол		проверя́ть, прове́рить
look up глагол	/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/	улучша́ться
put off глагол		откла́дывать, отложи́ть
sit down глагол		сади́ться, сесть
write down глагол		запи́сывать, записа́ть

Фразы, которые стоит повторять

Короткие законченные фразы из видео, которые пригодятся в повседневном разговоре:

It's a hobby, I can say.
It's really blocking your fluency.
I'll see you in the next video.

Произношение, на которое стоит обратить внимание

Говорящий использует 29 сокращённых и редуцированных форм, например you're, don't, they're. Произносите их коротко, так, как слышите.

Звуки «sh» и «zh»: beneficial /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
Длинные слова — следите за ударением: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/

Звуки, трудные для русскоязычных:

/w/ — губы округлены, это не /v/: frequency /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/
/h/ — лёгкий выдох, а не русское «х»: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
Звонкие согласные в конце слова — не оглушайте их: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/, valid /ˈvælɪd/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, fluid /ˈflu.ɪd/

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Начните со скорости 0,75×, повторяйте предложение за предложением и вернитесь к обычной скорости, когда станет легко.
Запишите себя и сравните с оригиналом, обращая внимание на такие слова, как input, output, grammar.

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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