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Ah yeah!
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So how many times have you felt frustrated because you could understand English
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but then you felt like when it came time to speak it you didn't feel natural or confident?
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On today's lesson you will develop the confidence
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that you need to feel natural when you speak English with the incredibly talented Taylor Swift.
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We'll be learning along with the commencement speech that she gave in 2022 at New York University.
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So if you're ready, Let's get started.
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All right, so we're going to practice with an exercise called imitation.
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Now the idea of imitation is to try to improve the different details of your speaking by mimicking exactly how someone else,
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usually a native speaker, speaks the language.
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You really want to pay attention to things like intonation,
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the melody, pronunciation of individual words, and so on.
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Let me demonstrate how we'll be imitating Taylor in this lesson with an exercise that's kind of like karaoke.
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My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life.
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My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life.
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So here's how this lesson is going to go.
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First, we'll watch the entire clip with subtitles.
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Then, we'll learn how to pronounce the most difficult sounds in her speech.
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And finally, at the end,
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we'll practice karaoke-ing along with her.
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It was all centered around the idea that mistakes equal failure.
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And ultimately, the loss of any chance at a happy or rewarding life.
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This has not been my experience.
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my experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life
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and being embarrassed
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when you mess up it's part of the human experience getting back up dusting yourself off
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and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it that's a gift
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The times I was told no or wasn't included,
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wasn't chosen, didn't win, didn't make the cut,
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looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important,
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if not more crucial, than the moments I was told yes.
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Not being invited to the parties and sleepovers in my hometown made me feel hopelessly lonely.
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But because I felt alone,
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I would sit in my room and write the songs that would get me a ticket somewhere else.
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Let's start with the word the.
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It was all centered around the idea that mistakes equal failure.
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So the word the can be pronounced in two different ways.
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The or the.
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So how do we know which one to use and when?
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Well, in American English, it's usually pronounced as the because articles like the,
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a, an, are function words.
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This means that we reduce them in natural speech.
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The exception to this is when we want to add emphasis,
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so then we will fully pronounce words that we would normally reduce in our natural speech.
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So for example, if I ask you to hand me a pencil,
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I would say, could you hand me the pencil?
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But imagine you hand me a pen instead.
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Then I might emphasize to help you understand my need better.
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No not the pen, the pencil.
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Now let's practice saying the word failure.
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It was all centered around the idea that mistakes equal failure.
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So the first sound is fey,
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similar to the word fey.
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The sound is created by combining the letter F with a long A sound as in 8 or B.
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The verse part is L which is the L sound as in love or light.
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The second part is Y which is a combination of two sounds.
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The Y sound is similar to the Y sound in yes or yellow.
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The ER sound is the schwa sound which is a neutral vowel sound similar to the ER sound in butter or teacher.
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Remember in American English, the R is rhotic,
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which means we pronounce it fully.
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The stress or emphasis is on the first syllable, fail.
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Now let's say it together.
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Failure.
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Failure.
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And ultimately, the loss of any chance at a happy or rewarding life.
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As Taylor Swift is from the US,
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she obviously uses the North American pronunciation.
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One common feature of this is the pronunciation of the A sound,
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which we'll hear when Taylor pronounces words such as chance, afterwards, and laugh.
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In American English, the A in chance,
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afterwards, and laugh is pronounced as a short A sound,
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similar to the A sound in cat or ham.
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This can be compared to British English where these words are pronounced as a long A sound,
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similar to the A sound in father or car.
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As you can see, pronunciation is an essential part of becoming a fluent speaker.
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Fluent speakers are easily understood by others because they have really worked at and mastered the rhythm,
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intonation, stress, linking, and other details of the language that help them to sound natural when they speak.
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So remember, the more that you practice with exercises like we're doing today,
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the better that you'll become at it.
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By the By the way,
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so many of you have told me that you really want to start practicing speaking English every day,
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but you simply don't have anyone in your life that you can practice speaking with on a regular basis.
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So we decided to go ahead and solve this problem for you by creating the RealLife app.
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Now the RealLife app is fantastic because it's the only place where anytime,
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anywhere you can simply press a button and we'll instantly connect you to another English speaker in another part of the world.
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not only can you practice your speaking anytime,
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anywhere, even just during your coffee break,
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but you can also discover other cultures.
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It's really like you were virtually traveling around the world,
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but without leaving the comfort of your home.
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What's more, you can also advance your English listening with our weekly podcast lessons
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and learn the vocabulary and never forget it with exclusive flashcards.
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So what are you waiting for?
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It's absolutely free to start.
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You can look up of RealLife English in the Apple App Store,
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Google Play Store, or simply click up here or down in the description below to learn more.
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Now let's pay attention to how Taylor pronounces the T in part of,
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getting, about it, invited, parties, and sit in.
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And being embarrassed when you mess up,
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it's part of the human experience.
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Getting back up, dusting yourself off,
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and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it,
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that's a gift.
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Not being invited to the parties and sleepovers in my hometown made me feel hopelessly lonely.
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But because I felt alone,
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I would sit in my room and write the songs that would get me a ticket somewhere else.
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Taylor pronounces this with an American T sound so it sounds like a da.
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To make this sound the tip of your tongue touches behind your teeth and it's a really quick movement da da da.
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It's actually the same sound that we have with the R in Spanish or some other Latin languages.
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The American T is voiced meaning that
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if you touch your throat you would actually feel it vibrating as you're making the sound.
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This is a very common feature of American pronunciation.
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Now you might be asking yourself,
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how will I know when I need to use the American T?
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Now the rule of the American T is that they occur between vowels and the second vowel is in an unstressed syllable.
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Part of, getting, about it, invited, parties, sit in.
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Now let's pay attention to how Taylor pronounces the T in wasn't included,
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didn't make the cut, and important.
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Taylor pronounces
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these words with a glottal T sound.
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So to make the glottal T sound,
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start by positioning your mouth and tongue as you would when pronouncing the regular T sound.
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Instead of releasing the air by pushing your tongue up against the alveolar ridge,
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create a small burst of air by closing your vocal cords and then quickly releasing them again.
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This creates a distinct pop sound like a small cough
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or the sound that we hear between the syllables when we say uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
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This is a really challenging sound, let's practice together.
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Wasn't included.
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Wasn't included.
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Didn't make the cut.
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Didn't make the cut.
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Important.
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Important.
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All right, next let's practice saying the word crucial.
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Looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important if not more crucial than the moments I was told yes.
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The first sound is pru, similar to cruel.
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The u sound is created by combining the kr sound with the long u sound as in moon or group.
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The second sound is shul.
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It consists of two parts.
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The first part is sh which is the sh sound as in shu or sheep.
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The second part is all which is the uh sound,
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that schwa sound we saw earlier,
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combined with a dark l which is like we hear in the words world or cool.
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Well, light L sound like we saw in failure is produced at the front of the mouth.
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A dark L sound is produced at the back of the throat.
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So when you put it all together,
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crucial is pronounced as crucial with the emphasis on the first syllable.
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Finally, let's look at the stress and intonation in two words sleepover and hometown.
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Not being invited to the parties and sleepovers in my hometown made me feel hopelessly lonely.
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The word sleepover, the primary stress falls on the first syllable sleep.
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So the word is pronounced as sleepover, sleepover.
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The other syllables, o and ver are pronounced with less stress, sleepover.
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When saying sleepover, the pitch typically rises slightly on the stressed syllable sleep
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and then falls gradually on the following syllables o and ver.
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Sleepover.
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Sleepover.
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In the words hometown, the primary stress falls on the first syllable, home.
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So the word is pronounced as hometown.
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Hometown.
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The second syllable town is pronounced with less stress.
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Hometown.
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Hometown.
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So how are you doing so far with today's speaking lessons?
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Let us know which series,
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movie, or famous celebrity like Taylor Swift you would like to practice your speaking with next.
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So this time, we won't do the imitation together,
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but I would like you to actually practice everything that you've learned today.
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As a bonus tip, I highly recommend that you record yourself on your phone
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and that way you can listen back and compare it to the original so you can really evaluate how you're doing here.
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If you want, you can go back now and listen to the whole speech again by using the chapters in this video.
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Are you ready?
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Let's go!
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has not been my experience.
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My experience has been that my mistakes led to the past in my life.
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And being embarrassed when you mess up is part of the human experience.
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Getting back up, dusting yourself off,
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and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it,
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that's a good.
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The times I was told no,
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or wasn't indicated, wasn't chosen,
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didn't win, didn't make the cut,
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looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important,
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if not more peaceful, than the moments I was told yes.
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Not being guided to the parties and sleepovers in my hometown made me feel hopelessly lonely.
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But because I felt alone,
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I would sit in my room and write the songs that would get me a ticket from the house.
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I really hope that you enjoyed today's lesson.
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You got a lot out of it and that your speaking got a little bit better than before you watched the lesson.
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So if you want to keep improving your speaking,
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I recommend you check out this lesson next.
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Let's watch a clip.
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You want to start?
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為什麼要通過這個影片練習口語？
在學習英語的過程中，許多人在理解聽力方面表現良好，但在說話時卻缺乏自信。這段由Taylor Swift在紐約大學的演講影片正是一個絕佳的練習機會。不僅能夠提升你的口語流利度，還能夠通過模仿影子說話（shadow speech）來提高英語發音。
模仿是一種有效的語言學習方法。通過這種英語影子跟讀的練習，你可以掌握語調、節奏和發音。在今天的影片中，你將能夠跟隨Taylor的每一個詞語，逐步改善自己的發音，並在說英語時變得更加自然和自信。
語法與表達在語境中的運用
- 名詞短語的使用: Taylor提到的"the best things in my life"展示瞭如何在語句中使用名詞短語。
- 被動語態: 例如，“I wasn't included”表達了一種被動的經驗感，能夠幫助學習者理解如何表達某種經歷。
- 條件句: 在“if I ask you to hand me a pencil”中，條件句的應用使得整句話更具靈活性，同時也很實用。
在看YouTube學英語的時候，注意這些語法結構並模仿它們，可以加深你對於英語句子的理解和使用。
常見的發音陷阱
在Taylor的演講中，有幾個詞的發音可能會讓你卡殼。例如，“the”這個詞在不同的上下文中可以有不同的發音，通常是“the”或“the”。掌握這種微妙的變化對於提升你的英語發音至關重要。
另一個需要注意的詞是“failure”，這個詞的發音對於非母語者來說可能會比較難。通過模仿，尤其是在雅思口語練習中，這些細節能夠幫助你在交流中更清晰順暢。通過不斷練習這些發音，你會發現自己的口語表達能力有顯著的提升。
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
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| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | was told · wasn't chosen · being invited |
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | has been · has not been · have really worked |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | sound which is · all which is |
什麼是跟讀法？
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。