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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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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“Why You Understand English But Can't Speak”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：speaking, conversation, language, learning, English。这段视频共有 92 个句子、1128 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 7:10。说话人语速自然，每分钟约 157 个词，接近日常对话。 84% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
vocabulary 名词	/vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/	詞匯 /词汇, 語匯 /语汇
skill 名词	/skɪl/	技巧, 技能
script 名词	/skɹɪpt/	文章
piano 名词	/piˈænɪː/	鋼琴 /钢琴
puzzle 名词	/ˈpʌzəl/	謎 /谜, 難題 /难题
grammar 名词	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	語法 /语法, 文法
spontaneous 形容词	/spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/	自发的
soccer 名词	/ˈsɑk.ɚ/	足球, 蹴球
compare 动词	/kəmˈpɛɚ/	比, 比較 /比较
encourage 动词	/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/	鼓勵 /鼓励, 激勵 /激励
whereas	/(h)wɛɹˈæz/	然而
expand 动词	/ɪkˈspænd/	擴展 /扩展, 擴張 /扩张
preparation 名词	/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/	準備 /准备
phrase 名词	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	短語 /短语, 片語 /片语
instrument 名词	/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/	仪器, 仪表

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：

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?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	haven't mastered · you've put · you've spent
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	are not taught · was born · weren't taught
用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 动词 — 有可能但不确定的事	might be · might understand
最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的	the most common · the best · my best

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 41 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you'll, you're, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
长单词——注意重音位置: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, advocate /ˈæd.və.kət/, passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: script /skɹɪpt/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/, expand /ɪkˈspænd/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, roughly /ˈɹʌf.li/, curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/, predictable /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/, recital /ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 vocabulary, skill, script 这类单词。

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跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

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