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- You want to speak English more fluently so that you can go from this to this.0:00
- Whether you're beginner, intermediate or advanced, I've got five power tips that will help you level up your English speaking skills today.0:05
- So let's jump right in.0:13
- By the way, if you haven't met me before, my name is Teacher Tom and I teach fresh, modern British English to people around the world who want to learn0:15
- about the language and culture of the UK.0:21
- Tip number one, shadow and technique.0:24
- In my 17 years of teaching practice, I have found the shadow and technique to be one of the most effective ways to develop a student's spoken fluency.0:26
- So how does it work?0:35
- Listen to a proficient English speaker, analyze what they have said and then repeat how they have said it exactly in the same way.0:37
- The aim is to mimic their natural speech pattern as closely as you can.0:47
- You'll focus on all aspects of pronunciation, weak forms, contractions, elision, stress, intonation, and so much more.0:52
- Ideally, you want to recreate the flow of their speech so it sounds fluent and clear.1:01
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- Here are two videos that I've done using the shadow technique that you can use today to help your fluency.1:06
- Before we get to the second tip, make sure you download my free 10 -step guide to become fluent in English.1:11
- It's called Speaking Fluency 101 and you can get it for free using the link in the description below.1:17
- Tip number two, learn in chunks.1:23
- When we start out learning a new language, we are taught individual words like dog, cat, house, and that's fine until we have to start stringing our words together into1:26
- full sentences.1:37
- We're left scrambling around in our brains looking for those individual words to put together and that can take a lot of time and it prevents us from sounding fluent.1:38
- So what's the solution?1:47
- Start learning language in chunks.1:49
- My favorite example of this are semi -fixed expressions.1:51
- For example, I'd love two butts.1:55
- These five words are fixed and we use them to politely reject an invitation.1:58
- I'd love two but I'm babysitting tonight.2:03
- Now as you can see by learning this expression, we have already got five words out of the nine in this sentence.2:07
- Can you see?2:15
- I'd love two but I'm babysitting tonight.2:16
- I already have half of the sentence.2:19
- Now that's going to help hugely with fluency because the brain can go into an automatic system.2:22
- Another great way to build your vocabulary is by learning collocations.2:28
- These are words that commonly go together.2:32
- For example, heavy rain.2:34
- It's not big rain, heavy rain.2:36
- When we learn collocations, we learn groups of words and that again can help with fluency.2:38
- Check out this video about developing your knowledge of collocations and if you want a great resource for researching commonly paired words, check out this website m .freecollocation .com.2:44
- Tip number three, reduce sounds.2:54
- When my students arrive in the UK, they always say to me, wow, British people speak so differently to how I was expecting.2:57
- And the thing is, they're right.3:05
- We swallow sounds.3:07
- We omit sounds.3:08
- We change and reduce sounds to make life easier for ourselves to say things.3:10
- However, that in turn makes it tricky for visitors to understand us.3:15
- I'd like to focus on reducing sounds because Brits do it all the time and it really does help with fluency because we are taking less time to say things.3:20
- So how does it work?3:30
- Well, when there is a word in a sentence that doesn't hold much meaning, i .e.3:31
- a grammar word, we can reduce it by using a weak form.3:35
- The classic example of this is fish and chips where the and becomes strong form and weak form.3:39
- So I'm saying fish and chips.3:50
- Fish and chips.3:53
- It's easier and quicker for me to say than fish and chips.3:54
- Now there are lots of examples of this.3:59
- The becomes the, a because a, four becomes for and becomes an, of becomes of, have becomes have.4:01
- Now reducing these sounds means it's quicker and easier for us to say these words and therefore improves our spoken English fluency.4:11
- Here's a chance to practice.4:20
- Say these phrases using weak forms.4:21
- So, salt and pepper.4:30
- Two for one.4:42
- Piece of paper.4:44
- Listen to music.4:46
- See ya mate.4:48
- Our next point is a mindset shift for so many of you.4:50
- Now of course, no one wants to make mistakes, but you don't need to fear them.4:54
- I remember in one intermediate class that I taught, I had two very different students, Yuki from Japan and Maria from Mexico.4:58
- Now Yuki tended to be extremely careful and meticulous with her spoken English because she didn't want to make any mistakes which resulted in her not saying very much.5:06
- Whereas Maria was the total opposite.5:17
- She would make mistakes in almost every single sentence, but my goodness, she didn't care because she was able to communicate what she wanted to say and in turn she5:21
- was an excellent speaker of English and I understood everything that she said.5:32
- You see the thing is I didn't care that she made mistakes.5:36
- As long as she was able to communicate her ideas to me, it was fine and she did that so so well.5:39
- Whereas Yuki was so reluctant to make mistakes, she never really said anything and as a result, it was quite hard to make conversation with her.5:46
- So, don't fear your mistakes.5:54
- Use them to guide your learning and prioritize communicating over perfection.5:56
- After all, proficient English speakers make mistakes pretty much all the time.6:01
- Tip number five, phrases to paraphrase.6:05
- An area where lots of speakers get stuck is trying to remember specific vocabulary or names.6:08
- I know that I do.6:14
- I can never remember the names of actors or places that I've visited.6:15
- So what do I do?6:19
- Well, I use paraphrasing techniques to help me get around a word or a name that I can't remember.6:20
- So, start employing them in your English and avoid those long pauses and thinking time.6:26
- Examples.6:32
- To use an approximation, we could say it's a sort of or it's a kind of.6:32
- Yeah, it's a sort of thing that you use to hit a ball with.6:37
- I can't write like a, yeah, a racket.6:42
- That's it.6:43
- If you can't think of a specific word, you could say thingamajig or thingamabob.6:44
- Oh, where's the thingamabob?6:48
- Where did we put it?6:50
- Yeah, the remote control.6:52
- That's right.6:53
- Yeah, yeah.6:53
- I couldn't remember the word remote control.6:54
- So I've avoided it by saying thingamajig or thingamabob.6:56
- You can do the same with names.7:00
- Like what's his name or what's her name?7:01
- Oh, what's his name from billions?7:04
- You know the actor from billions?7:06
- What's his name?7:08
- Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah.7:09
- That's the guy.7:10
- You can explain who someone is.7:11
- He's the guy who, da, da, da, or she's the woman who, da, da, da, da.7:13
- Yeah, she's the woman that was in James Bond with Daniel Craig.7:17
- Yeah, I've forgotten her name, but you know the woman.7:21
- Yeah.7:23
- Also, we could use synonyms of target words.7:23
- So if you can't remember the word furious, you could say very angry.7:26
- You can't remember the word knackered.7:30
- You could say very tired.7:32
- So synonyms also help us to avoid words that we can't remember and help us with fluency.7:34
- Now, trust me, if you start applying these tips today, you'll see a big improvement in your fluency.7:40
- And remember, fluency isn't about being perfect.7:45
- It's about finding your flow.7:47
- If you found this video helpful, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more tips to help you become fluent in English.7:49
- And of course, let me know in the comments below, which tip are you going to try first?7:56
- Oh, and don't forget to download your free guide, Speaking Fluency 101.8:00
- This is Teacher Tom in London saying goodbye.8:04
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- Темп
- 186 слов в минуту — быстрее, чем 49% каталога
- Уровень CEFR
- B1
- Слова, которые стоит знать
- paraphrase, approximation, omit, fluently, pauses, proficient
