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0:00You have studied English for months. You
0:02have learned words, grammar rules, and
0:05watched hundreds of English videos.
0:08But, there is one problem.
0:10You still don't trust yourself when you
0:12speak English. You start a sentence,
0:15doubt your grammar, stop, translate
0:18again, and lose your confidence.
0:20But, what if you could break this habit
0:22in just 7 days?
0:24Not by memorizing thousands of new
0:26English words, but by training your
0:29brain and mouth to work together.
0:32Welcome to day one of your 7-day English
0:35fluency challenge here on English Go
0:37podcast.
0:38And from today, we are going to build
0:40your English speaking confidence step by
0:43step.
0:44You do not need a notebook full of
0:46grammar rules today.
0:48You do not need to remember hundreds of
0:50new words.
0:52You do not even need perfect English.
0:54Sit somewhere you feel relaxed.
0:57Maybe you are watching this video in
0:59your bedroom, on a bus, during a study
1:02break, or with a cup of tea beside you.
1:05Wherever you are, this is your little
1:07English space for today.
1:09We are going to keep it simple, useful,
1:12and real.
1:13So, today in this video, we are going to
1:16help you start speaking about yourself
1:18using very simple English.
1:21First, you will learn how to make small
1:23and easy sentences.
1:25Then, we will connect those sentences so
1:28they sound more natural when you speak.
1:30After that, we will do a short shadowing
1:32practice to train your mouth and help
1:34you speak more smoothly.
1:36And then, I will give you a simple
1:38speaking challenge that you can do by
1:40yourself. So, [sighs]
1:42stay with me until the end of this video
1:44because you don't have to miss any
1:46important part.
1:47But, before we speak, I want you to
1:50remind you something.
1:51Fluency is not the same as speaking
1:54fast.
1:55If you speak very fast, but cannot
1:57understand you, that is not useful
2:00communication. And if you speak slowly,
2:02but your message is clear, that is
2:05already real communication.
2:07So, today, forget about sounding like a
2:10movie character.
2:11Your goal is much smaller.
2:14Say what you mean and keep going.
2:16Use the simple English you already have.
2:19Let us begin with something you already
2:21know, your own life.
2:24Your life is actually a very good
2:26English lesson, because you do not have
2:28to invent the ideas.
2:30You already know where you live.
2:32You know what you study, or what work
2:34you do.
2:36You know what you eat, what you watch,
2:38what you enjoy, and what you want to
2:41improve.
2:42So, instead of searching for difficult
2:44topics, we will start with something
2:46very close to you.
2:48Take a quiet breath and say this slowly.
2:51My name is
2:54Pause for a moment and finish the
2:56sentence.
2:58Maybe you said your real name.
3:00Good. Now, try
3:02I live in
3:04Finish it.
3:05Then, say
3:07I am learning English because
3:10Do not worry if your sentence is very
3:11simple.
3:13Maybe your reason is work. Maybe it is
3:15travel.
3:17Maybe you want to speak English with new
3:18people.
3:20Maybe you simply want to feel more
3:21comfortable when you use English.
3:24There is no single correct reason. Now,
3:27we are going to make those sentences a
3:29little more personal.
3:31Think about your normal day.
3:33What time do you usually wake up?
3:36What do you do in the morning?
3:38What do you do after that? You do not
3:40need a long answer.
3:42For example, you simply say
3:45I usually wake up at 7:00.
3:47I drink some water.
3:49Then, I get ready for work.
3:51That is already a small piece of real
3:53English.
3:55Three simple sentences can tell someone
3:57something about your life. Here comes
3:59your first speaking moment.
4:02I'm going to give you a simple question
4:04and I want you to answer it out loud.
4:07What do you usually do in the morning?
4:09Think about your real morning.
4:12Maybe you wake up early, check your
4:14phone, make tea or coffee,
4:17take a shower or help your family.
4:20Don't try to make perfect sentences.
4:23Just say two or three simple sentences
4:25about your morning.
4:27It's okay if you make mistakes. Now we
4:30are going to do our first shadowing
4:31practice.
4:33This is the important part of this video
4:35because it helps to build your speaking
4:37skills. We will just practice 10
4:39sentences only.
4:41So, listen carefully and try to copy the
4:43rhythm and pronunciation.
4:46You don't need to copy my voice
4:47perfectly.
4:49Just listen, speak and keep going.
4:52Now let's begin.
4:54Here is the first sentence.
4:56I usually wake up early.
4:59I usually wake up early. Now you repeat.
5:04Here is the second sentence.
5:06I drink a glass of water after I wake
5:08up.
5:09I drink a glass of water after I wake
5:11up.
5:12Now you repeat.
5:16Here is another sentence.
5:19I make a cup of tea in the morning. I
5:21make a cup of tea in the morning.
5:23Now you repeat.
5:26Good job.
5:28Keep going.
5:29I check my phone for a few minutes.
5:32I check my phone for a few minutes.
5:34Now you say it.
5:39I wash my face and brush my teeth. I
5:41wash my face and brush my teeth. Repeat.
5:47I take a shower before I start my day. I
5:50take a shower before I start my day.
5:52Repeat.
5:55Here is the seventh sentence.
5:58I get dressed and get ready for work.
6:00I get dressed and get ready for work.
6:03Now you repeat.
6:07Here is the eighth sentence.
6:09I have breakfast with my family. I have
6:12breakfast with my family. Now repeat.
6:17Here is the ninth sentence.
6:19I check my plans for the day.
6:22I check my plans for the day.
6:24Now you repeat.
6:29Now this is the last sentence.
6:31I leave home and start my day. I leave
6:34home and start my day. Now you repeat.
6:39Great job. Don't stop between every
6:42word.
6:44Try to connect the words and let the
6:46sentence flow naturally.
6:48The goal is not perfect pronunciation.
6:51The goal is to speak smoothly and
6:53confidently. Did you notice what just
6:56happened? You did not study a new
6:58grammar chapter. You did not memorize 20
7:01difficult words.
7:03You simply took something from your real
7:05life and put it into English. That is
7:07the kind of English we will work with
7:09today.
7:10Small pieces first, real thoughts, real
7:14situations.
7:16And when you cannot find a perfect word,
7:18we will not let that one missing word
7:20stop the whole sentence.
7:22There is always another simple way to
7:24say what you mean. Now let us make this
7:27a little harder.
7:28Imagine someone is sitting beside you
7:31and asks,
7:32"What do you usually do after
7:33breakfast?" You might want to give a
7:35perfect answer. You might start
7:38searching your mind for better words.
7:40You stop there for a moment and then you
7:43use the words you already know.
7:45You could say, "After breakfast, I get
7:48ready for work. I check my messages.
7:51Then I leave home." That is enough.
7:54You are not taking an English exam. You
7:56are just having a small conversation.
7:59Here is something I want you to try.
8:01Look at the room around you for a few
8:03seconds.
8:04Pick one thing you can see.
8:06Maybe it is a chair. Maybe it is a
8:09window.
8:10Maybe it is your phone. Now describe it
8:12in English.
8:14This is my phone. It is black. I use it
8:17every day.
8:19See how easy that was?
8:21You did not need a special topic. You
8:23simply looked at something and talked
8:25about it.
8:26This is a useful habit because English
8:28is all around your real life. Now change
8:31the object. Look at something else.
8:34Maybe you see a book. You can simply
8:37say, "This is my book. I read it
8:39sometimes. It is on my table."
8:43Maybe you see a bottle.
8:44This is my water bottle. I keep it near
8:47me. I use it every day. Look, it's so
8:50easy and simple.
8:52But simple English does not mean it is
8:54useless.
8:56In fact, these little sentences train
8:58you to turn what you see and think into
9:01English without building a complicated
9:03sentence first.
9:05And here is where many learners make
9:07things harder for themselves.
9:09They think, "I know this word, but what
9:12is the advanced word? Or how can I say
9:15this in a more impressive way?" They
9:17want to impress others, but you don't
9:19need to do that today.
9:21If you know big, use big.
9:24If you know small, use small.
9:27If you know good, use good.
9:30Clear English is more useful than a
9:32difficult sentence that you cannot say
9:33comfortably. If you are still watching
9:36this video, even in the middle, it means
9:39you are taking your English goals
9:41seriously.
9:42And since you are here with me right
9:44now, I want to give you three small
9:46questions. Think about each question in
9:49your head first, and then write your
9:51answers in the comments below.
9:53Here is the first question.
9:56Why are you learning English?
9:58Think about your real reason, and write
10:00your answer in the comments.
10:03Now, here is question number two.
10:06What is the biggest problem you have
10:08when speaking English?
10:11Take a moment, think about it, and write
10:14your answer.
10:15And one more question.
10:17What do you want to be able to do in
10:19English after 7 days?
10:21Write your answer in the comments, too.
10:24Don't worry about making your answers
10:26perfect. Just start speaking and
10:29writing.
10:30When you do both, you are practicing two
10:33important skills at the same time, your
10:36speaking and your writing.
10:38You may notice something interesting.
10:40The first answer was probably easy
10:42because you already knew the words.
10:45The second answer may have taken a
10:47little longer, and maybe the third
10:49question made you think even more. That
10:52is useful information. You are
10:54discovering where your English feels
10:56comfortable and where it becomes
10:58difficult. Do not judge yourself for
11:00that. Just notice it.
11:03Today, we are not trying to hide those
11:06small gaps in your English. We are going
11:09to use them, because every time you
11:11notice a gap and try to express
11:13yourself, you are taking one more step
11:16towards speaking English more naturally.
11:19Suppose you want to say something, but
11:21you forget one word.
11:24Let's say you want to talk about a place
11:25where you buy medicine,
11:27but you forget the word pharmacy. You
11:29can simply say, "I went to the place
11:32where I buy medicine.
11:34Maybe it is not the shortest sentence,
11:36but your message is still clear.
11:39This is an important speaking skill.
11:41When one word disappears from your
11:43memory, you can describe the idea
11:46instead of stopping the whole
11:47conversation.
11:49Now let us practice that idea.
11:52Imagine you forget the word umbrella.
11:55How can you explain it?
11:57You could say, it is something I use
11:59when it rains.
12:01Maybe you forget the word kitchen. You
12:04can say, it is the room where we cook
12:06food.
12:07You are still communicating.
12:10This is what I want you to understand
12:11today.
12:13You do not need every English word
12:15before you can speak.
12:17Sometimes, you can use the English you
12:19already have to explain the English you
12:21forgot.
12:22Now it's time for the second part,
12:25our shadowing practice.
12:27We are going to practice for just 5
12:29minutes.
12:31Listen to me first, then say the
12:33sentence slowly. Don't worry about
12:35making mistakes.
12:37I will give you enough time to repeat
12:39each sentence after me.
12:41Are you ready? Let's begin.
12:44Here is your first sentence.
12:46I am learning English every day.
12:49I am learning English every day.
12:52Now you repeat.
12:55I want to improve my fluency. I want to
12:58improve my fluency. Now you repeat.
13:04I am not afraid of making mistakes.
13:07I am not afraid of making mistakes.
13:10Repeat.
13:13I speak English with confidence.
13:16I speak English with confidence.
13:18Repeat.
13:21I understand more every day.
13:24I understand more every day. Repeat.
13:30I'm proud of my progress.
13:32I'm proud of my progress.
13:34Now repeat.
13:38I practice speaking English with my
13:39friends.
13:41I practice speaking English with my
13:42friends.
13:46I improve my listening by watching
13:48English videos. I improve my listening
13:51by watching English videos. Now you
13:53repeat.
13:59I make mistakes sometimes, but I learn
14:02from them. I make mistakes sometimes,
14:05but I learn from them.
14:07Repeat it slowly.
14:13I want to have more English
14:14conversations with native speakers.
14:17I want to have more English
14:18conversations with native speakers.
14:21Now you repeat.
14:27Here is your last sentence. Sometimes I
14:30forget a word, but I try to explain my
14:33idea in another way.
14:36Sometimes I forget a word, but I try to
14:38explain my idea in another way. Now you
14:41repeat.
14:47Great job.
14:49You have just completed part two
14:51shadowing practice.
14:53Now we are going to bring everything
14:54together.
14:56I want you to imagine that we have just
14:58met for the first time.
15:00I look at you and ask, "Tell me a little
15:03about yourself."
15:04You don't need a long speech. Start with
15:07your name,
15:08then tell me where you live, what you
15:10do,
15:11something you enjoy, and why you are
15:14learning English.
15:16Five small ideas, that's all.
15:19Take a few seconds to think, and then
15:21say them in your own way. Here is a
15:24simple example, but don't copy it word
15:26for word.
15:28Hi, my name is Ria. I live in India. I
15:32am a college student. I enjoy watching
15:34movies in my free time.
15:37I am learning English because I want to
15:38travel. Look at how normal those
15:41sentences are.
15:42There is no difficult vocabulary here.
15:46But together, they tell a small story
15:48about a person.
15:50Your job is to create your own version.
15:53And if your sentences sound a little
15:55broken,
15:56that's okay.
15:57Maybe you say, "I live India." instead
16:01of "I live in India."
16:03You can fix it later.
16:05Maybe you stop because you cannot
16:07remember a word. Take a breath and
16:09continue with another sentence.
16:12Today, I care more about you finishing
16:15your message than making every sentence
16:17perfect.
16:19When you finish speaking, you can look
16:21back and notice what you want to
16:23improve.
16:24Let's make the challenge slightly more
16:26interesting.
16:28Instead of answering one question at a
16:30time,
16:31connect your ideas with simple words
16:33like and, but, because, so, then. For
16:37example,
16:39I like watching movies, but I don't
16:41watch them every day because I have
16:43college.
16:44I usually watch one on the weekend, so
16:47it is a nice way to relax.
16:49See the difference?
16:51The ideas are still simple. We are just
16:54connecting them.
16:55That is how a few short sentences can
16:57slowly become natural speech.
17:00Now, here comes your actual day one
17:02challenge.
17:03I want you to record yourself speaking
17:05for 2 minutes.
17:07Use your phone.
17:09You don't need a special camera or
17:10microphone. Talk about your name,
17:13where you live, what you normally do,
17:16something you enjoy,
17:18and why you are learning English.
17:21Then add one more thing, your English
17:23goal for these 7 days.
17:26You can pause sometimes.
17:28You can search for a simple word,
17:31but try not to read a prepared
17:32paragraph.
17:33When you finish, don't immediately
17:36delete the recording because you may
17:37don't like your voice, but keep it.
17:40Give it a simple name like English day
17:42one.
17:43This recording is not there to show
17:45other people. It is there for you. On
17:48other day, you can listen to it again
17:50and compare.
17:51Maybe you will notice that you speak
17:53more easily.
17:55Maybe you will notice that some
17:56sentences come faster.
17:58Maybe the change will be very small.
18:01Either way, you will have real evidence
18:03of your practice.
18:05Before we finish today's lesson, I want
18:07to give you three simple tips that can
18:09help you speak English more easily and
18:11confidently.
18:13These tips are easy to use in real life.
18:16Here is tip number one.
18:18Talk about things you already know. You
18:20don't need difficult topics or
18:22complicated words.
18:24Start with your daily life, your family,
18:27your work, your studies, your hobbies,
18:30or your plans.
18:32When you talk about familiar things,
18:34your brain can focus more on speaking.
18:37Tip number two.
18:39If you forget a word, don't stop.
18:42Don't go back to your first language
18:44immediately.
18:45Try to explain the idea using simpler
18:48words.
18:49Keep talking. This is an important skill
18:51because real conversations do not always
18:54give you time to find the perfect word.
18:57Tip number three. Record your voice
18:59regularly.
19:01When you listen to yourself, you can
19:03notice things you may not notice while
19:04speaking.
19:06Maybe you speak too fast. Maybe you
19:08pause too much. Maybe you repeat the
19:11same words. That is okay. The goal is
19:14not to sound perfect. The goal is to
19:17notice, practice, and improve.
19:20You don't need 10 new rules today.
19:23These three tips are enough to begin.
19:26And remember, day one is not about
19:29becoming fluent in one day. It is about
19:32taking the first step and proving to
19:34yourself that you can practice.
19:37So, if you completed today's practice,
19:39take a moment and feel proud of
19:41yourself. You showed up. You spoke. You
19:45made mistakes, and you kept going.
19:48That is how progress begins.
19:51Tomorrow, we will continue with day two
19:54and we'll build on what you learned
19:55today with more useful English speaking
19:58practice.
19:59And before you leave, there is one small
20:02thing I want you to do. If you completed
20:04your day one practice, write day one
20:07complete in the comments below.
20:09I want to know how many of you are
20:11taking this challenge seriously.
20:13Until then, keep practicing, keep
20:16improving, and most importantly, don't
20:19give up on yourself.

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