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0:00Understanding a language and speaking a
0:02language are two different skills.
0:04Imagine that you love watching cooking
0:06videos. You watch somebody making
0:08perfect round rotis. You understand
0:11every step. First, they knead the dough.
0:14Then, they roll it. Then, they put it on
0:16tawa. You understand the entire process.
0:19But, does watching those videos
0:22automatically mean
0:24uh you can make perfect rotis? Of course
0:26not.
0:28The first time you try, your roti might
0:31look like a map of India. The second
0:33time, it might look like Africa. And
0:36after practicing repeatedly, you
0:39gradually get better.
0:41Why? Because watching somebody perform
0:43an activity and performing that activity
0:46yourself are two different experiences.
0:50Hey everyone. My name is Karishma, and
0:51today I'm going to share a few things
0:53which are very important if you are on
0:55your English journey.
0:57And the things I have explained English
1:00works in a similar way. When you listen
1:02to English, your brain receives
1:03information. When you speak English,
1:06your brain has to find words, arrange
1:08them, form sentences, and communicate an
1:10idea in real time.
1:13These are different demands. For
1:15example, when you hear the sentence
1:18I have been working here for 5 years,
1:21you may understand it immediately. But,
1:24when someone ask you, "How long have you
1:26been working here?" Can you produce the
1:29sentence naturally without stopping uh
1:31to think about the grammar?
1:34That is where the real practice begins.
1:36So, from today, don't just ask yourself,
1:39"How much English did I understand
1:41today?" Also, ask yourself, "How much
1:43English did I actually produce today?"
1:47Because understanding is important, but
1:50speaking requires active practice. This
1:53is one point I want to highlight it.
1:55That you keep thinking that you are
1:57listening and it's just enough and
1:59you're not doing enough practice to
2:00produce content or speaking English. You
2:03have to do it in first.
2:05Second point, you are waiting to become
2:08confident before you start speaking. If
2:11you guys are also waiting, this is the
2:13biggest mistake of your life. Let me
2:15tell you something that many learners
2:17do. They think first I will improve my
2:19vocabulary, then I will learn some
2:21tenses, then I will improve my
2:23pronunciation,
2:25then I will become confident and finally
2:28I will start speaking English. But let
2:30me ask you a question. When did you
2:33learn to ride a bicycle? Did you first
2:36study the complete science behind it
2:39that how you can balance or you started
2:41watching hundreds of videos on like
2:43bicycle riding and then climb onto a
2:46bicycle? Probably not. You learned by
2:49trying. You lost your balance. You made
2:52mistakes. Perhaps somebody held the
2:54bicycle for you. Eventually, you became
2:58more comfortable. Speaking English is
3:00similar. Confidence is not always the
3:03starting point. Sometimes confidence is
3:06the result of repeated experiences.
3:09Imagine two learners, right?
3:11Learner A
3:13watch two hours of English videos every
3:16day. She writes down 20 new words, study
3:20grammar and
3:23saves useful sentences.
3:25And on the other hand, learner B. He
3:28watches 30 minute of English content but
3:31spends another 15 minutes speaking
3:33aloud, describing her day and answering
3:36questions without reading a script.
3:39After a month, learner A may have
3:41accumulated more notes. Learner B,
3:44however, has had more opportunities to
3:47practice retrieving words and forming
3:50sentences independently. Uh this doesn't
3:53mean that watching videos is useless. It
3:55means that learning and practicing need
3:58to work together. Stop waiting to become
4:01confident enough to speak. Start
4:04speaking at your current level and give
4:06yourself the opportunity to become
4:08confident.
4:10Right? This is very important point
4:12people or learners make mistakes. So,
4:14don't wait from today, just start
4:16speaking.
4:17So, before I move further, I would like
4:18to tell you one application which can
4:20help you improve your English
4:22drastically. I'm talking about the AI
4:24application called Sparky. If you're
4:27struggling to find out a partner to
4:28practice English with, I think Sparky is
4:30the best solution.
4:32You can talk to Sparky anytime, 24/7,
4:35without any kind of judgment. And
4:37recently, they have introduced a few new
4:40features into Sparky where you can
4:42practice like repeat and speak, which
4:44can directly help you practice
4:46shadowing, and newspaper reading,
4:48translation features. So, there are some
4:50of the features which are recently
4:52added. Try using Sparky. Link has given
4:54in the description box. And let me know
4:57your review about it. Thank you. Let's
4:59go ahead.
5:00Third point is that you translate
5:02everything from Hindi to English. Now,
5:04this is very important point, especially
5:06if Hindi is your first language. Suppose
5:09you want to say, "Mujhe samajh nahin aa
5:11raha ki mujhe kya karna chahiye."
5:14So, you begin constructing the Hindi
5:16sentence in your mind, then you search
5:18for the English translation, then you
5:21check whether the sentence is
5:23grammatically correct or not, and
5:25finally, you say that, "I am not
5:27understanding what I should do."
5:30Right? This is how you create a
5:31sentence.
5:32But, your listener will definitely
5:34understand what you have said, but
5:37you might later, I mean, discover more
5:40natural sentence would be,
5:42"I don't know what should I do."
5:44Or depending on the situation.
5:47Right? You can say, "I'm not sure what
5:50to do." I mean, there are multiple ways
5:51of saying same thing in natural way
5:53instead of creating the whole
5:54translation, right?
5:57Do that.
5:59And you did not need an advanced
6:00vocabulary word. You did not any
6:03grammatical structure which is
6:04complicated. You just need a simple
6:07ready-to-use expression. Let's take
6:09another example. Your friends ask, um,
6:12"Why are you late?" So, you want to say
6:14that traffic was yada yada. Instead of
6:17translating each word individually, you
6:19can practice the complete expression
6:21like, "There was a lot of traffic." Or
6:23simply, "There was a terrible traffic
6:26today."
6:27Or traffic was terrible today. I mean,
6:29you can say in any ways. So, now imagine
6:31practicing 10 such expressions every
6:33day, using them in different situation,
6:36over time you can build a collection of
6:39expressions that you can retrieve more
6:41easily when you need them.
6:44Right? Here is a small exercise. I'll
6:47give you a Hindi thought. Don't
6:48translate it word by word. Try to
6:50express the meaning in natural English.
6:53Okay?
6:54Um, okay. Mera man nahi kar raha bahar
6:56jane ka. How would you say that?
6:59So, probably I will say that I don't
7:01feel like going out.
7:04I think you have said the same.
7:06A second is mujhe is bare mein sochna ka
7:08thoda samay chahiye. So, how I can say
7:10that? I need some time to think about
7:13it. These are not extraordinary
7:15sentences first thing. These are very
7:17everyday expressions and even I can say
7:19you can also use them. It's just the
7:21matter of use. Right? Let's move on to
7:24the fourth important point.
7:26You know words, but you don't know how
7:29to use them in conversation.
7:31Let's say you have learned the word
7:33overwhelmed. Right? You know its
7:35meaning. Perhaps you have written it in
7:38your notebook, but can you use it when
7:41somebody ask how your day was? For
7:44example,
7:45you can say that
7:47Honestly, I have been feeling
7:49overwhelmed lately. There is too much
7:52work and I hardly get any time for
7:54myself. Now the word has become a part
7:57of real conversation and word in a
8:00notebook is just an information.
8:03A word used in a meaningful conversation
8:06or sentence become practical
8:08communication tool. So you don't need to
8:10write it in your notebook and stay try
8:12to use it with a context and try to
8:14create multiple sentences. And you don't
8:17have to learn 15 new words every day.
8:19Just choose five useful words, create
8:22your own sentences, say them aloud and
8:25use them again the following day. Let's
8:28say you choose three words. First is
8:30overwhelmed, second is hesitant, the
8:32third is relieved. Now make each word
8:35personal. For example, I felt
8:38overwhelmed when I had too many
8:40deadlines. And hesitant, I was hesitant
8:43to ask a question.
8:46The third one is relieved. So I felt
8:49relieved after finishing my work. These
8:52sentences become easier to remember
8:54because they connect vocabulary with
8:56your own experiences.
8:58So in that way you can make your life
9:00easy, you can make your English learning
9:01experience really fast.
9:04And [snorts] let me know in the comment
9:05section if I am speaking fast because
9:07it's been such a long time I've been
9:09receiving kind of comments that ma'am
9:11you speak little fast and I'm literally
9:13trying to reduce my pace. So let me know
9:15in the comment section. Let's move on to
9:17the five mistake or fifth
9:20problem which you might facing.
9:23The next point is that you're practicing
9:25English but not practicing conversation.
9:27So here is a situation I want you to
9:29imagine.
9:31You are at a family gathering. Someone
9:33ask you,
9:34"What have you been doing these days?"
9:37You want to explain that you have been
9:38working, learning new things, and
9:40spending time with your family, but you
9:42simply say nothing much. Not because you
9:45have nothing to say, but because you
9:47cannot organize your thoughts quickly
9:49enough in English.
9:51Right? And this is actually a real
9:53communication problem. Not necessarily a
9:56vocabulary problem. So, let's practice
9:59the exact situation. Imagine I'm asking
10:02you the questions right now, right? Um
10:05what have you been doing these days?
10:08Now, in how many ways you could answer?
10:11First, you can say that, "Well, I've
10:13been
10:14quite busy lately. I have been focusing
10:16on my work, spending time with my
10:18family, and trying to learn a few new
10:20things.
10:21I haven't had much free time, but I'm
10:24enjoying the process."
10:26Now, look at this answer. I use this
10:28ordinary English. It doesn't require
10:30impressive vocabulary or complicated
10:32grammar. It doesn't. It simply gives you
10:35a structure.
10:37First, explain your current situation.
10:41Right? Then mention two or three
10:43activities what you're doing.
10:45Finally, you have to add a personal
10:47comment into it.
10:49Now, you have something to say. That's
10:52it. It's It's very simple.
10:54You can practice the same skill with
10:56questions such as I mean, you can give
10:59yourself a question.
11:00Uh what are your future plans? What kind
11:02of people do you enjoy spending time
11:04with?
11:06Just do that and try to answer it. That
11:08will help you improve your overall
11:09communication skill and the
11:11conversational skill.
11:13Next point is stop judging every
11:15sentence while you are speaking. This is
11:17the biggest mistake learners make.
11:20Imagine you're having a conversation
11:21with someone and you start speaking and
11:24suddenly you wonder, "Was that correct
11:26answer? Did I pronounce the word
11:29properly?
11:30Will this person laugh at me? Should I
11:33have used has instead of have? I mean,
11:35if you will keep thinking like that, you
11:37won't be able to hold a conversation.
11:40See, now you're trying to perform two
11:42demanding tasks simultaneously.
11:45Communicating your message and
11:46evaluating every part of your
11:48performance, that can make speaking more
11:50difficult. Of course, grammar matters. I
11:53won't say it doesn't matter.
11:54Pronunciation also matters. But
11:56initially, when you want to learn
11:58speaking, just focus on the spoken
12:00English part, not the other aspect.
12:03And but
12:05the time to correct every small mistake
12:07is not necessarily in the middle of
12:08every sentence. Let's say you want to
12:10explain your weekend. You say,
12:12"Yesterday I go to the market." That's
12:13fine. You notice this mistake, you can
12:15rectify it after some time. I know you
12:18you kept thinking while speaking.
12:20Don't try to correct it at the moment
12:21initially. You will learn this art of
12:24correction after a few months if you
12:25will keep practicing like that. So, you
12:27can later on correct that I went to the
12:29market. Okay. I missed that and I
12:31skipped that part.
12:33I made a mistake. You will understand
12:34that.
12:36And after conversation, you can simply
12:37review your message. And now you can
12:39practice to say the right pattern. I am
12:41not saying that just go with the wrong
12:43one. The moment you spoke something, let
12:45it go. And after some time, after a
12:48certain period, you can just go through
12:49and review the message what you have
12:51delivered. And then you can make
12:53correction and speak it aloud. And what
12:55you can do is you can record yourself
12:57speaking for 1 minute about your day.
12:59Listen to that recording.
13:01And identify just grammatical mistakes.
13:04Try to correct them and speak again with
13:07correct version of it. Compare those two
13:09recordings. It gives you a clear way to
13:11improve without criticizing every word
13:13you say. So, please stop judging
13:15yourself before you say something. Stop
13:18criticizing yourself because the more
13:20you criticize yourself, your mind will
13:21accept that you don't know anything.
13:24And remember, making a mistake while
13:26practicing is not proof that you cannot
13:28speak English. It is information about
13:31what you need to practice next. That's
13:33it.
13:35The next point is very important. Try 15
13:37minutes speaking experiment. Now, I want
13:39to give you a practical challenge.
13:42You don't need to buy a course, find a
13:44speaking partner, or wait until
13:46tomorrow. You can begin with 15 minutes
13:49today.
13:50First 2 3 minutes, you have to listen or
13:52choose a short English clip.
13:54Listen to a small section and understand
13:56the main idea. Don't try to memorize
13:59everything or every sentence.
14:01Second, next 4 to 6 minutes, just
14:03repeat.
14:04Choose three useful sentences from that
14:07clip, listen to each sentence, and
14:10repeat it aloud.
14:12Pay attention to how the words connect,
14:14where the speaker pauses, and how the
14:17sentences
14:19sounds.
14:20Next 7 to 11 minutes, speak
14:22independently. Just close that video.
14:24Now, explain the same topic in your own
14:27words. You can use the same ideas,
14:30but don't simply repeat the entire
14:32script. You do not need to memorize. If
14:35[snorts] the clip was about time
14:36management, explain how you manage your
14:38own time.
14:39If it was about confidence, talk about a
14:42situation in which you lacked
14:44confidence. Make it personal. When we
14:47see things personally, we are able to
14:48open up a lot.
14:50And next 12 to 15 minutes, just review
14:53and repeat. Record yourself. Listen
14:56once, identify one thing you want to
14:58improve, and speak about the same topic
15:00again.
15:02And that's it. You have listened,
15:04repeated, produced your own content
15:06sentences.
15:08This is a more targeted speaking
15:09practice than simply watching another
15:11video and hoping that fluency will
15:13happen automatically.
15:15You don't need to wait for the perfect
15:17environment to begin.
15:19Right? You just have to start speaking,
15:22no matter in which situation you are.
15:25Even if you're a beginner and
15:26intermediate speaking can help you a
15:28lot.
15:29And before we finish, I want you to
15:31remember one thing. You may have spent
15:33years learning English. You may
15:35understand movies, follow English
15:36speaking courses. You read books,
15:39recognize hundred of words. Please don't
15:42assume that all that learning has been
15:44wasted.
15:45Nothing got wasted. Instead, look at
15:48your practice differently. Ask yourself,
15:51am I giving
15:52myself enough opportunities to speak? Am
15:55I practicing the situations in which I
15:57actually need English? Am I allowing
16:00myself to make mistakes?
16:02This is very important. So, the people
16:05or the learners who are struggling with
16:07English the most, they're not the people
16:09who are actively practicing. They're the
16:11people who are waiting for the
16:12perfection.
16:14The main cause is you are guys waiting
16:16for perfection. Sometimes you feel that
16:18just listening is enough and after
16:20listening to a
16:22few months, I will be able to speak
16:24fluently. No, until you tried speaking,
16:26you won't be able to speak.
16:29I know it sounds repetitive that I'm
16:31speaking or saying the same things again
16:34and again, but
16:35you know what? This is the only thing
16:37you have to do. And I just want my
16:40audience to speak fluent English. I want
16:42each one of you to speak fluently.
16:46And for that, you have to watch this
16:47entire video. First thing. If you won't
16:49watch it, you won't feel motivated.
16:51Or you can do simply one thing. You can
16:53shadow this video. This is amazing
16:56practice. You can see the subtitles.
16:59Simply read them. Speak along with me.
17:02That helped me a lot to improve my
17:04English. I remember I used to watch
17:06Alina Reyes. I used to speak along with
17:08her. And that's how I am able to speak
17:10fluent English. It's only because active
17:13participation in speaking. That's what
17:16you have to do. And I hope you like this
17:19video and if you really liked it, hit
17:21the like button, subscribe to my
17:22channel, and please share it with
17:24somebody who really needs English in
17:26their life or any purpose. Thank you so
17:29much for watching. Suggest me the next
17:30topic for discussion. Thank you so much.
17:32Bye-bye.

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