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1. 0:00English Leap Podcast
2. 0:02from Speak English with Class. Hey
3. 0:05everyone, welcome back to another
4. 0:07episode of English Leap Podcast, your
5. 0:10leap to Fluent English. I'm Jennifer and
6. 0:12joining me is my co-host, Daniel.
7. 0:16Hi everyone. We're so glad you're here
8. 0:18with us today. We've got some amazing
9. 0:20news to kick things off. We've reached
10. 0:2250,000 subscribers in a remarkably short
11. 0:25time. We're absolutely blown away by how
12. 0:28quickly our community has grown and we
13. 0:30couldn't be more thrilled. Your
14. 0:32comments, likes, and shares keep us
15. 0:34motivated every day, and we're so
16. 0:36grateful for this incredible support.
17. 0:39Absolutely. Seeing so many of you
18. 0:41committed to improving your English is
19. 0:43truly inspiring. It's your enthusiasm
20. 0:46that drives us to keep creating content
21. 0:49that helps you learn and grow.
22. 0:51But we've also noticed a few comments
23. 0:54where some of you seem a bit
24. 0:55discouraged, like you're struggling to
25. 0:57keep up or wondering if you'll ever get
26. 0:59the hang of English.
27. 1:01Yes, and if that's you, this episode
28. 1:03might just be the motivation you need.
29. 1:06We're going to share a technique that
30. 1:07can make a real difference in your
31. 1:09learning journey. One that grows
32. 1:11gradually over time.
33. 1:13Uh-huh.
34. 1:14Learning a language is like planting a
35. 1:15seed. It doesn't grow overnight, but if
36. 1:19you keep watering it, one day you'll
37. 1:21look back and see a beautiful tree. So,
38. 1:24keep watering your English, even if it
39. 1:27feels slow sometimes. You're making
40. 1:30progress.
41. 1:31Mhm.
42. 1:32That's right. Progress is progress. No
43. 1:35matter how small, every word you learn,
44. 1:38every sentence you try to say, it all
45. 1:40counts. The key is to keep moving
46. 1:42forward. Even if it feels like you're
47. 1:44just taking tiny steps, those small
48. 1:46steps will eventually add up to
49. 1:48something big.
50. 1:49Now, speaking of progress, wouldn't it
51. 1:52be great if there was a way to make
52. 1:54learning English feel effortless? Like
53. 1:57an approach so simple that it almost
54. 1:58feels like you're not studying at all?
55. 2:01Well, today we're going to show you
56. 2:03exactly that. We'll talk about a method
57. 2:06that's not only easy, but also
58. 2:07enjoyable, making English a natural part
59. 2:10of your daily life. It's a technique
60. 2:13that feels more like having fun than
61. 2:14learning. And you'll be surprised at how
62. 2:16effective it is.
63. 2:18It's like learning English without even
64. 2:20realizing it, where it happens
65. 2:22naturally, just like how you learned
66. 2:24your first language.
67. 2:26Stick around to find out how to make
68. 2:28this approach work for you. Before we
69. 2:30get too deep, don't forget we have a
70. 2:33free PDF for you with all the key points
71. 2:35from today's episode. You can download
72. 2:38it in the description below. It's a
73. 2:40great way to follow along or review
74. 2:42later, especially if you want to
75. 2:43remember the main takeaways.
76. 2:45All right, we've kept you guessing long
77. 2:47enough. Today, we're going to talk about
78. 2:50the power of unconscious learning and
79. 2:52how you can become fluent without
80. 2:54stressing over grammar.
81. 2:56Exactly. This is about learning in a way
82. 2:59that feels natural. We've got some great
83. 3:01tips and stories lined up, so stick with
84. 3:03us. Okay, so let's dive into what
85. 3:06unconscious learning really is. Simply
86. 3:10put, unconscious learning happens when
87. 3:12you learn something without actively
88. 3:14thinking about it. It's like how you
89. 3:16don't need to think about every step
90. 3:17when you walk or when you drive a car.
91. 3:20You just do it. The same applies to
92. 3:22learning English.
93. 3:24That's right. It's like how you learned
94. 3:27your native language. When you were a
95. 3:29child, you didn't study grammar rules or
96. 3:31memorize lists of vocabulary. You just
97. 3:34listened to the people around you and
98. 3:36your brain picked up the patterns
99. 3:38automatically. Before you knew it, you
100. 3:40were speaking fluently without thinking
101. 3:41about grammar at all. Yes. And that's
102. 3:44how you want to approach learning
103. 3:46English. Think about when you have a
104. 3:49conversation in your native language.
105. 3:51You're not worrying about whether your
106. 3:52sentence structure is perfect. You just
107. 3:55speak. That's because your brain has
108. 3:57developed unconscious knowledge of the
109. 3:59language over time.
110. 4:01And this unconscious knowledge is like a
111. 4:03superpower.
112. 4:05When you have it, you don't have to
113. 4:06pause and think, "Wait, is this sentence
114. 4:09grammatically correct? You just talk."
115. 4:12Let's go back to the bike example for a
116. 4:14minute. When you first start learning to
117. 4:16ride a bike, you're thinking about
118. 4:18balancing, pedaling, steering, and
119. 4:22making sure you don't fall. But after a
120. 4:24few weeks of practice, something amazing
121. 4:27happens. You just get on the bike and
122. 4:30go. You're not thinking about balance
123. 4:32anymore. It becomes second nature.
124. 4:35Exactly.
125. 4:37Another great example is playing a
126. 4:38musical instrument. When I started
127. 4:40learning guitar, I had to focus on where
128. 4:42to place my fingers on the strings. But
129. 4:44after practicing for a while, my hands
130. 4:46knew what to do on their own. I could
131. 4:49even have a conversation while playing
132. 4:50because it became automatic.
133. 4:53And that's what we want to achieve with
134. 4:54English, making it automatic so that
135. 4:57when you're in a conversation, you're
136. 4:59not stressing about grammar or
137. 5:00vocabulary. You're just talking
138. 5:02naturally like you would in your first
139. 5:04language.
140. 5:06Now, let's talk about why focusing only
141. 5:08on conscious learning, like studying
142. 5:10grammar and memorizing rules, can slow
143. 5:12you down. Jennifer, you've probably seen
144. 5:15this happen with English learners,
145. 5:16right?
146. 5:17Oh, absolutely. I've seen students who
147. 5:20know all the grammar rules but still
148. 5:22struggle to speak fluently because
149. 5:23they're too focused on getting
150. 5:25everything perfect. It's like trying to
151. 5:27have a conversation while reading a
152. 5:29manual at the same time. It doesn't work
153. 5:32in real life situations.
154. 5:34Exactly. It's like when you're in a
155. 5:36conversation and you're constantly
156. 5:37thinking, should I use past tense here?
157. 5:40What about this preposition? By the time
158. 5:43you figure it out, the moment's gone and
159. 5:45the conversation has moved on. And
160. 5:48that's the key difference.
161. 5:50Conscious learning can help you
162. 5:51understand the rules of English, but it
163. 5:54won't help you use them automatically
164. 5:56when you're speaking. That's where
165. 5:58unconscious learning comes in.
166. 6:00So, how does unconscious learning
167. 6:02actually happen? It's all about exposure
168. 6:05and repetition.
169. 6:07Just like you learn to speak your first
170. 6:09language by listening to your parents
171. 6:10and friends, you can build unconscious
172. 6:13knowledge of English by surrounding
173. 6:15yourself with the language. The more you
174. 6:17listen, the more your brain absorbs it
175. 6:19without you even realizing it.
176. 6:21Exactly.
177. 6:23Think of it like this. When you're
178. 6:25watching an English movie or listening
179. 6:27to a podcast, your goal isn't to learn
180. 6:30English. It's to enjoy the content. But
181. 6:33in the background, your brain is
182. 6:35learning the patterns of the language,
183. 6:38how sentences are structured, how words
184. 6:40are pronounced, and so on. It's like
185. 6:43your brain is doing the homework for you
186. 6:44while you sit back and relax.
187. 6:47Who wouldn't want that?
188. 6:49Yes, exactly.
189. 6:52And over time, this unconscious learning
190. 6:55starts to build up. You'll notice that
191. 6:57certain phrases and words just come to
192. 6:59you naturally without having to think
193. 7:01about them.
194. 7:03Now, there are two methods you can use
195. 7:05to build this unconscious knowledge. The
196. 7:07first is listening. Lots and lots of
197. 7:10listening. The second is input driven
198. 7:12practice where you take what you've
199. 7:14learned from listening and start using
200. 7:15it in conversations.
201. 7:17When I was learning French, I found that
202. 7:20listening to French podcasts helped me
203. 7:22so much. I wasn't trying to memorize
204. 7:25anything. I was just enjoying the
205. 7:27content. And after a while, I started
206. 7:30recognizing common phrases and sentence
207. 7:33patterns. I could use them in
208. 7:35conversations without even thinking
209. 7:37about it.
210. 7:38Yes, that's the beauty of listening.
211. 7:41Your brain is picking up on all these
212. 7:43little details that you're not even
213. 7:44aware of and they come out naturally
214. 7:46when you speak. So, the more you listen,
215. 7:49the better you'll get at speaking.
216. 7:51And the best part is you can do this
217. 7:54anywhere. You don't need to set aside
218. 7:56hours of study time. You can listen to
219. 7:59English while doing other things, while
220. 8:02commuting, exercising, cooking, or even
221. 8:05just relaxing.
222. 8:06Yeah, I like to listen to podcasts while
223. 8:08I'm doing chores. It makes the time go
224. 8:10by faster, and I'm learning English
225. 8:12without even realizing it. It's like a
226. 8:14win-win.
227. 8:15Exactly. And if you make it a habit,
228. 8:18listening for even 15 or 20 minutes a
229. 8:21day, you'll start seeing big
230. 8:22improvements in your fluency over time.
231. 8:25The key is consistency.
232. 8:28So, that's a wrap for today's
233. 8:29conversation. We hope you picked up some
234. 8:31useful tips along the way.
235. 8:33Totally. But before we go, let's turn it
236. 8:36over to Charlotte for our vocabulary
237. 8:38spotlight. She'll take you through some
238. 8:40key words, phrases, and idioms from
239. 8:43today's episode.
240. 8:44Yep, Charlotte's got you covered. She'll
241. 8:47break it all down so you can leave with
242. 8:48some fresh vocabulary ready to use.
243. 8:51Thanks, Jennifer and Daniel. Hey,
244. 8:53everyone. Let's go over some of the
245. 8:55important words and phrases we talked
246. 8:57about today. I'll explain what they mean
247. 9:00and show you how to use them in real
248. 9:01conversations.
249. 9:05Remarkably, meaning in a way that is
250. 9:08worthy of attention, surprisingly or
251. 9:10unusually. Example, the team remarkably
252. 9:14finished the project in half the
253. 9:16expected time.
254. 9:18Blown away meaning to be extremely
255. 9:21impressed or surprised by something.
256. 9:24Example, I was blown away by how quickly
257. 9:27she learned to speak English.
258. 9:30Thrilled meaning extremely happy or
259. 9:34excited.
260. 9:35Example, he was thrilled to receive an
261. 9:37invitation to the event.
262. 9:40Incredible
263. 9:42meaning difficult to believe. Amazing.
264. 9:45Example, the view from the top of the
265. 9:47mountain was incredible.
266. 9:50Committed. Meaning dedicated to a cause
267. 9:53or activity. Example, she is committed
268. 9:56to improving her English skills every
269. 9:58day.
270. 10:00Discouraged
271. 10:02meaning feeling less confident or
272. 10:04enthusiastic about something. Example,
273. 10:07he felt discouraged after failing the
274. 10:09test, but he decided to try again.
275. 10:13Journey meaning the process of traveling
276. 10:16from one place to another. Often used
277. 10:18metaphorically to describe progress.
278. 10:21Example, learning a language is a long
279. 10:24journey, but the rewards are worth it.
280. 10:27Frustrated
281. 10:29meaning feeling upset or annoyed because
282. 10:31you cannot achieve something. Example,
283. 10:34she felt frustrated when she couldn't
284. 10:36understand the grammar rules.
285. 10:39Effortless
286. 10:40meaning requiring no physical or mental
287. 10:43exertion, very easy. Example, his dance
288. 10:47moves looked effortless, but they took
289. 10:48years of practice.
290. 10:51Naturally
291. 10:52meaning in a way that is easy and does
292. 10:55not involve effort. Example, she
293. 10:58naturally picked up the accent while
294. 11:00living abroad.
295. 11:02Motivated
296. 11:03meaning having a strong reason to act or
297. 11:06accomplish something. Example, he felt
298. 11:09motivated to study harder after seeing
299. 11:11his progress.
300. 11:14Exposure
301. 11:15meaning being introduced to or coming
302. 11:18into contact with something. Example,
303. 11:21exposure to different cultures can help
304. 11:23you learn a new language faster.
305. 11:26Repetition,
306. 11:28meaning the action of repeating
307. 11:30something that has already been said or
308. 11:32done. Example, repetition is key to
309. 11:36remembering new vocabulary.
310. 11:39Structure meaning the arrangement or
311. 11:42organization of something. Example, the
312. 11:45structure of the sentence made it
313. 11:47difficult to understand.
314. 11:49Fluently
315. 11:51meaning to speak a language smoothly and
316. 11:54with ease. Example, after years of
317. 11:57practice, she could speak French
318. 11:58fluently.
319. 12:00Conscious
320. 12:01meaning aware of and responding to one's
321. 12:04surroundings. Deliberate.
322. 12:06Example, he made a conscious effort to
323. 12:09speak more clearly.
324. 12:11Memorize
325. 12:13meaning to learn something so well that
326. 12:15you can remember it exactly. Example,
327. 12:19she had to memorize a list of vocabulary
328. 12:21words for the exam.
329. 12:23Automatic
330. 12:25meaning working by itself without human
331. 12:28control done without thinking. Example
332. 12:31over time using English became automatic
333. 12:34for him.
334. 12:36Consistently
335. 12:37meaning in a way that does not change
336. 12:40regularly. Example, he practiced
337. 12:43speaking English consistently which
338. 12:45helped him improve. Inspiring
339. 12:49meaning making someone feel enthusiastic
340. 12:52or excited about something. Example, her
341. 12:56speech was so inspiring that it
342. 12:58motivated many people to volunteer.
343. 13:01And that's it for today's vocabulary
344. 13:04review. I hope these new words were
345. 13:06helpful and I'm sure you're excited to
346. 13:08start using them in your English
347. 13:09conversations.
348. 13:11Thanks, Charlotte. That was super
349. 13:13helpful as always.
350. 13:15Yes. Thank you, Charlotte. Remember,
351. 13:18building your vocabulary step by step is
352. 13:20a great way to level up your English.
353. 13:22So, to sum it all up, unconscious
354. 13:25learning is the key to speaking English
355. 13:26fluently and naturally. It's all about
356. 13:29building that automatic knowledge
357. 13:31through exposure and practice.
358. 13:34The more you listen and use English in
359. 13:36real situations, the more it will start
360. 13:38to flow naturally.
361. 13:40Exactly.
362. 13:42And remember, this is a process that
363. 13:44takes time, so don't rush it. Just enjoy
364. 13:48the journey. Surround yourself with
365. 13:50English and let your brain do the work
366. 13:52in the background. You'll be surprised
367. 13:55at how much progress you'll make without
368. 13:56even realizing it.
369. 13:58And don't forget to grab the PDF with
370. 14:00all these tips. It's a great way to keep
371. 14:02everything handy as you practice.
372. 14:04Thanks for joining us, everyone. Keep
373. 14:06practicing, keep learning, and keep
374. 14:07leaping towards your English goals. and
375. 14:10we'll see you next time on English Leap
376. 14:12Podcast. Take care and happy learning.
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