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0:00Welcome to my channel. Do you want to
0:02speak English? Do you want to understand
0:05people when they speak English? Do you
0:08want to feel good when you talk to
0:10someone in English? In this video, I
0:14will tell you how people talk in
0:16English. I will also tell you how you
0:19can talk in English too. It is simple,
0:23it is possible, and it is fun.
0:27Stay with me.
0:29Let us start.
0:32Chapter 1.
0:34Why people talk in English.
0:38My name is David. I am a student of
0:41English. I live in Spain. I want to
0:45learn English because I want to speak to
0:47people from other countries. I want to
0:50understand them. I want to talk to them.
0:53I want to travel. I want to work. I want
0:56to live in a world where I can speak to
0:58many people. English can help me do
1:01that. My English is not good now. I only
1:05know some words. I can say hello. I can
1:10say thank you. I can ask for water, but
1:14I want to say more. I want to have
1:17conversations.
1:18I want to understand people when they
1:21speak fast. I want to watch films in
1:24English. I want to read books in
1:27English. I want to think in English.
1:30One day I decide to join a language
1:33school. The school is in my town. I go
1:36to the school. I meet my teacher. Her
1:39name is Sarah.
1:41She is from England.
1:44She smiles a lot. She is kind.
1:48She speaks slowly.
1:51She wants to help us.
1:54There are five other students in my
1:56class. They are from Italy, Poland,
2:00Brazil, China, and Turkey. We all want
2:03to learn English. On the first day, our
2:07teacher says something very interesting.
2:09She says, "English is not just a
2:13language. English is a bridge. English
2:16connects people."
2:19I like this sentence. I write it in my
2:22notebook. Then she asks us, "Why do you
2:26want to learn English?"
2:28A girl from Brazil says, "I want to
2:31travel to the United States."
2:34A man from Turkey says, "I want to get a
2:37job in an international company."
2:40A woman from China says, "I want to
2:43watch English movies and understand
2:45them." I say, "I want to speak with
2:48people from other countries.
2:51The teacher says, "These are all good
2:53reasons. English is a global language.
2:57People speak English in many places. At
3:00the airport, in hotels, on the internet,
3:04in meetings, at conferences, in schools,
3:08in shops, on TV. English is everywhere."
3:14She is right. I see English signs at the
3:18airport. I hear English at the hotel. I
3:22see English words on websites. Even my
3:25phone is in English. English is part of
3:28my life even before I learn it. Well,
3:32the teacher tells us in this class we
3:35will not study hard grammar. We will not
3:38memorize long lists. We will speak. We
3:42will listen. We will play games. We will
3:46ask questions. We will answer them. This
3:49is how people learn English.
3:53I feel happy. I do not like long grammar
3:57lessons. I want to speak. I want to use
4:00English now. We play a game. It is very
4:05simple. We sit in a circle. We say our
4:08names. We say where we are from. Then we
4:12ask a question.
4:14What is your favorite food?
4:17What do you do on weekends?
4:20Do you like music?
4:22These are easy questions, but they help
4:25me speak. I learn new words. I listen to
4:29the other students. I start to
4:31understand more. After the class, I go
4:35to a cafe near the school. I hear two
4:38people speak English. They are tourists.
4:42They ask the waiter for coffee. They
4:45speak slowly.
4:46I understand some words. I listen. I
4:50smile. I feel happy. I can understand a
4:55little English in real life.
4:58That evening, I watch a video on
5:00YouTube. It is a travel video. The man
5:04speaks in English. I understand some
5:07words. I do not understand everything,
5:11but I feel good. I am learning. The next
5:15day I go to class again. I speak more. I
5:19am not afraid. I make mistakes but it is
5:23okay. The teacher says when you make a
5:27mistake you learn. Do not worry.
5:32We speak about travel. We speak about
5:34jobs. We speak about hobbies. I speak
5:38slowly but I speak I use English. I feel
5:43proud. My teacher tells us one more
5:46thing. She says, "When people talk in
5:50English, they talk to the world. English
5:54helps you meet new people. English helps
5:58you understand new ideas. English opens
6:02new doors. It helps you grow."
6:06I think about this. I feel something
6:09strong. I want to grow. I want to open
6:12new doors. I want to talk to the world.
6:17When the class ends, I walk home. I see
6:21a man with a backpack. He looks lost. I
6:25say, "Do you need help?" He says, "Yes,
6:30thank you."
6:31I am looking for the train station. I
6:34tell him the way. We speak for 2
6:37minutes. He is from Canada. He says,
6:40"Thank you." I smile. I feel great. I
6:46used English to help someone. That
6:49night, I write in my notebook. English
6:52is not just a subject. English is a key.
6:56It opens doors to the world. It helps me
6:59connect with people.
7:01Now, I know I do not study English only
7:05for school. I study English for life.
7:09When you learn English, you learn to
7:11connect with the world.
7:14Chapter 2.
7:16How to learn words.
7:19It is Tuesday. I go to school again. I
7:23am happy to be in class. I like my
7:26teacher. I like my classmates. Every
7:29lesson is new. Every lesson is simple.
7:32Every lesson helps me speak English
7:35better.
7:36Today, one girl in class asks a
7:39question. Her name is Anna. She is from
7:43Poland. She says, "I want to learn more
7:47words. What is the best way to learn new
7:50English words?" Our teacher smiles. She
7:54says, "This is a good question. Many
7:58students want to know the answer. Today,
8:01I will tell you." She walks to the
8:04board. She writes one word, reading.
8:08Then she says, "Reading is the best way
8:11to learn words."
8:14When you read, you see the same words
8:17again and again. You see how people use
8:20them in real sentences. You learn fast.
8:24I think about it. I like reading, but I
8:28only read in Spanish. I never tried to
8:31read a full story in English.
8:34Maybe now is the time.
8:37Our teacher continues, "If you want to
8:40learn words fast, read every day. Read
8:44for 30 minutes. That is all. Just 30
8:48minutes a day can help you learn many
8:50new words." I raise my hand. I ask,
8:54"What can I read?" The books are
8:58difficult for me. The teacher says, "You
9:02must choose a book that is easy. You
9:05must know most of the words. If you know
9:0995% of the words, then the book is good
9:12for you. You will enjoy it. You will
9:16understand it and you will learn the
9:18rest of the words very fast."
9:22Then she tells us a secret. She says,
9:26"When you see a new word, don't stop.
9:30Don't try to remember it. Don't write
9:32it. Just look it up in a dictionary and
9:35continue reading."
9:38She explains, "When you read the same
9:41word many times in many places, your
9:44brain will remember it. You don't need
9:47to work hard. You only need to read
9:50more."
9:52This is very different from my school in
9:54Spain. There we had to write long lists
9:58of words. We had to study every word and
10:02remember it for the test. But I forgot
10:05many words after the test. I never used
10:08them. Maybe this new way is better.
10:13The teacher gives us a short story. It
10:16is about a girl who travels to a big
10:18city. The story is simple. The words are
10:22easy. I start to read it. I understand
10:26most of it. I see one new word, station.
10:31I don't know what it means. I look in my
10:34dictionary. It means a place for trains
10:36or buses. I continue reading. I see the
10:41word again. Now I remember it. It is
10:45easy.
10:46At the end of the story, I feel good. I
10:50understand the story. I learn five new
10:54words. I don't write them. I don't study
10:58them, but I know them now.
11:02After the lesson, I go to the library. I
11:05ask the librarian if there are more easy
11:08books. She shows me a small section. I
11:13take two books. One is a story. The
11:16other is about famous places in London.
11:20I like them both.
11:23That afternoon, I go to the job center.
11:26I want to find a job. I enter the
11:29building. There is a woman at the front
11:32desk. She says, "Hello, how can I help
11:36you?" I say, "I want to find a job. I am
11:41a student. I can work in the afternoon.
11:45She asks me some questions. I understand
11:49her. I answer her. She tells me about
11:53two jobs. One job is in a cafe. The
11:57other job is in a hotel. She gives me
12:00the details. I read them. I understand
12:04most of the words. This is a big moment
12:07for me. One week ago, I could not do
12:10this. Now I can speak, I can listen, I
12:15can read, I can understand.
12:19Reading helped me. I see the words I
12:22read in the story. Now I use them in
12:25real life. This makes me happy. I feel
12:29proud. I take the cafe job. I will start
12:34on Thursday. I will work 3 days a week.
12:38I will speak English there. I will learn
12:41more.
12:42In the evening, I read the second book.
12:46I enjoy it. I don't stop at every new
12:50word. I just enjoy the story. I
12:54understand the meaning from the pictures
12:56and the sentences.
12:59I remember what my teacher said. You
13:02don't need to study every word. You only
13:05need to read. I say this again and again
13:09in my head. Read 30 minutes a day. Read
13:13something you like. Don't stop. Don't
13:17write words. Just enjoy.
13:20I write one sentence in my notebook.
13:24When I read, I learn words.
13:27When I learn words, I understand people.
13:31When I understand people, I can speak.
13:35This is true. I believe it. If you want
13:39to learn words in English, read
13:41something every day. It will help you
13:44more than any long list. It will help
13:47you feel good. It will help you speak.
13:51Chapter 3.
13:53How to learn pronunciation.
13:55It is Wednesday. I go to school again. I
13:59am always happy to go to class. Every
14:02day I learn something new. I speak more.
14:06I understand more. I feel better.
14:10Today something different happens. One
14:13student in the class is very quiet. His
14:16name is June. He is from South Korea. He
14:20does not speak much. He listens a lot,
14:23but he is shy. Our teacher smiles at him
14:27and says, "June, do you have a question
14:31today?" He looks down. Then he looks up
14:34and says, "Yes,
14:37I want to speak better. I want to speak
14:40like you. My pronunciation is not good.
14:43I know the words, but people do not
14:46understand me.
14:48The class is quiet. We all listen. I
14:53understand June. I also feel the same.
14:58Sometimes I say something but people ask
15:01me to repeat it. It makes me feel sad.
15:05The teacher says, "That is a very good
15:08question, June. Many students have this
15:11problem. You are not alone."
15:15She walks to the board. She writes one
15:18word, shadowing.
15:21She says, "Shadowing is a great way to
15:25improve your pronunciation. It is
15:27simple. You listen to a native speaker
15:31and you repeat everything they say.
15:34You repeat it right after you hear it.
15:37It is like a shadow. You follow the
15:40voice. I never hear this word before,
15:44but it sounds interesting.
15:47She explains more.
15:50When you speak a language, your mouth
15:52needs to move in a new way. Your tongue,
15:56your lips, your jaw, they all need to
16:00work together.
16:02But they are used to your first
16:04language.
16:06That is why English sounds are hard.
16:09Shadowing helps you train your mouth.
16:13She opens her laptop. She goes to
16:16YouTube. She finds a video of a man who
16:20speaks slow, clear English.
16:23She plays one sentence. The man says,
16:26"Good morning. I am very happy to be
16:29here."
16:31The teacher pauses the video. She says,
16:34"Now you say it with him." Listen, then
16:38speak.
16:40We all repeat. Good morning. I am very
16:43happy to be here. We do it again. We do
16:47it slowly. We try to say every word the
16:50same way. I feel funny at first. I never
16:54speak like this before. But then I like
16:57it. I enjoy it. The teacher says, "Do
17:02not worry if your voice is different.
17:05The goal is not to be perfect. The goal
17:09is to speak clearly. The more you
17:12shadow, the better you sound."
17:16We shadow another sentence.
17:19Today is a beautiful day. We say it
17:23again and again. We say it together. I
17:27feel good. My mouth is learning
17:30something new. I can feel my tongue
17:33moving in a new way.
17:35June also speaks now. He sounds better.
17:39He smiles. We all clap. Then the teacher
17:43says, "You can do shadowing at home.
17:46Choose a short video. Listen and speak
17:49with it. 10 minutes a day is enough.
17:54I write this in my notebook. Shadow
17:57every day.
17:59Listen and speak. My mouth is learning.
18:05After school, I go to the reception
18:07desk. I ask the lady there, "Are there
18:11any sports I can play here?" She says,
18:14"Yes, we have a football team.
18:18There is practice today at 5:00. Do you
18:21want to join? I say, "Yes, I love
18:25football."
18:27At 5:00, I go to the football field.
18:31There are many students there. They come
18:33from different countries. Some are from
18:36Japan, some from Brazil, others from
18:40Russia, Spain, and Italy. We all speak
18:44English. It is not perfect, but it
18:47works. We talk before the game. We say,
18:51"Pass the ball. Nice shot. Good job."
18:56These are short phrases, but they help.
19:00I speak more. I listen more. I try to
19:04use good pronunciation.
19:06After the game, we sit together. We talk
19:10about football. We talk about school. We
19:14laugh. I feel happy. I make new friends.
19:18I remember what the teacher said. Speak
19:22every day. Listen every day. Shadow when
19:26you can.
19:28At home, I open my phone. I find a short
19:32video. I play it. I try shadowing again.
19:37I listen. I speak. I listen. I speak. My
19:43mouth is learning. I understand now.
19:46Pronunciation is not about being
19:49perfect. It is about practice. It is
19:52about speaking. It is about listening.
19:56It is about enjoying the process.
19:59I write one sentence in my notebook. If
20:02you want to speak well, speak every day.
20:06Shadow the sounds. Enjoy the journey.
20:10When you want better pronunciation, be
20:13like a shadow. Follow the voice. Repeat
20:16the words.
20:18One day your English will sound better
20:21and better.
20:23Chapter 4. How to learn grammar. It is
20:27Thursday morning. I wake up early. I
20:30feel excited. Today is my first day at
20:33work. I also have class in the morning.
20:37I eat breakfast and take the bus to
20:39school. I sit in my chair. I open my
20:43notebook. I wait for the lesson to
20:45start. Our teacher comes into the room.
20:49She smiles and says, "Good morning,
20:52everyone." Then she asks, "Do you have
20:56any questions today?"
20:59One student raises his hand. His name is
21:02Luca.
21:03He is from Italy. He says,
21:07"Sometimes I want to speak,
21:10but I stop. I think about grammar.
21:15I am not sure if I use the correct
21:17tense. I don't want to make a mistake.
21:20What should I do?
21:23I listen carefully.
21:25This is a good question.
21:28I also feel this way sometimes. I want
21:31to speak, but I worry about grammar.
21:35I don't want to sound wrong.
21:38The teacher says, "This is a very
21:41important question.
21:43Let me tell you something.
21:46There are two kinds of students.
21:49One kind wants to speak English. The
21:52other kind wants to pass an English
21:54exam."
21:55She writes two words on the board,
21:58speaking and exam.
22:01She points to the first word. She says,
22:05"If you want to speak English, you don't
22:07need to study grammar books. You don't
22:10need to remember all the rules. You can
22:12learn grammar naturally. You can learn
22:15it by reading and listening. This is the
22:18way children learn their first language.
22:21This is the way many people learn
22:23English today." Then she points to the
22:26second word. She says if you want to
22:30pass an exam then yes you must study
22:34grammar rules. You must practice them.
22:37You must do exercises.
22:40This is important for tests. But if your
22:43goal is to speak then there is a better
22:46way. I feel happy. I want to speak. I do
22:52not need an exam. I only want to speak
22:55with people. I want to use English every
22:58day. I do not like grammar books. Now I
23:03know I don't need them.
23:05The teacher continues, "When you read,
23:09you see grammar in real sentences.
23:13You don't just see rules. You see how
23:16grammar works. You learn it with your
23:19eyes. When you speak, you use the
23:22grammar you see. You don't even think
23:24about it. it becomes natural.
23:28She tells us about a website. She writes
23:31on the boardww.in
23:36levels.com.
23:38She says, "This website is for English
23:41learners.
23:43It shows grammar in three levels. Each
23:46level has short texts. You can read
23:49them. You can see the grammar rules, but
23:52you can also see many examples.
23:56After class, I go to the library. I open
24:00my laptop. I go to the website. It is
24:03very simple. I see a rule about past
24:07tense. I read the rule. Then I see five
24:11short stories. All the stories use the
24:14past tense. It is clear. It is easy to
24:18understand. I read them one by one. I
24:22like this way of learning grammar.
24:25In the afternoon, I go to my new job. It
24:28is a small cafe in the city center. The
24:32manager is friendly. She shows me how to
24:35take orders and how to make simple
24:37drinks. She says, "You can speak to the
24:41customers. They are nice." My first
24:44customer says, "Can I have a coffee,
24:47please?" I say, "Yes, of course." Would
24:52you like milk?
24:53He says, "Yes, just a little." I smile.
24:59I feel good. I use correct grammar. I
25:02don't think about it. I just speak.
25:06Later, a woman says, "Is the cake
25:09fresh?" I say, "Yes, it is fresh. We
25:13make it this morning." She smiles. I
25:17feel proud. I make a small grammar
25:20mistake, but she understands. I
25:23understand her. This is the goal.
25:28After work, I walk home. I think about
25:31my day. I speak English with real
25:34people. I do not think about rules. I do
25:38not open a grammar book, but I use good
25:41grammar. This is amazing. At home, I
25:45write in my notebook. I can speak well
25:48without studying grammar every day. I
25:52read one more story from the website. It
25:55uses future tense. I see how the
25:58sentences work. I see how the words go
26:01together. I don't study. I just read,
26:05but I learn.
26:07Grammar is not scary now. Grammar is
26:11part of the language. It is like water
26:13in a river. It moves with the words. It
26:17helps the sentence flow. But I do not
26:20have to control the river. I only have
26:23to swim in it. If you want to speak
26:26English, do not worry too much about
26:29grammar. Read more, listen more, speak
26:33more. Grammar will come to you. It will
26:36live in your sentences. It will grow
26:39with you. That night I sleep well. I am
26:43not afraid of grammar anymore. I speak,
26:47I listen, I read. That is enough.
26:52Chapter 5.
26:54How to listen and understand.
26:57It is Friday morning. I go to school
27:00again. I feel tired, but I am happy. I
27:04worked yesterday at the cafe. I spoke
27:06English. I understood the customers. I
27:10made some small mistakes, but it was a
27:13good day. In class, our teacher says,
27:17"Today we will talk about listening."
27:20One student, Sophia from Brazil, says,
27:24"I watch English movies, but I don't
27:27understand much. People speak too fast.
27:31What can I do?"
27:33The teacher smiles. She says, "Good
27:37question.
27:39Listening is hard at the beginning, but
27:42I will tell you a method that really
27:44works."
27:46She writes on the board, "Listen every
27:50day."
27:52Then she says, "You must listen to
27:55English every day. Just like you brush
27:58your teeth or eat food, you must listen
28:02every day if you want to understand
28:04English better.
28:07Then she writes another sentence. Listen
28:10to easy audio.
28:12She explains, "If the audio is too fast
28:16or too hard, you will not understand.
28:20You will feel tired. You will stop.
28:24Choose something easy.
28:27Choose something you enjoy. When you
28:29enjoy the audio, you will want to listen
28:32more.
28:34Another student asks, "How many times
28:37should we listen?"
28:39The teacher says, "That is the secret.
28:44Listen to the same audio many times, not
28:48just once, not just twice.
28:51Maybe five times,
28:53maybe 10 times,
28:56maybe more. When you listen again and
28:59again, your brain starts to understand
29:02the sounds. You hear the words clearly.
29:06Your ears get better. She takes her
29:09phone. She plays a short audio. It is a
29:13story in slow English. A man says, "My
29:17name is David. I live in London. I work
29:21in a bank.
29:23We all listen. The teacher says, "Now
29:27listen again." We listen again. She
29:30says, "Did you hear something new this
29:33time?"
29:35Some students nod. Smile. One student
29:39says, "Yes."
29:42I didn't hear, "I work in a bank the
29:45first time, but now I hear it." The
29:48teacher says, "This is why you listen
29:51many times.
29:53Your brain is learning. You don't even
29:56know it, but it learns."
29:59She shows us how to use subtitles.
30:02She plays a video with English
30:04subtitles.
30:06She says you can use subtitles at the
30:10beginning.
30:12First watch with subtitles.
30:15Then watch again without subtitles. Then
30:18try to speak with the video. Try
30:20shadowing.
30:22I like this method. It is clear. It is
30:24simple. I decide to try it after class.
30:28In the afternoon, I go to work. I clean
30:32the tables. I help prepare drinks. One
30:36man comes to the counter. He says, "Hi,
30:39can I get a hot chocolate and a muffin,
30:41please?" I understand him. I do not ask,
30:45"Sorry."
30:47I do not look confused.
30:50I smile and say, "Yes, of course.
30:54Anything else?" He says, "No, that's
30:57all."
30:59I give him the muffin. I make the hot
31:02chocolate. I say, "Here you go.
31:06That's £350.
31:09He gives me the money. He says, "Thank
31:12you very much." I say, "You're welcome.
31:17Have a nice day."
31:19This is a real conversation.
31:22I understand everything. I feel excited.
31:26One week ago, I didn't understand much.
31:29Now, I understand full sentences. I tell
31:33my teacher the next day. She smiles and
31:36says, "That is what happens when you
31:39listen every day."
31:41That night, I go home and open my
31:43laptop. I search for easy English news.
31:48I find a short video. It is 2 minutes
31:51long. I watch it with subtitles. I
31:55understand 70%.
31:58I watch again. I understand more. I
32:01watch it three more times. I understand
32:05almost all. I try to speak with the
32:08video. I say the words with the speaker.
32:12This is shadowing and listening
32:14together. It is fun. I write in my
32:18notebook. Listen to easy English every
32:22day. Listen again and again. Use
32:26subtitles. Speak with the video. You
32:30will understand more.
32:33The next day, I hear two people speaking
32:36English on the bus. They talk about the
32:39weather. I listen. I understand most of
32:43it. I feel good. Listening is like a
32:47muscle. The more you use it, the
32:50stronger it becomes.
32:53In the beginning, it is difficult, but
32:56if you listen every day, you will get
32:59better.
33:01Now I listen to English in the morning.
33:04I listen to English on the bus. I listen
33:08before bed.
33:10I don't understand everything, but I
33:13understand more every day.
33:16If you want to understand English, don't
33:19stop after one listen. Choose something
33:23easy. Listen many times. Enjoy it. Your
33:27ears will learn. Your brain will help
33:30you and one day you will understand real
33:34people in real life.
33:38Chapter 6. How to speak confidently. It
33:43is Monday morning. I feel excited. I go
33:46to school with a big smile. I enjoy
33:49every lesson now. I learn something new
33:52every day. I can understand more. I can
33:55read stories. I can listen to English
33:59news.
34:00But now I want to do one more thing. I
34:04want to speak better.
34:06In class, our teacher says, "This week
34:11we will focus on speaking."
34:14Many students are afraid to speak. They
34:17think their English is not good. But
34:20don't be afraid.
34:22Speaking is very important. You can
34:25speak even if it's not perfect. Mistakes
34:28are okay.
34:31Then she says something very nice. She
34:33says, "If you want to speak English, you
34:36must open your mouth. Don't wait to be
34:39perfect. Speak now. Speak today. Speak
34:42with simple words."
34:45We all laugh, but I remember these
34:48words. I write them in my notebook.
34:52Speak now. Don't wait to be perfect.
34:57The teacher gives us a new activity. She
35:00puts us in pairs. We ask questions like,
35:04"What do you do in your free time?" "Do
35:08you like coffee or tea?"
35:10"What is your favorite movie?"
35:13These are simple questions, but they
35:16help us speak. We smile. We laugh. We
35:21feel better.
35:23One girl from Turkey says to me, "Your
35:26English is very clear." I say, "Thank
35:29you. I listen and read a lot. I try to
35:33speak every day." The teacher also shows
35:37us a speaking game. It is called 20
35:40questions. One person thinks of a word.
35:44The others ask yes or no questions. We
35:48must guess the word. It is fun. I enjoy
35:52speaking. I laugh a lot with my
35:55classmates.
35:56After class, the teacher gives one more
35:59tip. She says, "If you are alone, you
36:04can still practice.
36:06Go home and speak in front of a mirror.
36:09Look at yourself. Say simple sentences.
36:13Say what you did today. Say what you
36:16want to do tomorrow. When you speak to
36:18the mirror, you build confidence.
36:23That night, I go home. I go to the
36:26bathroom. I look in the mirror. I say,
36:31"Hello,
36:32my name is Ariel. I live in London. I go
36:36to school. I learn English. I work in a
36:39cafe. I like football. I have friends. I
36:43smile at myself. I laugh a little, but I
36:47feel good. I speak. I hear my voice. I
36:52speak more
36:54in the cafe. I also speak more. When a
36:58customer says, "Thank you," I say,
37:02"You're welcome." When someone says,
37:05"This cake is delicious,"
37:08I say, "I'm happy you like it."
37:11These are short sentences, but they are
37:14real. They are useful. I speak and
37:18people understand. This makes me happy.
37:23One day at school, a new student joins
37:26our class. He is from Thailand. He is
37:30very quiet. He doesn't speak much. I see
37:34myself in him. I know this feeling. I
37:37sit next to him and say, "Hi, my name is
37:42Ariel. I am from Spain. What is your
37:46name?" He says, "My name is Ben." I say,
37:51"Nice to meet you, Ben. Do you like
37:54London?" He says, "Yes, it is good." I
38:00smile. I ask more questions. He speaks a
38:04little more. He feels more relaxed. I
38:07feel proud. I speak to him in simple
38:11English. I help him feel welcome. I help
38:14him feel better.
38:16After class, the teacher says to me,
38:19"You helped Ben today. That was very
38:22kind."
38:24I say, "Thank you. I remember when I was
38:28new. I was shy, too. Now I feel better.
38:33I want to help others.
38:36That night I speak to the mirror again.
38:39I say, "Today I helped a student. I
38:44spoke with confidence. I feel proud."
38:48Then I smile at myself.
38:51Speaking is like a muscle. When you use
38:54it, it becomes strong.
38:57If you speak every day, even a little,
39:00you will feel better.
39:02You will feel more confident.
39:05You will speak more. Speak with your
39:08friends. Speak at work. Speak in the
39:11mirror. Use easy sentences.
39:15Don't worry about mistakes. Mistakes are
39:18part of learning. Now I speak every day.
39:22I ask questions. I answer questions. I
39:26use new words. I feel good when I speak.
39:30I write in my notebook to speak well,
39:34speak often, speak with joy, speak
39:38without fear.
39:40If you want to speak confidently, do it
39:42now. Speak with someone today or speak
39:46to yourself, but speak because every
39:49time you speak, your English becomes
39:52better and you become more confident.
39:57Chapter 7.
39:59How to think in English. It is Tuesday
40:02morning. I wake up early. I feel calm. I
40:06feel good. I remember my dream. And in
40:10my dream, I spoke English. It was only a
40:14short dream. I spoke with a woman at the
40:17cafe. She asked me something and I
40:21answered in English.
40:23I don't remember all the words, but I
40:26remember this. It was all in English. I
40:30didn't translate. I didn't think in
40:33Spanish. This is the first time. I feel
40:37surprised. I feel proud.
40:41At school, our teacher says, "Today we
40:45will speak about something very
40:47powerful. It is not speaking. It is not
40:50listening. It is something inside your
40:53head.
40:54Today we will speak about thinking in
40:57English.
40:59She looks at the class and says, "Do you
41:02still think in your native language? Do
41:05you still translate every word in your
41:07head?"
41:09We all nod. Some students say, "Yes, I
41:14still translate."
41:16I raise my hand and say, "But today I
41:20dreamt in English." The teacher smiles.
41:24She says that is a great sign. When you
41:27dream in English, your brain is starting
41:30to think in English. It is a big step.
41:33Then she explains. She says, "Fluent
41:37speakers don't translate.
41:40They think in English. That is why they
41:43speak fast. They don't stop to translate
41:46every word." She continues, "You can
41:49also think in English, but it takes
41:52practice. You must try small activities
41:54every day. Start with one word, then
41:58move to one sentence, then more.
42:02She writes some ideas on the board. Talk
42:05to yourself in English. Describe things
42:09you see. Plan your day in English.
42:13Ask yourself small questions in English.
42:16She says, "When you wake up in the
42:19morning, think, what will I do today?"
42:23Say it in English. Say, "I will go to
42:26school. I will eat lunch. I will meet my
42:29friend."
42:30Don't say it in your language. Say it in
42:33English. I like this idea. It feels
42:37simple. I want to try it.
42:41Later that day, I walked to my job at
42:43the cafe.
42:45I try to describe things around me in
42:48English. I say in my head, "The sky is
42:51blue. The trees are green. That man is
42:56reading a newspaper.
42:58I don't say it out loud. I just think
43:01it.
43:02But I don't translate.
43:05I only use English.
43:07At work, I try one more thing. I talk to
43:11myself when I clean the tables. I say in
43:14my mind, "Now I take the plate. Now I
43:18clean the table. Now I smile at the
43:21customer." I feel strange at first, but
43:25soon it feels natural. The teacher also
43:28gives us a small game. She says, "Choose
43:32one item in your room. Every night, look
43:36at it and speak about it in English. For
43:40example, look at your phone and say,
43:43"This is my phone. I use it every day. I
43:47call my family with it." Just speak
43:50three or four sentences. It will help
43:53your brain think in English. I do this
43:56before bed. I look at my shoes and say,
44:00"These are my shoes. They are black. I
44:04wear them to school. They are very
44:07comfortable."
44:08I smile. I feel like a real English
44:11speaker. After a few days, I notice
44:15something. When I think about time, I
44:18say Monday and not loons.
44:23When I think about lunch, I say sandwich
44:26and not bo.
44:28My brain starts using English words
44:31first. I don't plan it. It just happens.
44:36Then one day something big happens
44:39again.
44:41I meet a student from Italy at school.
44:44He asks, "Do you speak Spanish?"
44:48I say, "Yes."
44:51But then I think, "Wait, I don't want to
44:54speak Spanish. I want to speak English."
44:58So, we speak English. Both of us are
45:01learners, but we speak well. We don't
45:05translate.
45:06We use simple words. We understand each
45:09other. I feel proud again.
45:14In the evening, I go to my room. I think
45:17about the day. And I do not use Spanish.
45:22I say in English, "Today was good. I
45:25spoke English all day. I helped
45:28customers. I learned a new word. I
45:31listened to a podcast. And I didn't
45:34translate not even once.
45:38I feel that my brain is changing.
45:42I am not just studying English. I am
45:45becoming a person who lives in English.
45:49I write in my notebook, think in
45:51English, speak in English, live in
45:55English.
45:57Now every day I do small things. I think
46:01about food in English. I plan my week in
46:05English. I ask myself simple questions.
46:09What time is it? What do I need to do
46:13today? What did I do yesterday?
46:17And I answer them in English. When you
46:20think in English, speaking becomes easy.
46:24Listening becomes fast.
46:26English becomes part of you. It becomes
46:29your friend.
46:32Thinking in English is hard at first,
46:34but with practice, it becomes natural.
46:38And when you start to dream in English,
46:41you know your mind is ready. If you want
46:45to think in English, begin now. Start
46:49small.
46:51Use simple words.
46:53Use your English brain every day. Soon
46:57you will not need to translate. You will
47:00think like a real English speaker.
47:04Chapter eight. How to keep going.
47:08It is the last day of school. The
47:10weather is warm. The sky is blue. I walk
47:15to school and think about my first day
47:17here. I remember how I was nervous. I
47:21could not speak much. I was afraid to
47:24say something wrong.
47:26Now everything feels different. I can
47:30speak. I can listen. I can understand.
47:34I can think in English. I feel good.
47:40In the classroom, our teacher smiles.
47:43She says, "Today is your last day here,
47:48but it is not the end. It is only the
47:51beginning.
47:52Learning English is a journey. It does
47:55not stop. You can continue. You can
47:59improve every day.
48:02She says something that stays in my
48:05heart. She says, "Don't stop learning
48:09when the class ends.
48:11Use English in your life, not just in
48:14the classroom."
48:16We talk about ideas for learning after
48:19school. The teacher gives many tips. She
48:23says, "You can read one story every day.
48:27You can listen to English podcasts. You
48:30can write a diary in English. You can
48:33talk to friends online. You can use
48:36English on social media. And if you make
48:39a mistake, it is okay. Every mistake
48:43helps you grow."
48:45She looks at us and says, "You don't
48:48need to be perfect. You only need to
48:51keep going.
48:53After class, we take a photo. We say
48:56goodbye. I feel a little sad, but also I
49:01feel strong. I am ready. I want to
49:05continue.
49:07That evening, I go home. I sit down and
49:10open a book in English. It is a simple
49:13story. I read one chapter. I understand
49:18almost everything. I feel proud. Then I
49:22write in my diary. I write, "Today is my
49:27last day of school, but it is not the
49:30end. I will continue. I will read. I
49:34will speak. I will think in English
49:38every day.
49:40Every morning I make a new habit. I read
49:43one story in English. I watch one video
49:47in English. I write one small note in
49:50English. I speak one sentence in the
49:52mirror. These are small things, but they
49:56help me every day. At work, I speak with
50:00many people. I talk to customers. I help
50:03them. Sometimes I don't know a word. But
50:07I don't stop. I ask, "Can you say it
50:11again, please?" Or I say, "I don't know
50:15this word. Can you explain?
50:18People are kind. They help me. I learn
50:21from them. One day, a new student from
50:25Brazil comes to work at the cafe. He is
50:28shy. He is learning English, too. I help
50:32him. I show him the kitchen. I explain
50:36everything slowly. I say, "I was like
50:40you. I didn't know many words, but I
50:44learned." and you can too.
50:48He smiles. We speak English together. We
50:52laugh. We practice new words. I feel
50:56like a teacher. I like it. Sometimes I
51:00make mistakes. Sometimes I say the wrong
51:03word. Sometimes I forget something. But
51:06I don't stop. I keep going. I learn. I
51:12smile. I say next time I will say it
51:17better.
51:19I also join an English group online. We
51:22meet once a week on video. People from
51:26many countries come. We talk about
51:29music, food, travel, and life. I meet a
51:33friend from Japan. We send each other
51:36voice messages in English. We help each
51:39other.
51:41One day I speak with someone from
51:43Canada. He says, "Your English is very
51:47good. Are you a student?" I say, "I was.
51:53Now I am learning every day by myself."
51:56He says, "That's the best way."
52:00I know he is right. Learning every day,
52:04little by little, is the best way. I
52:07write a message to my old teacher. I say
52:11thank you for everything. I still learn
52:14English every day. I read, I listen, I
52:18speak, I even dream in English. You
52:21helped me believe in myself.
52:24She writes back and says, "I am proud of
52:27you."
52:29That night, I sit with a cup of tea. I
52:32think about my journey. I think about
52:34the first day. I think about how I
52:37listened to people on the train and
52:39didn't understand.
52:41I think about the day I got my first
52:44job. I think about the first time I
52:47spoke in front of the class. I think
52:50about the dream in English. Now I know
52:54English is not only a language, it is
52:58part of my life.
53:00I write in my notebook. I am not a
53:03beginner now. I am an English speaker
53:07and I will keep going. So if you are
53:10learning English, don't stop. Read one
53:13page, listen to one story, speak one
53:17sentence, think in English, help someone
53:20else. Make a small step every day. Your
53:24English will grow. You will feel
53:27stronger. And one day you will say
53:32English is not just what I learn, it is
53:35what I live.
53:38Thank you for watching. Now you know how
53:41people talk in English. You know how you
53:43can talk in English too. It is simple.
53:47It is fun. It is possible. Use English
53:51every day. Read, listen, speak, think,
53:56and never stop learning.
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