Describing a Ball in English - How to Develop English Fluency and Speaking Confidence

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it and I was talking about answering a question that i had

answering a question that i had

answering a question that i had received from a student and that

received from a student and that

received from a student and that was about how to describe things

was about how to describe things

was about how to describe things and how to develop fluency by

and how to develop fluency by

and how to develop fluency by giving examples of things

giving examples of things

giving examples of things everyday things in English so

everyday things in English so

everyday things in English so because i put a comment down

because i put a comment down

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below that video that said if

below that video that said if this gets over 100 likes this

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I figured okay since that got

I figured okay since that got over a hundred likes I will make

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it out

it out so in this video i'm actually

so in this video i'm actually

so in this video i'm actually going to describe and just an

going to describe and just an

going to describe and just an everyday common thing a tennis

everyday common thing a tennis

everyday common thing a tennis ball in the beginning in the

ball in the beginning in the

ball in the beginning in the intermediate and the advanced

intermediate and the advanced

intermediate and the advanced wait

wait

wait so again these are just examples

so again these are just examples

so again these are just examples you don't have to express it in

you don't have to express it in

you don't have to express it in a particular way like that but

a particular way like that but

a particular way like that but in this video series if i decide

in this video series if i decide

in this video series if i decide to continue it if you enjoy this

to continue it if you enjoy this

to continue it if you enjoy this and hopefully if you do you like

and hopefully if you do you like

and hopefully if you do you like this video and continue to ask

this video and continue to ask

this video and continue to ask for more maybe you can put down

for more maybe you can put down

for more maybe you can put down a comment below this video

a comment below this video

a comment below this video asking for a particular thing

asking for a particular thing

asking for a particular thing you'd like to learn more about

you'd like to learn more about

you'd like to learn more about but hopefully this video gives

but hopefully this video gives

but hopefully this video gives you a good sense of how to

you a good sense of how to

you a good sense of how to explain things just using

explain things just using

explain things just using regular conversational english

regular conversational english

regular conversational english so i won't i'll try to be fairly

so i won't i'll try to be fairly

so i won't i'll try to be fairly slow about how I'm explaining

slow about how I'm explaining

slow about how I'm explaining things but just listen carefully

things but just listen carefully

things but just listen carefully and try to get the basic meaning

and try to get the basic meaning

and try to get the basic meaning of what I'm talking about

of what I'm talking about

of what I'm talking about so first we have the basic

so first we have the basic

so first we have the basic description of what this is a

description of what this is a

description of what this is a beginning English Learner might

beginning English Learner might

beginning English Learner might say this is a ball

say this is a ball

say this is a ball this is a tennis ball the color

this is a tennis ball the color

this is a tennis ball the color is yellow wish green yellowish

is yellow wish green yellowish

is yellow wish green yellowish green and the ball is fairly

green and the ball is fairly

green and the ball is fairly small

small

small it's a small ball smaller than a

it's a small ball smaller than a

it's a small ball smaller than a basketball so a basketball a

basketball so a basketball a

basketball so a basketball a tennis ball

tennis ball

tennis ball so that's just a basic

so that's just a basic

so that's just a basic definition something where I'm

definition something where I'm

definition something where I'm just talking about the ball i'm

just talking about the ball i'm

just talking about the ball i'm describing the basic sighs and

describing the basic sighs and

describing the basic sighs and maybe shape and what it is

maybe shape and what it is

maybe shape and what it is that's the basic way of

that's the basic way of

that's the basic way of explaining

explaining

explaining now more in intermediate way of

now more in intermediate way of

now more in intermediate way of explaining this maybe I talk a

explaining this maybe I talk a

explaining this maybe I talk a little bit more detailed Lee our

little bit more detailed Lee our

little bit more detailed Lee our in detail about the ball itself

in detail about the ball itself

in detail about the ball itself so here's an intermediate way of

so here's an intermediate way of

so here's an intermediate way of expressing this so this is a

expressing this so this is a

expressing this so this is a tennis ball it's got a round

tennis ball it's got a round

tennis ball it's got a round shape and if you look carefully

shape and if you look carefully

shape and if you look carefully look closely you can see that

look closely you can see that

look closely you can see that the the texture of the ball is

the the texture of the ball is

the the texture of the ball is quite fuzzy

quite fuzzy

quite fuzzy so it's got the the texture the

so it's got the the texture the

so it's got the the texture the texture of the ball is fuzzy and

texture of the ball is fuzzy and

texture of the ball is fuzzy and the ball actually bounces very

the ball actually bounces very

the ball actually bounces very well

well

well so this is a tennis ball and you

so this is a tennis ball and you

so this is a tennis ball and you hit the tennis ball with a

hit the tennis ball with a

hit the tennis ball with a tennis racket and you can volley

tennis racket and you can volley

tennis racket and you can volley the ball back and forth this is

the ball back and forth this is

the ball back and forth this is how you hit a ball when you're

how you hit a ball when you're

how you hit a ball when you're playing tennis this is to volley

playing tennis this is to volley

playing tennis this is to volley something just like volleyball

something just like volleyball

something just like volleyball so you're hitting something back

so you're hitting something back

so you're hitting something back and forth when you volley

and forth when you volley

and forth when you volley something

something

something so this is a tennis ball it's

so this is a tennis ball it's

so this is a tennis ball it's got a kind of lime color to it a

got a kind of lime color to it a

got a kind of lime color to it a yellowish green and it's got

yellowish green and it's got

yellowish green and it's got some dark green writing on here

some dark green writing on here

some dark green writing on here that says Cal flex and a number

that says Cal flex and a number

that says Cal flex and a number three

three

three so this is an intermediate way

so this is an intermediate way

so this is an intermediate way of describing something I'm

of describing something I'm

of describing something I'm going into a bit more detail

going into a bit more detail

going into a bit more detail about it but now i'm going to

about it but now i'm going to

about it but now i'm going to give the advanced way of its our

give the advanced way of its our

give the advanced way of its our the way kind of a native speaker

the way kind of a native speaker

the way kind of a native speaker would describe this notice how

would describe this notice how

would describe this notice how in the advanced way i'm talking

in the advanced way i'm talking

in the advanced way i'm talking about the the shape of the ball

about the the shape of the ball

about the the shape of the ball the description of it but maybe

the description of it but maybe

the description of it but maybe giving some more information

giving some more information

giving some more information thats related to that always try

thats related to that always try

thats related to that always try to practice giving more

to practice giving more

to practice giving more information about something if

information about something if

information about something if you can say just one thing

you can say just one thing

you can say just one thing try to say one more so if this

try to say one more so if this

try to say one more so if this is a ball you can say this is a

is a ball you can say this is a

is a ball you can say this is a small ball for this is my

small ball for this is my

small ball for this is my friends

friends

friends small ball so you're always

small ball so you're always

small ball so you're always adding something more in giving

adding something more in giving

adding something more in giving yourself the ability to speak

yourself the ability to speak

yourself the ability to speak more fluently is fluent speech

more fluently is fluent speech

more fluently is fluent speech just means you can continue

just means you can continue

just means you can continue talking about something even if

talking about something even if

talking about something even if you don't really know much about

you don't really know much about

you don't really know much about it so i have no prepared speech

it so i have no prepared speech

it so i have no prepared speech here I'm just holding this ball

here I'm just holding this ball

here I'm just holding this ball and describing it the way I

and describing it the way I

and describing it the way I would maybe to a friend of mine

would maybe to a friend of mine

would maybe to a friend of mine so I received this ball

so I received this ball

so I received this ball yesterday this is a tennis ball

yesterday this is a tennis ball

yesterday this is a tennis ball actually was from a friend of

actually was from a friend of

actually was from a friend of Mines tennis match so he was

Mines tennis match so he was

Mines tennis match so he was playing a game and he actually

playing a game and he actually

playing a game and he actually won the game

won the game

won the game now you use lots of tennis balls

now you use lots of tennis balls

now you use lots of tennis balls in a match so he was happy to

in a match so he was happy to

in a match so he was happy to give me one

give me one

give me one I'm not much of a tennis player

I'm not much of a tennis player

I'm not much of a tennis player I'm not much of a tennis player

I'm not much of a tennis player

I'm not much of a tennis player so i don't really play tennis

so i don't really play tennis

so i don't really play tennis I'm not much of a tennis player

I'm not much of a tennis player

I'm not much of a tennis player but it's fun to play with the

but it's fun to play with the

but it's fun to play with the ball

ball

ball so I'm actually a baseball

so I'm actually a baseball

so I'm actually a baseball player and a baseball is

player and a baseball is

player and a baseball is slightly larger than

slightly larger than

slightly larger than tennis balls so this is the size

tennis balls so this is the size

tennis balls so this is the size of a tennis ball it's round it

of a tennis ball it's round it

of a tennis ball it's round it has a kind of lime ish greenish

has a kind of lime ish greenish

has a kind of lime ish greenish yellowish color to it

yellowish color to it

yellowish color to it I guess it makes it easier to

I guess it makes it easier to

I guess it makes it easier to see especially if you're playing

see especially if you're playing

see especially if you're playing on maybe like a grass-court or

on maybe like a grass-court or

on maybe like a grass-court or something

something

something so the tennis ball is fairly

so the tennis ball is fairly

so the tennis ball is fairly easy to see but a baseball is

easy to see but a baseball is

easy to see but a baseball is just white

just white

just white so it's really hard to see that

so it's really hard to see that

so it's really hard to see that when you're playing so a tennis

when you're playing so a tennis

when you're playing so a tennis ball actually a tennis ball is a

ball actually a tennis ball is a

ball actually a tennis ball is a lot of fun and since I'm a

lot of fun and since I'm a

lot of fun and since I'm a baseball player when I do go to

baseball player when I do go to

baseball player when I do go to a tennis court i try to hit the

a tennis court i try to hit the

a tennis court i try to hit the ball as hard as I can out of the

ball as hard as I can out of the

ball as hard as I can out of the tennis court so we call this

tennis court so we call this

tennis court so we call this home run derby when you're

home run derby when you're

home run derby when you're playing home run derby

playing home run derby

playing home run derby so again i'm just giving some

so again i'm just giving some

so again i'm just giving some basic ideas about something just

basic ideas about something just

basic ideas about something just showing what it looks like

showing what it looks like

showing what it looks like talking about how it is we're

talking about how it is we're

talking about how it is we're talking about the texture the

talking about the texture the

talking about the texture the shape and maybe some experiences

shape and maybe some experiences

shape and maybe some experiences or something thats related to

or something thats related to

or something thats related to this ball

this ball

this ball so when you're just trying to

so when you're just trying to

so when you're just trying to practice things like that on

practice things like that on

practice things like that on your own and think about ways

your own and think about ways

your own and think about ways where you can explain something

where you can explain something

where you can explain something make it easier for people to

make it easier for people to

make it easier for people to understand but also to give you

understand but also to give you

understand but also to give you the training to be able to speak

the training to be able to speak

the training to be able to speak more fluently

more fluently

more fluently you have to continue adding more

you have to continue adding more

you have to continue adding more information and you have to

information and you have to

information and you have to practice to develop fluency

practice to develop fluency

practice to develop fluency fluency does not mean learning

fluency does not mean learning

fluency does not mean learning more words it's the actual habit

more words it's the actual habit

more words it's the actual habit of being able to speak

of being able to speak

of being able to speak well if you have enjoyed this

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