Do You Know Your English Fluency Profile?

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hi there I'm Drew Badger the world's
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hi there I'm Drew Badger the world's number one English Fluency Guide and in
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number one English Fluency Guide and in
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number one English fluency guide and in this video I'm going to help you
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this video I'm going to help you
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this video I'm going to help you understand the big picture of fluency
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understand the big picture of fluency
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understand the big picture of fluency and also if you struggle to speak what
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and also if you struggle to speak what
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and also if you struggle to speak what exactly you should be doing to become a
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exactly you should be doing to become a
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exactly you should be doing to become a more confident fluent English speaker
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more confident fluent English speaker
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more confident fluent English speaker well in this video I'd like to do a
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well in this video I'd like to do a
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well in this video I'd like to do a couple of things so number one I'm going
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couple of things so number one I'm going
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couple of things so number one I'm going to explain what I call the English
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to explain what I call the English
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to explain what I call the English fluency profile and talk about what
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fluency profile and talk about what
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fluency profile and talk about what fluency is as well and we're going to
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fluency is as well and we're going to
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fluency is as well and we're going to talk about the difference between
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talk about the difference between
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talk about the difference between natives and learners or most people who
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natives and learners or most people who
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natives and learners or most people who fall into these two categories and then
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fall into these two categories and then
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fall into these two categories and then we'll talk about what this means and
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we'll talk about what this means and
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we'll talk about what this means and then what you can do to improve the
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then what you can do to improve the
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then what you can do to improve the system for you specifically now I know
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system for you specifically now I know
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system for you specifically now I know this kind of looks a little ittle bit
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this kind of looks a little ittle bit
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this kind of looks a little ittle bit technical hopefully it's not too
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technical hopefully it's not too
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technical hopefully it's not too difficult to understand but basically
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difficult to understand but basically
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difficult to understand but basically the idea of fluency is that it's really
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the idea of fluency is that it's really
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the idea of fluency is that it's really a collection of different skills or
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a collection of different skills or
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a collection of different skills or habits that you have so it's not the
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habits that you have so it's not the
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habits that you have so it's not the knowledge in this we can really prove
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knowledge in this we can really prove
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knowledge in this we can really prove this very easily because there are so
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this very easily because there are so
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this very easily because there are so many learners who know a lot of
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many learners who know a lot of
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many learners who know a lot of information but and actually can't
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information but and actually can't
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information but and actually can't communicate fluently so they know what
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communicate fluently so they know what
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communicate fluently so they know what they want to say but maybe for some
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they want to say but maybe for some
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they want to say but maybe for some reason or another maybe they're too shy
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reason or another maybe they're too shy
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reason or another maybe they're too shy or they worry about you know their
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or they worry about you know their
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or they worry about you know their pronunciation or making mistakes or
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pronunciation or making mistakes or
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pronunciation or making mistakes or something like that so they can't
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something like that so they can't
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something like that so they can't express themselves so just to go over
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express themselves so just to go over
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express themselves so just to go over very quickly these things are starting
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very quickly these things are starting
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very quickly these things are starting with the top up here we have just really
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with the top up here we have just really
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with the top up here we have just really the ability to communicate with natives
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the ability to communicate with natives
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the ability to communicate with natives so the English that you might learn in a
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so the English that you might learn in a
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so the English that you might learn in a classroom is really quite different from
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classroom is really quite different from
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classroom is really quite different from what's spoken on the streets so can you
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what's spoken on the streets so can you
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what's spoken on the streets so can you meet natives can you have conversations
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meet natives can you have conversations
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meet natives can you have conversations with them can you continue conversations
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with them can you continue conversations
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with them can you continue conversations with them next we have conversational
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with them next we have conversational
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with them next we have conversational speech
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speech
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speech so that's your ability to understand and
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so that's your ability to understand and
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so that's your ability to understand and use conversational speech these are
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use conversational speech these are
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use conversational speech these are things like slang and idioms phrasal
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things like slang and idioms phrasal
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things like slang and idioms phrasal verbs next we have your ability to use
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verbs next we have your ability to use
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verbs next we have your ability to use grammar then we have your listening
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grammar then we have your listening
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grammar then we have your listening ability and kind of general fluency
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ability and kind of general fluency
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ability and kind of general fluency skills these are things like just being
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skills these are things like just being
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skills these are things like just being able to communicate automatically
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able to communicate automatically
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able to communicate automatically without having to think and translate in
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without having to think and translate in
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without having to think and translate in your head before you speak next we have
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your head before you speak next we have
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your head before you speak next we have pronunciation and finally we have
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pronunciation and finally we have
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pronunciation and finally we have confidence up here so really all of
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confidence up here so really all of
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confidence up here so really all of these different things are coming
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these different things are coming
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these different things are coming together to create a whole system which
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together to create a whole system which
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together to create a whole system which allows you to communicate without
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allows you to communicate without
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allows you to communicate without thinking and the ones up here really
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thinking and the ones up here really
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thinking and the ones up here really will just kind of contour
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will just kind of contour
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will just kind of contour the native speaker versus the non-native
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the native speaker versus the non-native
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the native speaker versus the non-native speaker working outwards from the
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speaker working outwards from the
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speaker working outwards from the beginning usually the the English
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beginning usually the the English
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beginning usually the the English fluency profile if we were to talk about
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fluency profile if we were to talk about
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fluency profile if we were to talk about maybe a baby it'd be something like this
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maybe a baby it'd be something like this
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maybe a baby it'd be something like this where you know we're just starting out
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where you know we're just starting out
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where you know we're just starting out and we have a fairly low level in all of
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and we have a fairly low level in all of
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and we have a fairly low level in all of these things but myself or any adult
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these things but myself or any adult
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these things but myself or any adult native speaker who can communicate just
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native speaker who can communicate just
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native speaker who can communicate just fine as they develop and be become
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fine as they develop and be become
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fine as they develop and be become better at maybe feeling more confident
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better at maybe feeling more confident
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better at maybe feeling more confident or they're able to have more
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or they're able to have more
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or they're able to have more conversations with people they improve
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conversations with people they improve
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conversations with people they improve their vocabulary their use of grammar
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their vocabulary their use of grammar
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their vocabulary their use of grammar all of these things increase until this
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all of these things increase until this
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all of these things increase until this whole thing is completely filled it's
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whole thing is completely filled it's
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whole thing is completely filled it's kind of hard to do that but basically
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kind of hard to do that but basically
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kind of hard to do that but basically this entire thing is completely filled
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this entire thing is completely filled
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this entire thing is completely filled when you're a fluent conversational
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when you're a fluent conversational
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when you're a fluent conversational speaker now this is also a little bit
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speaker now this is also a little bit
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speaker now this is also a little bit different because maybe if you're just
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different because maybe if you're just
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different because maybe if you're just thinking about passing tests you don't
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thinking about passing tests you don't
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thinking about passing tests you don't need to have all of these skills but
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need to have all of these skills but
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need to have all of these skills but this is for the people who want to
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this is for the people who want to
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this is for the people who want to communicate fluently
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communicate fluently
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communicate fluently so the English fluency profile of a
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so the English fluency profile of a
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so the English fluency profile of a native speaker is someone who has all of
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native speaker is someone who has all of
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native speaker is someone who has all of these things filled in completely now
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these things filled in completely now
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these things filled in completely now this isn't going to be the best picture
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this isn't going to be the best picture
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this isn't going to be the best picture of that but the point is that it's all
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of that but the point is that it's all
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of that but the point is that it's all filled in because they have all of these
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filled in because they have all of these
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filled in because they have all of these skills developed to a high degree really
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skills developed to a high degree really
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skills developed to a high degree really to the maximum degree they can be now
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to the maximum degree they can be now
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to the maximum degree they can be now the difference here we're going to look
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the difference here we're going to look
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the difference here we're going to look at what a non-native speaker most
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at what a non-native speaker most
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at what a non-native speaker most learners look like and if we just look
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learners look like and if we just look
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learners look like and if we just look for example at some of these maybe
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for example at some of these maybe
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for example at some of these maybe listening is you know pretty good we're
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listening is you know pretty good we're
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listening is you know pretty good we're just looking at like an adult native
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just looking at like an adult native
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just looking at like an adult native speaker or excuse me a non-native
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speaker or excuse me a non-native
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speaker or excuse me a non-native speaker here so maybe they're listening
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speaker here so maybe they're listening
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speaker here so maybe they're listening is pretty good maybe their understanding
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is pretty good maybe their understanding
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is pretty good maybe their understanding of grammar is okay we'll just put that
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of grammar is okay we'll just put that
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of grammar is okay we'll just put that maybe here and again these are just
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maybe here and again these are just
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maybe here and again these are just general things we don't have to think
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general things we don't have to think
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general things we don't have to think about you know seventy-two percent or
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about you know seventy-two percent or
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about you know seventy-two percent or something like that but the general idea
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something like that but the general idea
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something like that but the general idea is that it's not filled completely and
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is that it's not filled completely and
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is that it's not filled completely and even more than that is these things are
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even more than that is these things are
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even more than that is these things are filled to a different degree for a
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filled to a different degree for a
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filled to a different degree for a non-native learner so we might have
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non-native learner so we might have
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non-native learner so we might have something like the ability to use
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something like the ability to use
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something like the ability to use conversational speech might be very very
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conversational speech might be very very
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conversational speech might be very very low so this might be a person who
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low so this might be a person who
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low so this might be a person who understands a lot of textbook English
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understands a lot of textbook English
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understands a lot of textbook English but they don't really understand so much
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but they don't really understand so much
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but they don't really understand so much about being able to communicate well
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about being able to communicate well
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about being able to communicate well using regular English they would be
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using regular English they would be
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using regular English they would be spoken on the street
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spoken on the street
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spoken on the street now the also ability to communicate with
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now the also ability to communicate with
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now the also ability to communicate with natives might also be incredibly low
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natives might also be incredibly low
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natives might also be incredibly low maybe they have no one around and they
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maybe they have no one around and they
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maybe they have no one around and they can practice with or even if there are
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can practice with or even if there are
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can practice with or even if there are they're very nervous about approaching
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they're very nervous about approaching
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they're very nervous about approaching these people and they don't know how to
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these people and they don't know how to
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these people and they don't know how to communicate with them and also
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communicate with them and also
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communicate with them and also confidence might be very low as well
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confidence might be very low as well
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confidence might be very low as well next pronunciation maybe it's okay let's
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next pronunciation maybe it's okay let's
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next pronunciation maybe it's okay let's just say this person has you know maybe
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just say this person has you know maybe
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just say this person has you know maybe slightly below average pronunciation
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slightly below average pronunciation
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slightly below average pronunciation maybe they worry about their accent or
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maybe they worry about their accent or
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maybe they worry about their accent or something like that and in general their
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something like that and in general their
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something like that and in general their fluency is really very low so if you
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fluency is really very low so if you
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fluency is really very low so if you look at the difference between this not
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look at the difference between this not
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look at the difference between this not only do we have different levels for
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only do we have different levels for
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only do we have different levels for each of these things often because
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each of these things often because
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each of these things often because people are learning in a classroom their
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people are learning in a classroom their
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people are learning in a classroom their listening is quite good but their
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listening is quite good but their
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listening is quite good but their speaking skills are not very word about
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speaking skills are not very word about
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speaking skills are not very word about not very well-developed so this is where
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not very well-developed so this is where
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not very well-developed so this is where we get number two here the contrast
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we get number two here the contrast
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we get number two here the contrast between the two so essentially there are
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between the two so essentially there are
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between the two so essentially there are two different ways of learning English
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two different ways of learning English
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two different ways of learning English you have the kind of second English
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you have the kind of second English
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you have the kind of second English second language learning way of learning
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second language learning way of learning
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second language learning way of learning the language where you're really only
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the language where you're really only
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the language where you're really only studying a language to pass a test
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studying a language to pass a test
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studying a language to pass a test there's very little practice with
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there's very little practice with
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there's very little practice with speaking and you don't really learn a
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speaking and you don't really learn a
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speaking and you don't really learn a lot of the conversational vocabulary or
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lot of the conversational vocabulary or
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lot of the conversational vocabulary or develop all of the habits that you need
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develop all of the habits that you need
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develop all of the habits that you need to express yourself so again this is
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to express yourself so again this is
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to express yourself so again this is different from a native speaker who's
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different from a native speaker who's
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different from a native speaker who's really developing the whole system as
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really developing the whole system as
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really developing the whole system as one thing and just so you understand
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one thing and just so you understand
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one thing and just so you understand this each of these parts affects the
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this each of these parts affects the
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this each of these parts affects the other and this is really I'm going to
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other and this is really I'm going to
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other and this is really I'm going to talk about if if this is you down here
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talk about if if this is you down here
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talk about if if this is you down here and again it doesn't have to look
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and again it doesn't have to look
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and again it doesn't have to look exactly like this maybe your grammar is
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exactly like this maybe your grammar is
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exactly like this maybe your grammar is better than your pronunciation or maybe
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better than your pronunciation or maybe
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better than your pronunciation or maybe you have great pronunciation but you
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you have great pronunciation but you
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you have great pronunciation but you don't know very many conversational
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don't know very many conversational
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don't know very many conversational words it doesn't really matter but the
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words it doesn't really matter but the
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words it doesn't really matter but the point to understand about all this is
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point to understand about all this is
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point to understand about all this is that number three what this means that
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that number three what this means that
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that number three what this means that when you're communicating really we look
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when you're communicating really we look
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when you're communicating really we look at your your fluency level is actually
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at your your fluency level is actually
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at your your fluency level is actually the lowest level that the the weakest
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the lowest level that the the weakest
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the lowest level that the the weakest habit you have is so it's actually your
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habit you have is so it's actually your
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habit you have is so it's actually your weakest habit that determines your total
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weakest habit that determines your total
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weakest habit that determines your total level of fluency so we can even have
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level of fluency so we can even have
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level of fluency so we can even have maybe a really strong listening ability
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maybe a really strong listening ability
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maybe a really strong listening ability here but if you're maybe a village to
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here but if you're maybe a village to
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here but if you're maybe a village to actually communicate in a conversation
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actually communicate in a conversation
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actually communicate in a conversation is really low then this level here is
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is really low then this level here is
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is really low then this level here is what really determines your total level
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what really determines your total level
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what really determines your total level of fluency so it's a funny thing that
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of fluency so it's a funny thing that
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of fluency so it's a funny thing that even though you may have these skills
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even though you may have these skills
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even though you may have these skills your actual ability to communicate
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your actual ability to communicate
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your actual ability to communicate looks more like this now this is a
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looks more like this now this is a
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looks more like this now this is a really interesting idea because it shows
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really interesting idea because it shows
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really interesting idea because it shows you that most people they kind of want
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you that most people they kind of want
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you that most people they kind of want to work on something that they're
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to work on something that they're
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to work on something that they're already good at so people tend to work
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already good at so people tend to work
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already good at so people tend to work on the things they're already good at
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on the things they're already good at
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on the things they're already good at you know students are already good at
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you know students are already good at
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you know students are already good at listening so they want to watch more
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listening so they want to watch more
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listening so they want to watch more videos or something like that and just
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videos or something like that and just
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videos or something like that and just develop their listening more but this
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develop their listening more but this
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develop their listening more but this isn't actually improving their overall
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isn't actually improving their overall
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isn't actually improving their overall fluency because they're still stuck down
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fluency because they're still stuck down
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fluency because they're still stuck down here at the level of their weakest habit
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here at the level of their weakest habit
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here at the level of their weakest habit now I really want to make this point
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now I really want to make this point
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now I really want to make this point clear because it's very important if you
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clear because it's very important if you
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clear because it's very important if you don't improve your weakest habit then it
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don't improve your weakest habit then it
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don't improve your weakest habit then it doesn't matter if you improve your
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doesn't matter if you improve your
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doesn't matter if you improve your listening to 100% because if I can
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listening to 100% because if I can
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listening to 100% because if I can understand everyone but I'm too scared
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understand everyone but I'm too scared
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understand everyone but I'm too scared to speak or I just really can't
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to speak or I just really can't
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to speak or I just really can't communicate in a fluent way so I have to
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communicate in a fluent way so I have to
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communicate in a fluent way so I have to think in my head and translate all the
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think in my head and translate all the
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think in my head and translate all the time
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time
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time then I'm going to be stuck in
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then I'm going to be stuck in
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then I'm going to be stuck in conversations so what this means is that
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conversations so what this means is that
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conversations so what this means is that if you work on developing your weakest
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if you work on developing your weakest
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if you work on developing your weakest habit then this is what actually expands
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habit then this is what actually expands
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habit then this is what actually expands your ability for all these things to
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your ability for all these things to
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your ability for all these things to improve and once you do that like this
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improve and once you do that like this
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improve and once you do that like this like maybe my confidence over here I
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like maybe my confidence over here I
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like maybe my confidence over here I learn how to develop that a little bit
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learn how to develop that a little bit
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learn how to develop that a little bit more so now I feel a bit more confident
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more so now I feel a bit more confident
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more so now I feel a bit more confident that also improves my fluency it
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that also improves my fluency it
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that also improves my fluency it improves my pronunciation because I want
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improves my pronunciation because I want
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improves my pronunciation because I want to get out and speak more so this is one
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to get out and speak more so this is one
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to get out and speak more so this is one complete system and instead of trying to
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complete system and instead of trying to
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complete system and instead of trying to learn just one of these things right
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learn just one of these things right
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learn just one of these things right here the important thing to do the way
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here the important thing to do the way
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here the important thing to do the way to actually get fluent especially if you
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to actually get fluent especially if you
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to actually get fluent especially if you are not you know like a native speaker
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are not you know like a native speaker
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are not you know like a native speaker already is to focus on your weakest
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already is to focus on your weakest
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already is to focus on your weakest habit so that's the most important thing
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habit so that's the most important thing
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habit so that's the most important thing I want you to understand from this
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I want you to understand from this
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I want you to understand from this remember that fluency is a collection of
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remember that fluency is a collection of
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remember that fluency is a collection of habits and if you just try to improve
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habits and if you just try to improve
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habits and if you just try to improve one of them especially if it's something
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one of them especially if it's something
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one of them especially if it's something you're already good at you're not going
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you're already good at you're not going
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you're already good at you're not going to notice any improvement in your
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to notice any improvement in your
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to notice any improvement in your overall fluency and again the reason is
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overall fluency and again the reason is
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overall fluency and again the reason is because you're not focused on the thing
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because you're not focused on the thing
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because you're not focused on the thing that's going to give you the most
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that's going to give you the most
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that's going to give you the most improvement and that's your weakest
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improvement and that's your weakest
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improvement and that's your weakest habit does that make sense
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habit does that make sense
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habit does that make sense so hopefully this does again the idea
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so hopefully this does again the idea
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so hopefully this does again the idea here really is just to remember that
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here really is just to remember that
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here really is just to remember that fluency is it's not the vocabulary that
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fluency is it's not the vocabulary that
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fluency is it's not the vocabulary that you know so you could maybe know 10,000
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you know so you could maybe know 10,000
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you know so you could maybe know 10,000 English words but that doesn't matter if
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English words but that doesn't matter if
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English words but that doesn't matter if you actually can't communicate and this
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you actually can't communicate and this
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you actually can't communicate and this is a way of judging or checking your
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is a way of judging or checking your
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is a way of judging or checking your fluency level even if you don't you know
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fluency level even if you don't you know
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fluency level even if you don't you know have this exact again it doesn't matter
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have this exact again it doesn't matter
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have this exact again it doesn't matter about if it's you know 22 percent or 23
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about if it's you know 22 percent or 23
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about if it's you know 22 percent or 23 percent this is really something more
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percent this is really something more
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percent this is really something more that you feel so you know when you're in
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that you feel so you know when you're in
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that you feel so you know when you're in a conversation like I know this
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a conversation like I know this
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a conversation like I know this vocabulary but I feel too nervous about
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vocabulary but I feel too nervous about
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vocabulary but I feel too nervous about speaking so if you feel that then you
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speaking so if you feel that then you
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speaking so if you feel that then you have a pretty good idea which of the
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have a pretty good idea which of the
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have a pretty good idea which of the habits you should be working on so it
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habits you should be working on so it
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habits you should be working on so it might be confidence for you or it might
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might be confidence for you or it might
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might be confidence for you or it might be your pronunciation
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be your pronunciation
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be your pronunciation whatever the thing that is stopping you
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whatever the thing that is stopping you
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whatever the thing that is stopping you from reaching this level here don't work
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from reaching this level here don't work
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from reaching this level here don't work on the thing that you're already good at
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on the thing that you're already good at
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on the thing that you're already good at work on the thing that you're struggling
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work on the thing that you're struggling
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work on the thing that you're struggling the most with because number one it's
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the most with because number one it's
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the most with because number one it's going to be the easiest thing to improve
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going to be the easiest thing to improve
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going to be the easiest thing to improve it's like if you're a student and you go
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it's like if you're a student and you go
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it's like if you're a student and you go from a grade F to a grade D it's really
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from a grade F to a grade D it's really
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from a grade F to a grade D it's really just a tiny amount of work to improve
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just a tiny amount of work to improve
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just a tiny amount of work to improve you know a whole grade level but if
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you know a whole grade level but if
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you know a whole grade level but if you're already an a up here trying to
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you're already an a up here trying to
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you're already an a up here trying to get to an A+ that's a lot of work for
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get to an A+ that's a lot of work for
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get to an A+ that's a lot of work for not real not really a big benefit that
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not real not really a big benefit that
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not real not really a big benefit that you would notice so remember think about
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you would notice so remember think about
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you would notice so remember think about this idea the second part here is that
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this idea the second part here is that
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this idea the second part here is that each of these things is connected so
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each of these things is connected so
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each of these things is connected so number one again because you're going to
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number one again because you're going to
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number one again because you're going to get a lot more improvement if you focus
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get a lot more improvement if you focus
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get a lot more improvement if you focus on the weakest habit and then number two
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on the weakest habit and then number two
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on the weakest habit and then number two because your weakest habit is what
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because your weakest habit is what
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because your weakest habit is what controls your actual total value of
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controls your actual total value of
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controls your actual total value of fluency or your total ability to
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fluency or your total ability to
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fluency or your total ability to communicate because it's kind of like
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communicate because it's kind of like
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communicate because it's kind of like the the weakest chain in the link or the
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the the weakest chain in the link or the
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the the weakest chain in the link or the wink leke weakest link in the chain and
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wink leke weakest link in the chain and
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wink leke weakest link in the chain and this just means like if you have a chain
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this just means like if you have a chain
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this just means like if you have a chain like this the strength that the total
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like this the strength that the total
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like this the strength that the total chain is really the strength of just
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chain is really the strength of just
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chain is really the strength of just this weakest one here so if this chain
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this weakest one here so if this chain
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this weakest one here so if this chain link is really weak then the whole thing
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link is really weak then the whole thing
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link is really weak then the whole thing breaks it doesn't matter that this other
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breaks it doesn't matter that this other
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breaks it doesn't matter that this other chain chain link here is incredibly
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chain chain link here is incredibly
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chain chain link here is incredibly strong does this make sense so when you
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strong does this make sense so when you
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strong does this make sense so when you understand what your weakest habit is
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understand what your weakest habit is
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understand what your weakest habit is you improve this one and it
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you improve this one and it
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you improve this one and it automatically improves all the others
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automatically improves all the others
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automatically improves all the others and then it's it stimulates your your
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and then it's it stimulates your your
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and then it's it stimulates your your idea or your desire to go out and
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idea or your desire to go out and
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idea or your desire to go out and improve and to practice and speak more
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improve and to practice and speak more
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improve and to practice and speak more so once you raise this one up then you
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so once you raise this one up then you
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so once you raise this one up then you find the next one that's like a little
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find the next one that's like a little
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find the next one that's like a little bit lower and raise that one up too and
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bit lower and raise that one up too and
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bit lower and raise that one up too and they continue to keep working out and
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they continue to keep working out and
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they continue to keep working out and that's how you become fluent now just to
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that's how you become fluent now just to
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that's how you become fluent now just to make this point like I want to kind of
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make this point like I want to kind of
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make this point like I want to kind of draw it in a different way just to make
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draw it in a different way just to make
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draw it in a different way just to make sure it's easier to understand this is
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sure it's easier to understand this is
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sure it's easier to understand this is kind of like a pipe you know just a
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kind of like a pipe you know just a
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kind of like a pipe you know just a really simple diagram if you can imagine
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really simple diagram if you can imagine
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really simple diagram if you can imagine your ability to communicate here this
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your ability to communicate here this
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your ability to communicate here this total area here this is like the
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total area here this is like the
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total area here this is like the potential you have and this is what you
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potential you have and this is what you
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potential you have and this is what you actually do so if you have like a really
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actually do so if you have like a really
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actually do so if you have like a really good potential to speak here then this
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good potential to speak here then this
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good potential to speak here then this kind of opening here is what allows you
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kind of opening here is what allows you
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kind of opening here is what allows you to express all of this and so you become
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to express all of this and so you become
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to express all of this and so you become or you speak really well so this is what
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or you speak really well so this is what
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or you speak really well so this is what a native is over here but the problem
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a native is over here but the problem
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a native is over here but the problem with the non-native for most people who
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with the non-native for most people who
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with the non-native for most people who are learning the language again because
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are learning the language again because
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are learning the language again because they're stuck here by their by their
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they're stuck here by their by their
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they're stuck here by their by their weakest habit this is what's
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weakest habit this is what's
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weakest habit this is what's constricting them down here so they
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constricting them down here so they
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constricting them down here so they actually have the potential to become
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actually have the potential to become
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actually have the potential to become really great speakers just like you if
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really great speakers just like you if
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really great speakers just like you if you're watching this right now and
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you're watching this right now and
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you're watching this right now and you're really not a very good speaker or
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you're really not a very good speaker or
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you're really not a very good speaker or you're not very confident or you're
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you're not very confident or you're
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you're not very confident or you're worried about your pronunciation
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worried about your pronunciation
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worried about your pronunciation whatever that thing is you have the
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whatever that thing is you have the
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whatever that thing is you have the potential to become a fantastic speaker
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potential to become a fantastic speaker
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potential to become a fantastic speaker you really do but you're just stuck here
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you really do but you're just stuck here
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you really do but you're just stuck here and that's why your output the actual
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and that's why your output the actual
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and that's why your output the actual ability to communicate that you have is
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ability to communicate that you have is
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ability to communicate that you have is very weak because again you're stuck
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very weak because again you're stuck
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very weak because again you're stuck here by your weakest habit it's the
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here by your weakest habit it's the
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here by your weakest habit it's the weakest link in the chain and that's why
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weakest link in the chain and that's why
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weakest link in the chain and that's why you need to make this chain link
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you need to make this chain link
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you need to make this chain link stronger so that you make the whole
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stronger so that you make the whole
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stronger so that you make the whole thing stronger understand so it's all
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thing stronger understand so it's all
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thing stronger understand so it's all one complete system and once you learn
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one complete system and once you learn
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one complete system and once you learn how to improve each one of these things
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how to improve each one of these things
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how to improve each one of these things especially focusing on your weakest
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especially focusing on your weakest
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especially focusing on your weakest habit that's really the skill to or the
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habit that's really the skill to or the
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habit that's really the skill to or the secret to becoming fluent much much
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secret to becoming fluent much much
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secret to becoming fluent much much faster does that make sense well if you
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faster does that make sense well if you
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faster does that make sense well if you have enjoyed this you can click on the
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have enjoyed this you can click on the
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have enjoyed this you can click on the link in the upper right of this video
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link in the upper right of this video
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link in the upper right of this video because I have a free personalized
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because I have a free personalized
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because I have a free personalized fluency guide that I'd like to share
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fluency guide that I'd like to share
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fluency guide that I'd like to share with you if you've not down low down
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with you if you've not down low down
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with you if you've not down low down loaded that already and I have one guide
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loaded that already and I have one guide
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loaded that already and I have one guide for each of these covers all of these no
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for each of these covers all of these no
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for each of these covers all of these no matter what your particular problem is
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matter what your particular problem is
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matter what your particular problem is just answer five quick questions and I
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just answer five quick questions and I
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just answer five quick questions and I can show you exactly what to do for your
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can show you exactly what to do for your
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can show you exactly what to do for your particular situation so you can start
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particular situation so you can start
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particular situation so you can start seeing more improvement and really
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seeing more improvement and really
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seeing more improvement and really improvement that others will notice as
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improvement that others will notice as
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improvement that others will notice as well in your fluency today so click on
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well in your fluency today so click on
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well in your fluency today so click on the link in the upper right-hand corner
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the link in the upper right-hand corner
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the link in the upper right-hand corner of this video or in link in the
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of this video or in link in the
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of this video or in link in the description below this video if you'd
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description below this video if you'd
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description below this video if you'd like to download your free guide you can
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like to download your free guide you can
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like to download your free guide you can do that after just answering a few
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do that after just answering a few
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do that after just answering a few questions just to tell me which one of
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questions just to tell me which one of
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questions just to tell me which one of these things is the thing that you're
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these things is the thing that you're
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these things is the thing that you're struggling with the most if I can help
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struggling with the most if I can help
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struggling with the most if I can help you fix this I know you're going to see
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you fix this I know you're going to see
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you fix this I know you're going to see a lot of improvement in your fluency
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a lot of improvement in your fluency
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a lot of improvement in your fluency have a fantastic day and I'll see you in
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have a fantastic day and I'll see you in
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have a fantastic day and I'll see you in the next video bye-bye
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