Shadow me! Build up your English.

let's build up a strong level of unconscious  skill in English what's that let's talk about  

it I want you to Shadow me in this lesson  I'm going to say each part two times you  

can listen carefully and then Shadow or Shadow  both times here we go to speak English well it's  

super important to build up a strong level  of unconscious skill in the language again  

to speak English well it's super important to  build up a strong level of unconscious skill in  

the language an unconscious skill is basically  the ability to do things automatically without  

even thinking about them an unconscious skill is  basically the ability to do things automatically  

without even thinking about them when you  chat in your native language you don't sit  

there worrying about grammar roles or how to  structure sentences right when you chat in  

your native language you don't sit there worrying  about grammar rules or how to structure sentences

right it all just flows naturally because  your unconscious knowledge and skill he  

is so high in that language it all just  flows naturally because your unconscious  

knowledge and skill is so high in that  language if you want to speak English  

smoothly you've got to work on boosting your  unconscious knowledge of it if you want to  

speak English smoothly you've got to work  on boosting your unconscious knowledge of it  

this will make talking feel instinctive and  easy just like when you talk in your first  

language this will make talking feel instinctive  and easy just like when you talk in your first

language but how do you actually  get this kind of knowledge and  

skill unfortunately it's not a walk in  the park but how do you actually get  

this kind of knowledge and skill unfortunately  it's not a walk in the park you can't just  

learn it in a traditional way and rote  memorization isn't the answer either  

you can't just learn it in a traditional  way and rote memorization isn't the answer

either if you're busy thinking about vocabulary  

and grammar while speaking English it'll  slow you down if you're busy thinking about  

vocabulary and grammar while speaking English  it'll slow you down try to remember how you  

learned your first language you soaked it in  through listening and exposure not through

studying try to remember  how you learned your first  

language you soaked it in through  listening and exposure not through

studying you focused on understanding  and as you did your brain just naturally  

picked up grammar and vocabulary  without you even realizing it you  

focused on understanding and as you did  your brain just naturally picked up GR  

and vocabulary without you even realizing  it this is the approach you should

follow you didn't stress about memorizing  rules you simply let your mind absorb the  

language through listening and reading  for meaning you didn't stress about  

memorizing rules you simply let your mind  absorb the the language through listening  

and reading for meaning by zeroing in on  the content and letting your brain learn  

in the background you can seriously step up  your English skills what is by zeroing in on  

zeroing in on is concentrating on something  focusing on it by focusing on the content  

all right let's say it together ready by zeroing  in on the content and letting your brain learn in  

the background you can seriously step up your  English skills if you want to achieve fluency  

the main things to focus on are listening and  speaking practice if you want to achieve fluency  

the main things to focus on are listening  and speaking practice listening and getting  

regular exposure to English is crucial for fluency  since it helps you get used to the nuances of the

language listening and getting  regular exposure to English is  

crucial for fluency since it helps you get  used to the nuances of the language without  

enough listening Practice coming up with sentences  and understanding vocabulary can feel tough and

overwhelming without enough listening  Practice coming up with sentences and  

understanding vocabulary can feel tough and  overwhelming consistently Listening to English  

enables you to become comfortable with the  language which in turn makes speaking easier  

consistently Listening to English enables  you to become comfortable with the language  

which in turn makes speaking easier ultimately  giving your brain plenty of input is essential  

for making progress ultimately giving your brain  plenty of input is essential for making progress  

should you also add reading to the mix definitely  get into both listening and reading but if you're  

short on time I'd say prioritize listening  should you also add reading to the mix  

definitely get into both listening and reading  but if you're short on time I'd say prioritize

listening it helps you tune into the sounds  of English like pronunciation and Rhythm it  

helps you tune into the sounds of English  like pronunciation and Rhythm and when  

you watch movies or videos with subtitles in  English you're actually reading while listening  

which is a bonus and when you watch movies  or videos with subtitles in English you're  

actually reading while listening which is  a bonus you're probably reading this text  

while listening right now you're probably  reading this text while listening right

now when you learn with videos podcasts Audi books  or TV shows make sure the subtitles are are in  

English not your native language when you learn  with videos podcasts Audi books or TV shows make  

sure the subtitles are in English not your native  language you might be curious about what type of  

content is best for learning English you might  be curious about what type of content is best  

for learning English the the answer is pretty  straightforward just go for whatever you enjoy  

watch or listen to stuff you find interesting  it's really that easy the answer is pretty  

straight forward just go for whatever you enjoy  watch or listen to stuff you find interesting  

it's really that easy if you push yourself to  engage with content that doesn't excite you  

it's easy to lose motivation and get bored if  you push yourself to engage with content that  

doesn't excite you it's easy to lose motivation  and get bored pick topics that you're passionate  

about to keep the learning fun pick topics that  you're passionate about to keep the learning fun

so how much time should you dedicate to listening  every day well the simple answer is as much as  

you can so how much time should you dedicate to  listening every day well the simple answer is as  

much as you can your brain needs a lot of input  to really Master a language so the more more you  

listen and practice the better you'll get your  brain needs a lot of input to really Master a  

language so the more you listen and practice  the better you'll get the more practice time  

you can squeeze in the faster your overall English  skills will improve the more practice time you can  

squeeze in the faster your overall English skills  will improve and yeah speaking English is a skill  

like any other so practicing is super important  for getting better and yeah speaking English  

is a skill like any other so practicing is super  important for getting better if you want to speak  

well you really need to get out there practice  open your mouth and start talking in English if  

you want to speak English well you really need  to get out there and practice open your mouth  

and start talking in English but what if you  don't have anyone to talk to some people try  

talking to themselves in English but there are a  couple of downsides to this approach but what if  

you don't have anyone to talk to some people try  talking to themselves in English but there are a  

couple of downsides to this approach first when  you're just chatting with yourself you're not  

really picking up any new words or phrases you're  just going over what you already know first when  

you're just chatting with yourself you're not  really picking up any new words or pH phrases  

you're just going over what you already know this  doesn't help you learn something new second if you  

keep making grammar and pronunciation mistakes  while talking to yourself you won't correct

them this doesn't help you learn something  new second if you keep making grammar and  

pronunciation mistakes while talking to yourself  you won't correct them so you might get quicker at  

speaking but your English could end up being  hard to understand since it won't sound like  

a native speaker so you might get quicker at  speaking but your English could end up being  

hard to understand since it won't sound like a  native speaker what about chatting with someone  

someone online the same issues can pop up if  your conversation partner is also learning  

English they're probably making mistakes too  what about chatting with someone online the same  

issues can pop up if your conversation partner  is also learning English they're probably making  

mistakes too which means you both end up using  flawed English incorrect grammar and incomplete  

sentences which means you both end up using flawed  English incorrect grammar and incomplete sentences  

plus if your partner has a limited vocabulary  it might not help you build your own word Bank  

Plus if your partner has a limited vocabulary  it might might not help you build your own word

bank I'm not saying to steer clear of chatting  with other Learners it's totally fine to do it  

now and then I'm not saying to steer clear of  chatting with other Learners it's totally fine  

to do it now and then but if you really want to  boost your speaking skills your output training  

needs to be focused but if you really want  to boost your speaking skills your output  

training needs to be focused I'm going to say  that one more time because it's so important  

but if you really want to boost your speaking  skills your output training needs to be focused  

you should do some focused practice with content  that's been chosen on purpose you should do some  

focused practice with content that's been  chosen on purpose this could mean watching  

videos listening to podcasts or getting into  a TV series that you can imitate this could  

mean watching videos listening to podcasts or  getting into a TV series that you can imitate  

that you can imitate that's important huh the  goal is to soak up new vocabulary and proper  

grammar which will help you sound more like  a native speaker the goal is to soak up new  

vocabulary and proper grammar which will help you  sound more like a native speaker one great way to  

practice is to Shadow native speakers basically  repeat what you hear out loud one great way to  

practice is to Shadow native speakers basically  repeat what you hear out loud don't just mimic  

the words try to match the Rhythm pronunciation  and emotion in their voice too don't just mimic  

the words try to match the Rhythm pronunciation  and emotion in their voice too the trick is to  

keep practicing with focused input that gives  you regular exposure to real authentic English  

the trick is to keep practicing with focused input  that gives you regular exposure to real authentic

English as you get better you can step up  your practice with material specifically  

designed to help you sharpen your speaking  skills as you get better you can step up  

your practice with material specifically  designed to help you sharpen your speaking  

skills practice with English content created  to help you master that natural native speech  

practice with English content created  to help you master that natural native

speech the videos I make for the  practice Paradise course are all  

about making your practice time efficient  and enjoyable the videos I make for the  

practice Paradise course are all about making  your practice time efficient and enjoyable  

so that's your road map to fluency so that's your  road map to fluency develop a strong Foundation  

of unconscious knowledge while you exercise  your englishspeaking muscles develop a strong  

Foundation of unconscious knowledge while you exer  excise your englishspeaking muscles if you feel  

like it join me in practice Paradise for a focused  output practice session with input content that is  

both effective and fun is that good if you feel  like it if you're in the mood join me in practice  

Paradise anytime any day 24 hours 7 days a week I  am open for business and you can take your focused  

output practice session with input content that  is both effective and fun hopefully it's effective  

and fun and that's it we did it boom good workout  everybody keep moving forward I know this was  

a long lesson if you try to Shadow me you're  probably exhausted right now but that's that's a  

good thing exercise your English-speaking muscles  one step at a time I'll see you in the next step