WHAT is Natural Spoken English? Repeat-After-Me

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English Coach Chad


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if you don't know this you can't speak natural  English what is this what am I talking about  
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this is a clickbait title exaggeration it  should be like this without knowing these  
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contractions it will be difficult to follow  a native English speaker in a natural common  
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informal conversation that's right if you  really want to speak English faster you gota  
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use common informal contractions you gotta that's  an example of a common informal contraction and  
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even if you don't use these contractions yourself  you must be able to understand them in order to  
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hear them spoken by native speakers if you want  to improve your English listening skills you need  
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to develop a good ear for contractions develop a  good ear for I put that in blue just to emphasize  
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it's a good phrase to remember it means to  become skilled at listening and Discerning  
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the subtle the subtle nuances with what you hear  so you develop a good ear for English develop a  
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good ear ear for music for [Music] contractions  all right here's an example what you going to  
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do what you what you going to what are you going  to do what are you going to to do what you going  
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to do what you going to do or someone might say  do you want a Coke or would you like a Pepsi and  
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you they might contract want a to wna do you  want to Coke or they might contract do you to  
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do you do you or do you or just y you want to  Coke or maybe they just say want to Coke want  
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to Coke do you all right this is some examples  so we're going to practice contractions today  
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we're going to start with have contractions  contractions that have have have have all  
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right for example should have Shoulda Shoulda  she should have called yesterday she should  
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have called yesterday she should have called  yesterday I should have done it but I didn't
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could have could have could have  he could have been here by five  
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he could have been here by 5:00 but  he didn't he could have been here by
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5 would have would a would a he  would have arrived sooner if he could
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have he would have arrived sooner if if he could  have he would have arrived sooner if he could
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have might have mighta she might have  caught her train did did she catch her  
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train I don't know she might have  she might have caught her train she  
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might have must have Musta she must have  been in a hurry she must have been in a
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hurry could not have or couldn't have could Coulda  
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couldna could I couldn't have  called because my phone was
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broken I could not have called I  could not I couldn't have I couldn't  
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have called I couldn't couldn't  have called because my phone was
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broken shouldn't have shouldn't  shouldn't shouldn't I'm sorry I  
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shouldn't have told you that I  shouldn't I shouldn't have said
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that wouldn't have would would would I wouldn't  
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have done that if I were you  I wouldn't have done that not
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me she would have Sha Sha she would have Shea if  she'd have gone early she'd have been prepared for
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class if she would have gone early  she would have been prepared for class  
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spoken quickly if she'd have gone  early she'd have been prepared for
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class if she'd have gone early she'd  have been prepared for class try
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it good he would have h h h hea like  to be there too he'd like to be there  
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too he would he would have liked to  be there too he'd likeed to be there
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too I would have Ida Ida I'd have written  to you but I didn't have your address
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I'd have written to you I would have  written to you I would have called you  
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I'd have called [Music] you they would have  theya they theya I wish they'd given me more
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time I wish they'd have given me more
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time you would have UDA UDA  enjoyed the concert last
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night you would have enjoyed the concert last  night if you had had a if you had a I think that's  
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in the next sentence actually forget I said that  UDA enjoyed the concert last night you would have
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UDA if you have gone to the concert last night  You' have enjoyed it there it is you would have  
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have if you would have gone if you'd have gone to  
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the concert last night you'd have  enjoyed it you would have enjoyed
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it all right next let's practice some you  contractions don't you becomes don't you don't  
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you see it don't you see how don't you becomes  don't you yeah I don't see it either but it does  
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don't you don't you didn't you didn't you didn't  you like this book didn't you like it didn't you  
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like it won't you won't you won't you watch  this movie won't you won't you won't you what  
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are you or what this could be Whata or Whata Whata  Whata what you doing what you doing what are you
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doing got you gotcha we got you gotcha  bet you betcha bet you can't guess who  
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she is I bet you I can guess bet I bet you  bet you beta bet you can't guess who she
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is all right let's practice  some of contractions kind  
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of kind of and it's kind of cute  she's kind of cute she's kind of
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cute out of out of I'm out of money ah I'm out  of money cup of Cupa would you like a cup of
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tea sort of sort of she's sort of
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tired a lot of a lot of I eat a lot of  chocolate I do I eat a lot of chocolate  
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I love it all right let's practice some two  contractions got to gotta you've got to go  
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you've got to go it's so good going to Gunna  I'm going to tell you the truth yes I am need to  
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need need you need to know a few things first  before you go you need to know a few things
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first have to have to we have to go do we have  to yes we have to has to has to John has to work  
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today he has to ought to a OT you ought to call  your brother you haven't called him in a long  
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time you ought to call your brother I ought  to I know I ought to do it but I just don't
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supposed to supposed to I'm supposed to start  a new job on Monday I'm supposed to but I'm not
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gonna used to used to she used to live in  France she had ants in her pants when she  
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used to live in France that's a kid kid joke  kid joke all right let's look at some more  
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common contractions oh I used a contraction in  there some more let's look at some more common  
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contractions some more some more some more I  will need some more time I'll need some more
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time give me gimme gimme give me give me the  book let me let me let me let me let me see  
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let me let me see I want to see I want to see  
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let me see tell them tell them tell  them tell them we should tell him the
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truth don't know don't don't know I don't  know I don't know I don't know gotta got a  
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gotta that one's pretty easy huh have  you got a phone have you got a minute
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all right how about this cany can he  come with us canny can he come with  
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us wouldn't you wouldn't you like to  know wouldn't you wouldn't you like to
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know shouldn't I shouldn't I be worried  about her shouldn't I be worried about
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her w W wony won't he wony won't  he get upset won he won't he get
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upset didn't he didn't he didn't he say  it was okay didn't he didn't he say it was
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okay hasn't he hasn't he hasn't he  hasn't he already finished hasn't he  
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hasn't he already finished  he hasn't I can't believe  
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it wouldn't he wouldn't he be older  than you wouldn't he be older than
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you isn't he isn't he just amazing to watch isn't
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he isn't it isn't it time to start I  think it's time isn't it isn't it time to
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start doesn't it doesn't it sound strange yeah  it kind of does doesn't it sound strange doesn't
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it aren't I aren't I enough for you  aren't I aren't I enough for you I'm not  
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is my hair messy aren't I a
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mess won't you won't you miss him won't
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you don't you want to know don't you don't you  want to know I know you want to know don't you  
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want to know you want to know don't you don't you  yeah can't you can't you just wait can't you just
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wait could you could you could you please  be quiet could you could you please be  
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quiet no I can't would you would you like  to see my new car would you yeah okay come  
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on outside it's parked outside would  you like to see it all right I think  
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that's it that is Boom good workout there  are lot more contractions possible I just  
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did a few keep moving forward one step at  a time and I'll see you in the next step
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