There's a LAZY Way to Learn English

Oh are you tired of feeling like you're too lazy to learn English?

What if I told you that the traditional methods, flashcards, textbooks,

and endless grammar exercises might actually be holding you back?

Imagine learning English in a way that feels effortless and fun.

In this video, I'm going to share five surprisingly effective and

lazy methods to boost your fluency without the stress of studying.

And trust me, you won't want to miss my favorite tip at the end.

When you think about learning English, what pops into your mind?

Chances are it's memories of school, tests, endless route memorisation

and the grind of hard work.

But here's the truth.

Learning English isn't like mastering maths or geography.

You can't simply cram a bunch of vocabulary and grammar rules

and expect to speak fluently.

If that were the case.

We'd all be polyglots by now.

Instead of traditional studying, the key to fluency lies in immersing

yourself in the language through real life exposure and practice.

This is what I call the lazy way because it requires less effort and if done right,

should be more enjoyable and effective.

Number one, have fun in English.

Do things that don't feel like studying.

My top lazy tip is simply to have fun in English.

What do you naturally do in your own language that's fun and motivating?

Tell me in the comments.

Personally, I could spend hours playing video games and I know people who've

learned English fluently through online gaming because they had to communicate

in English with the other players.

So think about your hobbies and interests and find a way to do them fluently.

in English.

If you like listening to podcasts about politics, listen to them in English.

If you like doing crafts, find online crafting groups Start, not with the

language, but with what you care about.

As you do the things you like to do in English, you'll improve

your English almost passively as a by product without studying.

Number two, socialise in English.

We all love hanging out with friends.

Right?

Some people might think of this as a typical lazy activity, but

it's a great way to get fluent.

If you hang out with people who speak English, then you'll learn it.

Sounds obvious, right?

But sometimes we ignore what's obvious because we're stuck in a rigid

idea of what learning English is.

should look like.

The tricky part with socialising might be finding the right people.

Obviously, this is easier if you live in an English speaking country or

if you live in a place with a large English speaking expat community.

If you don't, then you might have to get a bit creative.

You could come and join my community online, or you could join a

community related to your interests.

I like this idea because you're chatting with people who you know

you have something in common with.

This makes it easier to talk because there's already a topic

that you're interested in.

There's a linguist researcher called Steven Krashen who says that language

learning happens thanks to comprehensible input, not deliberate study.

Comprehensible input is reading or listening material that

is just above your level.

You don't understand all of it, but you understand most of it.

And that allows you to absorb any new words or structures as you read or listen.

The best comprehensible input is compelling input

that you find interesting.

Krashen recommends reading and listening to stories, but you might find non

fiction books or podcasts about specific topics a more compelling input.

Whatever it is you enjoy listening to, or reading, do it in English at your level.

I have a French friend who improved the English he learnt at school

by watching YouTube video podcasts by various American comedians.

He actually watches these video podcasts to help him get to sleep.

I won't lie, He had to watch a lot of videos to improve his

English, but he enjoyed it, and they were part of his routine.

So, it didn't feel like work.

Tip number four.

Learn English with friends and community.

In the online world, a lot of learning can happen alone.

Or maybe it's just you and the green Duolingo owl.

But if you learn with others, you can have a lot more fun in the process.

If you're part of a community that's learning English, you'll

keep coming back to learn because you want to connect with others.

It's not so much the language that's pushing you to learn,

but the friends you make.

A fun, lazy tip to learn with friends is to read the same books, or watch the same

movies, or listen to the same podcasts.

You can then create a A book, movie, or podcast club where you meet to discuss

what you've read, watched, or listened to.

I love this idea because not only is consuming content in English

you enjoy fun, so is meeting with friends to talk about it.

Double fun!

Double learning!

Woohoo!

If you're too lazy to organise a Zoom call, a fun tip for movie

fans is to create a watch party.

You agree to all watch the same film at the same time from your

various homes and then you text each other about it on WhatsApp or

whatever messaging app you prefer.

It's a lot of fun and you can react to the movie in real time.

Tip number five, put your daily routine in English.

A final lazy thing you can do to make learning English easy is to immerse

yourself in it With zero effort.

Right now, the default in your life is probably to do everything in your native

language, which makes total sense.

But what if you took your daily routine and switched it?

What makes this a lazy approach is that you do your routine automatically,

without consciously thinking about it.

So, maybe your alarm goes off on your phone in the morning and then

you start scrolling social media.

Change who you follow to make sure that you see most or all

of the content in English.

Perhaps you listen to podcasts or the radio on your commute.

Again, find equivalents in English to listen to.

When you get bored at work, you might watch a funny video

or look at some silly memes.

Keep doing that, but do it in English.

If you read at night before bed, find a book to read in English.

My top tip here is to find material at your level that's not too hard.

That way, you'll understand it and pick up a few new words and expressions.

So there you have it, 5 lazy ways to learn English that don't feel like studying.

And thanks to these strategies, you'll get the key ingredient to fluency,

which is time spent in the language.

The more time you spend listening to English or reading it, the better.

The more you get used to it and learn it without studying.

So tell me in the comments, are you a lazy English learner?

Do you have any other lazy learning tips and which ones are you going to try?