Speak British English Confidently and Fluently!

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English with Lucy


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- Hello, lovely students
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and welcome back to English with Lucy.
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Today, I am going to tell you
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how to speak English fluently
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and how to speak it with confidence.
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Most of you follow me
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because you want to speak beautiful British English
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and you want to speak it confidently
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and fluently.
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You want a wide vocabulary, correct grammar
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and good clear pronunciation.
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Some of you even have the ultimate goal
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of speaking like a native,
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but what is stopping you from getting there?
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Let me tell you something.
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When I moved to Spain,
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two years after starting proper Spanish classes,
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people sometimes asked me if I was a native speaker.
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For me this was the ultimate compliment.
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But before that, I also tried to learn French
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and I failed.
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I took French lessons for five years at school
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and I hardly learned anything.
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Recently, I visited a French speaking country
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and I couldn't communicate at all,
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it was embarrassing.
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These two very different experiences
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give me an interesting perspective.
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I have personal experience
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of what it takes to become totally fluent,
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living my life happily in another language.
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I also have personal experience
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of what it's like to study really hard
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and make no significant progress.
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When I became fluent in Spanish,
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I did three things differently.
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One, I chose a teacher I liked.
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I loved the way she spoke.
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I loved the way she explained things.
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Learning with her was exciting.
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Two, I focused on pronunciation from day one.
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I learned to pronounce words like a native
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before I learned to use grammar like a native.
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This might sound crazy,
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but it works.
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I could pronounce the basics beautifully
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before I could form complex sentences.
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And number three, I made Spanish my priority.
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I did intensive courses,
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I tried to think in Spanish,
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I tried to interact with Spanish people.
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I virtually immersed myself in Spanish.
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Drawing from these two contrasting experiences
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and my eight years of teaching English,
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I have created a brand new programme
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that will train you to reach an intermediate level
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of English in the same way.
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Let me ask you a question,
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does any of this sound familiar?
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You can understand my lessons,
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but you can't understand native speakers,
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when they talk fast.
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You can't understand TV shows
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or movies without subtitles.
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You feel nervous
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or embarrassed to respond
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when someone asks you a question in English.
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You can talk about a few common topics
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but you can't enjoy deeper conversations.
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And finally, possibly the most important one,
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you feel that your level of English
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prevents you from showing your true personality
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and your true intelligence.
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You know what you want to say in your head,
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you just can't express it.
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Did you answer yes to any of these?
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Well you are in the right place
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because I've created a solution for you.
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Let me present to you,
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the Beautiful British English B1 Programme.
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Yes, we are focusing on B1,
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intermediate English for our first programme.
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The Beautiful British English B1 Programme
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is a 12 week, 12 module programme
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designed to take you from pre-intermediate
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to intermediate English.
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Let's take a look at my methodology
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and why my programmes work.
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We have three core elements.
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Number one, pronunciation from day one.
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In my lessons, pronunciation is woven through,
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it is fully integrated into the course.
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When you learn English with me,
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I make pronunciation your priority.
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Why?
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It makes you feel confident
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and ready to speak.
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You break bad habits
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and learn good habits from the very beginning.
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Number two, we build strong foundations first.
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You can't build a beautiful lifelong home
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without strong foundations.
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Treat English the same way.
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First you master the essentials in grammar
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and vocabulary
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with clear visual explanations,
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lots of exercises
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and lots of support and practise.
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And number three,
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Real British English,
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with your strong English foundations in place
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and your early pronunciation advantage,
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you are ready to start the fun part.
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I speak to you as I speak to my friends,
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I teach you real British English.
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This part of my methodology takes you from
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"How long have you been learning English?"
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to "Wow, how long have you been living in England?"
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Some students, if they really want this
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can achieve the magical three word question.
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"Are you English?"
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So those are the three core pillars of my methodology
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but what's in the Beautiful British English B1 Programme?
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This is a 12 week, 12 module programme.
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We have three lesson concepts,
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in three different colours to boost your memory.
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The pink lessons are pronunciation,
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the blue lessons are grammar
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and the yellow lessons are vocabulary.
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Colours might not matter to you,
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I think they really help.
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I like to know exactly where I am in a course.
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These are self-study lessons,
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you have downloadable PDF mindmaps,
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so you can revise
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and visualise more complex vocabulary
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and grammar topics.
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In this programme, we really focus on exercises,
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transcription exercises, listening tests,
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reading comprehension, gap-fill texts,
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grammar quizzes, spelling tests,
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put everything you've learned into practise
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and retain it in your memory.
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We also have pronunciation exercises,
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so you can speak clearly and be understood.
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You have weekly speaking
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and writing homework with personal teacher feedback
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if you opt for the VIP feedback package.
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Everyone gets 16 weeks access
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to the private course community.
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This is where you can connect to like-minded learners
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and stay motivated.
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You can also have contact with teachers, ask questions
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and clarify doubts.
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This ensures that you never get stuck.
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I'm incredibly excited about this new
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Beautiful British English B1 Programme.
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We start on Monday, the 26th of September.
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I am running an introductory offer, a launch offer.
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You can save over $150,
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I'm never going to repeat this offer.
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You can opt for the self-study pack
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or the VIP feedback pack.
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Both options are available in a three month payment plan.
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If you would like to join
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the Beautiful British English B1 Programme,
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click on the button below
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and claim your offer.
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Hurry, there is a deadline.
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We are closing the doors at midnight
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on Sunday, the 25th of September.
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I can't wait to meet you inside the programme.
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Bye.
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