Improve English Speaking Skills (Teacher answering questions) English Conversation Practice

good morning everyone today we're here  outside this English Institute do you know why  

we're with Pedro Savala one of the oldest  English teachers in this institution

we're gonna ask him some important questions  about learning English good morning teacher

good morning Stephen and good morning to all  the people who watch the Tangerine TV channel

I am so happy to be here with you I will try to  answer your questions as best as possible thank  

you teacher and remember you can also participate  by writing your questions on the comments

well to start we want you to tell us a little  about your story please how long have you been  

a teacher well I have been teaching English  for about 17 years it was long time ago

wow you have a lot of experience  than you have had a lot of students

yeah I don't remember the number but  I've had thousands of students I'm sure

then can you tell me why do these students  take that decision of studying English

why do they decide to study English there  are many reasons why people study English

some people need to travel to other country and  they need English to communicate with other people

others only want to study English because they  like the language but the most common reason

it's because they need to speak English to improve  their lifestyle they want to earn more money

and I think that's great because that was also  my case I studied English to become a teacher  

I love being a teacher but before I became a  teacher I used to work as a construction worker

it was very tiring and also stressful so I decided  to study English to become an English teacher

and now I don't earn a lot of money but I can work  in different institutes and universities and I  

love my job because I can help a lot of people  not only for my country but around the world  

that's great and you're right learn a new language  is a great way to get better opportunities  

and tell me teacher what is the most difficult  thing about learning this beautiful language

well it depends on the student many  of them have problems with listening

they can't understand what an advanced  English students speak or a native speaker

or when they watch a movie or listen to a  song they don't understand what they're saying

some students have problems  with reading and writing  

I know many students who hate writing and reading

but I think the most difficult part of learning  English is to be able to speak English very well  

I knew you were gonna say that and that's logical  since it's a language and we need to speak it

yes that's true many students have troubles  when they try to speak English fluently  

and why do you think that is I mean is there a  special reason why they can't speak in English

well I'm not a scientist but from my years of  experience teaching English I can say that yes  

I think many students bail at learning or speaking  English because they feel afraid to speak this  

language they are afraid to speak English but  they do want to speak this language why is that  

well they are not afraid to speak English  but to make mistakes at the moment they do it

oh I understand but that's understandable  speaking a new language is not easy

exactly it is a process you can't  become an expert in just weeks

what I mean is if you really want to improve  your speaking skills the only way is to practice

because it's an active skill and  you need to practice it to improve  

and you need to make mistakes

you need to make mistakes but I can't  recommend students to make mistakes

well that's part of the process I made a lot  of mistakes when I was learning this language

let me tell you something when I started learning  English in an Institute we were like 20 students  

and do you know how many of them got to  speak English fluently exactly just me  

with this I do not intend to brag  about my achievements oh of course not

but I think you need to know the reason why I  was the only student who became fluent at English

it wasn't by luck I wish it was  because of two important reasons

two important reasons well I think we  everyone want to know what those reasons are  

sure the first important reason was  the consistency that's really important

during the time I was studying English  many of my partners quit seriously and also  

when I started studying or practicing  English with friends they got bored very fast  

they got frustrated and gave up learning English  while I was still in the pad to speak in English

what I really mean is that I was the only one  who never gave up that's why I could make it  

the other important thing was that despite I was  afraid to speak in English because I was learning  

I dared to do it anyway and I don't want  you to misunderstand me please I was afraid  

I was afraid to make mistakes all the time  but I did it anyway I just spoke in English  

every time I was scared I remembered my father's  words he taught me how to drive my first car  

he used to tell me you just do it  don't mind that others make fun of you

after all the one who will benefit in the end  will be you because you will improve your English

and yeah I spoke a lot and made  a lot of mistakes while speaking  

but that is crucial to learn something new  

that is what stops many people from learning  something new and this includes English of course

so my recommendation is it doesn't matter if  you make a lot of mistakes that's how you learn

in fact I think that's the only way to learn  English by making mistakes and learning from them  

that was really interesting teacher we  don't have time for more questions but

we can make another interview with you so you  can tell us more about learning English right

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