Improve English Speaking Skills Everyday (Tips to speak in English) English Conversation Practice

Francisco what are you doing here why  didn't you go to the English class today

Francisco 你在这儿干什么 为什么你今天没去上英语课

hello teacher I'm really sorry I  didn't feel like going to classes today

你好老师 我真的很抱歉我今天不想去上课

okay but what happened couldn't  you make it on time or what

好吧 但发生了什么你不能准时上课或者

no teacher I had arrived on time but I  just stopped to think about some things

没有老师我准时到了，但我只是停下来想一些事情，

um can I know what those  things are maybe I can help you

嗯，我能知道那些事情是什么吗，也许我可以帮助你，

I don't think you can help me I mean you are  an excellent teacher but this is something

我不认为你可以帮助我，我的意思是你是一位优秀的老师，但这是一件

well I was going to English classes as usual  but then I asked myself what are you doing  

好事，我是像往常一样去上英语课，但后来我问自己你在做什么

you know I'm about to be 60 years old  and I'm trying to learn a new language

你知道我快 60 岁了，我正在努力学习一门新语言

I know you also think it's impossible for an  old man like me to learn a new language right

我知道你也认为像我这样的老人不可能学习一门新语言吧

oh then that's the problem I see can I sit here

哦，这就是我看到的问题 我可以坐在这里

sure it's not like I'm waiting  for someone you can sit there

确定这不像我在等人 你可以坐在那里

so you think you're too old to learn  English I'm gonna tell you some things

所以你认为你太老了不能学英语 我要告诉你一些事情

you're never too old to learn something new  and that includes of course a new language

你学习新东西永远不会太老，当然包括一门

I knew you were going to say something like  that but the truth is different I know that  

新 语言 因为我年纪大了

look it is quite common for me to hear comments  such as it's more difficult because I'm older  

， 或者 我

or I am too old to learn English however this  is not actually true I will explain it to you  

学英语太老了，但这

it has been scientifically proven that you're  never too old to learn a language or pick up any  

实际上不是真的

other new skill your body might not have the same  agility or flexibility to do a sport for example

例如，您可能没有做某项运动的敏捷性或灵活性

but your brain can definitely be stretched and  challenged to create new neurological connections  

，但您的大脑肯定可以得到伸展和挑战，以建立新的神经连接

which can make you an effective learner people  have a wrong idea about learning English

，这可以使您成为一个有效的学习者 人们对学习英语有错误的看法 学习

learning English is not about learning  something totally new that's not correct

英语不是学习一些东西全新的，这是不正确的

learning a language means linking  your pre-existing knowledge of the  

学习一门语言意味着将你对世界的现有知识

world to the new input that you receive

与你收到的新输入

specifically for this reason adults can be better  or at least more efficient Learners than children  

联系起来，因为这个原因，成年人可能比 你多年的学校教育和生活经验所造就的

your many years of schooling and  life experience make you receptive  

孩子更好或至少更有效率 你善于接受

and allow you to better understand the intricacies  of a language as well as the strategies

并让你更好地理解语言的复杂性以及

to apply when analyzing and  memorizing new Concepts you see

在分析和记忆你看到的新概念时应用的 策略

then why do older students think that age is  so crucial to their ability to learn English  

那么为什么年长的学生认为年龄对他们学习英语的能力如此重要

there are three common factors that students often  confuse with age risk taking time and repetition  

有三个共同因素学生经常混淆年龄风险 花时间和重复

we improve by trying to communicate  

我们通过尝试交流

and be understood and this means  taking risks and making mistakes

和被理解来改进，这意味着冒险和犯错误

adult Learners are typically less  happy to do this than younger students

成人学习者通常比年轻学生更不乐意这样做，

so it is easy to think age is the barrier to  the learning process and use it as a reason  

所以很容易认为年龄是障碍学习过程并将其作为

to justify not taking risks typically adults  also understimate how much time it can take  

不冒险的理由 通常成年人也低估了

children to learn we imagine young people as  sponges that absorb everything very quickly

孩子学习

and this can be true in some circumstances  but we should also remember something

需要多少 时间 还记得

how many years of school it can take children  to for example learn their multiplication tables  

孩子们需要多少年的学校才能学习他们的数学乘法表，

in maths compared to children adults usually  have less time to spend on learning a language

而成年人通常花在学习语言上的时间更少，

as they also have to focus on many aspects  of life and not only on their studies

因为他们还必须关注生活的许多方面，而不仅仅是他们的学习

moreover children often find that repetition  is comforting and it reassures them of what  

此外，孩子们经常发现重复是令人欣慰的，这让他们对

they're producing whereas adults can find  this process quite boring or frustrating

自己正在制作的东西感到放心，而成年人会发现这个过程非常无聊或令人沮丧，

which means they are less likely to repeat  new language in the same way that's the thing

这意味着他们不太可能以同样的方式重复新语言，尽管

however repetition of expressions in  meaningful encounters such as seeing hearing

重复在有意义的遭遇中表达，例如看到听到

or using the word in a memorable  situation is key to learning believe me

或在令人难忘的情况下使用单词是学习的关键相信我

research suggests this needs to be done at  least seven times before we can say we can  

研究表明这需要至少完成七次才能说我们可以

actually know the new word or sentence  that's the best way of memorizing new words

真正知道新单词或句子这是最好的方法 现在 记住新单词

now is also a good moment to consider  what it means to be a good language user

也是考虑成为一名优秀的语言使用者意味着什么的好时机，

often students have a very narrow definition  for example not to make grammar mistakes

学生通常有一个非常狭隘的定义，例如不要犯语法错误

or to know a lot of vocabulary  while this can be important

或知道很多词汇，而这在

most of the time what we need is to be  effective communicators and that means

大多数情况下 都很重要 时间我们需要的是成为有效的沟通者，这意味着

knowing how to build relationships  express yourself and interact yeah

知道如何建立关系表达自己和互动是的

essentially social and Intercultural skills  can be as important language knowledge

本质上社交和跨文化技能可以作为重要的语言知识

which is why we spend time focusing on  this in our English videos for example

这就是为什么我们花时间在我们的英语视频中关注这一点

these are also elements that are often easier for  more mature people to understand than for children  

这些也是成熟的人比孩子更容易理解的元素

is that true I mean I get what you're  saying and it makes sense but I don't know  

是真的我的意思是我明白你在说什么，这是有道理的但我不知道

sometimes it's difficult for me to memorize a new  word I repeat it over and over again and nothing

有时候我很难记住一个新词我一遍又一遍地重复它，什么

and what does knowing a word  actually mean it's not only  

都没有，知道一个单词实际上意味着什么，这不仅是

a matter of recalling it at the right time

在正确的时间回忆它

or being able to use it in the right position in  a sentence for example it's also about knowing  

或能够在句子中的正确位置使用它的问题，例如，它还与了解

its pronunciation it's a spelling and  what words best go with it for example

它的发音有关，它是拼写和什么词最适合它例如

we say blonde hair not yellow hair right  words can also have different meanings

我们说金发而不是黄色头发正确的词也可以有不同的含义

Bank as a financial institution on the  side of a river or variations depending on  

银行作为河边的金融机构或变体取决于

if it's a noun singular or plural with or with  our article or if it's a verb or an adjective  

它是名词单数还是复数with或with我们的文章，或者如果它是动词或形容词，

another example is photograph  photographer photography photographic Etc

另一个例子是 photography photography photographic photographic 等等

there are also other considerations for example if  there are words with similar or opposite meanings

还有其他考虑因素，例如，是否有具有相似或相反含义的词，

if there are differences in register maybe it's  four model or informal polite or not polite  

如果语域有差异，可能是四种模式或非正式礼貌或不礼貌

or if there are other words that have the same  sound but a different spelling like hair and hair  

或者如果有其他单词发音相同但拼写不同，比如 hair

what I mean is all of these elements require  you to make links and Connections in your brain

和

which can become a conscious activity  for mature adults and as a consequence

hair

it becomes easier for them to learn a new word  because you can think clearly about more things

他们学习一个新单词变得更容易，因为你可以清楚地思考更多的事情，你可以

you can interact with more people you have  more things to relate to that new word

与更多的人互动，你有更多的东西与新单词相关，

learning English as an adult has a  lot of advantages that's for sure

作为一个成年人学习英语有很多优势，这肯定是

that myth that says children learn English  faster or better than All Odds it's not true

神话说孩子们学英语比 All Odds 学得更快或更好 这不是真的

I hope you could understand what I said  there is no right age to learn something new

我希望你能理解我说的 没有适合学习新东西的年龄

I think you're right teacher plus I got  the higher score on the last exam so  

我认为你是对的老师 而且我在上次考试中获得了更高的分数 所以

exactly you're doing great on  your process of learning English

你在你学习英语的过程中做得很好

thank you so much teacher I feel much better  now and I'm sorry for not going to your classes  

非常感谢老师我现在感觉好多了我很抱歉没有去你的课没关系

that's okay don't worry all I want is  you to learn and improve your English

不要担心我只想让你学习和提高你的英语

and if you have any questions you know  you can always count on me Francisco

如果你有任何问题你知道你总是可以指望我弗朗西斯科

yes teacher I know that now  thank you so much for your help

是的老师我知道现在非常感谢你的帮助

I hope you liked this conversation if you  could improve your English a little more  

我希望你喜欢这个对话如果你能提高你的英语水平

please subscribe to the channel and share  this video with a friend and if you want  

请订阅频道并分享这个视频和朋友一起，如果你想

to support this channel you can join  us or click on the super thanks button  

支持这个频道，你可以加入我们或点击超级感谢按钮

thank you very much for your support take care

非常感谢你的支持保重