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Can't speak English fluently? Try THIS instead of regular lessons
Think about the way you typically learn English (classroom, textbook you didn’t choose, studying grammar points or vocabulary, trying to understand context and meaning)
What is the result? We know that even after years of studying this way, it doesn’t lead to a good level of confidence & fluency. You may even get good grades, but can’t hold a conversation with a native. You know your textbook, but it’s difficult to read a newspaper or even social media posts because of native slang and idioms. You can ace a vocabulary test, but when it comes to making full sentences, the cat’s got your tongue.
So let’s talk about a better way. It’s not your fault. It’s just that learning English through regular, traditional lessons is not really the fastest way to become fluent.
First, the environment - did you know it’s important to put yourself in real-life situations where you can observe the way people communicate in English? This is how babies learn! You’re not a baby, you’ve got a head start. If you can’t be in an English-speaking environment, then watch a lot of conversational videos, like in my “Fluent in 15” Conversation course.
Second, the textbook - this is the WORST way to learn a language fluently. I remember my Spanish textbook started us learning a long list of zoo animal names, which by the way I NEVER used in real life in the 20 years since I learned Spanish. The better way to learn, especially at the intermediate level and up, is to find something you’re interested in and learn about it in English. For example, I like to cook, so I learn a lot of Spanish by watching cooking shows on TV and social media.
Third, studying to learn grammar & vocabulary - it’s only preparing you to please your teacher and an antiquated education system, and not real life. So if you want to learn English for real life, you need to put yourself in real-life situations. I keep saying this, so let’s dive into how to do this.
Think of 3-5 things that are interesting to you. Not what your teacher wants you to learn, but something that you would learn about for fun. Cars? Music? Animals? Current events?
Now, for improving your fluency, you need to have INPUT and a chance to create OUTPUT. What does this mean? Well, you need a way to read and a way to listen about this topic. So for example, a video or podcast or music and a book, magazine, blog, newspaper online, etc. Output means you are creating! For example, write a social media post (short and sweet) or a blog post, or a Quora answer or Reddit. Speak by practicing alone & recording or actually make friends who speak English and enjoy the same topics - attend a meetup group, or go to a class on the topic, for example.
Of course in this way you are going to be consuming content meant for NATIVE speakers, called AUTHENTIC content, not specifically created for ESL. So, you may see and hear new words you don’t know yet. That’s ok, it happens to native speakers too! Just stay calm and try to learn as you go. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you can improve your knowledge of the language this way.
Can you think of a topic you’re interested in, and ways to explore it using the 4 English language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking)?
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teach i can understand you perfectly, but when i watch a movie i can not understand what´s the problem?
I have been an English teacher for 15 years, I grew up in Canada and now I live in Brazil where my parents are from I speak Portuguese also, and what I can see now is my Brazilian students learn WAY MUCH BETTER AND FASTER when I explain to them the grammar rules in Portuguese. Adults DO NEED to get grammar explanations in their NATIVE language. That makes the process faster, less painful, and more effective. I speak English with them most of the class, but when it comes to grammar explanations I ALWAYS explain them in Portuguese. No wonder my students feel comfortable enough to use new grammar structures.
Em qual estado vc mora?
From heaven (Canada to hell Brazil 😂😂
Quite the opposite. I have always liked the beach, surfing, the outdoors...so Brazil is heaven for me. If you make some decent money you can live a great life here. I live a few blocks away from the beach, walk around in shorts and flip-flops everywhere, go surfing every day, work only 5 hours a day. I am in heaven. Not to mention the food, which is superb. @@badrbaaich4209
@@badrbaaich4209realmente, eu nasci aqui e quero ir embora. Brasil é um inferno em todos os sentidos, por isso estou correndo contra o tempo pra ficar fluente (já tenho uma boa base).
Really good insight man
I remember 3 years ago when I started to learn English, between 6 and 1 year after I started it I used to watch your videos, I barely could understand some sentences, today I watched this video and I put it on 2x speed I was able to understand 100%. So if you keep going in you journey you got this for sure, constancy is the key.
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@@Silva-oe1jn did you get there too?
Infelizmente não
@@Silva-oe1jn é só manter a constância que um dia vem
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Am I right or not? It seems to me that you had stopped teaching English, but now I ran into you. I didn't know you were back. If so....what great news!
Gabby, it makes me so happy seeing that you've uploaded a new english video. You're the best teacher on youtube for me, and I've seen dozens. I'll see every video until I become fluent. 🙂
So glad you are back!! I just introduced a friend of mine to your channel because you transformed my speaking!!
Great video, Gabby! Super helpful tips! Thanks so much! Love from Argentina!❤
Thank you for coming back Gabby❤
You're so right!
Hi Gabby, happy for you I just followed your videos in a short period, no native around me but the outcome is tremendous ! 🙏
Thanks teacher
So you’re back!!! Good to hear from you again
Thanks beautiful teacher
Thank you so much for sharing all theses tips with us. You're so generous. Saludos desde España.😊
You are a wonderful teacher,too.
Thank you so much Gabby Wallace for the advises you give us about how we can learn and especially speak English fluently, these techniques are so important in the way they enable us to gain time and effort
I'm from Brazil and I understand 93% of your video, I think my English is intermediate, thank you I managed to understand a lot
"I wholeheartedly concur, your advice is spot on and valuable."🙃
I'm so happy you're back!! Greetings from Mexico! 😄
Thank you for your efforts. Your advice is very helpful.
Thanks for the amazing bits of advice. I moved to Canada 6 months ago and when I lived in the country(Iran) I started English and I Thought learning enough. But when I arrived in Canada I found out I didn't know too much English. So I've decided to live here and the first thing is language. Then I focused on my weaknesses such as listening. It is necessary to understand people and what they say because learning English in class and my country is so different. These days learning English as my third language is the only way to save my life. Due to having some personal issues, fighting and learning English fluently is one way to help me and help my mental health.
Thank you, teacher!
Thanks gabby for your efforts and sharing this ❤
Good and very helpful! Thank you 👍
Are you back? Nice to see you again
Thank you for the advice.
Super teacher ,congratulations from Guatemala .
Hello Gabby! Welcome back.
Good to hear from you again.
My first time listening to you, your English is so clear, without contractions I understand perfectly, with natives it is more difficult due to the contractions of the language and the dictions, Even so, I loved the tips and I’m very grateful for your content.
thank you foe give us some your advices and I love your accent
Learning english with teacher Gabby is always amazing
I'm gonna be totally honest ,This video was awesome Gabby, I loved it.
Amazing video, thanks!🥰
I was encouraged by your video ❤
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT EVERY ONE..
Very good your class of English
thank you so much.
You’re back!! Great, great GABI.
Thanks Gabby ❤❤❤
Thank you ,I love your videos .
Thanks a lot!
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Have a nice day, Gabby! ✋🙂
You are a great teacher. If you watch this channel, it means that you don't waste your time.😃
Thank you, teacher
THANKS TEACHER😁✌✌✌
Thanks alot millions dear respected Gabby mam for your helpful lessons.
Great Gaby, grettings from México city, I follow you
Thank you for this video which has so many good things and tricks.
This when you need to go out and speak to native speakers you don’t need to travel just play online games and use vc the more you talk the better you get this is the path i chose. I never got better by grammers and regular books it’s better this way and cartoons helped as well since they use basic english and speak slow
good to see you! I thought you quit teaching english
Thank you so much for this amazing video,keep going and break a leg
Thanks ma'am 😊🙏
Great minds are immortal.Every human being has unique ability and you are the best who is driving English Language Learners in proper way. May Allah bless you with a prosperous and healthy life.
All you said is so true 🙂
Except the definition of insanity, which has nothing to do with that silly quote everyone uses.
Glad that you come back to your followers and free par 🇵🇸✌️
Thank you gabbie for this quality content
thanks a lot GABBY
Love you Gabby ❤
Okay boss.Bangladesh
Exactly. I have high scores in testing but when I meet native speakers I got confused and lose all my knowledge.
Me too I passed all the test and I successfully finished programs and everything is different when I speak and the bad thing some people think that you're soooo bored and when they see that you're so outgoing in your native language they get in shock
I'm a English speaker and i speak English, from India
The way you talk makes me understand everything but when I'm watching tv news or listening to music I feel frustrated because I can't understand. What do I need to do to break this barrier?
Im Brazilian, i understand you easily
It is good to see you Gabby,I am just confused us your channel about financial advice or learning English
i Love you gaby you are the best teacher ❤❤❤❤
I love you!
Hello!! Please upload more videos about real estate ❤ thanks 😊
you great
I am a struggling english learner but I understand you 100%.How to reach the next level ?
How are you feeling my beautiful teacher, I'm new your student here I'm from Nigeria Africa, I have been watching your videos a lots of times in everyday. Have a wonderful day, Put more efforts I'm with you in any situation, bye .
You are right. Sitting on my PC and listening to you is (relatively) easy, reading comments and "speaking in my own head" too. But: Going out and finding someone who's fluent in English to talk to them is really hard here in Germany. And what we learnt here in our schools doesn't help either. What's relatively easy is, when you go to another (non German and non English speaking) country and try it there. After 2-3 days it's easier from day to day. And fun fact: Mostly the other people don't speak English natively too. So if you make a mistake - or no sense at all - you've got always an excuse. ;-)
We can make a practice if you are available I am B2
Very nice madam ❤️ ❤️
One of the challenges is to memorize the capricious patterns of werbs, adjectives, and adverbs in how they are combined with prepositions and objects; there seems to be no logic, and we just have to memorize, and this takes a long time of practice. I have found a mere list of common prepositions, not a list of those patterns. Is there any book on this topic? Perhaps the explanation of the functions of prepositions in Old English would also be helpful. It seems to me that the above problem is somewhat unseen by the teachers.
Muito lindaaaa ❤❤parece com uma atriz , aqui no Brazil Helen Roche😊😊
Kkkkkk 😂😂
I am destined to greatness in english communication
Wonderful video i really enjoy it. Talking about me i am a beginner in English language but now i feel that i really want to improve my English for myself. For improving my English i daily spending one hour to do some task like imitating any video based on my interest and mood then i write my feedback about video and then speak my friends about this video or some funny incidents happens in my life. This are the daily routine of me and i really enjoying this process and if you don't mint could you please give a suggestion or assign a task related to improve my speaking other than my routine task. Finally thank you for the amazing video i really enjoy it.
Ornitorrinco!
I'm learning english. I hope to get to be fluent.
May I ask why some specialists on language learning for infants and toddlers say, that just listening (like videos or cartoon episodes) is too passive?
They say you have to interact with the native baby to learn to speak…
Hlo mam first of all i just want to thank to u to giving these such a great technique to learn English instead of old traditional methods of learning English now i have been already starting these new techniques from today
And i feel that this technique will work properly in my journey of learning of English
I'd love hearing you speak Spanish
Hi Gabby!!
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How come you’re here ?😯
I thought you stopped your videos over here… 😅
Ok,sorry if i say thinks what noun have direction the lenguas,but tankyou for information is very good,is nice and see you soon 😊🙈👋
Bom dia Gabby, voce fala portugues fluente? Um abraço,te admiro muito❤
I love to learn about culture and sports
Culture is always fun
Hi Gabi 😃🤦🏻♂️,,, Brasil 🇧🇷
Nice to see you again❤
Thanks a whole lot from Russian ESL students!
Keep up the awesome work!
We'd really appreciate it if you could you upload more videos presenting US idioms and slang expressions so that we could start communicating with native American speakers on an entirely different level.
Also we'd like to see videos on your great channel featuring samples of job interviews, which is extremely critical for newly arrived immigrants as well as people coming to the US to work for a period of time stipulated in the contract.
We are especially interested in customs and traditions a typical American citizen is trying to follow.
Those of us who are planning to get into a romantic relationship with Americans would like to get a better idea about personality traits of an average man or woman born and raised in the US.
You're the best!
We love you!
- American Language Center
Moscow, Russia
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Miss you Gappy
Gabby❤
English is not about a native, English is about you the person learning it from the textbooks to become useful to take control so that you can learn it by your own self for life ❤.
If i had a watch this video one year ago, i would be fluent in English yet
l miss you Gabby ❤
Your eyes break my 💔
It is always a pleasure to hear you
hello Gabby good evening from Indonesia...Nice Meet you..
Nice TO meet you! 👍
Good morning Gabi, can you speak portuguese a little?
My favorite american english Teacher 🤗
I love you so much gabby❤❤❤
Thé best teacher in the world