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It'd be clear if there were pauses before the words and my parents and then right after these words and before none of this and then right after these words and before and my friends and then also after you know who you are and before lastly.
So, we all spend a huge amount of time on social media these days, just scrolling through, sometimes wasting our time and filling our brain with unnecessary information.
And most of us are trying to cut down our time on social media, but somehow we always end up catching ourselves doing the same thing once again subconsciously.
So if you are to spend your time on social media, then make sure it is benefiting you at least.
Or if you're looking for some useful content outside of YouTube that is short and concise, and you happen to love Instagram, then this information is definitely for you.
I'm going to list them, but this doesn't mean that the first one is better than the last one.
So the first account I'd like to recommend is Professor Corton's account.
Plus every Wednesday he holds lives on Instagram, where he explains different grammar points or some things about pronunciation. or talks about learning English in general, and where you can ask him questions.
Also, he has a YouTube channel where he has lots of videos on academic writing and grammar.
I think his account will be especially useful for those who are getting ready for IELTS.
Her stories are always so motivational, inspirational, and really relatable.
She's an American, but she has learned Spanish and she has gone through all the difficulties that we are going through when we're learning English. like self-expression and feeling authentic, more comfortable and confident in our target language.
She helps people understand what they need to finally become fluent on her Instagram as well as in her course because she also has a course.
Kayla shares a ton of information and tips based on her own experience as well as the experiences of her clients.
And her next words are a really important thing to remember and I want everyone to hear this.
So something that I have learned as an entrepreneur in my past year and a half of business is that I will only accept feedback from someone on two conditions.
So the first one is that they have achieved success or have reached a goal that I have for myself.
So I see that they've already had success in whatever it is that I want to achieve.
And my second requirement is that they are a person that I respect and look up to.
Right there on his page it says, I help English speaking Brazilians speak with an American accent, but don't be too quick to think that this profile is not for you if you're not a Brazilian.
Yes, there are times when Will speaks Portuguese, however, his content is in stories format and you barely even notice that.
In addition, he offers a course for Brazilians where they can work in their American accent.
A lot of you might know and already follow this account as it's Marina Mogilko's page.
They are interesting and informative, plus they do quizzes on their stories, so that you can check your listening skills and understanding of English, as well as your knowledge of English in general.
A knowledgeable sports fan and a wagering enthusiast.
It's just until anxiety levels come back down, And you're able to think like a human being instead of like a monkey.
Now, if you happen to be a medical student or are already a doctor, or you happen to like to watch medical TV shows or videos about medicine as I do, and you need medical English, then I have a suggestion for you.
She's a nurse practitioner and a midwife, and she practiced medicine up until recently.
You can ask the patient, is it more of a sharp shooting pain or is it a dull aching pain?
To my fellow Ukrainians, I want to recommend a very cool and I'd say unique account called English for Ukraine, where a teacher, Lini, she's an American, teaches English.
Lini has actually learned Ukrainian and lived in Ukraine, in Lviv, for some time.
Do you use the idioms, I'm having a whale of a time, or let's paint the town red?
I don't know if they're British, but we just don't use them in America. which is why I made this course, the things textbooks never taught you.
Also don't forget to check their saved stories because as you know, or maybe you don't know, but stories are only available for 24 hours after posting.
Just another account that teaches you English. Wrong. Not just some other account. Hello everyone. My name is Lini.
And these three things that I'll talk about really are the key things to do to improve your speaking.
If you don't speak, there's no way you're going to improve your speaking, right?
You have to be practicing outside of social interaction.
Meaning that if you go out in the world and try to use English to communicate with other people, that's great.
Speaking in general, and especially if you want to improve your pronunciation, takes a deliberate and repetitive practice on your own or with someone who can help you with this.
There's also a question of how much you should speak per day or per week to achieve that level that you want.
For some, It's enough to practice speaking with someone once a week for an hour and their accent doesn't bother them.
While for others, it even might be not enough to speak in English for half a day every day.
However, sometimes it's really not a case of not having the money or a person to practice with.
Sometimes it's a case of not being willing to put in the work and time and having the desire and enough motivation.
Because believe me, I know that sometimes this learning journey might be so overwhelming and tiring and disappointing even.
I know that not having enough time, for instance, is a real problem for some people.
If learning English is what you want or need, you have to manage your time and create schedules.
Sometimes it might seem to you that you're stuck and not improving, but have some patience and keep working.
And eventually you'll be amazed and satisfied with your progress and very happy that you didn't stop.
You just have to take a step back and take a look at your journey so far, where you were a couple of months ago and where you are now.
In the description box down below, you'll find courses that I recommend and free sources that you can use to improve your speaking and English in general.
Actually open that description box and take a look at those options that are listed.
I might swear by some course or method or a teacher, but another person might think that it's a total nonsense.
The number two thing is you have to be a broken record.
There's an idiom to sound like a broken record, which means to repeat something over and over again, even to the point of being annoying.
Doing something over and over again and the same way to hone something, some skill, and be accurate.
Be it working on your pronunciation, eliminating the grammar mistakes that you keep making, applying and trying to remember new vocabulary or expressions, or working on your confidence and dealing with fear when speaking English.
If you keep making a sound incorrectly or putting the stress and the word in the wrong place, we'll work on that.
You will see that after this what seems crazy practice, you're gonna be saying those things correctly without even thinking.
You've heard a cool sentence someone said during an interview or in a movie, write it down and practice it later.
She repeats them a couple of times so that you are able to practice with her.
We have to take one video and not just watch it or repeat those sentences once, but repeat them until we memorize them.
Until you feel sick of that sentence, or if you're working on your pronunciation, until your face muscles hurt.
Let's say you're going shopping tomorrow and you happen to be in a place where people speak English.
Find questions, words and phrases that you might use and practice asking them and saying them.
If you repeat and keep practicing them lots and lots of times, they're gonna pop up in your mind just like that.
And this, by the way, will save you from social interaction, anxiety and stress.
Remember that everything that you do adds to your ability to speak and to your fluency in general.
Yes, you have to listen to English speech a lot to be able to speak.
When your listening skills are developed, and when you're listening to people speaking in English regularly, it helps tremendously with your speaking and pronunciation.
For one thing, you catch new words and phrases, and you hear different words and expressions used in context. you have the opportunity to understand the usage of grammar.
And another thing is that you're listening to natural speech and the correct pronunciation.
Of course, listening per se doesn't enable you to speak perfectly in English.
However, when you've said something and made a mistake, you'll notice that something didn't sound right.
Be it the pronunciation of a word or you didn't say a phrase correctly or your sentence sounded weird, maybe you misplaced words.
Your brain will give you a signal and what is even better is that eventually it'll give you corrections.
The bad news, or maybe it's good news, is that I don't know a single person who doesn't make mistakes or mispronounces words.
The good news is that over time, you're going to be making much fewer mistakes.
In this video, I want to share with you four things to do or four techniques to learn new vocabulary effectively.
And speaking of effective things, if you want to know best methods and techniques to learn English, then click on the link above.
I gathered and put together all that I know so far that really works.
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We all know that we have a short-term memory and a long-term memory.
A short-term memory is our capacity to hold information in mind in an active and available state for a short period of time.
Long-term memories can last from just a few days to many years.
Even if it's not actively used right now, we can recall this information when we need.
And when we learn something, that is where we want to put that knowledge.
And there are some people that can learn something new really fast.
We take some words, we translate them or read their meaning, then we try to memorize them by repeating them a couple of times.
We memorize all the information a day or two days beforehand, we take the test and then we forget it.
But our short-term memories can become our long-term memories through consolidation.
In this context, it's the process by which a new memory is converted into a form that is stable and long-lasting.
What is up with you and with that repetition, repetition, repetition?
All new data is stored in a short-term memory, and if you don't repeat it or use it, you forget it very fast.
I'd say that this is the most beneficial thing that I've started doing because it trains your brain and it increases its capacity.
You can read about this technique online in details, but the point is, You have some vocabulary that you want to learn, or even grammar.
This way your brain understands that it matters and this information worth remembering and storing.
And this is the way to put information into your long-term memory.
Not only does it help you to really learn new vocabulary, but also you constantly come across different words, including the ones you're trying to memorize.