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hello everyone welcome to simple English
podcast where we make learning English
fun and easy I'm Lisa and today we're
diving into a super interesting topic
how to learn English like a baby yes you
heard me right babies are actually the
best language Learners in the world have
you ever wondered how babies go from
making funny noises to speaking full
sentences without ever opening a
textbook well today we'll explore how
you can use the same methods to learn
English naturally just like a baby and
don't worry I won't ask you to crawl
around or cry for milk but I will give
you some amazing tricks that can change
the way you learn English forever so
let's get
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started all right so how do babies learn
a language so easily let's break it down
into four key steps and I'll show you
how you can use them in your English
learning
Journey step one listening comes
first babies don't start speaking right
away they listen for months before they
say their first words they hear the
sounds patterns and rhythms of their
language the same goes for you instead
of memorizing grammar rules listen
listen and listen watch English movies
listen to podcasts like this one and
play English music in the background the
more you hear the more natural the
language will feel for example imagine
you're watching a TV series like friends
even if you don't understand every word
your brain is absorbing the language
just like a baby does over time words
and phrases will start to make
sense another great tip is to listen
passively babies are always surrounded
by language even when they are not
actively paying attention you can do the
same by playing English audio while
cooking driving or even while falling
asleep this way your brain will
continuously absorb new sounds and
patterns without
effort step two imitate don't
translate babies don't translate words
in their heads they just copy what they
hear they repeat words and sounds until
they get them right you should do the
same
instead of thinking in your native
language and translating try shadowing
this means listening to an English
speaker and repeating what they say in
real time it helps with pronunciation
Rhythm and
fluency let's try something fun say this
with me how's it
going great now say it again but faster
and with more confidence how's it going
awesome see you're already learning like
a baby another great way to imitate is
by watching videos with
subtitles try watching a short clip in
English pausing after each sentence and
repeating it exactly as the speaker says
it pay attention to intonation and
facial expressions
too step three learn words in
context babies don't memorize long
vocabulary lists they learn words by
seeing them in action if a baby hears
Apple while looking at an actual Apple
they connect the word to the object you
can do this too instead of memorizing
random words learn them in sentences for
example instead of just learning the
word delicious learn a phrase like this
pizza is delicious the next time you eat
something tasty you'll naturally
remember the word a great way to do this
is by labeling objects around you in
English stick a note on your mirror that
says mirror or put a note on your fridge
that says fridge every time you see the
object you'll reinforce the word without
even trying another technique is
learning through stories read simple
English books or listen to audio books
designed for beginners when you see
words in context they become much easier
to
remember step four make mistakes lots of
them have you ever seen a baby apologize
for saying a word wrong nope they just
keep trying until they get it right the
key to learning English is not being
afraid to make mistakes imagine you're
in a coffee shop sh and want to order in
English you might say I want a coffee
please that's simple and clear later
you'll learn you can say could I get a
coffee please but the important thing is
you communicated just like a baby speak
first and fix mistakes later another way
to become comfortable with mistakes is
practicing with a language partner find
a friend who is also learning English
and have conversations together if you
both make mistakes that's great it means
you're learning you can also talk to
yourself in English describe what you're
doing while cooking now I'm chopping the
onions or pretend you're giving a speech
in English the more you use the language
the faster you'll
improve now let's take a quick break for
a fun fact did you know that babies
around the world Babble in the same way
whether they are from Japan France or
Brazil all babies start by making
similar sounds it's only after a few
months that their babbling changes based
on the language they hear that means
language learning isn't about Talent
it's about
exposure if you surround yourself with
English your brain will start picking it
up just like a baby so don't stress your
brain is already designed to learn
languages all right let's do a quick
recap of how to learn English like a
baby one listen a lot watch listen and
expose yourself to English every day two
imitate don't translate copy native
speakers and practice shadowing
three learn words in context connect
words to real situations four make
mistakes and keep going the more you
speak the better you get remember
learning English should be fun and
natural the more you enjoy the process
the faster you'll improve if you like
today's episode don't forget to
subscribe to simple English podcast and
share this with your friends who are
learning English also tell me in the
comments what's your favorite way to
practice English thanks for listening
and I'll see you in the next episode bye
for now
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