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[English]

Is it possible to become a fluent

English speaker with no one to practice

speaking with? I'm going to say yes. In

fact, it is easy if you use the three

tips from today's lesson. If you're new

here, hi, I'm Vanessa from

speakenglishwithvanessa.com

and I have been teaching real life

English here on my YouTube channel for

over the past 10 years to now more than

7 million of you. Thank you so much for

learning English with me. And like

always, I have created a free PDF

worksheet, but I'm not going to tell you

about today's special bonus inside this

worksheet until a few minutes later.

This is a surprise, but if you'd like to

get today's free worksheet that includes

everything you're about to learn today,

all you need to do is click on the link

in the description, enter your name and

email address, and voila, it will land

in your email inbox. Before we get to

tip number one, I have some bad news. Do

you need to use English for work? If you

need to use English in a professional

situation, this is the number one most

stressful situation for using English.

You need to be professional, you need to

represent yourself and your company

well. You cannot start growing your

confidence in English by speaking

English in the workplace. You need to

move to less stressful situations. So,

let's imagine you're walking around New

York City and you're lost. You need to

ask for directions. So, you confidently

ask for directions, but when they reply,

you have no clue what they're saying

because it's true, native English

speakers speak very quickly. Well, this

level of speaking with native English

speakers is also stressful. So, maybe

you need to move to a less stressful

situation, which could include speaking

with other English learners. A lot of my

students have found great success

speaking with each other because who

knows how you feel better than other

English learners. They know that it is

stressful, that you can feel nervous,

that maybe you won't express yourself

perfectly because they also know what

it's like to learn English.

But what if you have no other English

learners to speak with? You don't have

English learners to speak with, you're

not ready to speak with native speakers

yet, and in the workplace, forget about

it. Well, we need to move to the

foundational level of growing your

confidence speaking in English, and that

is speaking alone. When you grow your

confidence speaking alone, you can move

to the other levels and you will be able

to speak without stress, and in fact,

you will speak fearlessly and

confidently. So, let me share with you

my top three tips to help you become a

fluent English speaker all alone, all by

yourself, and also introduce you to this

beautiful location where I am here in

Western North Carolina. Let's go with

tip number one.

The first tip to help you become a

fluent English speaker alone is to

practice speaking with common

conversation topics. Let me give you an

example.

What do you usually do in the morning?

Well, every morning I like to make

myself a hot cup of black tea with some

milk in it. And then I like to go

outside and drink at least a few sips

outside, even if I don't have the time

to drink my whole cup of tea outside. I

like to get some fresh air and just

enjoy a few moments of peace.

What did you do last weekend? Well, last

weekend was really special because my

husband and I had the whole weekend

without the children. My in-laws took

the children for the whole weekend, so

we went to one of our favorite places,

which is Linville Gorge. It has

beautiful views, lots of great hikes.

You can even swim in the river, and it's

a place that we love to go when we're

without the kids because it feels a

little bit scary to go there with kids.

There's too many cliffs, but to go there

as adults, it is perfect. I love the

view, and we got to eat our lunch with a

beautiful view. It was a great weekend,

and I hope to go back soon.

Have you ever done something scary? I

have. I'm not a fan of heights, so

usually I don't get close to the edge of

the cliff, but at this hike, we hiked to

the top of Hawksbill, which is that

little rocky point, and I decided to get

close to get the best view possible. It

was pretty scary. Do you want to see

exactly where I was? So, this is

Linville Gorge, and here I'm going to

zoom in on Hawksbill. You're going to be

able to see a little tiny point of a

rock sticking out. That's where I was

standing. Can you believe it?

What do you like to do when it's hot in

the summer? Well, I love to cool off in

the water. Here we are in the Linville

River at the bottom of Linville Gorge,

and after a hot hike, we ended up at the

river, and it felt so good. There's

nothing better than diving in a swimming

pool or a creek or a river and just

enjoying feeling cool after a really hot

day.

To help you with this first tip, I have

included a special bonus in today's free

PDF worksheets. I have included 25

common conversation questions. Plus, I

have added some sample answers so that

you can know some common grammar,

sentence structure, verb tenses, and

vocabulary that you can use to answer

common conversation questions. When you

practice these yourself alone, you will

be much more confident and ready to

speak when you have conversations out in

the real world. So, how can you get this

free PDF worksheet plus the bonus 25

common questions and answers? All you

need to do is click on the link in the

description, enter your name and email

address, and voila, this PDF worksheet

will land in your email inbox. It is my

gift to you.

The second way that you can become a

fluent English speaker all by yourself

is to learn with my speak with me series

here on YouTube. I have created a

playlist for you with over 5 hours of

speaking lessons. These videos have

gotten millions of views all together

and I know that you will love them so

that you can go from feeling fearful or

nervous or hesitant to speak English to

feeling more confident and sure of

yourself because that's the goal. So, I

have put a link to this 5-hour speaking

playlist in the description of this

video and I've put it in the free PDF

worksheet so that you can easily find it

wherever you want, whenever you want.

What are you waiting for?

In each of the videos, you'll have the

chance to learn some key vocabulary

around different common conversation

topics, and then you'll have the chance

to practice speaking with me in a sample

conversation. This is a great way to

build the foundation of confidence and

vocabulary that you need so that you can

actually communicate and have great

conversations about a variety of topics.

The most important thing to do while

you're watching those speak with me

videos is to be active. When I ask you

to speak and repeat with me, make sure

that you do it. Don't be passive and

just listen. You need to practice your

speaking skills and hear your own voice.

You'll be able to practice talking about

a variety of topics like your weekend

plans such as visiting this blueberry

farm, your vacation, restaurants,

movies, so that you can grow your

fluency in a variety of topics.

Mhm, blueberries.

Mhm, for our third tip to help you

become a fluent English speaker all by

yourself, we're going to need some

internet. So, let's go back to the

cabin.

Back due to popular demand is the 30-day

speaking challenge. In my opinion, the

best way to find out about this

challenge is to hear it directly from my

previous students. My student Kong said,

"Thanks to this challenge, speaking

English no longer feels scary to me."

Student Gregor said, "I feel more

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Christoph said, "The challenge

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made speaking English feel easier and

more enjoyable." Student Judy said, "I

spent less time worrying about making

mistakes and more time focusing on

communicating my ideas. Over time,

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speaking with Vanessa AI, I'm not afraid

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speaking challenge sounds pretty great,

right? But, what is this Vanessa AI that

Yuxuan said helped him to stop being

afraid to speak in English? Let me tell

you. Vanessa AI is only the best way to

help you become a fluent English

speaker, even if you have no one else to

speak with, you can become fluent alone.

I've partnered with some of the world's

language learning experts to help create

the Speak with Vanessa AI app, where you

can have unlimited speaking practice

with my clone who has been trained on my

voice and my teaching style, so that you

can speak without embarrassment and

without any judgment. When you join the

30-day speaking challenge, you will get

a mini conversation lesson each day,

including useful vocabulary that you

need to know. Plus, drumroll, you will

get free access to the Vanessa AI app,

so that you can immediately use what you

have learned, so that you don't forget

it. It's like learning with me and then

having a conversation with me right

away. Vanessa AI will even correct your

vocabulary and grammar mistakes.

Let me tell you, at work, your

co-workers will never correct your

mistakes. They will just politely smile

and nod, and you will never know if you

actually made a mistake. But, with

Vanessa AI, she, your teacher, me, will

correct your grammar and vocabulary

mistakes, so that when you go out into

the real world, you can speak with

confidence because you know that you are

communicating fluently, smoothly, and

with confidence. The 30-day speaking

challenge is only open for enrollment

this week, though. So, if you want to

join us and get a 20% off discount, and

speak English better than you ever have

before, all you need to do is click the

link in the description to start

speaking with me. I would love to speak

with you every day. And thank you so

much for learning English with me here

on YouTube. Don't forget to download

today's free PDF worksheet that includes

the bonus of 25 common conversation

questions, plus some common answers to

give you some ideas of sentence

structure, verb tense, and vocabulary

that you can use so that you can really

boost your fluency all by yourself.

Well, all you need to do is click the

link in the description, enter your name

and email address, and this worksheet

plus conversation bonus will land in

your email inbox. It is my gift to you.

Well, thanks so much for learning

English with me today. I'll see you

again next Friday for a new lesson here

on my YouTube channel. Bye.

But wait, do you want more? I recommend

watching this playlist next where you

can practice speaking with me for over 5

hours. Are you ready? Let's go.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fluent /ˈfluːənt/ B2	adjective - able to speak or write a language easily and accurately
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B2	noun - a feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities
professional /prəˈfɛʃənl/ B2	adjective - relating to or connected with a profession
stressful /ˈstrɛsfl/ B1	adjective - causing mental or emotional stress
represent /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/ B2	verb - to be entitled or appointed to act or speak for someone else
foundational /faʊnˈdeɪʃənl/ C1	adjective - relating to the basis or groundwork of something
fearless /ˈfɪələs/ C1	adjective - lacking fear
hesitant /ˈhɛzɪtənt/ C1	adjective - tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking
communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ B2	verb - to share or exchange information, news, or ideas
passive /ˈpæsɪv/ B2	adjective - accepting or allowing what happens or what others do without active response or resistance
fluency /ˈfluːənsi/ B2	noun - the quality or condition of being fluent
demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ B2	noun - an insistent and peremptory request
significantly /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ B2	adverb - in a sufficiently great or important way
embarrassment /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ B2	noun - a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness
judgment /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ B2	noun - the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions

Key Grammar Structures

• I have been teaching real life English here on my YouTube channel for over the past 10 years.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Use "have been teaching" to emphasize an action that started in the past and is still continuing now.

• Everything you're about to learn today.

  ➔ Be about to + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "be about to" indicates an action that will happen in the very near future.

• You cannot start growing your confidence by speaking English in the workplace.

  ➔ Gerund after preposition (by + speaking)

  ➔ When a verb follows a preposition like "by", it must be in the -ing form (gerund).

• Have you ever done something scary?

  ➔ Present Perfect for experience

  ➔ "Have you ever done" is used to ask about experiences at an unspecified time in the past.

• I'm not a fan of heights, so usually I don't get close to the edge.

  ➔ Zero Conditional / General Truth

  ➔ The structure uses "don't" (present simple) to describe a habitual state or general truth.

• I've partnered with some of the world's language learning experts.

  ➔ Present Perfect (Accomplished action)

  ➔ Use "have partnered" to show a past action that has a result in the present.

• If you want to join us, click the link in the description.

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Uses "If + present simple, imperative" to give instructions or express real possibilities.

• You will get free access to the Vanessa AI app.

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ "Will" + base verb is used here to make a promise or predict a future outcome.