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hi everyone welcome back to simple

English podcast where we help you

improve your English in a fun and easy

way I'm Lisa and today I want to share

something personal with you my journey

to speaking English

fluently if you've ever felt nervous

about speaking English worried about

making mistakes or wondered how to sound

more natural this episode is for you

I'll tell you about my my own struggles

the biggest mistakes I made and the

exact techniques that helped me improve

and don't worry I won't just give you

boring textbook advice I'll share real

life stories fun tricks and easy tips

that you can start using today so grab a

cup of tea relax and let's get

started as always don't forget to check

out the free PDF file in the comments

section below to get the full transcript

and vocabulary for this episode

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let me take you back a few years when I

first started learning English I was

really shy I knew some vocabulary and I

could understand basic conversations but

speaking oh that was scary every time I

tried I felt like I was making mistakes

one time I went to a coffee shop and I

wanted to order a latte but instead of

saying can I have a latte I panicked and

said you want coffee latte the Barista

looked at me for a second then smiled

and said oh you'd like a latte I nodded

quickly that moment made me realize

something important people don't care if

you make mistakes they just want to

understand you so here's my first tip

for speaking English naturally one don't

be afraid of mistakes many Learners

think that they need perfect grammar

before they speak but that's not true

even native speakers make mistakes all

the time the key is to keep talking and

not be afraid if someone corrects you

don't feel bad see it as a chance to

improve I remember when I first spoke to

a native speaker I was so nervous that I

mixed up my words and said I go to

market yesterday but instead of laughing

the person just smiled and said oh you

went to the market yesterday that moment

made me realize that communication is

more important than perfection

two think in English one thing that

helped me a lot was thinking in English

instead of translating from my native

language at first it was difficult but I

started with simple things for example

when I was cooking I would say in my

head now I'm cutting the onions now I'm

boiling the

water over time my brain got used to it

and speaking became much easier another

thing I did was describe my day in

English before going to bed I would say

to myself today I woke up

early I had breakfast I went to work

this simple habit made my brain more

comfortable with forming English

sentences naturally three use shadowing

to sound more

natural have you ever heard of shadowing

it's a great technique where you listen

to a native speaker and repeat what they

say right after them for example I used

to watch TV shows like friends or the

office and repeat long from the

characters it helped me improve my

pronunciation and Rhythm a great way to

practice this is by listening to English

podcasts or audiobooks play a short

sentence pause and repeat it exactly as

the speaker said it focus on their

pronunciation intonation and speed this

technique helped me sound more natural

and confident four surround yourself

with English one of the biggest mistakes

I made was only learning English in the

classroom

but English is not just a subject it's a

living language the more you surround

yourself with English the faster you'll

improve I changed my phone language to

English listened to English podcasts and

even started writing my shopping lists

in English I also followed

English-speaking influencers on social

media whenever I had free time I would

watch their videos or read their posts

it was an easy way to learn new words

and phrases in a natural way another fun

trick label things around your house in

English I put small sticky notes on my

fridge mirror and even my

laptop every time I saw them I was

reminded of those words this made

English part of my daily life five have

real

conversations this is the most important

tip speak with real people I remember

the first time I had a full conversation

in English it was with a tourist who

asked for directions at first I was

nervous but then I realized I could do

it that experience gave me so much

confidence if you don't have native

speakers around you don't worry you can

join online language exchange groups or

practice speaking with AI tools the more

you speak the more natural it will

feel another thing that helped me was

recording myself speaking English I

would pick a random topic talk about it

for 1 minute and then listen to my

recording at first it was strange but I

quickly noticed my pronunciation

mistakes and improved them over time six

learn phrases not just words a big

mistake I made at the beginning was

trying to memorize individual words

instead of learning full phrases for

example instead of just learning the

word hungry it's better to learn the

full sentence I'm hungry let's get

something to eat native speakers don't

speak in single words they speak in

phrases and expressions so instead of

memorizing long vocabulary lists learn

common expressions like what's up

instead of how are you that sounds good

instead of I

agree I'll take a rain check when you

want to meet later instead when you

learn phrases like this your English

will sound much more natural and

fluent seven slow down and focus on

Clarity many Learners think that

speaking fast means they are fluent but

that's not not true speaking clearly and

confidently is more important than

speaking quickly when I first started I

tried to speak too fast and I kept

making mistakes but then I realized that

even native speakers pause think and

speak at a comfortable speed so don't

rush focus on speaking clearly and

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naturally now here's a fun fact did you

know that babies don't actually learn

their native Lang Language by studying

grammar they learn by listening

repeating and imitating the people

around them this is why many language

experts say that the best way to learn

English is to immerse yourself in it

instead of memorizing grammar rules

focus on listening repeating and using

English every day just like a baby

learns their first language for example

have you ever noticed how kids pick up

new words just by watching cartoons

that's because they hear the same

phrases again and again

so if you want to speak English

naturally try watching TV shows

listening to podcasts and practicing

common phrases out

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loud all right my friends that's all for

today I hope my story and these tips

help you feel more confident in your

English Journey remember don't be afraid

of mistakes just keep

speaking think in English to make your

brain work faster

practice shadowing and real

conversations to sound

natural surround yourself with English

every

day speaking English fluently doesn't

happen overnight but if you practice a

little every day you will get better if

you found this episode helpful don't

forget to like subscribe and share this

podcast with your friends and tell me in

the comments what's your biggest

challenge in learning English I'd love

to hear your thoughts

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - to talk or say words
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A1	noun - errors or wrong actions
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ A2	adjective - occurring or existing in nature; not artificial
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ A1	verb - to do something repeatedly to improve noun - repeated exercise to improve a skill
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to pay attention to sounds
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ A2	verb - to do or say something again
improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ A1	verb - to make or become better
conversation /ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃən/ A2	noun - a talk between two or more people
pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ B1	noun - the way in which a word is pronounced
English /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ A1	noun - the language of England and many other countries
podcast /ˈpɒdkæst/ B2	noun - a digital audio or video file made available on the internet
episode /ˈepɪsəʊd/ B1	noun - a part or section of a series, especially a program or story
tips /tɪps/ A2	noun - pieces of advice
grammar /ˈɡræmər/ B2	noun - the rules of a language about how words change and combine
phrases /ˈfreɪzɪz/ B1	noun - groups of words functioning as a single unit in language
language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ A2	noun - the method of human communication, either spoken or written
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ B1	adjective - having strong belief in oneself and one's abilities
native /ˈneɪtɪv/ B1	adjective - belonging to a person or thing by nature; relating to the place of birth
fluent /ˈfluːənt/ B2	adjective - able to speak or write a foreign language smoothly and easily