Hey, in this week's English
lesson, I want to help you.
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You finally start thinking in English.
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You heard me right?
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You're gonna stop
translating in your mind.
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Instead, you'll start thinking in English
and speaking English with confidence.
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Well, then I'm teacher Tiffani.
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Let's jump right in.
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Tip number one is to surround yourself.
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Let me break this down.
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In other words, you need to immerse
yourself in English speaking
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environments as much as possible.
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This includes watching movies, listening
to music, and reading books in English.
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The more you expose yourself, the easier
it will be to start thinking in English.
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Now, let me say something that
will hopefully encourage you.
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When I was teaching English in South
Korea, I had thousands of students,
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but there was one student, one student
that I will never, ever forget.
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He came into my class and when he started
speaking to me, I literally wondered
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in my mind, why is he in my class?
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That's how good his English was.
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His pronunciation was great.
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His thought process was amazing, and the
way he articulated his ideas blew me away.
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So I asked him, I said,
have you ever lived abroad?
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Did you ever study in America?
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He said, no, I've never lived abroad,
and I've never studied abroad.
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So immediately I was curious, how are
you able to speak English so well?
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And you know what he told me, this tip
right here, he immersed himself, he
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surrounded himself with English, watching
English movies, watching YouTube videos
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in English, listening to English podcasts.
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So much so that his
English became amazing.
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So if you're wondering, is this possible?
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Yes, it doesn't matter where
you live, there might not be any
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other English speaker around you.
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When you surround yourself with English,
your English will improve and your ability
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to think in English will also improve.
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Let's keep it moving.
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Tip number two is to speak out loud.
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Yes, you heard me speak out loud.
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It's important for you to
practice speaking English
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out loud whenever you can.
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For example, describe your environment.
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Think of English words to describe
various situations, or simply
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talk to yourself in English.
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This will help you become more
comfortable with thinking in English.
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It will literally force you to organize
your thoughts in English before you speak.
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You have to think right?
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So it doesn't matter if you are living
alone or if you are living in a country
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where there's no one else around you.
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While you're sitting there in your room,
in your kitchen, or maybe while you're
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at work, think about your activity.
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And speak about it.
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Now, maybe if you're at work, your
coworkers might look at you a little
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funny, so try this when you're in an
environment where it won't matter if
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you're speaking out loud, but it's
important to articulate your thoughts.
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It's important to say them out loud.
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And when I say out loud, I don't mean.
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Hey, my name is, and how are you?
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As your English teacher,
remember, I believe in you, and
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you need to believe in yourself.
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When you believe in yourself,
your shoulders go back.
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You speak with more confidence,
speak out loud, and with confidence,
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you have to believe in yourself.
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So tip number two, speak out loud.
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Makes sense right now before we go on
to tip number two, I want to remind
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you that every week I send out tips
that help English learners around
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the world improve their English.
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I wanna help you even more.
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All right, so let's now
go to tip number three.
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Tip number three is to use images.
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Use images instead of relying on
translating words in your head.
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Try to connect English words to their
meanings by using actual images.
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You can also create flashcards in order to
connect English words with their concepts.
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Now, I used this in my classroom.
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All the time when I was teaching
English in Korea, remember I was
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hired to help some, um, soldiers.
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They were on the military base and they
were trying to learn English, and I used
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images, and they absolutely loved it.
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Because it was a fun way to learn English.
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I'd show them the picture, and
then I'd ask them individually,
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Hey, describe this picture.
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Pick a word that describes this picture
and they would start thinking of
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different words, because there's something
that happens when you use images.
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It activates a different side
of your brain, and it makes the
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learning process more enjoyable.
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So in order to start thinking in
English, start using images and it will
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trigger certain things in your brain.
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So no matter what word you say,
or if you find a new word, that
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word will now moving forward, be
connected to that image in your brain.
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Let's move on to tip number four.
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Tip number four is also an important one.
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Think in English during
everyday activities.
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You see when you're performing simple
tasks like cooking or driving, it's
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important for you to try to think in
English, for example, describe the
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steps you are taking and anticipate what
you need to do next, and create simple
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English sentences to describe your daily.
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I used to do this when I was
in South Korea studying Korean.
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Whenever I had to take a taxi and the
taxi was driving me from one destination,
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from one location to another location,
I would, in my mind, in Korea and
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say, okay, he's about to turn left.
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All right, now he's about to turn right.
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He's going to go forward.
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He's gonna stop at this light.
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But I was saying it in Korean.
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Why to practice using Korean over and
over again, and you can do the same thing.
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Think in English during
your everyday activities.
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I'm pouring some water in my cup.
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I'm calling my friend
to tell them something.
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Think in English and describe
your everyday activities.
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You'll be amazed how quickly
you'll start thinking in English.
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Alright, here we go.
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Let's go to tip number five.
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Another important one.
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Tip number five is practice
thinking in English.
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During quiet moments, you
see, use the quiet moments of
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your day to think in English.
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This is a great tip because it
will encourage you to be calm
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when you think in English.
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Lemme break this down.
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Normally when you get in a situation
where someone asks you a question
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in English, someone that's a native
English speaker, or even another
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English learner that is maybe a
little bit above you, what happens?
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You immediately feel a little nervous.
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Maybe your palms start sweating, and it
seems like your mind goes blank, right?
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Nervousness becomes attached
to speaking English.
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But now we are switching that emotion.
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Tip number five, again, in your quiet
moments when you're calm, when you're
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relaxed, start thinking in English.
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Think about your day.
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Think about your friend, your
family member, your spouse.
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Describe that person.
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Describe that situation.
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Now a feeling of calmness, a
feeling of relaxation will be
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attached to thinking in English.
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Makes sense, right?
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Speaking English, yes.
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It's about learning words,
expressions, but it's also about
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managing your emotions, staying calm.
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There's an expression,
cool, calm, and collected.
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This is a tip that will
help you starting today.
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Let's move on to tip number six.
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Avoid using translation apps.
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Too much notice I didn't say all together.
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Translation apps are not
bad, but don't use them.
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Too much, let me explain.
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Translation apps can sometimes be
helpful, but relying on them too much can
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hinder your ability to think in English.
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Instead, what I want you to do is to
challenge yourself to find alternative
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ways to express your thoughts in English
without relying so much on translations.
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Here's something interesting.
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I was just teaching a
class about two weeks ago.
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And there was a new student that
had joined our family, and the
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student, I could tell they were
looking for a specific word, but now
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I've spoke, I've literally taught
thousands upon thousands of students,
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so I can read students quite well.
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I know when it's important for me to
help and when it's important for me
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to simply wait and let them process
it and let them figure it out.
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It was that type of moment.
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It was the moment where I needed
to sit back and just listen
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and let her figure it out.
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I could tell she wanted me to give her the
word, but she could also tell by my facial
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expression that I was simply gonna wait
and that I wanted her to figure it out.
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So she didn't say the word she
was looking for, but she found an
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alternative way, an alternate way
of saying what she wanted to say.
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This is what happens when you don't
rely on translation apps too much.
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When you don't rely on, Hey, let
me stop and find the exact word.
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Find other words in your database,
in your brain that you can use
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to express yourself, and then
later on look up that word.
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But in the moment, it's okay.
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So again, tip number six, avoid
using translation apps too much.
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You don't wanna rely on them too much.
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We're talking about thinking
in English, so let me explain.
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When you encounter unfamiliar
words or expressions in English,
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don't get frustrated or nervous.
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Remember, we talked about being
calm, cool, calm and collected.
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Don't get frustrated or nervous.
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Instead, try to understand
their meaning based on the
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context in which they are used.
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We're talking about thinking in English,
so look at the text, look at what the
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word, where the word is located, and
try to think about what's going on.
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This will help you rely less on
translations and focus more on
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understanding the overall message.
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In other words, it will help
you think more in English.
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Remember, these tips are going to
help you transform your English.
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It's possible, my
friend, I believe in you.
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Just apply these tips
that you're learning.
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Now I have these journals
sitting right here.
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I use journals for many different
aspects of my business, but I also
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use them for personal reasons.
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I write down many things.
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I write down things when I'm having
my worship studying the Bible.
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I write down things that pop up
into my head throughout the day.
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When you keep a journal, you'll
notice that you'll be able to start
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thinking in English even more.
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You see, start writing a journal
in English on a regular basis.
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For example, write about your
thoughts, write about your
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feelings, and your experiences.
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This will help you practice
thinking in English and improve your
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writing skills at the same time.
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Remember, it doesn't have to be long.
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It's just getting into the habit of
writing in your journal on a regular
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basis, forcing yourself to organize
your thoughts, to organize your ideas.
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To lay out using words, what you
experienced throughout the day, improving
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your ability to think in English.
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Tip number nine, engage in conversations
with native English speakers.
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Now, before I break this down, I
want to remind you of something
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native English speakers.
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Now, there are always gonna be
some people that are not nice,
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but in general, we're nice.
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Listen, we're generally, we're nice
people, so engage in conversations.
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We'll talk to you now, again, as your
teacher, of course, it's a little bit
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different because I'm here, I'm teaching
you a lesson, but we're speaking
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about when you are in an environment
where English speakers are around you.
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Or even online English forums or or
Facebook groups engage in conversations.
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Let me break it down.
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It is important to seek opportunities
to engage in conversations
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with native English speakers.
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If you don't personally know any native
English speakers, you can find online
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forums and start speaking to people there.
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This will help you gain more confidence
in your English and also help you think.
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This is the goal to think
faster in English practice.
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You can be at home having
your keyboard and typing.
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Start the conversation.
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I want you to pay close
attention to be patient and.
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It is important to remember that
thinking in English is a skill that
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takes time and practice to develop.
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Please, my friend, please be patient with
your self and keep going even when it gets
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difficult, because it will get difficult.
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Over time, you'll start to notice how much
easier it is for you to think in English.
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In other words, don't give up these
tips that I'm sharing with you.
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Put them into practice and
be patient with yourself.
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You're learning another language.
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You're already awesome.
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Be patient with yourself.
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You're learning a brand new technique,
a brand new skill, and your brain
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needs time to adapt, but practice
more and more practice makes progress.
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Practice makes progress.
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I believe in you and I want
you to believe in yourself.
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I hope you enjoyed this lesson.
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Remember to speak English and
I'll talk to you next time.
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I have decided, Hey, you still there?
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You know what time it is?
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Hey, I said it story time.
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All right, so I wanna tell you this
story, and this is a story also about.
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So there's something very
interesting about females, right?
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We are very unique now,
guys, we love you too.
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But there's something that females
are able to do that I've noticed that
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guys, our brothers are not able to do.
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Honestly, I haven't seen it
happen ever, but maybe, maybe
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you are an exception to the rule.
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I was teaching this class in South Korea.
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It was an early morning class 6:00 AM
very early, and I had four students in
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the class, three gentlemen and one woman.
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Now, on this day, only two
individuals came to class.
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Sometimes, you know,
it was a little early.
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It's hard to get up in the morning.
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So the female and one of
the guys came to class.
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Now I really enjoyed both
of their company, right?
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So on this day I said, you know what?
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Let's kind of just take it easy.
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We took a break from the lesson
and we just enjoyed having
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a conversation in English.
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And during the conversation, the guy
was telling us about his wife, and
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we were trying to explain to him.
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How women think and he,
he wasn't getting it.
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And I said, okay, I want us to
stop really quickly, and let's
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say his name was James, right?
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I said, James, I want
to show you something.
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Now, the woman was Korean, right?
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I am African American.
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I said, James, I want
to show you something.
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I said, women, we have a natural ability
to know what each other is thinking.
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No matter what co, like we
know what we're thinking.
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He said, what do you mean?
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He said, that's not possible.
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I said, watch now, we didn't plan this.
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We didn't decide on a topic, nothing.
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I said, James, watch, and I immediately
turned my gaze to the woman.
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I looked at her and I said,
nothing for about 10 seconds.
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We just looked each other in the eye.
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At the end of that 10
seconds I said, Mm-hmm.
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And I looked back at James.
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James was sitting there
like, what just happened?
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Then I asked the woman, tell
me what I said, and she said
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exactly what I was thinking.
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Now, of course, James was in shock,
but she and I, we just laughed.
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Because as women, we already knew
that we had this innate ability to
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understand each other, to know what
we were thinking without saying
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anything now, Just as a sidebar,
this is why, to be very honest guys.
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We apologize, we expect you guys to
know what we're thinking because as
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women we understand each other, right?
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So guys, husbands, we understand
sometimes you get a little stressed
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because your wifes, they want you
to know what they're thinking.
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You just don't have that ability
many times and it's okay.
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So women, as women, we have to do better.
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Explain to our, our husbands and
our spouse, we have to explain to
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them when we're thinking, right?
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So that's just, you know, truth.
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So, but again, in that moment he
realized, oh my goodness, you guys
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actually understood each other.
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And I laughed and she laughed as well,
because again, it was not planned.
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And I had always done it with American
women because I'm an American.
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But I knew even though she was Korean,
we would be able to understand each
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other even without saying words.
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Honestly, I think it's a gift from
God because I've seen it happen.
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Whenever we play games and we have men
against women, the women always win.
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If it's anything dealing with like
a mental game, the women win, not
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because the men aren't smart, extremely
intelligent, but we as women have
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the ability to pass messages to
each other without saying anything.
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I don't know how it works.
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I don't know what God did, but
it definitely happens, especially
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with my best friend from college.
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We can be across the room, have a full
conversation and never say, A word.
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But yes, so that's just an example of one
of the amazing abilities that women have.
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And gentlemen, we know you have
amazing abilities too, but right
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now we talking about the women.
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I hope you guys enjoyed this story.
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I hope you have an awesome week, and
I'll talk to you in the next lesson.
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