hello everyone welcome back to the
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simple English podcast where we make
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learning English fun and easy I'm Lisa
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your host and today we have an exciting
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topic for anyone who wants to start
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learning English but doesn't know where
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to begin learning a new language can
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feel overwhelming right you might wonder
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where do I start what if I make mistakes
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don't worry we've got you covered to
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help us today we have Andrew an
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experienced English teacher who has
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worked with beginners from all over the
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world Andrew welcome to the
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podcast Thank you Lisa I'm excited to be
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here and share some tips with our
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listeners starting to learn English can
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seem challenging but it's also a
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absolutely and for all of you listening
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whether you're just starting or want to
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refresh the basics stay tuned by the end
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of this episode you'll know exactly how
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to take your first steps in learning
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English as always don't forget to check
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out the free PDF file in the comment
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section below to get the full transcript
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and vocabulary for this
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episode so Andrew let's get straight to
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it what's the first thing someone should
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do when they decide to learn English the
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first step is setting a clear goal ask
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yourself why do I want to learn English
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is it for work travel study studies or
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to talk to friends knowing your reason
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will keep you motivated that makes sense
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if your goal is to travel you might
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focus more on conversational phrases
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right exactly and if it's for work you'd
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want to learn professional vocabulary
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setting a goal helps you create a
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personalized plan great tip what about
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resources there are so many out there
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apps books videos it can be
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confusing you're right Lisa beginners
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should start with simple tools apps like
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Duolingo or Babble are great for
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building vocabulary watching Children's
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shows or movies with subtitles is
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learn oh I love that idea when I was
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learning Spanish I watched cartoons and
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it really helped the language is simpler
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and the visuals make it easier to
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understand exactly and for practice you
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can use flashcards for vocabulary or
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join beginner friendly language groups
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online Andrew many people worry about
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making mistakes how do you encourage
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your students to overcome that fear
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that's a big one I always tell my
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students mistakes are part of learning
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think about kids they don't worry about
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grammar when they start talking they
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just try and that's how they
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learn true my niece started learning
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English and she once said I go to the
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park it was adorable and we corrected
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gently exactly the key is to try and not
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be afraid use what you know even if it's
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just a few words over time you'll
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improve what about speaking practice
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many beginners don't have anyone to talk
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to in English great question if you
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don't have a partner talk to yourself
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describe what you're doing like I'm
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making coffee or I'm going to the
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store you can also use apps like hello
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talk to connect with native
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speakers I love that idea it's like
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creating your own mini English world
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exactly and remember consistency is key
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even 10 to 15 minutes a day can make a
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big difference Andrew let's talk about
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listening skills for beginners it can be
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hard to understand native speakers what
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recommend start small instead of
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listening to a full movie pick short
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simple Clips or podcasts for beginners
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repeat them until you
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understand you can also slow down the
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audio using apps or YouTube settings
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I've done that slowing down the audio
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really helps especially when the speaker
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talks fast exactly and don't worry about
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understanding every word focus on the
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main idea first and as your vocabulary
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grows details will become
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encouraging now Andrew grammar is
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another tricky part for beginners how
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can they learn it without feeling
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overwhelmed start with the basics learn
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simple sentence structures like I am you
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are or he she is use them in Daily
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conversations once you're comfortable
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move on to more complex tenses like past
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and future that's practical advice and
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what about reading and writing for
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reading start with children's books or
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simple articles online they use basic
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vocabulary and short
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sentences for writing keep a Daily
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Journal write about your day in simple
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English for example today I went to the
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market I bought apples that's a great
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writing daily not only improves grammar
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but also helps with thinking in English
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absolutely and here's a tip if you're
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stuck on a word Don't Panic use what you
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know instead of saying delicious say
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good over time you'll learn more
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specific words speaking of vocabulary
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what's the best way to learn and
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remember new words use them let's say
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you learn the word beautiful try using
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it in different sentences throughout the
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day like this flower is beautiful or the
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weather is beautiful I love that it's
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like making the word part of your life
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exactly and review regularly a good
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method is the spaced repetition
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technique apps like an can help with
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this Andrew you've given us so much
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valuable advice before we move on any
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last tips for beginners yes Lisa don't
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compare yourself to others everyone
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learns at their own pace celebrate small
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wins whether it's learning 10 new words
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or understanding a short
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conversation that's so motivating thank
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you Andrew let's keep going and explore
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more ways to make learning English fun
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effective Andrew it's time for our fun
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fact of the day did you know that
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English has more than
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170,000 words in use
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today wow that's incredible but here's
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something even better you only need
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about 1,000 to 2 ,000 words to have
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conversations that's such a relief
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beginners often think they need to know
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every word but even learning a small
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number of words can take you a long way
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absolutely focus on common words and
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phrases first for example words like eat
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go want and help are super useful in
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life Andrew thank you so much for
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sharing these amazing tips to all our
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listeners remember learning English
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doesn't have to be perfect it just has
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to be consistent exactly set your goal
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use Simple tools practice daily and
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don't be afraid to make mistakes enjoy
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process and for everyone listening we'd
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love to hear from you what's your reason
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for learning English share your goals
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and challenges in the comments below
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keep practicing and have fun bye
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everyone good luck with your English
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Journey all right everyone it's time to
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learn some important vocabulary related
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to the topic the first word of today is
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conversation it means a spoken exchange
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of thoughts ideas or information between
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two or more people example she started a
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conversation with her new English
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teacher to practice speaking next word
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is fluency it means the ability to speak
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or write a language smoothly and easily
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hesitation example fluency in English
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takes practice and time but it's
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achievable with daily effort next word
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is pronunciation it means the way in
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which a word or language is spoken
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example improving your pronunciation can
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make your English more understandable to
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others next word is vocabul
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it means the set of words known and used
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by a person in a particular language
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example expanding your vocabulary helps
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you express your thoughts more clearly
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the last word is motivation it means the
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reason or enthusiasm to act or achieve
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something example setting clear goals
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can give you the motivation to keep
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English thank you for listening to our
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