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