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Gabby: Hey there! I'm Gabby Wallace. And this is a "Go Natural English Lesson". In this

video, you are going to learn three points that will bring you closer to fluency in the

English Language. You're gonna (going to) learn how to speak more like a native speaker

in English. And in this video, we're going to talk about

how you can get there. Fluency is all about understanding what other English speakers

are saying and being understood by them. So let's get started. And if you wanna (want

to) find out more about my Online English Classes, you can come to gonaturalenglish.com.

So "Top Three Tips" here. No. 1: I'm sorry, but you're going to have to forget everything

you learned in school. English class is often where you learn how to memorize, kind of random

information. I've taken a lot of Language Classes. I took Spanish Class for years before

I could actually speak Spanish. Why didn't it work? Because I had to memorize

verb conjugations. I don't want you to memorize. I want you to look for patterns. I've taken

Japanese Classes where the first thing the teacher made us learn was not useful. It was

all the different ways to say the numbers on the calendar. Well, I don't talk about

numbers on the calendar on a daily basis. So it wasn't helpful. What I want you to do

is to throw out your text book. What I want you to do instead is "Tip No. 2". I want you

to focus on patterns. Okay. I want you to listen to a lot of English.

I want you to read a lot of English. And I want you to focus on the patterns. What do

you notice? What do you notice in grammar, in vocabulary, in the way people speak? What

do you notice in the words that people use, the phrases that they use and most importantly,

for speaking and pronunciation? What are the patterns in the way people speak? Do you hear

how some words I'm saying are stronger and some words are weaker? Some words I speak

more loudly and some words I say more quietly. This is a pattern.

English is like a song. It has a beat. Even as I speak now, you can hear the beat. That

is a pattern. And the beat, the musicality of English, is the most important point that

will help you to be understood and also for you to understand other English speakers.

So I want you to pay attention to patterns. And if you like music, I want you to think

about English as a song that you're learning the beat to. Okay?

Finally, the "Third Tip" is I want you to, as you pay attention to these patterns, I

want you to copy phrases that you hear. I want you to copy phrases and I want you to

copy patterns that you hear, the way that people say the phrases and the words that

you want to copy. I want you to copy them mentally. I want you to note how native speakers

and fluent English speakers say these words and phrases. Copy them mentally and then say

them as soon as possible. I want you to say what you learn in English, because the more

you use it, the more likely it is that you will remember it. And the more practice you

get, the more feedback you'll get. You'll be able to see if people are understanding

you or not. Okay. So those are my "Three Tips" to get you speaking

more like a native speaker in English. 1) Forget what you learned in school. 2) Look

for patterns, and 3) Copy and say what you've copied mentally as soon as possible.

Go out there and find someone to practice with.

Leave me a comment on this video. You can tell me what you think. You can copy something

I said. Just leave me a comment and don't forget to subscribe to "Go Natural English"

on YouTube. Thanks for watching and come visit me at my

website: gonaturalenglish.com. All right. Bye for now.

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Gabby Wallace, M.Ed TESOL

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