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okay today's topic is
how to speak more of your target
language talking points for language
learners and today you're going to learn
one what talking points are
two five talking points you can use to
start conversations and maximize your
speaking time and three how to get our
conversation cheat sheets so you can
speak even more of your target language
and you'll find out how to get them for
free
if you've always wanted to speak more in
your target language then this episode
is for you i'll get into this in just a
bit
but first here are this month's new
lessons and resources
first the talking about numbers
conversation cheat sheet with this new
numbers pdf cheat sheet you'll learn all
the basic numbers how to state your age
and tons more number related phrases
second the how to count to one billion
pdf book with this new printable ebook
you'll learn how to count from zero to a
billion download it now for free
third 15 ways to learn on your commute
want to know the best ways to learn when
you're on the go learn 15 ways to learn
and master languages during your commute
in this one minute lesson
fourth want to learn how to order food
in your target language then this one
minute lesson is for you you'll learn
the 20 most common phrases and questions
you'll need at a restaurant to get your
free resources click the link in the
description below right now they're
yours to keep forever okay let's jump
into today's topic
if you're like most language learners
then your number one goal is to speak
more right you want to have fluent
conversations with natives it's a great
goal to have but for most language
learners speaking also happens to be
their weakest skill
you may not know enough of the language
to express yourself you tend to run out
of words and things to say
and you're just not sure how to start
conversation if you have at least one of
these issues then talking points are
just what you need
part one what's a talking point a
talking point is a topic that invites
discussion or argument in other words
just something to talk about it could be
about yourself your work your hobbies
the weather food or what you did this
past weekend all of these are talking
points
here's an example to help you better
understand talking points think of a
conversation you'd have with a friend
you can ask what did you do this weekend
they'll reply and then ask you back the
talking point here is the weekend
let's say your friend says they went to
a restaurant that's a natural talking
point to explore next you can ask what
kind of restaurants do you like now
you've covered two talking points the
more talking points you have the more
you can speak
and the same goes for your target
language
the only challenge is you need to know
the relevant words and phrases for that
topic for example if you want to talk
about the weekend you need to know
phrases and questions like what did you
do this weekend i did this what about
you
in the next part you'll discover 5 easy
talking points that you can master with
our learning program let's get into part
two
part two five talking points you can use
the first one is learn how to introduce
yourself in your target language
why is this a powerful talking point
introducing yourself is something you'll
do again and again every time you meet
someone new so learning the relevant
phrases is a must if you've done the
first few lessons on our site you can
already do this if not then check out
our absolute beginner lessons and the
top 25 questions you must know lessons
you'll learn basic conversations with
our quick 3 to 15 minute lessons we'll
give you the exact lines to use along
with the translations so that you can
use them in conversations
you can also use this talking point to
continue a conversation for example if
you've started with a different point
like the weather then it makes sense to
say by the way my name is
talking point number two the weather
this is a universal talking point people
like to talk or complain about the
weather all over the world in fact just
saying it's really nice today is enough
to start a conversation with a native
speaker
if you want to talk about the weather
check out our can-do lesson pathway
called can talk about weather you'll
find this pathway in the absolute
beginner level of our lesson library
talking point number three compliments
compliments are another great way to
start a conversation or continue one if
you're running out of things to say you
can quickly transition and say something
about their city their country or just
hey i like your shirt if you want to
learn how to complement check out our
compliments phrase list this list is
free to access for all users if you
don't know where to find it on our site
leave a comment in the comments below
and we'll follow up
point number four ask for help for
example you can ask for directions or
about the price and let the conversation
go from there these are very basic
phrases that you learn in our survival
phrases lessons if you want to strike up
a quick dialogue this is a great talking
point to use
point number five learn phrases for
transactions like getting a room at a
hotel shopping ordering food or telling
the taxi driver where to go you may
think that this isn't much of a talking
point but for the learners that are shy
about talking to random native speakers
for no reason this is an easy way to
start a dialogue you have a good excuse
you want to buy something so the staff
will be happy to respond
again you learn all of these with our
survival phrases lessons
ok let's move on to our last part
part 3 how to get our conversation cheat
sheets
lastly i'm going to tell you how to get
our collection of conversation cheat
sheets for free with these cheat sheets
you'll be able to talk about all kinds
of topics travel hobbies dating family
weather and much more which means you
can master a lot of talking points and
speak more of your target language if
you'd like to get these cheat sheets
please leave us a comment in the comment
section
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hi alicia hi i'm almeta
am from bangladesh bangladesh i have
been learning english since 10 years
i wanted to send you an audio
i'm learning english and spanish cool
learning language is my hobby
i read many books in my target language
i need your help i hope you will help me
if you help me i would be grateful to
you thank you very much
cool so learning languages is your hobby
and that's tough too to learn two
languages at the same time but i think
reading books is a good way to practice
and to enjoy your studies i hope you can
also find some ways to practice your
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