hi there I'm drew badger the world's
world's number one english fluency
fluency guide and it is a pleasure
pleasure to welcome you to another
another advance to listening practice
practice lesson well I am excited
excited for another lesson in this
this lesson this is a another requested
requested video this is going to be
be about talking about conversation
conversation starters and how you
you can begin conversations things
things you can say to start conversations
conversations whether you're in person
person with someone or you're chatting
chatting online and you just want
want to begin communicating but i
i know a lot of people have problems
problems trying to meet people and
and trying to practice with them so
so we'll talk a little bit about that
that in this video and i know we have
have many new subscribers so I want
want to cover many of the things the
the tips that I talked about about
about how to communicate with people
people and start meeting more people
people to practice with because many
many people do it the wrong way anyway
anyway let's begin so first of all
all I want to make it really clear
clear that when you're trying to communicate
communicate with people that you do
do not ask them to help you with your
your English or that you don't say
say hey I'm trying to practice my
my English just start communicating
communicating with them the same way
way you would start communicating
communicating with someone in your
your native language so if you're
you're walking around or you see someone
someone at the bus stop and you just
just say hey it's nice weather today
today huh
today huh and
and you're just talking with them
them and they may be say something
something back and you're sitting
sitting and waiting at the bus stop
stop and that's how you begin a conversation
conversation but you don't say hey
hey can you teach me some Spanish
Spanish I have some questions about
about this grammar . now nobody would
would do that in a native situation
situation because you're asking for
for help from somebody else that doesn't
doesn't know you they
they have no real reason to take their
their time with you so you want to
to give them an actual good reason
reason to help you and typically this
this comes from asking them specific
specific questions where you're you
you know trying to get some help from
from that person but you're not asking
asking for them or from them something
something that would be too difficult
difficult or take a really long time
time so a lot of native speakers native
native English speakers specifically
specifically don't know anything about
about the rules of the language they
they just know how to use the language
language correctly because they've
they've developed the habit of doing
doing so and that's what we're trying
trying to help you do in this series
series of videos in all the lessons
lessons we produce so we want to make
make sure that you can use the language
language the same way native speakers
speakers do by developing the
half
half they
they have but again when you ask native
native speakers questions about grammar
grammar or why maybe some vocabulary
vocabulary word is the way it is they
they might not be able to help you
you with that and they might be a
a little bit frustrated that they
they can help you and it's just not
not really a good use of your time
time or their time so focus on asking
asking teachers questions if you have
have specific questions but when you
you have the opportunity to speak
speak with people in an everyday way
way just so you can practice and just
just continue to develop the habits
habits you have so you can become
become about a fluent speaker much
much faster just use that opportunity
opportunity to speak without spending
spending so much time thinking about
about answering specific questions
questions you may have you may want
want to think of something and maybe
maybe write it down for later but
but try not to do that at that point
point so the best way to do that when
when you're starting to meet people
people a couple of conversation starters
starters that you can have the first
first one is you know like you're
you're just asking people and all
all of these things again you can
can do this whether you're online
online you're posting comments like
like right in below this video or
or if you're talking with people in
in person you can ask people hey what
what book are you reading right now
now or what book have you read lately
lately that's been really great so
so I'm looking for a new book to read
read
read does
does uh do you have any good recommendations
recommendations so anytime you're
you're asking people for recommendations
recommendations that's a great way
way to begin a conversation so you
you can ask people for recommendations
recommendations for it could be anything
anything really hey I'm looking for
for a new dentist I'm looking for
for potential vacation spots i'm looking
looking for a new restaurant in town
town like do you know of any good
good things or do you have a recommendation
recommendation for something so when
when you're asking people a very basic
basic way of saying this is do you
you know of any good something
something something so do you know
know of any good fiction books do
do you know of any good restaurants
restaurants do you know of any good
good resort hotels with great beaches
beaches so you're asking people for
for help and typically people want
want to share the information they
they have and they're happy to help
help you with that but if you don't
don't ask them for specific information
information like that and you're looking
looking more for information for them
them about learning English specifically
specifically it's typically not going
going to be very fun but people do
do like talking about the things they're
they're interested in and this is
is exactly why I'd like you to learn
learn the language you know with me
me while you're focusing on this because
because we go overseas specific
specific tips and specific rules may
may be things that can help you improve
improve your your fluency habits but
but what you really should be doing
doing is going on to other videos
videos here on YouTube that are made
made for native speakers and commenting
commenting below those videos so if
if you like fishing you would go to
to look for fishing videos and they
they would be all in English and then
then you would look in the comments
comments section below those videos
videos or even you can comment directly
directly to the person creating the
the video or to other people that
that have already posted comments
comments and you can say hey I also
also live in like this same town or
or something so
so let's say I am a Japanese person
person living in texas and i enjoy
enjoy fishing and the best way for
for me to learn the bike meeting more
more people I would look for specific
specific videos on YouTube that are
are talking about fishing in Texas
Texas or fishing in texas in like
like El Paso or like whatever my particular
particular town happens to be so you
you would look for that online and
and then you can see other people
people that presumably probably are
are watching the video and also from
from the same area so you might even
even be able to connect with these
these people in real life but if you
you don't get specific about what
what you're looking for it's going
going to be more difficult so if you
you just look for fishing videos it
it could be no some fishing for large
large fish in the Atlantic Ocean rather
rather than river fish in Colorado
Colorado so look for something whatever
whatever that specific thing is like
like like not just cars but car engines
engines or car wheels or car detailing
detailing so you like the images and
and designs that are painted on cars
cars whatever that thing is look for
for that specific thing and then get
get in the comments below and then
then start asking people questions
questions about that specific thing
thing so you don't you don't want
want to ask really them questions
questions about themselves I
I mean you could do that specifically
specifically if you notice something
something interesting about them but
but typically asking people to share
share the knowledge they have your
your showing a sign of respect and
and then that way you're getting more
more people that are more interested
interested in helping you speak so
so take the time to actually do that
that whether you're watching videos
videos online or you noticed somebody
somebody like if I'm an actual again
again like that Japanese person who
who lives in texas and i go to an
an actual fishing place and I'm asking
asking the other people around there
there i go to the bait shop where
where i can buy lures and were wasn't
wasn't fishing poles and I say hey
hey we're some great fishing spots
spots where other things like this
this and the specific vocabulary that
that you're learning to use in these
these situations comes from the kinds
kinds of videos that you can see right
right here on youtube so if you watch
watch carefully you'll see maybe a
a TV show talking about fishing where
where the guy's saying this is a really
really great fishing spot for fishing
fishing for bass or you know whatever
whatever the name of the fishes so
so this is a really great spot for
for something this is a really great
great spot for pizza this is a really
really great spot for watching Birds
Birds or you know anything so think
think about this kind of used the
the videos that are actually for that
that specific thing that you are interested
interested in and then connect with
with the native speakers that are
are also interested in that thing
thing talking about that and from
from that specific interest you really
really go deep with that interest
interest and that's what enables you
you to develop friendships where you
you can connect with people so whenever
whenever you say I can't meet anybody
anybody to practice with like they're
they're right here you're already
already on YouTube you're just one
one video away from connecting with
with those actual people so take your
your time you should have with this
this learning strategy spend some
some of your time i'd say maybe twenty
twenty percent of your time on videos
videos like mine where you're practicing
practicing learning new things new
new strategies ways of practicing
practicing but then eighty percent
percent of your English learning time
time you should be either going out
out in person if you live in a native
native english-speaking country or
or even if you don't typically you
you can find let's say I'm a Vietnamese
Vietnamese person i live in Vietnam
Vietnam there lots of foreigners over
over there just go to a place where
where you have foreigners you know
know volunteer to be a tour guide
guide or something where you could
could actually help people out or
or just you know go around and offer
offer to help people when you offer
offer to help or you're asking for
for knowledge from people most often
often people are happy to be in that
that situation to share the knowledge
knowledge that they have or be helped
helped by someone it's actually willing
willing to serve them so be of service
service to people help others and
and then spend your time focusing
focusing on the things that are actually
actually important to you but in English
English and that's the whole secret
secret so whether you're learning
learning about fishing or sports or
or you care about you know watching
watching movies there are lots of
of different things for actually every
every specific interest you could
could have right here on YouTube and
and other learning places online but
but just do that
that find the thing that you're interested
interested in start learning more
more about that and asking questions
questions and then when you're when
when you're saying things about again
again trying to get that specific
specific knowledge from people like
like what's a good book that you recommend
recommend have you read any good books
books lately any like good action
action books or fiction books lately
lately
lately where
where have you been to any good italian
italian restaurants do you know of
of any good italian restaurants in
in particular City and even if you
you don't care about actually finding
finding that particular place this
this is just you can practice the
the language just so you can actually
actually speak and start talking more
more with people in figuring out how
how you can help more people and help
help yourself in the process well
well that's it for this advanced listening
listening practice lesson if you have
have enjoyed it to click that like
like button become
become a subscriber to the YouTube
YouTube channel if you have not already
already and i look forward to seeing
seeing you in the next video be sure
sure to share this video and keep
keep practicing bye-bye
bye-bye
bye-bye to
to continue learning click on the
the link in this video to download
download speak English naturally our
our free guide to speaking and sounding
sounding like a native English speaker
speaker the guide reveals the three
three most important kinds of conversational
conversational English must learn
learn if you want to sound native
native and will help you experience
experience instant improvement in
in your fluency and speaking confidence
confidence to download your FREE guide
guide on a mobile device click on
on the link in the upper right of
of this video to download your FREE
FREE guide from a computer click on
on the link in the lower right of
of this video i look forward to seeing