What's up? I'm Ethan, your RealLife English Fluency Coach and because
you asked for it today we are going to speak English TOGETHER!
So, do you remember the first conversation you had in English?
How did you feel? Maybe you felt anxious… slightly awkward... or even afraid…
right? Did you freeze up? Did the words you spent so long memorizing suddenly disappear?
I feel you! All these things happened to me the first time I spoke with a stranger in German.
So, today's lesson is to help you NEVER feel this way again.
Isn't it funny to think that your best friend today was once a stranger to you?
That once you knew nothing about the people you work with? Starting a conversation is an
ADVENTURE. We define and learn about others and ourselves in each conversation we have.
So are you ready to start living a new adventure? But before we overcome our nervousness and start
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Being new to a place or a social situation can be quite scary,
especially if like me you're an introvert.
But, you can use that to your advantage. Start the conversation by saying you are
new to that place and ask the person for his or her advice on something.
Most people like to feel helpful and this can be your hook to engage in a conversation.
By the way, did you notice that you don't necessarily need to say and answer
"Nice to meet you" with "Nice to meet you, too."?
Here I used nice meeting you and the answer was likewise. This means, "I feel the same way".
Next, let's look at the pronunciation of "Do you know the area well?".
Here you can reduce the word do and you to [do-ya] or just [ja]. Try it with me
ja-know the area well?
Great! Now, in the next part there are many words you can reduce to sound more natural.
Now you can go back and practice as many times as you want
and I highly encourage you to add new ideas to your answer every time you do.
Now, let's practice this first part all together. You start OK?
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Now, remember that having a conversation is like playing table tennis.
The ball goes back and forth from one player to another.
The best way to keep a conversation going is by answering questions confidently.
What would you answer if I asked you What brings you to the US? or
Are you enjoying yourself so far? I am going to help you with these two
very common conversational questions. Let's start with the pronunciation.
What brings you to the US? Notice that I emphasized What, bring and US.
These are the essential words in the question. Also,
you are going to connect you to brings -> [bring -zuh]
All the other words will be reduced and you are barely going to pronounce them.
Let's try it. What brings you to the US?
Nice job! This question is similar to Why are you visiting the US
or What's the reason for your visit?
There are different ways you can answer it. You could say:
"I'm on vacation" or "I'm going to school here" or even "I'm visiting a relative" .
The next question is Are you enjoying yourself so far?
So far means "up until this moment". That is, the person wants to know
your experience up to that moment of your conversation.
One way of answering this question and sounding more advanced is by using the present perfect:
You can say: "It's been so much fun so far" or "It's been quite
challenging" >>>
Now, before we continue, I want you to imagine that you have really just
arrived in the US and we're meeting at a common friend's lunch party, ok?
Pause the video for a couple of seconds and write down the
following information on a piece of paper.
Now let's practice this twice. First you'll ask me the questions
First, you'll ask ME the questions,
and then we'll invert. On the second time around, I want you to use your personal answers.
By the way, if you need to get more speaking practice at home, don’t miss this lesson where
Ollie gives you 8 effective exercises that you can do alone to improve your English speaking!
You'll find that clicking up here or down the description below.
Alright! For the third and final practice we'll put everything together in one conversation.
First, you'll read the lines like they appear on screen.
For the second time, I want you to make all of your answers personal.
No lines on screen to follow. Just breathe and remember what we've practiced, ok?
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