Hey do you ever feel as though you cannot express
your thoughts and feelings as clearly as you would in your native language?
I’ve found it is true for virtually every student I’ve ever had,
and I can sure say it has been true for me in every one of the six languages I’ve learned.
No matter how much time you’ve spent learning a language, being concerned
about how other people react when you speak can have a huge impact on your confidence.
Perhaps the fear of making a grammar mistake, misunderstanding, or mispronunciation is causing
you to miss out on precious opportunities. So in today’s lesson, let’s look at 5 things we
can learn from Sofia Vergara and her incomparable character, Gloria, on the TV show Modern Family
about how you can overcome these fears and be a confident and natural English speaker.
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Earlier in this scene, Gloria became very upset because Jay had allowed Manny to take French
lessons when she would have prefered that he study their mother tongue, which is Spanish.
How about you? Have you ever experienced a situation where it was difficult to
express your thoughts in English? Share your experience with us in the comments below.
All right, so in this scene, Gloria and Luke have to find the Christmas angel ornaments.
However, Gloria is afraid to go into the attic because there might be spiders,
so Luke goes up to look for them.
It can sometimes feel like there are so many rules when it comes to pronunciation.
Using outdated, ineffective and boring methods to learn a language can only
make it feel more frustrating and hopeless. This is why we created our Fluent with Friends
course, where we will guide you to understand native pronunciation, connected speech, as well
as the cultural context so that you can laugh along with every joke. What’s more, you can try
it for free right now with our 3 part masterclass! Simply click here or in the description below.
Now before we continue with our list of 5 things we can learn from Gloria,
let’s have a look at how connected speech is used in this scene.
Awesome! Andrea and I recently recorded a podcast where
you can learn with a bunch more fun tongue twisters like these.
You can download that absolutely free by clicking up here or down in the description below.
Have you ever felt scared that people will laugh at your English?
We made this other lesson with Sofía Vergara to help you out. Let’s check out a clip from that…