Learning English can be a lot of fun,
but sometimes it can also be a little bit discouraging.
Sometimes you're trying to learn new vocabulary
and you can't remember it
or you're learning a new verb conjugation
and it just doesn't make sense to you.
So I thought today would be a great time
for me to create an English lesson where
I teach you five different English sayings,
and those sayings are actually sayings
that we use to encourage someone.
So in this lesson, I'll teach you those sayings.
And I hope that you stop feeling discouraged.
If that's how you're feeling.
And you start feeling encouraged
as you continue to learn English.
(upbeat music)
The first English saying I wanted to teach you
is the saying,
it's a marathon, not a sprint.
When we say it's a marathon, not a sprint,
we're talking about two different types of races.
As you probably know, a marathon is an extremely long race.
It takes a few hours to run a marathon.
For me, it would take several hours.
I don't even know if I would finish.
A sprint, on the other hand,
is a very short race where you go as fast
as you can for about 15 seconds, or in my case,
probably closer to 17 seconds.
And you just try to expend all your energy at once.
So the reason I like this phrase
when I'm talking about learning English is this.
Sometimes people think they can learn a whole bunch
of things really quickly
and then they'll know the English language.
Learn how to speak English in 30 days
or learn how to speak English in 45 days.
But the reality is learning English
is a marathon, not a sprint.
You need to take your time.
You need to set a pace.
You need to set a routine
and it's a okay to stop and walk every once in a while.
You don't always need to run as fast as you can.
So that's the first English saying that I wanted to
teach you to encourage you while you're learning English.
It's a marathon, not a sprint.
The second English saying I wanted to teach you
is the saying mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
Now an acorn is the little nut that falls
off an oak tree and an oak tree is one
of those gigantic trees that we have that are just
beautiful to sit under on a sunny day.
It's nice to sit in the shade underneath a mighty oak tree,
but mighty oak trees don't appear overnight.
You don't put an acorn in the ground
and come back a day later
and there's a gigantic tree that you could sit under
to shade yourself from the sun.
No.
Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
This means that anything that's worth doing,
anything with majesty and beauty takes time.
And I think this is very true as well
of learning the English language.
You can't rush it.
Sometimes you have to think about it this way.
If you want something flashy and quick, you can do that
but it doesn't have majesty or beauty or depth to it.
But if you take the tiny seed
of learning English and you plant it and you water it
and you nurture it, and over time, over a few years
you will start to see the fruits of your labor.
You will start to see a mighty oak appear.
So mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.
It's a great phrase
I think that will help you feel a little more encouraged
when you're learning English.
The third phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase
there are no shortcuts to success.
Now, a shortcut is
like a quick way to get from one place to another.
You can go the scenic route
or you can take the long way around
and you'll probably see a lot more cool things.
But usually there's also a shortcut,
a really quick way to get from one place to another.
When we say there are no shortcuts to success
what we mean is that you have to do the work.
You have to do the whole journey
in order to get the success that you want.
Imagine a tall mountain.
And there's a path that you can use to hike up the mountain
but there's also a road where you can speed
to the top really quickly in your car.
When you get to the top, if you take the shortcut
someone might say, did you see the incredible view
halfway up the mountain,
or did you see that amazing waterfall?
And your response would be no, you missed it.
So again, when you say there are no shortcuts to success
what we mean is that going the proper way
doing the work and working hard is always better
than taking the quick and easy route.
So the third phrase for you
there are no shortcuts to success.
The fourth saying
that I wanted to teach you today is the saying
stop and smell the roses.
Now, this is a little bit similar
to the last example I gave.
When we say to someone, you know
you need to stop and smell the roses, or don't forget
stop and smell the roses.
It means that when you're doing something
if you go too fast or if you don't do it properly
you will miss some beautiful things along the way.
If you're walking through a garden
you should take your time to stop and smell the flowers.
Don't just look at them,
take some time to appreciate their beauty.
Appreciate the smell that they give off,
stop and smell the roses.
So when I talk about learning English, I think about this.
Don't forget to listen to music.
Don't forget to watch funny TV shows.
Don't forget to read comic books.
Don't forget to do all
of the things that make learning a language like English
super fun and enjoyable.
So don't forget to stop and smell the roses.
The fifth saying that I wanted to teach you is
the saying slow and steady wins the race.
I know this sounds a little bit
like the first one where I talked about marathons
and sprints, but the saying slow
and steady wins the race means this.
You should make sure you do everything carefully.
Set a plan for learning English,
create a routine for learning English.
Make sure you're doing a lot of reading, writing,
listening and speaking,
make sure you're learning new vocabulary.
Make sure you're learning a little bit of grammar.
Slow and steady wins the race is a great saying
because it means you need to think
about all aspects of your English learning.
Don't go really fast and miss something.
Don't just do a lot
of listening because it's really easy to do.
Make sure that you go slow,
make sure that your pace is steady.
Make sure you have a routine
and that will certainly help you learn a lot of English.
Well, thanks so much for watching
this little English lesson.
I hope the of five sayings that I taught you
help you to feel encouraged
as you continue to learn this fun and crazy language
we call English.
Again, if this is your first time here
don't forget to click that red subscribe button over there.
Give me a thumbs up
if this video helped you learn a little more English
and I think you've heard me say this a million times.
If you have a little more time,
why don't you stick around and watch another English lesson?