Hello, this is Jack from tofluency.com and, in this video, I'm going to talk about a way
that you can listen to more conversational English. So keep watching!
In the To Fluency Program and also here on YouTube, I talk about the importance of getting
more input in English. This basically means watching things in English and listening to
things in English too.
A lot of learners like to watch the news and I recommend that you do this too. Especially
if you find it difficult to understand native speakers.
However, the news is not the best place to learn conversational English, this is because
the news reporters always use a specific type of language to speak, and it's very rare to
hear natural conversation during these programs.
Television shows and movies are much better. You're going to hear lots of of conversation;
you're going to hear English that is used in everyday situations. And also, they use
a lot of slang and common expressions too.
But another way to get conversational English; to listen to more conversational English is
to watch vlogs.
Now, a vlog is a video log and this is where people upload videos about their daily life.
Sometimes the vlogs can be about business, they can be about travel, they can be about
sport, but what you usually find in these vlogs is everyday and real conversations.
This is especially true with vlogs of everyday people. And this is where they just upload
updates about their life. And it might sound a little bit boring, but they're actually
really interesting.
Because there are so many different types of vlogs out there, you're likely to find
one that you like. One that's really going to interest you and, hopefully, one that you're
going to get hooked on.
A lot of vlogs are updated daily. This means that you can watch them every day, and you
can get into the habit of watching them; making it part of your routine.
If you click the link up here, it's going to take you to my website, and on this page,
I have listed some of the most popular vlogs of the moment. What I recommend you do is
that you watch some of these vlogs, if you like them, subscribe to them and then try
to make it part of your routine to watch them on a daily basis.
To take this a step further, what you can do is upload your vlogs in English. You can
talk about your journey; you can talk about the new words and phrases that you have learned
and, also, you can ask people for advice.
This is going to help you with your speaking and, also, it will help you overcome your
fear of speaking in English if you are scared about doing this.
So, vlogs are a great way for you to learn conversational English. Because, as I said,
they use everyday English in real situations.
If you have found this video useful, then please like it and subscribe to this channel.
Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time!