hi i'm gabby from gonaturalenglish.com and recently i asked my english learners who are
in my email group for english learning which you can also join for free at gonaturalenglish.com
email what do you want to be able to do in english and the vast majority of english learners said
that they want to be fluent so these english learners just like you have a similar goal to
be fluent in english to speak fluent english the problem with this goal is it is so general
it is so vague that what ends up happening is this nebulous vague goal ends up controlling
you and you always end up feeling like you're missing something why because english fluency
is not concrete the finish line is always moving do you understand what i'm saying english fluency
is something that is truly in the eye of the beholder what i mean to say is you have
to decide what english fluency means to you and even better what are your specific goals
within english fluency what do you want to be able to do with english you want to have a good command
of english you don't want english to command you you want to have a good command of english which
which means that you can use english to accomplish the goals that you have in life not just to be
fluent in english but to use english to get that job to travel the world to meet new people and
start a conversation with anyone in english so you can have a great command of english when you start
to pinpoint or really specify what you want to be able to do in english and starting from there we
can work backwards and achieve your goals forget most of what you learned in school i know in
school it's normal to study for tests to memorize grammar and vocabulary and to listen to a lot of
lectures maybe fill in some worksheets and do your homework but this is so far removed from real life
english usage and so far removed from the real life english speaking that you hear
native speakers using so when you move to an english-speaking country like the united states
where i live where i'm from you're going to hear real english how it really sounds
and many english learners arrive here and say oh my goodness i cannot understand what people are
saying however they got an a in their english class so what is the difference between getting an
a in your english class and being able to really use english to understand english to speak english
in the real world i think you know that there is a gap and that's why we're here to fill that gap
the most important thing you can do is to identify what you want to be able to do in english and work
backwards from there so english fluency is too broad what we want
to think about are specific situations do you want to be able to order a coffee
or maybe something more advanced like express your opinion about global warming what is it exactly do
you want to have successful interview english or maybe you need english for your customer service
tasks at work whatever it may be identify it start observing other more fluent or native
speakers doing it and then copy them repeat what they're saying and practice as much as possible
you may feel like you need traditional english lessons or to sign up for an english language
school but if you are ambitious and focused enough you can learn english fluently with self-study
i love studying on my own from home from anywhere using the internet sometimes using an online tutor
but i love being able to control my own schedule and learn at my own pace because there have been
times when i want to learn faster or i need to slow down because life got busy and so i love
having the flexibility of self-study and that's what i help my students with inside my english
course as well to be able to learn to speak english fluently on your own time at your own pace
so english fluency is a cycle of improvement there really is no finish line it's a constant cycle
of learning and practice and improvement so it's really more like a lifestyle i like to think of it
as like fitness or training for a marathon sure you can run a marathon and literally cross that
finish line that's like selecting a specific goal or skill that you want to be able to do
in english and accomplishing that learning that maybe it's a list of vocabulary words and phrases
maybe it's how to speak english for interview success maybe it's something else you can learn
that you can cross that finish line but there's always more to learn and improve with english you
can always improve your craft or your speaking skills most importantly try not to compare
yourself to others just keep moving steadily towards your goals remember it's the tortoise
not the hair that wins the race so the person who works a little bit each day towards his or her
english speaking goals is going to become more skilled have a better command of english
and better fluency yes than someone who tries to cram and learn really quickly but then doesn't
put the sustained effort in over time now i'm going to share two tools with you that
i love for practicing english and for learning in general so first i'm going to show you the tool
that you can use called elsa speak which is an app you can download on your phone or mobile device
for free and there is a pro version that they offer for up to 85 off the link is
in the description now i'm going to show you how exactly elsa speak uses a i technology to pinpoint
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