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Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.

#182 Mistakes when speaking in English

Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.

Georgiana

Education, Language Learning

4.6536 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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  • Today, I will talk about fluency and how it is related to the possible mistakes that occur when we speak. Yes. Sometimes we can make mistakes!
  • Next, we will practice grammar with a funny point of view story. You just have to listen and observe how the different grammar points change.

When a person can speak fluently, they can speak more or less without hesitation, without pausing and thinking about how to say something. Occasionally, we can take a short pause to think, but this is not usual.

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0:00.0

Today I will talk about fluency and how it's related to the possible mistakes that occur when we speak.

0:10.9

Yes, sometimes we can make mistakes.

0:15.3

Next, we will practice grammar with a funny point-of-view story.

0:21.9

You just have to listen and observe how different grammar points change.

0:28.1

Very good.

0:29.7

I have decided to talk about a topic that I think it's very significant for the language student.

0:37.4

First of all, let's see what fluency means.

0:43.2

When a person can't speak fluently, they can speak more or less without hesitation, without

0:51.5

pausing and thinking about how to say something. Occasionally, we can't take a short

0:59.1

pause to think, but this is not unusual. We experience near-perfect fluency when we speak our mother tongue.

1:16.5

If you pay attention to when you speak, you will see that you do not think about which words to use. You just have an idea of what you are going to say, and you say it.

1:25.5

When you are learning a language, fluency develops gradually.

1:31.4

A good symptom is when you find yourself almost without translating mentally.

1:39.5

At first, it's normal to do so, but little by little, part of your speech becomes automatic.

1:48.4

And the words are simply there.

1:50.9

That's when you start enjoying more and more conversations with native speakers.

1:57.5

It's amazing to see yourself in a conversation with a native speaker in the language you are learning.

2:05.5

Somehow, it all becomes real.

2:09.3

Traditional or more academic methods insist on mastering more formal aspects,

2:16.4

such as grammar rules, word position, or conjugations.

2:22.2

According to their theories, learning all this will help you express yourself better and avoid

2:30.1

making so many mistakes when speaking. Ask yourself this question.

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