Hi, I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of speakenglishpodcast.com.

My mission is to help you to speak English fluently.

Speaking English is way easier than you think. You just need to use the right materials and techniques.

Today I'm going to talk about the benefits of learning English as an adult. And the truth is that there are many,

and some of them are surprising.

And with a mini-story, you will practice your spoken English.

I will ask you lots of questions that you'll have to answer right away.

It's like having a conversation with another person in English. Before we get started,

go to my website speakenglishpodcast.com to get the transcript. It's free. Okay, let's start.

Number one, it's an excellent exercise for our brain.

Many times, we go to the gym to tone our muscles. We also try to lose weight, to be ready

for the beach in summer. We don't always succeed, but that's another story.

In the same way, learning a new language is like sending our brain to the gym.

We stimulated with all sorts of new sounds, words we didn't know, grammar, expressions, and other elements.

This mental exercise is very healthy, as we help our brain to stay active.

Many experts recommend learning a language when we are older to maintain our cognitive ability.

It helps us improve our memory and concentration.

Imagine the number of words you end up learning, all of them new.

And then you have to learn how to use them according to context,

sentence order, etc. All this new information accumulates in an orderly fashion in our brain

and is ready to be used. This process improves our ability to remember all kinds of things.

Moreover, we learn to concentrate better. For example, when you listen to this episode,

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