Today, I'm going to reflect on the frustration that some English learners may experience.

In part two, you'll practice with a point-of-view story.

You'll meet James and Jane and their adventures.

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

My mission is to help you speak English fluently.

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Tell them to go to speak Englishpodcast.com and get my free mini-course.

That would mean a lot to me.

Thanks. Oh, by the way, remember that you can check out the transcript on my website. SpeakEnglishpodcast.com slash podcast. Okay, let's get started.

Learning to speak English is not as simple as studying for a couple of days.

Can you imagine?

In one month, we could learn 15 new languages, or 14 if we are lazy.

If your goal is to become fluent, it takes some time.

For example, my fluency course has 20 units and you have to dedicate a minimum of one week per unit.

However, I assure you that if you follow the instructions, your fluency will improve dramatically

by the end of the course.

During the learning process, some students lose patience and become frustrated.

They all have an initial phase of high motivation due to the novelty and transition to a plateau

phase that leads to frustration when they do not see steady improvement.

It is common for frustrated learners to blame themselves, saying things like,

I'm not good at learning languages. As an adult, it is almost impossible to learn.

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