AEE 150: Let Go of Your Grammar Obsession and Speak English like a Native with Idahosa Ness from Mimic Method

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Language Learning, Education, Business

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2014

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Taking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training now Today you’ll learn how to let go of your grammar mistakes and your obsession with perfection and you’ll learn how to finally speak like a native! Today we have Idahosa Ness who is the founder of the Mimic Method and he helps learners reach fluency through song lyrics and mimicking the language. What does it mean to “mimic” English speakers? To “mimic” means to copy. When you learn English, don’t learn from the written word. Learn from what you hear. Try to surround yourself with the language and repeat back what you hear. Don’t think about conjugating verbs in your head or making a mistake. When you focus too much on conjugating, it restricts your ability to take in new sounds in your head. There will be no space in your mind. Come back to our site for a summary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an all ears English podcast episode 150.
0:03.6	Let go of your grammar obsession and speak English like a native with Idassa Ness.
0:08.6	Welcome to the All Ers English podcast where you'll finally get real native English
0:17.3	conversation and fluency for business and life. We believe in connection, not perfection when it comes to learning English.
0:27.0	Now here are your hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Aubrey Carter, the Illed's whiz, coming to you from Arizona
0:37.2	and Boston, USA. In today's episode you'll meet an amazing English teacher Idausa Ness who will
0:48.1	teach us about his mimic method of learning languages. If you're learning English to connect with other people in real ways and we know you are
0:57.4	you'll love E'd also's tips today. Listen in to this episode.
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1:11.0	and you have to go in search of your creative spark again.
1:14.0	Maybe this is catching up with creative friends, experimenting with a new look, or trying out a new
1:19.3	recipe. And thanks to the Sims, inspiration is just one game and one spark away.
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1:29.7	Hey Aubrey, how's everything going today? I'm great. How are you Lindsay? I'm
1:36.9	awesome. I'm awesome. What are we getting into today? We have an awesome guest
1:40.7	voice on the show. I'm so excited. Yes, this is going to be really fun but first I want to ask you
1:45.6	when you think of a mime what do you think of? Oh I think of someone just not saying anything
1:52.2	but making I think of someone using their hands to make
1:56.5	yeah right to pretend they're in a box that's always what I imagine someone using their
2:00.6	hands to make it look like they're in a box that's not really there.
2:03.6	And I love that sometimes people do that as a dance move and I'm not sure what that's about.
2:07.3	But once in a while you'll see someone on the dance floor doing like windshield wipers
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