Your Monthly Dose of French - Best of August 2021

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lifetime account and unlock our huge library of language learning audiobooks save them to your device and listen and learn they're yours to keep forever and finally the deal of the month if you want to finally master the language with lessons by real teachers and our complete language learning program get 35 off premium or premium plus with the power up sale to get your gifts and language learning resources click the link in the lesson description below download them right now before they expire [Music] hi everyone i'm alicia welcome to conversational phrases we've found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one and the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you'll use in real conversations in this lesson you'll learn conversational phrases to use when talking on the phone after watching this video you'll be able to ask for someone on the phone and to put someone on hold and if you want to learn more vocabulary phrases and example sentences you can use in real life situations click the link in the description to download your making a phone call pdf cheat sheet for free now let's take a look at some conversational phrases listen to the dialogue response once more with the english translation hello i'd like to speak with the person in charge decca anasto okay just a moment first of all you'll need to learn how to say hello on the phone that's bonjour bonjour then you'll need to learn how to say i'd like to speak with person the pattern is person for example hello i'd like to speak with the person in charge now how do you answer this question okay just a moment listen to it again this french sentence literally translates as all right one moment but it means okay just a moment here are a few more phrases you can use with the same pattern to talk on the phone the person in charge the manager customer service the service client the service client let's look at some examples listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers anastasia okay now it's your turn do you remember how to say i'd like to speak with person and how do you answer it imagine you want to talk to a sales representative do you remember how to say a sales representative i'd like to speak with a sales representative now say you want to talk to a sales representative and answer it now imagine you want to talk to the manager do you remember how to say the manager say i'd like to speak with the manager now say you want to talk to the manager and answer it now imagine you want to talk to customer service do you remember how to say customer service the service service clio say i'd like to speak with customer service now say you want to talk to customer service and answer it with these can-do videos you'll see real-life situations where you have to introduce yourself talk about your family or give your contact information so by the end you can do them yourself in french this video is a small portion of our can do course to get the full course including translations grammar tools and assessment tests click the link in the description [Music] welcome to can do french by frenchpod101.com [Music] hi everyone i'm liam mercier in this lesson you learn how to use parting greetings this is karen lee and she's talking with her former homestay mother matilde martin as karen says goodbye her children join her in saying good night focus on the way each person says goodbye foreign once more with the english translation see you soon rest well see you later wondering how you can master these conversations even faster here's how one read along you get the lesson conversation and translations inside our dialogue tool so that you see each word as you hear it and understand it all 2. practice speaking by shadowing what you hear you can also record and compare yourself with native speakers with our voice recording tools and three take our assessment tests and see how much you remember these tools are part of our can-do course just click the link in the description to get them let's take a closer look at each of these expressions first do you remember how karen says see you soon this starts with the preposition which means something like until in this context ah next is bianto all together means something like until soon but it translates as see you soon is fairly informal which indicates a close relationship between karen and matilde martin her former homestay mother do you remember how sasha says good night good night good night when someone is about to go to bed and often when you don't plan on seeing someone again that night do you remember how ben says rest well rest well note next is note this is appropriate for informal situations do you remember how matild says see you later this starts with the preposition ah which means something like until in this case pronunciation note in most cases you pronounce the s sound in however in this specific expression you don't have to means later this means something like until later but translate says see you later matild uses this to say goodbye to everyone even though it is slightly formal it's a friendly way to say goodbye with friends french people tend to shorten aplotar to aplus in this case you must pronounce the s haplus see you ah plus haplus let's look at the parting greetings once more listen and repeat or speak along with me nui repository au revoir did you notice the last two parting expressions i used salute wondering how you can master these conversations even faster here's how one read along you get the lesson conversation and translations inside our dialogue tool so that you see each word as you hear it and understand it all 2. practice speaking by shadowing what you hear you can also record and compare yourself with native speakers with our voice recording tools and three take our assessment tests and see how much you remember these tools are part of our can-do course just click the link in the description to get them the first expression used was hi in informal situations you can use the greeting is a common greeting in french however it's only suitable for informal situations such as when saying goodbye to friends note is also a common greeting translating as hi or hello because of this you can use salu both as a greeting and a parting expression the second parting greeting au revoir means see you oh a formal greeting you can use when you're sure you're going to meet the other person again you can use it to address one or more people au revoir let's review respond to the prompts by speaking aloud then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember how to say see you soon and how to say good night do you remember how to say rest well repose to abian repose to abian and how to say see you later april april do you remember how to say see you hint is the shortened version of apritar aplus let's practice imagine your mark lee and you're talking to matild respond by saying good night ready [Music] listen again and repeat let's try another imagine your sasha lee and your finishing class respond by saying see you soon ready listen again and repeat let's try one more imagine you're ben lee and you're finishing coffee with your college friend justine respond by saying see you ready please listen again and repeat a please with these can-do videos you'll see real-life situations where you have to introduce yourself talk about your family or give your contact information so by the end you can do them yourself in french this video is a small portion of our can do course to get the full course including translations grammar tools and assessment tests click the link in the description welcome to can do french by frenchpod101.com [Music] hi everyone i'm lea mercier in this lesson you'll learn how to use essential social expressions such as thank you this is ben lee and he's on the train a fellow passenger drops his wallet as he exits the train ben picks up the wallet and chases after the man he calls to the man by saying excuse me listen to the following three short dialogues between ben and the man ready excuse me ben hands the wallet to the man ben turns to board the train but the door is shut once more with the english translation excuse me yes ben hands the man the wallet merci beaucoup thank you very much you're welcome ben turns to board the train but the doors shut desolate i'm sorry it's all right wondering how you can master these conversations even faster here's how one read along you get the lesson conversation and translations inside our dialogue tool so that you see each word as you hear it and understand it all two practice speaking by shadowing what you hear you can also record and compare yourself with native speakers with our voice recording tools and three take our assessment tests and see how much you remember these tools are part of our can-do course just click the link in the description to get them let's take a closer look at these three conversations first do you remember how ben lee says excuse me in this context excuse me is used to get someone's attention and translate says excuse me excuse me first is excuse me meaning excuse is from the verb excuse me meaning to excuse excuse me next is me together it's excuse me excuse me excuse me this is a formal expression ben uses it because he's speaking with someone he doesn't know note this expression can also be used as a mild apology but here ben uses it to get the attention of the person he's chasing after do you remember how the passenger acknowledges ben by saying yes we yes we the second part of the conversation takes place after ben returns the passenger's wallet do you remember how the passenger politely says thank you very much merci beaucoup first is merci thank you merci next is boku a lot so much boku all together merci beaucoup thank you very much merciful merci adds more emphasis when you want to show appreciation when you simply want to say thank you merci is enough do you remember how ben says you're welcome first is meaning of next is nothing yeah means something like of nothing but translate says you're welcome after the train door is shut and ben misses his train do you remember how the passenger apologizes to ben by saying i'm sorry jesus next is m as in i am is from the verb meaning to be i'm sorry desolate do you remember how ben replies it's all right this starts with this next is which means is not no not no e last is yeah nothing [Music] note is a negative pronoun and must be paired with no altogether means something like this is nothing but it translates as it's all right scenario this is a common phrase used to express that things are all right in more casual situations you can remove the contracted form of suneria for easier pronunciation you can use this expression with friends or family in the conversation you learned as you're welcome in response to mercy thank you je vous zombre is another way to say you're welcome note this phrase is more formal than dorian je vous zarpre can be used like the english you're welcome in response to merci it means something like i beg of you to do something but translate as you're welcome je vous zempri in informal situations you can say je temprie here to replaces the more formal vous and tu is contracted with on to form in the conversation you learned jesus desolate i'm sorry in the case of mild apologies such as accidentally bumping into someone the phrases excuse moa and pardon pardon are commonly used let's look at the expressions once more listen and repeat or speak along pay attention to the body language excuse me excuse me we mercy mercy merci beaucoup desolate wondering how you can master these conversations even faster here's how one read along you get the lesson conversation and translations inside our dialogue tool so that you see each word as you hear it and understand it all 2. practice speaking by shadowing what you hear you can also record and compare yourself with native speakers with our voice recording tools and 3. take our assessment tests and see how much you remember these tools are part of our can-do course just click the link in the description to get them let's review respond to the prompts by speaking aloud then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember how bentley says excuse me excuse me excuse me and how the passenger says yes we we do you remember how to say thank you merci merci and how to say thank you very much merci beaucoup merci beaucoup do you remember how to say you're welcome dorian durian and how the passenger says i'm sorry desolate desolate do you remember how ben says it's all right let's practice imagine you're karen lee and you receive a popular french candy from your french teacher say thank you very much ready merci beaucoup dorian listen again and repeat merci beaucoup merci beaucoup let's try another imagine your mark lee and a passenger bumps into you respond by saying it's all right ready sonia listen again and repeat scenario let's try one more imagine your mark lee and you see a man drop his wallet get his attention ready excuse me oui listen again and repeat excuse me excuse me with these can-do videos you'll see real-life situations where you have to introduce yourself talk about your family or give your contact information so by the end you can do them yourself in french this video is a small portion of our can-do course to get the full course including translations grammar tools and assessment tests click the link in the description welcome to can do french by frenchpod101.com bonjour ratus ju lia mercier hi everyone i'm leah mercier in this lesson you'll learn how to ask about someone's well-being this is mark lee and he's in the office break room he sees paul petit a colleague and asks how are you listen to the conversation and focus on the question ready once more with the english translation how are you i'm fine thank you wondering how you can master these conversations even faster here's how one read along you get the lesson conversation and translations inside our dialogue tool so that you see each word as you hear it and understand it all 2. practice speaking by shadowing what you hear you can also record and compare yourself with native speakers with our voice recording tools and three take our assessment tests and see how much you remember these tools are part of our can do course just click the link in the description to get them let's take a closer look at the conversation do you remember how mark asks paul how are you next is it finally goes is from the verb ali meaning to go ali altogether it's this literally means how it goes but it translates as how are you note the rising intonation of the sentence to mark that it's a question commercial let's take a closer look at the response do you remember how paul says i'm fine thank you next is the word meaning fine or well [Music] it goes well but translates as i'm fine or i'm well it's when using formal french how are you imagine your sadia simon mark lee's french teacher use the formal expression for how are you how are you this is the most formal and most common expression it can be used safely with anyone in any situation an extremely common way to ask about someone's well-being is the phrase sava is a shortened form of coma server the usual response to sava is server listen to the following exchange sava server server the intonation makes the difference between the question and the answer let's look at some examples listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers common server foreign did you notice i added the phrase evo wondering how you can master these conversations even faster here's how one read along you get the lesson conversation and translations inside our dialogue tool so that you see each word as you hear it and understand it all two practice speaking by shadowing what you hear you can also record and compare yourself with native speakers with our voice recording tools and three take our assessment tests and see how much you remember these tools are part of our can do course just click the link in the description to get them i'm fine and you next is a formal word meaning you [Music] all together it's meaning and you evo you can use this phrase to reciprocate the question when someone asks you about your well-being for example if someone says you can answer the question then inquire about the other person's well-being with evo and you evo note is formal for informal situations you can replace the vous and you let's review the key words and phrases very e vo informal you two let's review respond to the prompts by speaking aloud then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation ready do you remember the word for how common and do you remember how markley asks how are you come on come on do you remember how to say fine bien bien and how to say i'm fine bien do you remember how to say thank you merci merci do you remember how paul petty says i'm fine thank you do you remember the formal way to say how are you commenta levu como talivo do you remember the informal way to say how are you let's practice imagine you're mark's colleague paul patti ask how mark is doing ready come on listen again and repeat come on come on let's try another imagine you're karen's teacher saria simone ask about karen's well-being using formal french ready [Music] listen again and repeat come on let's try one more imagine your sasha and you meet your friend at school ask how she's doing using informal french ready listen again and repeat help ed ed help represent i appreciate their help japressi lorread do you want to learn how to cook french food lay up hundreds a cuisine francaise move i can't move because i have pins and needles in my legs je ne papa bougie de for me dan les jeans d set seventeen d set d set seventeen illa di satan he is seventeen years old illa di satan d sweet eighteen d sweet d sweet eighteen hilar dis rita is eighteen years old 19 this enough these nuff nineteen jebuswan the disney bhutan i need nineteen buttons je buzz one the disney van it's minus 20 degrees neck jello fragile i have a fragile neck gel fragile visage face [Music] this shadow seems to be a face musical it has an ear for music musical show you have a nice bow in your hair angelino montagna mountain montagne montagna we are going on a hike in the mountains on montana le touriste lazar de cherle plage tourists are enjoying their free time on the beach le touriste lesar de sur la plage foreign forest tropical forest tropical rainforest la forest amazonia etimance the amazon rainforest is very large la forres damasoni etimons island corsica is a french island la dictionary dictionary dictionary my dictionary is on the bookshelf mondiccioner estrella [Music] the sun sets behind the blue ocean le soleil blue jean a yellow raincoat orange laurence in cooler treasures orange is a very happy color lauren cooler trejos cooler the color of his eyes is blue la cooler de says blue on you boring on you only the title of this book seems boring but it is without considering the writer's talent amazing enjoyable the sceneries are amazing le paisage santa art is important at school credit card cart of the credit card credit credit card on a blocked macarthur credit they blocked my credit card on a block clay i lost my keys again j encore perdue driver's license permit per me driver's license safety for the sweet casualty it's been three times in a row i failed the driver's license test safety traffic suite foreign forest the deer lives in the forest river floove fluff river los cordon le flav the grizzly bear is running in the river lost court on the floove i prefer the sea over the ocean lake black luck document document document document document the document ordinator this computer doesn't work fax machine fax fax fax machine avivu effects do you have a fax machine avivu and fax amplimont printer amplimont and primart printer primond disposal fablo nivo debruij the printer has a low noise level la primarte disposed the feb le nivo de bruij portamin mechanical pencil portamine mechanical pencil beauty history apartment do you use mechanical pencil utilization apartment regular ruler regula ruler tracing tray awakens draw a line with a ruler traci entre avec marker the marker is running low on ink bank bank bank a la bank my money is in the bank je mon narcian a la bank episode convenience store ep3 episode convenience store lip syria to vert vancouver the convenience store is open 24 hours les pisories a two vert van catherine cervantes hospital i go to the hospital when i am sick je vais l'hopital con josue malad portafei wallet portofaire my grandmother gave me this wallet my grandma purse order command command order suny paso kuji comedy this isn't what i ordered shawn the plot is not used to play a field anymore desert gem no dessert on africa i like the desert in africa dessert on a freak patron boss office georgia travail bureau today i work in the office colleague co-worker colleague co-leg co-worker voila preferee here is my favorite co-worker voila my colleague referee reunion meeting reunion i had a meeting today police station legend marie et centro ville the police station is downtown le gender murray et centro ville pharmacy pharmacy pharmacy pharmacy the pharmacy from the medical the pharmacy sells medicine la pharmacy want the medicamen bonang bakery bournemouth i bumped into my teacher at the bakery i'm going to the movie theater or cinema negotiation negotiation negotiation negotiation negotiation negotiation difficile he thinks that it's a difficult negotiation negotiation difficile contra he is going to sign the contract no doubt about it affair business english is a language of business langley dil busy she's got a busy schedule because she's got too many appointments ella and nagender chargesquella bocutro rendezvous grav sirius it's a serious mistake set to tired he superior superior superior superior superior superior herreras his hierarchical superior ask him to not be late anymore on the meetings company is it going well at your new company [Music] how high is your salary they broke a seat on the radio tomorrow television television television we often watch television new regards television internet internet i have the internet at the office journal newspaper journal journal newspaper jachet le journal taba i buy the newspaper at the tobacco shop journal or taba shenandoah formation news channel chen the information shen dan formation news channel jellum lachen i turn on the news channel in the evening astrid music musical instrument astro mode music astro mall the music musical instrument savvy vouchers music can you play a musical instrument save painting pantsure artistic this painting is very artistic artistic sierra representation the show takes place at the theater la representation comedy musical musical comedy musical comedy musical musical jdba for a comedy musical i got tickets to a musical jd relax everything will be fine whiteboard tableau blonde blue blonde white board le essential table my presentation the whiteboard is essential for my presentations foreign blackboard ju marco mono solo tableau i mark my name on the blackboard control test control the mat samdi prusa there is a math test next saturday manual textbook manual ma nu el textbook the professor like shows the tradition emmanuel the teacher read something very interesting out of the textbook le professor li quelque chose de tresante reson va it's not a very popular job sunny passenger crazy don't he is the president president [Music] industry le tourism el industries tourism is a travel industry le touris sanctuary i have a black belt the father gave coins arjun do you have any money [Music] i lost my debit card and i had to go to the police je perdue macarthur de debi es du sally or comey saria [Music] bill i have never had a 500 euro bill je photography photography photography photography photography the photography and pasta photography is my hobby la photography take off [Music] take off lavion de colorado minute the plane will take off in 20 minutes [Music] minute i want a big bedroom grand chamber cuisine kitchen cuisine cuisine kitchen like cuisine taco du salon the kitchen is on one side of the living room la cuisine eta cote du salon salduba the bathroom has a tiny window la sallo de pa [Music] [Music] i never went to my graduation [Music] promotion promotion promotion promotion despair in promotion i hope to get a promotion a promotion anniversary mariage anniversary training it's our anniversary anniversary [Music] a funeral is a time to grieve and remember sometime no i'm going to guillaume's wedding je marriage xpk explain explique explain el nino she is not aware of the situation can you explain it at the back of our house we have a garden and jardin est east the sun rises in the east le sole so lev a lest hey everyone welcome to the monthly review the monthly show on language learning [Music] where you discover new learning strategies motivational tips study tools and resources by the way all the lessons and bonuses you're about to see can be downloaded for free on our website so click the link in the description right now to sign up for your free lifetime account okay today's topic is the power of textbooks and digital detox in this digital age where we're all using apps and smartphones to learn languages you might not think of a textbook as the first resource to turn to right but if you're avoiding textbooks then you're missing out on some powerful language learning benefits so today you'll learn why textbooks are still a powerful resource in the digital age why some but not all digital resources might hurt your ability to learn and how to do a digital detox and learn off-screen with our program and we're giving away a brand new conversation cheat sheet so keep watching [Music] but first here are this month's new lessons and resources be sure to to describe your download in your target language if not download our new conversation sheet and learn must know words and phrases for the doctor second the language learning starter pack pdf ebook if you're new to the language do you know what words to learn first with this ebook you'll get over 70 basic words and phrases that beginners need to know start with these words first download it right now third can you talk about economics in your target language learn how to say profit demand taxes and much more with this quick vocab bonus fourth 30 must know opposite nouns learn how to say day and night question and answer and much more you'll pick up more than 30 words with this vocab bonus to get your free resources click the link in the description below right now they're yours to keep forever okay let's jump into today's topic the power of textbooks and digital detox you probably have some language learning apps on your phone right but do you have any textbooks let us know in the comments section digital resources like apps and physical resources like books have their pros and cons but if you're learning with digital resources only you might be missing out on some benefits that come with physical resources what are they first a digital detox this is a basic one a textbook gives you a break from the screen you're not sitting in front of so much blue light all day which can have an impact on your sleep that's just for your overall health second the ability to focus and improve your focus here's a question for you how long is your attention span five minutes ten minutes the thing is attention and the ability to focus are crucial for learning and succeeding with any goal in life but if you're learning on a device you'll get pop-ups and notifications if you're on youtube well the algorithm will have you watching cat videos soon enough these things are designed to keep you jumping from one thing to the next and all of this hurts your attention span and your ability to learn with a book it's much easier to focus and consistently learning with one can help improve your focus third if the book has a really good story to follow it makes it more fun to learn this may not be something you can find in every textbook but you can find it in textbook resources like bilingual storybooks fourth you get a clear path to follow textbooks give you a linear path from page 1 to 100. you know where to go next how far you are from the end and what you have left to learn with an app you'll be forever swiping and not really knowing if you're getting anywhere fifth textbooks have gone through academic rigor meaning they've been made by teachers or checked by teachers so you're learning the correct forms the correct language and you can rely on it to be accurate if you google for blogs about phrases to learn there's a chance the information is not completely accurate sixth textbook lessons are curated and organized so that what you learn on page 1 helps you understand page 2 and so on it builds you up and teaches you crucial language skills that beginners need to know like how to introduce yourself first then how to grow that conversation as an added bonus you can write in them what about the downsides of textbooks there are a few the content gets old fast language always changes there's new slang so that's where digital lessons do well also books can get boring and overwhelming an approach you can consider for a textbook is to put in a certain amount of time say 20 or 30 minutes a day and then walk away so you're not overwhelmed but by providing a digital detox allowing us a framework for focus offering reduced distractions being easy to follow and accurate textbooks are powerful in a digital world so should you go for digital detox and get a textbook if you can handle a bit of change to your routine then why not if you're worried about learning the same thing from two sources don't worry learning something like a grammar rule from multiple angles will only help you understand it better and reinforce your memory a book will give you a clear direction of where to go what to learn and challenge your mind in ways that digital lessons might not so how do you do a digital detox and learn with our program first you can print out our extensive reading books extensive reading is a learning tactic where you read books that are appropriate for your level and the goal is quantity over quality you should read a lot and skip over the words you don't know to access these just visit the lesson library to find our extensive reading books second download our pdf lesson notes and print them out the lesson notes give you the lesson in writing the dialogue the vocab grammar explanation sample sentences and cultural insights find the lesson notes in every one of your lessons third use our printable visual flashcards with these you'll learn over 1500 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click the link in the description see you next time bye [Music] have you ever started learning a language but just couldn't continue why does this happen and what do successful language learners do differently in this video we're going to talk about why you should put your language learning on autopilot we asked you and the number one reason people don't continue is time either you don't make the time for learning or you're just too busy but a lot of the time this is caused by the resources you're using if you've downloaded five language apps and bought two books you'll get overwhelmed about where to start and what to do next so what do successful language learners do successful learners don't overwhelm themselves thinking what should i do today they put their learning on autopilot imagine this let's say you have a favorite tv show a new episode comes out every tuesday so you know what you're doing on tuesday night you don't have to think about it you don't need a reminder it's automatic every tuesday you watch an episode you make it into a habit now how do we apply that to language learning first habits if you have a habit of learning then you're already on autopilot so set a small measurable monthly goal with a deadline like learn 100 words or do 30 lessons by the end of the month once you know your goal you can backtrack so for example divide 100 words by 30 days in a month and you get 3.33 so you should learn about three words a day now you know what to do three words a day there's no confusion do those three words and you're done you don't need to think about what you should be doing because you already know what you're doing it becomes a habit the second way to stay on autopilot is with language textbooks this is basically just because books are sequential you just follow the pages from one until the end you don't have to think about where to go next so it's easy to stay on track with what you need to do third the word of the day every day you get a new word in your email inbox automatically you don't have to think about it simply check your email learn a word and you're done the fourth way is with our progress tracking tools they spoon feed you lessons one by one so let's say you've finished lesson one where you learned greetings then you automatically load up lesson two where you learn a basic conversation that uses the greetings you learned in lesson one then you have lesson three and four and so on you don't have to worry about what to do next because our dashboard will keep you on track it'll even build upon what you learned in your previous lesson so you won't forget it the point is to put your learning on autopilot you need something that guides you from a to b to c whether it's your own habits or a book that takes you from one to 100 or a learning program that feeds you lessons so take one of these tips and apply it today so to put your learning on autopilot just check out our complete language learning program sign up for your free lifetime account by clicking on the link in the description get tons of resources to have you speaking in your target language and if you enjoyed these tips hit the like button share this video with anyone who's trying to learn a language and subscribe to our channel we release new videos every week i'll see you next time bye are you focused on active language learning or passive language learning and which is the best way to learn in this video you'll learn the difference between active and passive learning and some methods for each do you know the difference between active and passive learning you'll find out the differences between these two first the difference between active and passive learning here's the difference active learning means you're actively engaging with learning material and focusing on it for example your reading in your target language you're looking up words you're translating you're memorizing phrases or you're speaking out loud so you're focused on what you're learning and you're really into it now passive learning is different it requires less concentration it's usually done when you're doing something else for example doing chores driving to work or taking the train you could be listening to an audio lesson or watching a video lesson but the difference is you're not focused on picking apart every word you're just passively taking the language in what about you how do you usually learn do you have a lot of active practice a lot of passive practice do you have a combination let us know in the comments second how you can learn both ways with our lessons if you do a lot of passive learning say because you're always on the go then here are four simple tactics you can apply right now one press play on a lesson and just listen or watch just like you would with youtube so if you're at home with your computer on press play on a lesson and take it in two now if you're outside if you're going to the store or commuting you can learn with our free innovative language 101 app for the android iphone and ipad again open a lesson press play and that's it if you want to passively review words and phrases then check out the vocabulary slideshow tool this premium study tool is available on every lesson and vocab list just press play and with every slide you'll get the word the audio pronunciation the translation and sample sentences you can even put the slideshow on loop and immerse yourself that way and third if you have an amazon echo device then you can immerse yourself with daily audio lessons or you can learn with the quick word of the day you can just play a lesson and keep it in the background while you're at home just look for daily dose by innovative language on the amazon skill store and download it for free now if you're looking for some active learning practice and you have some time to concentrate here are five tactics you can use right now number one listen or watch a lesson and read along with the translations you'll get complete translations in the lesson notes in the line by line dialog this will make your reading and listening skills skyrocket the best part is you'll understand every single word the translations are right in front of you number two repeat the lesson dialogue as you hear it this is called shadowing and it will boost your speaking skills just repeat the lines that you hear until you can speak with confidence to make it even easier you can also get the lines in the dialog study tool and in the lesson notes so you can read them out loud as you hear them in the lesson number three record yourself with our voice recorder in the dialog study tool to perfect your pronunciation and see how close you are to a native speaker number four if you want to boost your vocabulary study words with our smart flash cards they sort the words for you so you get the harder words more often until you master them in the easy ones show up now and then to refresh your memory and number five ask questions and practice leave a comment in the comment section if you're a premium plus user you get your very own teacher and you can ask them to review and correct your writing and speaking you can also ask for learning advice and get all of your questions answered both are great ways to learn but which one is best well that depends on you if you have some quiet time to focus active learning is best but if you're on the train and you're multitasking then passive learning is the better option whichever you choose you can apply both with our language learning program so to test out active and passive learning just check out our complete language learning program sign up for your free lifetime account by clicking on the link in the description get tons of resources to have you speaking in your target language and if you enjoyed these tips hit the like button share the video with anyone who's trying to learn a new language and subscribe to our channel we release new videos every week i'll see you next time bye every language learner wants to speak with confidence without struggling and without stopping to think of words so how do you do this in this video you'll learn five tactics to perfect your speaking above all every learner wants to speak in their target language with confidence we've run survey after survey year after year and the results are the same listening reading and writing are all important but people want to improve their speaking the most so how do you perfect your speaking skills first shadow the dialogues you hear in the lessons what is shadowing it's a learning technique where you mimic native speakers in other words you listen and then you repeat what they say this is a fast and easy way to start practicing speaking you can do this with any one of our audio or video lessons and even easier if you have access to the dialogue section you can read along out loud as you listen so shadow as much as possible to perfect your speaking and try harder lessons to take yourself to the next level second read the dialogue out loud we just mentioned this in tip 1 but this tactic deserves its own special mention reading out loud is another easy way to practice your speaking simply read the lesson dialogue that's available in the dialog section the lesson notes or the lesson transcript by reading out loud you're practicing your speaking skills and here's a trick if you can get yourself to read faster you'll be able to speak faster too natives tend to speak quickly and if you can too that's a sign that you're improving third record yourself speaking to perfect your pronunciation if you're a premium or premium plus member look for the voice recorder in the dialog section with this tool you can record yourself and compare your speaking to a native speaker this is powerful because you instantly hear the difference between your speech and the authentic native pronunciation and then you can easily perfect your speaking and pronunciation if you don't have a premium account record yourself with your smartphone and while you can't really compare you can spot where you struggle or stutter this tactic is used by professional speakers public speakers just about anyone that has to give a presentation fourth if you're a premium plus member record yourself and send it to your premium plus teacher for feedback here you're getting instant feedback from a native speaker they'll point out your mistakes they'll tell you what to improve and how and record themselves and work with you until you reach perfection that's the power of having a native speaker give you feedback so what do people usually record here's an easy one record a one paragraph self intro in fact we ask all of our new members to do this give your name your age where you're from why you're learning and that's it it's a great way to get started our more advanced students talk about their day they send three recordings in the morning in the afternoon and at night for example i woke up at 7am and brushed my teeth i got ready for work my train was a little late and so on this can dramatically improve your speaking because you're practicing conversations that people have all the time the fifth way to perfect your speaking premium plus assignments with this feature you get weekly assignments based on your needs and goals whether they're reading writing listening or speaking if you want to improve your speaking your premium plus teacher will send you speaking assignments non-stop every week and provide you with constant feedback this is all part of your personalized learning experience so take advantage of our tools and put these tactics to use and remember if you want to master your language with our complete language learning program now's your chance so to test out these tips and start speaking now check out our complete language learning program sign up for your free lifetime account by clicking on the link in the description get tons of resources to have you speaking in your target language and if you enjoyed these tips hit the like button share the video with anyone who's trying to learn a new language and subscribe to our channel we release new videos every week i'll see you next time bye great work here's a reward speed up your language learning with our pdf lessons get all of our best pdf cheat sheets and ebooks for free just click the link in the description

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Length: 114min 50sec (6890 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 24 2021