Why English is so Difficult and 7 Steps to Fluency in Listening and Speaking

Published: Sept. 7, 2015, 1:08 p.m.

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Listen up! I want to tell you about an exciting offer that Gabby is making for the Go Natural English community to help build confidence and English fluency. In the coming weeks there will be a series of YouTube videos released regarding steps to fluency in listening and speaking.

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You will not want to miss this if you are serious about improving your American English language skills. Go natural English is dedicated to teaching you how American English is actually spoken, not just the rules of grammar that so many courses teach.

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Be sure to visit gonaturalenglish.com to find out about all of the resources and support available to you regarding the learning of American English. This is a great opportunity to share your adventures with other English language learners. Stop by and leave a comment, or ask a question. Just remember, there are many people out there in the same boat as you who want to be able to communicate in English to improve their fluency. Don\\u2019t be afraid to make contact with them.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t4eA-CkgEU

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Episode transcript below:

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Hey.

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How\\u2019s it going?

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I\\u2019m Gabby Wallace, your American English teacher and today I\\u2019m not in a recording studio.

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Today I\\u2019m coming to you from the shore of the Bosphorus River.

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You can see behind me.

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I hope it\\u2019s not too distracting but this is the best place \\u2013 kind of quiet \\u2013 where I could make a quick English tip and update for you today.

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So, in this quick tip, I want to talk about why it\\u2019s difficult to become fluent in English and what the answer is.

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How to become fluent in English.

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I get this question so much.

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How can I become fluent in English?

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What should I do?

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Well, I think the biggest problem is that in most English classes we don\\u2019t start with steps or formula, or instructions.

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You know how when you get a new \\u2013 it could be a new toy, it could be a new piece of furniture, it could be a new game \\u2013 you usually read the instructions or maybe a friend tells you how to play the game.

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But you need to know the rules in order to play the game, and for me, that\\u2019s a lot like learning English.

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I mean, in my mind it really helps me to know the rules before I play a game, and learning a language to me is a lot like playing a game.

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So, what I\\u2019d like to do with you over the next seven quick English tips, back-to-back, I\\u2019m going to share my seven steps for English fluency.

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These are steps that I made for the Go Natural English community, for you, to show you exactly the rules of the game \\u2013 How to become fluent in English.

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So, it\\u2019s kind of detailed, so, I want to take it one step at a time.

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Now, if you would like the video, audio, and the text \\u2013 all of the subtitles for all seven steps, come to gonaturalenglish.com/7steps.

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That\\u2019s the number 7 s-t-e-p-s, and you can download all of that with one click.

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I want you to come visit so, I would love to share that valuable resource with you to help you improve your fluency.

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I\\u2019m going to keep this really quick but for today what I want you to remember is that it\\u2019s really important to understand the rules of the game if you want to win it.

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Okay, so that\\u2019s what we\\u2019re going to do with English \\u2013 with our seven steps to fluency over the next few days.

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This is a really valuable series that I\\u2019m sharing with you that could be its own course but I want to offer it free for you to help you as much as I can.

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So, come on over and grab the video, audio, and text for all seven or you can wait over the next week or two weeks, I believe, it\\u2019ll take some time since we\\u2019re on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday release for quick tips.

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You can wait and you can watch the videos separately, the audio separately, and read the subtitles as you watch the videos on YouTube, or you can come over to gonaturalenglish.'