Intro
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| Chigusa: Listeners, are you afraid of speaking in your target language? |
| Yuriy: Well, you’re not alone. According to most learners, speaking is their number one weakness. |
| Chigusa: And in today’s Sunday News, you’ll find out why speaking is the most common weakness... |
| Yuriy: ...and the 7 ways you can improve your speaking skills, even if you’re a beginner. |
| Chigusa: Welcome to an Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Chigusa and I'll be hosting today's Sunday News with my co-host, Yuriy. |
| Yuriy: Hi everyone! Yuriy here. |
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| Yuriy: So listeners, last year, we sent out a survey to learn about your language progress.. |
| Chigusa: ...what features you like, don’t like, your strengths, weaknesses... |
| Yuriy: ...and there was one question that asked you to rate yourself... |
| Chigusa: ...Yes, on listening, speaking, reading and writing. |
| Yuriy: Chigusa, over 70% answered that their biggest weakness is: Speaking. |
| Chigusa: Wow, that’s a lot. |
| Yuriy: It is. And there’s a specific reason why. We’ll get into it in just a second. |
| Chigusa: But first, listen up! |
| Yuriy: If you want to master your language with our entire language-learning program... |
| Chigusa: Here’s your last chance! Get 31% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS... |
| Yuriy: ...with the Breakthrough Sale. We extended it until tomorrow. |
| Chigusa: Join now, and start speaking from your very first lesson. |
| Yuriy: You learn conversations with our bite-sized audio and video lessons |
| Chigusa: Our teachers explain every word and grammar rule, and get you speaking. |
| Yuriy: We guide you from lesson 1, 2, to 3... until you reach your goals |
| Chigusa: ...whether you're learning for travel, or if you’re aiming for fluency. |
| Yuriy: You can learn anywhere, anytime with our Mobile App... |
| Chigusa: ...You get powerful Study Tools to master words, grammar and conversations fast... |
| Yuriy: ...And with Premium PLUS, you can even get your own personal teacher. |
| Chigusa: So, get 31% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS by March 2nd, 2020. |
| Yuriy: That’s as low as $6.90/month or $0.23 a day. |
| Chigusa: Just click the link in the comments section to get 31% OFF right now. |
| Chigusa: Alright, so why’s speaking the #1 weakness for most learners? |
| Yuriy: So, Chigusa, when people first start learning a language, how do you think they start? |
| Chigusa: Hmm. They usually start with reading? Or, maybe they’ll watch a video on YouTube. |
| Yuriy: Exactly. So, either they have a book or they’re watching a video. |
| Chigusa: Yeah, just passively taking the language in. |
| Yuriy: Now, if you spend most of your time reading or watching videos... what do you get better at? |
| Chigusa: Hmm, well if you’re just reading, you only get better at reading. |
| Yuriy: And if you’re watching videos, maybe you’ll remember 1 or 2 words... but your speaking skills won’t grow. |
| Chigusa: Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. It’s like working out one muscle which gets stronger, and ignoring other ones which stay small. |
| Yuriy: Exactly. And the point is, most learners avoid speaking. So, they never get better at it. |
| Chigusa: So listeners, if you want your speaking skills to improve... |
| Yuriy: ...You need to start speaking. And, here are 7 ways you can start right now. |
| Chigusa: Number one is obvious. Get a native speaking tutor to practice with. |
| Yuriy: Now, most people don’t have access to teachers or native speakers. |
| Chigusa: That’s true. Or, they don’t have the time to meet with one. |
| Yuriy: But with our Premium PLUS plan... |
| Chigusa: ...you get your very own on-site teacher. |
| Yuriy: You can practice speaking by recording yourself, and having them review it. |
| Chigusa: And one popular tactic is to talk about your day. You’d send 3 recordings... |
| Yuriy: ...one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one at night... |
| Chigusa: Your teacher reviews it and then gives you corrections and feedback. |
| Yuriy: Number two: Get conversation-based lessons in our lesson library. |
| Chigusa: If you visit the lesson library... |
| Yuriy: ...you can sort lessons by Conversation, Reading, Writing, Vocab, Grammar or Culture. |
| Chigusa: So, select conversations... |
| Yuriy: ...and you’ll get lessons that expose you to conversations and get you speaking. |
| Chigusa: Number three: Read out loud. |
| Yuriy: So, if you're listening to a lesson and reading along with the notes... |
| Chigusa: ...Read out loud. |
| Yuriy: Then re-read and speed up your tempo. This is such a powerful tactic because... |
| Chigusa: ...if you’re reading out loud, you’re practicing your speaking skills. |
| Yuriy: And, if you increase your reading speed, you’ll also be able to talk faster and with confidence. |
| Chigusa: So, practice over and over until you can speak faster. |
| Yuriy: Number four: Prepare things to say ahead of time. |
| Chigusa: Most learners, especially beginners, run out of things to say... |
| Yuriy: But, if you prepare lines ahead of time, you won’t run out of things to say. |
| Chigusa: Listeners, you can start speaking with prepared lines from our 3 Minute Video lessons... |
| Yuriy: Or Top 25 Questions lessons, Survival Phrases ... |
| Chigusa: ...and other lessons that you’ll find in the lesson library. |
| Yuriy: Number five: Shadow conversations. |
| Chigusa: Meaning, repeat the dialogues as you hear them. |
| Yuriy: In every lesson, you learn a new conversation. |
| Chigusa: So try to shadow the conversation line by line. |
| Yuriy: Premium and Premium PLUS users, follow along with our Dialog study tool... |
| Chigusa: ...and you’ll master it in no time. |
| Yuriy: Number six: Use our voice recording tool to practice speaking. |
| Chigusa: You can practice lines from our lesson conversations.... |
| Yuriy: ...and you can compare yourself to native speakers, to see how close you are. |
| Chigusa: You’ll find the Voice Recording Tools inside the Dialog section of every audio lesson. |
| Yuriy: And number seven: Review again and again. Listeners, this is the key to perfection... |
| Chigusa: ...and it’s why we have to emphasize it. Most learners don’t review! If you review and repeat lines again and again... |
| Yuriy: ...You’ll be speaking better, faster and with more confidence. |
| Chigusa: And remember, if you want to unlock all of our effective lessons that focus on real conversations... |
| Yuriy: ...as well as our entire language learning system. |
| Chigusa: Here’s your last chance! Get 31% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS... |
| Yuriy: ...with the Breakthrough Sale. We extended it until tomorrow. |
| Chigusa: Join now, and start speaking from your very first lesson.. |
| Yuriy: You learn conversations with our bite-sized audio/video lessons |
| Chigusa: Our teachers explain every word and grammar rule, and get you speaking. |
| Yuriy: We guide you from lesson 1, 2, to 3... until you reach your goals |
| Chigusa: ...whether you're learning for travel, or if you’re aiming for fluency. |
| Yuriy: You can learn anywhere, anytime with our Mobile App |
| Chigusa: You get powerful Study Tools to master words, grammar and conversations fast... |
| Yuriy: And with Premium PLUS, you can even get your own personal teacher. |
| Chigusa: So, get 31% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS by March 2nd, 2020. |
| Yuriy: That’s as low as $6.90/month or $0.23 a day. |
| Chigusa: Just click the link in the comments section to get 31% OFF right now. |
Outro
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| Chigusa: Okay, well that’s going to do it for this edition of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News!* |
| Yuriy: Bye everyone!* |
| Chigusa: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you all next time.* |
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