Let me tell you why you DON'T want to keep trying to speak like a "native".
In this episode, I will share with you reasons why such a goal will not help you become fluent,  based on my experience as a teacher. Actually, it might make it harder!

Share in the comments what you think and stay tuned for more episodes on fluency!

I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

ep1. Why You Don't Want to Speak like a "Native"

In this lesson, we will learned some useful sentence structures such as :sui ran...danshi (Although..., ) dou...le(already),  hui (anticipate something will happen) , verb+hao (do something properly) etc.

Basic communication conversations

第十五课 送你去火车站  Lesson 15 take you to the railway statiion

第四课  她是我的汉语老师

一、  第一部分
1.老师
2.美国
3.同学
4.朋友
第二部分
5. 男：他是谁？ 
女：他是我的汉语老师。
6. 男：他叫什么名字？ 
   女：他叫大卫，他是美国人。
7. 男：她是哪国人？ 
女：她是中国人。
8. 女：她是谁？ 
 男：她是我同学，她叫玛丽。
第三部分
9. 他叫李朋，他是中国人。
   问：他是哪国人？
10. 她是中国人，她是我的汉语老师。
   问：她是谁？
11. 她叫安妮，她不是我同学，她是我朋友。
问：她是谁？
12. 她叫李心，是我的中国朋友。
问：她叫什么名字？

HSK1  第四课  她是我的汉语老师

Bu episode ile Türkiye'de de bulunan ve kullanılan ŞİFALI -GİZEMLİ DOĞAL TAŞLAR öğreniyorsunuz . Türkiyedeki doğal taşları tanımak onları özelliklerine uygun olarak kullanmak ister misin? O zaman haydi başlayalım :) Not:Lütfen bu yayının eğlence amaçlı olduğunu unutmayın.
This is just Turkish listening exercise for fun&learning.

Turcology and Turkey with Ayse

TÜRKİYEDEKİ GİZEMLİ TAŞLAR : Akuamarin (Denizkızı Taşı)

My recent experience with dogsitting

Vocabulary:
dogsitting: babysitting dogs while the owner is away
heavy: having a lot of weight
to do one's business: to go to the bathroom
spacious: having lots of space
to be the center of attention: to be in the spotlight, to receive attention from everyone else
belly rub: petting a dog's belly
ravenous: very hungry
snatch: to grab
zoomies: when cats run around really fast
pent-up energy: lots of energy that needs to be let out
unleash: to let something out

Learn English with Stories

Dogsitting

The people you meet might respond to uncertainty differently than you. Consider seeing things from their point of view and adapting a little. Listen to this story of Nicole and Susan. 

Nicole likes routines and likes to plan in advance. Every Sunday she spends the afternoon and evening at her parents’ house. Every Monday she meets her best friend for lunch and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings she goes to a café and reads. Having some control over what’s going to happen makes her feel safe. Then one day Nicole meets Susan. Susan never plans things in advance, is always late, and prefers to be flexible. She likes to make decisions based on how she’s feeling that day and feels that doing the same thing is limiting. Nicole tried to make plans to meet for coffee in advance, Susan sounds uninterested, but she never gives her definite answers. Her behavior really annoys Nicole. 

With people who don’t mind uncertainty …

Remember that you can learn a lot from the unknown and the unfamiliar.
Show flexibility.
For example:
For me, either way is fine.
Let me know what you’re comfortable with.


With people who avoid uncertainty …

Offer details when making decisions.
Provide a context with background information. 
For example:
The reason I do it this way is…
Let me explain why (I’m doing this).

Show you understand the importance of structure and plans. 
I understand the (structure/flexibility) is important / means a lot to you.
I can see why you (spend time on planning).

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Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Adapting to different ways of dealing with uncertainty

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How to Find your Talent. How irritating strangers can teach you about your talents. 「キャリアコンサルタント」目線で、「才能の見つけ方。イラっとする他人は、あなたの才能を教えてくれるについて」お伝えします。

In this episode Mona and I discuss some highlights of American literature. She recommends some of her favorite American novels and uses some great vocabulary to describe them. Even if you don’t end up reading them yourself, you’ll learn plenty of useful words and phrases to describe books, movies, etc.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 20:41***

***Full transcript available ⁠at https://american-idiom.com/f/003-the-great-american-novels⁠***

Episode Outline:

Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen) - (Starts at 1:38)
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides) - (Starts at 6:52)
American Pastoral (Philip Roth) - (Starts at 12:48)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 20:41)

“to come out” (used at 2:03 and explained at 21:07)
"to take place in” (used at 2:32, 2:51, 3:17, 7:23, 11:34, 13:55, 15:15, 15:17, 16:07 and explained at 23:27)
“neck of the woods” (used at 2:39 and explained at 25:53)
“to set A apart from B” (used at 5:38 and explained at 28:05)
“smooth sailing” (used at 9:21 and explained at 30:38)
“to believe in (something)” (used at and explained at 32:40)