Intro
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| Chigusa: Want to speak your target language with confidence? |
| Yuriy: ...and actually impress native speakers? |
| Chigusa: Learning to do this is actually quite simple. |
| Yuriy: In this Sunday News, you’ll discover the 7 ways to improve your speaking skills... |
| Yuriy: ...so you can speak with confidence... |
| Chigusa: ...so you can respond quickly... |
| Yuriy: ...and how you can use our lessons to achieve all of this. |
| Chigusa: Welcome to this episode of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Chigusa and I'll be your host. My co-host today is Yuriy. |
| Yuriy: Hi everyone! Yuriy here. |
| Body |
| Yuriy: Listeners, we’ll get to this in just a second. |
| Chigusa: But first, listen up! |
| Yuriy: If you want to start speaking the language with our complete learning program... |
| Chigusa: The “You Can Speak” Sale starts now. |
| Yuriy: Get a BIG 31% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS... |
| Chigusa: ...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 - at your pace - 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. |
| Yuriy: That’s as low as $6.90/month or $0.23 a day. |
| Chigusa: But hurry because this sale ends soon. |
| Yuriy: Just click the link in the comments section to get 31% OFF right now. |
| Yuriy: Alright, Chigusa, you’re a native Japanese speaker, so here’s a question for you. |
| Chigusa: Okay, go ahead. |
| Yuriy: Imagine you’re speaking in Japanese with a learner... |
| Chigusa: Alright. |
| Yuriy: How can you tell if they’re good or... if they’re still a beginner? |
| Chigusa: Hmmm. Based on HOW they talk and respond if I ask them something. |
| Yuriy: What do you mean by that? |
| Chigusa: Well, if they start pausing, searching for words. If there’s a delay... I know they’re a beginner. So I go easy on them. But if they respond quickly, then that means they understand what I said... |
| Yuriy: ...which means their Japanese is at a pretty high level, right? |
| Chigusa: Yes, most of the time, that’s the case. |
| Yuriy: And what about the accent? |
| Chigusa: Not so important. As long as you’re understood, you’re good to go. |
| Yuriy: So, listeners, there are a few reasons why you should learn to speak faster and ...with confidence. |
| Chigusa: First, you generally sound better... |
| Yuriy: Two, if you can respond quickly, it means you understand what you hear... |
| Chigusa: ...and that means your language skills are quite good. |
| Yuriy: And three - this is the best one - native speakers will treat you differently.... |
| Chigusa: ...because they can see you put in the work to speak the language. |
| Yuriy: So, here’s how you do it, listeners. One: Read out loud. This is a basic rule but it’s a must. |
| Chigusa: Yes, because if you’re reading out loud, you’re essentially practicing speaking. |
| Yuriy: So, when you’re taking our lessons, read the dialogue out loud - as you hear it. |
| Chigusa: And you can read along with the dialog tool, the lesson notes, or the transcript. |
| Yuriy: Two: Read like a child reads their first book. So, picture a child learning to read. |
| Chigusa: Right! First they go slow... and sound everything out. |
| Yuriy: On the second or third try, they’re now at a normal pace. |
| Chigusa: And on the fourth or fifth try, they can read it all quickly. |
| Yuriy: So, this example applies to language learning. If you’ve ever come across a complex sentence... |
| Chigusa: ...read it slowly, then speed up, and then you’ll be able to say it easily. |
| Yuriy: And again, you can do this with our lessons. Just read along - out loud - as you listen or watch a lesson. |
| Chigusa: Three: Use the Dialogue Study Tool. |
| Yuriy: Listeners, this tool breaks down the lesson conversations... into individual lines. |
| Chigusa: You can listen to the audio for each line, you get the meanings... |
| Yuriy: And you can re-read and review each line as much as you want. |
| Chigusa: Four: Use the voice recorder to record and compare yourself with native speakers. |
| Yuriy: Just click on the microphone icon next to each line in the Dialogue section. |
| Chigusa: You can also use this to perfect your pronunciation if you want... |
| Yuriy: ...but the goal here is just to speak at a confident, native-level speed. |
| Chigusa: You’ll find this tool in the Dialogue section for all of our lessons. |
| Yuriy: Five: Repeat and review old lesson conversations as much as possible. |
| Chigusa: Reaching native level speed takes a few tries... |
| Yuriy: ...so if you download the lesson dialog tracks, you can re-listen to the conversations again and again. Or you can re-read the dialog lines... |
| Chigusa: ...until you’ve mastered them all. |
| Yuriy: Six: Shadow the conversations. Repeat what you’ve heard out loud. |
| Chigusa: Listeners, this tactic is important... |
| Yuriy: ...But it is tricky when you’re doing a brand new lesson.... |
| Chigusa: ...Because you’re not used to the conversation. |
| Yuriy: Exactly. But when you’re reviewing dialogs from lessons you’ve already done... |
| Chigusa: ...Then, it gets super easy to do. So, just listen to the dialog and repeat what you hear. |
| Yuriy: Seven: Send recordings to your Premium PLUS teacher for feedback. |
| Chigusa: If you want to speak with confidence.... |
| Yuriy: ...then there’s no better confidence boost than feedback from a native speaker. |
| Chigusa: And you get just that with a Premium PLUS teacher. |
| Yuriy: You can record yourself reciting a lesson dialog, or any dialog of your own... |
| Chigusa: ...and your teacher will give you specific tips on how to improve. |
| Yuriy: So, listeners, take these tips, choose at least 1...and practice, practice, practice. |
| Chigusa: Yeah, being able to respond quickly, speaking with confidence... it’s not something you get on your first try... |
| Yuriy: But, it is something you can EASILY get with a few tries. And remember... |
| Yuriy: If you want to start speaking the language with our complete learning program... |
| Chigusa: The “You Can Speak” Sale starts now. |
| Yuriy: Get a BIG 31% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS... |
| Chigusa: ...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 - at your pace - 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. |
| Yuriy: That’s as low as $6.90/month or $0.23 a day. |
| Chigusa: But hurry because this sale ends soon. |
| Yuriy: 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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