On the 29th episode of the English 2.0 Podcast, we handle the following points:
How to Respond More Quickly: In the past few years, many students have been asking me how to respond more quickly in English conversation. If not asking me directly, other students seem to struggle with this aspect of English conversation. In this episode, I look at 3 aspects to think about and also 3 Action Steps to help you achieve faster response times.
3 Aspects to Consider:
1. Understanding the speaker’s comment or question
2. Learning common phrases and strategies for responding
3. Practicing this skill
Action Steps:
1. Do Dictation Exercises
2. Study conversations from TV shows and movies
3. Practice by speaking out loud or finding a group to speak with
English 2.0 Quick Tip: This is a very useful and FREE app to help you organize your notes – Evernote
Mentioned in this episode:
Studying English with Movies: Man of Steel – Click here
Studying English with Movies: Elektra – Coming Soon!
Speaking Skills 1: Showing Interest – Click here
Practice Responding by meeting people on Meetup.com – Click here
Find Movie Scripts at imsdb.com – Click here
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