English Flow: The Podcast

6 Secrets to Speaking English Naturally and Automatically

1️⃣ Stop Studying Grammar: Grammar doesn't build speech, it hinders it.
The formula + translation mentality kills the speaking reflex.
Speaking should be formula-free and automatic.
Studying grammar directly sabotages speaking skills.

2️⃣ Stop Memorizing Vocabulary Lists: Words memorized individually are unusable.
Words should be learned in sentence structures, in a natural context. (i.e., the chunk method)
Words learned in sentences: are more permanent, teach how to use them, and increase fluency.
Word + story + emotion = real learning

3️⃣ Only Receive “Comprehensible Input”: You should understand at least 70% of the content you listen to/read.
Listening without understanding doesn't lead to learning. The mind rejects input it cannot make sense of.
Start with simple content appropriate to your level (children's materials if necessary).

4️⃣ Learn with Your Ears, Not Your Eyes: If there's no input through the ears, there's no output through the mouth. Priority: listening. Eyes can only be a supporting element.

5️⃣ Automate What You Hear (Repeat): Less content + more repetition = deep learning.

6️⃣ Study While Moving: Accelerates learning, reduces stress, and increases motivation. Listening while walking in the park, on the road, or inside the house is ideal. This is exactly how babies learn language.

🔑 Listen to understandable content with your ears, repeating it many times, for a long time, mirroring it; speech will come naturally. In other words, you need to live English, not just learn it. ❤️

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So... Americans don't actually say "How are you?" in daily life.

They say stuff like "What's going on?", "What have you been up to?", "Long time no see"

And when they agree? It's "I know, right?" or "Tell me about it" – not "I agree" 😅

Just dropped a video with 100 of these. The real phrases I hear every single day. Honestly wish someone showed me these when I first started learning. So, here's.👇

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

English Flow: The Podcast

Final 200 sentences = 1000 COMPLETE! 🤌🏻
quick question: what should the next topic be?

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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This might be the most important video I've made.

Why?

Because the difference between A2 and B1 isn't vocabulary.

It's questions.

B1 speakers ask 30+ per conversation. You? Probably 5.

Just dropped: 100 question chunks Americans use EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

Try 10 for 7 days. Your English will never be the same.

Which question are you starting with? 👇

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Quick poll: What's stopping YOU from speaking English?

A) I'm afraid of making mistakes 😰
B) I don't know enough words 📚
C) I understand but can't speak 🤐
D) I have no one to practice with 👥

Vote below!
I'm making a video about the #1 answer.

Your vote = your topic 🎯

2 months ago | [YT] | 3

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The TH sound doesn't exist in most languages. Your mouth literally doesn't know what to do with it. But here's what works: 5 minutes a day for 7 days. No theory. Just practice.

Min 1- Feel the Difference: Put two fingers on your throat. Say "Think" (no vibration). Say "This" (feel the buzz). Do this 10 times.
Min 2 - Lock the Position: Look in a mirror. Place your tongue tip gently between your teeth. Breathe out: "th... th... th..." 20 times.
Min 3 - The Air Push: Hold your hand in front of your mouth. Say these 5 times each: Think, Thank, Three, Thirty, Birthday. You should feel air on your palm.
Min 4 - The Buzz: Fingers back on your throat. Say these 5 times each: This, That, They, Mother, Brother. Feel the vibration.
Min 5 - Real Sentences: Say slow, then normal, then fast: "I think three things." Then: "This is their mother."

The Position (see image below) Tongue tip between teeth. Gentle. Not biting. Same position for both sounds.
Comment "TH" if you're starting the 7-day challenge today. Come back on Day 7 and drop "DONE" 👇

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

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I just watched someone say "I need to take a SHEET" instead of "I need to take a SEAT" in a meeting.
The room went silent.
Here's the thing: one vowel sound can change EVERYTHING.
So I want to know - which English sound makes YOU nervous when speaking?

🧐 Comment your hardest word below. I'll include it in the practice sessions.

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Read carefully, important!
I tracked my conversations for a week. Counted every question I asked.
Result: 117 questions per day!
Then I asked my A2 students to do the same.
Their average? 12 questions!
12 vs 117.
That's the problem. 😒

Here's what I noticed:
When A2 learners speak English, they ANSWER questions.
But they rarely ASK BACK.
Conversation example:
Native: "How was your weekend?"
A2 Learner: "Good. I went to the park." [and silence]
B1 Learner: "Good! I went to the park. How about you? What did you do?"
See the difference? B1 speakers keep the conversation ALIVE.

So I made a list.
The 10 questions Americans ask MOST in daily conversations:

What do you think about this?
How was your weekend?
What are you up to?
How did that go?
What made you decide that?
How do you usually handle this?
What's your take on it?
Have you tried that?
What got you into that?
How's everything going?


Challenge:
Pick ONE question from this list. Use it 5 times today. With coworkers. Friends. Even yourself. Then come back here and tell me:
Which question did you use?
Let's see who actually does this 👇

P.S. - If you recognize yourself in the "A2 learner" example, you're not alone. Most of my students did too. The good news? This is fixable in less than a week.

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Stop saying "I'm fine" ❌

Americans say these 5 chunks instead:

1. Pretty good
2. Not bad
3. Can't complain
4. Same old, same old
5. Living the dream

Which one will YOU use today? 👇

Comment your favorite + I'll reply with 20 MORE chunks in my next video!

(P.S. - 90% of learners get #4 wrong... do you know why?)

3 months ago | [YT] | 0

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💬 Today's Chunks:

"How's it going?"

"I'm good, thanks"

"What about you?"

"By the way"

"I was wondering"

"That sounds great"

"Let me check"

"No problem"

"Makes sense"

"Talk to you later"


Keep practicing. ❤️

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