So, inthisvideo, I willgiveyoufivethingsthatyoucandotohelpyoupracticeyourspeakingeventhoughyouarebyyourself, andeventhoughyoudon't have a speakingpartner,
oryouarenotinanEnglishclass, oryoudon't have a privateteacher, justbecauseyoudon't havesomeonetospeakwithdoesn't meanthatyoucan't exerciseyourspeakingmusclesbyyourself.
So, that's whatwearegoingtotalkaboutinthisvideo.
Andbefore I start, ifthisisyourfirsttimewatchingsomethingfrommychannel, makesuretolikethevideo, shareit, andsubscribetomychannel. That's allfornow.
So, visualizeyoursituation, putyourselfinthatmoment, andyes, youwillfeel a littlefunny, butthat's okay. Youwillgetusedtoitafter a littlewhile.
So, I dothesamethinginFrenchfromtimetotime.
MyFrenchstillisnotgreat, butsometimes I talktomywalls, youknow? So, "Unverre d'eau, s'ilvousplaît." Yeah. Thewallwillgetme a glassofwater, I hope. Okay.
So, visualizeyoursituationsandjustspeak. Imaginethatyouareinthosesituations. Whatwouldyousay?
Next, numberfour, singing a songorsinging a song. Notbad. Okay.
So, I knowmanypeoplewholearnEnglishorwhobecomeinterestedinlearningEnglishbecausetheyloveEnglishmusicortheyloveEnglishfilms, whichyoucanlearnwithbyshadowing.
Andthisis a formofshadowing.
Butifyousing a song, basicallystudying, youstudyitandyoumemorizethewords, a songyoulike, preferably.
Weonlyhaveonemoretogo. So, hereitis. Numberfive, practicingpoemsandmonologues.
Now, I knowwhatyou'rethinking, "Alex, poetry. Alex, theater."
Okay, numberoneforthemonologues, itdoesn't havetobetheater. Itcouldbe a monologuefrom a movie.
IfyouGooglefamousmoviemonologues, youcanfindvideosaswellasthetranscriptforthemonologue. So, forexample, nowagain, I don't actuallyfeelthisway.
Ifyou'veeverseenthemovieTakenwithLiamNeeson, youcanmemorizethemonologuewherehesays, "I don't knowwhoyouare. I don't knowwhatyouwant. Ifyouarelookingfor a ransom, I cantellyouthat I don't havemoney."
Lookatthat. "I don't havemoney." I'm practicingthepresentsimple. It's beautiful.
"Butwhat I dohaveare a veryparticularsetofskills." ThisismorelikeBatmanthanLiamNeeson.
"Skills I haveacquiredover a verylongcareer. Skillsthatmakeme a nightmareforpeoplelikeyou. Ifyouletmydaughtergonow, that'llbetheendofit." I'm goingtoreadtilltheend.
"I willnotlookforyou. I willnotpursueyou. Butifyoudon't, I willlookforyou. I willfindyouand I willkillyou."
It's terrible. Sorryforthatlastpart. Okay.
Butthat's anexampleof a moviemonologue.
Andjustlike I mentionedatthebeginningofthevideo, it's anotherwayofshadowing.
MyLiamNeesonimpressionisprobablyprettybad.
ButifyouenjoyLiamNeeson's voice, ifyouenjoythewayhesaysthings, thewayhisintonationgoes, youcouldtrytomemorize a monologuelikethattohelpyouget a senseoftheintonationandrhythmofthelanguage,
topracticespeakingwithemotionsothatyou'renotjustreadingsaying, youknow, "I wouldliketogotoSpain."
Sooneofmyfavoritepoems, I think I'vementioneditonthischannelmanytimes, TheRavenbyEdgarAllanPoe. I usedtoknowalmostthatentirepoembyheart.
And I canstillsaylikepartofitinthebeginning, like, "Onceupon a midnightdrearywhile I ponderedweakandwearyovermany a quaintandcuriousvolumeofforgottenlore. Suddenlytherecame a rapping.
No, "Suddenlytherecame a tapping." No, "Suddenlytherecame a rappingasofsomeonegentlytapping, tappingatmychamberdoor. Ah, distinctly I rememberitwasinthebleakDecember."
Anditkeepsgoing. I know a littlemorethanthat.
Butjustanexampleof a poemthatyoucanlearn. Maybenotthatone. Thereis a lotofolderlanguageinthatone.
Butmemorizingpoems, memorizingmonologues, gettingemotionintoyourEnglishwhileyouwerespeakingis a greatwaytohelpyouexerciseyourEnglishspeakingmuscles.