How fluent are you in English?

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  • čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
  • You’ve been studying English, maybe for a long time. But how do you know how you’re progressing? In this special video, I’ll help show you where you currently are on your learning path, and then I’ll show you what you can do to improve from your current position. First we’ll check your current fluency in English, and then I’ll tell you what to do next. www.engvid.com...
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  • @engvidJames
    @engvidJames  Před 3 lety +251

    Did this video help you? Learn more about how to learn English!
    4 ways to understand more in English czcams.com/video/GEQhDeNyM8s/video.html
    Steps to Learning English: Where should you start? czcams.com/video/hC4V1HiQ7to/video.html

    • @bonitabonita7701
      @bonitabonita7701 Před 3 lety +4

      Dear James. Thank you for your help and unconditional support ☺️

    • @nikimfar3119
      @nikimfar3119 Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks 👍💐

    • @informationallight
      @informationallight Před 3 lety +1

      Yes! It was helpful, but there's something that I noticed, and that is you highlighted the intermediates red in the advice section.

    • @souhailael9937
      @souhailael9937 Před 3 lety

      Thanks

    • @Lilyofthevalley117
      @Lilyofthevalley117 Před 3 lety

      Thank you, James! You video helps me to refresh my knowledge in English. I teach Russian, as it is my native language.
      Why not to help each other in Russian&English lessons, it can be mutualy beneficial and fun!

  • @sintiaec9661
    @sintiaec9661 Před 3 lety +859

    I can understand you perfectly. I guess it's a good sign. I need to improve my speaking and writing skills though. Still a long way to go.

  • @Atmanyatri
    @Atmanyatri Před 3 lety +554

    Intermediate level is frustrating because it lacks the icing on the cake but it’s exciting because at least you have a cake lol

    • @ahmedhomiedi8873
      @ahmedhomiedi8873 Před 3 lety

      i watched and watched till i get fluent

    • @samuelgoncalves1479
      @samuelgoncalves1479 Před 3 lety +22

      Better than nothing mate, trust me you don’t wanna be a freaking beginner, but I’d say the difference between beginner and intermediate is easier than the difference between intermediate and advanced so many rules and everything else but above all it pays off so don’t you dare giving up, accept where you are and go straight to the next level, deeply, lovely and patiently.

    • @user-oz4dh5kg1x
      @user-oz4dh5kg1x Před 3 lety

      because it is not intermediate what you speak about

    • @qaharnews3913
      @qaharnews3913 Před 3 lety

      @@samuelgoncalves1479 Man are u British Britain

    • @stefanvijatov5349
      @stefanvijatov5349 Před 3 lety

      @mastor95 lol I see where are you going with that

  • @DragonJadeGalactiko
    @DragonJadeGalactiko Před 3 lety +51

    I wish i had this kind of teacher in my early years learning english

  • @hannahtydrych7740
    @hannahtydrych7740 Před 3 lety +179

    Improvement tip: read paper/e-book by listening audiobook in the same time. Seeing the text and listening native speaker helps to hear accents, pauses during reading and pronunciation.

    • @stefanvijatov5349
      @stefanvijatov5349 Před 3 lety +2

      I agree this may prove to be helpful to a lot of begginer and Intermidiate people ^^

    • @charliemontholon
      @charliemontholon Před 3 lety +3

      That’s a good advice I use it when I’m learning French, It helps to see how the words connect thus the pronunciation of those connected words, but you need to repeat that exercise several times.

    • @matiascastillo7126
      @matiascastillo7126 Před 3 lety +2

      I do the same with the series that I watch, english audio and english sub

    • @gabrielgomes7111
      @gabrielgomes7111 Před 3 lety

      i like your style man, real fresh

    • @fatimazahraemarcil4638
      @fatimazahraemarcil4638 Před 3 lety

      a do the same
      good luck in your journey

  • @marleymomo9582
    @marleymomo9582 Před 3 lety +12

    I am at intermediate level.
    You are not just teaching but entertaining us. No wonder, you got 3 million subscribers.
    I just feel like to learn more when someone like you is teaching.

    • @spedicey2615
      @spedicey2615 Před 3 lety

      Yo! What do you think about improving our speaking skill together? if you agree, I'll wait for your message on Instagram. My inst ( @spedlcey )

  • @ethanblackthorn3533
    @ethanblackthorn3533 Před 3 lety +55

    Surround yourself with English as much as possible. Sounds simple, right? I tried this, and, oh my God, it was so difficult and discouraging in the beginning: I understood almost nothing of what was said. Then, after months of practice and lots of mistakes, I slowly began to understand more and more. It takes time. Don't think that you're stupid or that you're bad with languages if you can't do something right away. Again, It takes time. Try different things and approaches and find what works best for you. Just learn English a bit everyday, try to have fun with it, and you'll surely reach your goals.

    • @IntelsCreed
      @IntelsCreed Před 3 lety +3

      Understanding and reading are easy. But to be able to speak at a stretch on the spot as he said "carrying a conversation" is altogether a different skill. That's extremely difficult and only few people have such skills.

    • @ethanblackthorn3533
      @ethanblackthorn3533 Před 3 lety

      @@IntelsCreed Understanding and reading and all other skills are only easy if one spend some time practicing it. Speaking about carrying conversation, I fully agree that that's extremely difficult, especially, for such introverts as myself. Oh, god, it will be a funny journey to get decent at speaking...

    • @adnrdgz2595
      @adnrdgz2595 Před 3 lety +1

      That's pretty much what I'd suggest. You need to immerse yourself in your target language, nowadays it's easier since technology and learning/teaching methods have changed for the better. And this guy's right; it takes time, you'll be exposed to frustration, but you need to understand that it's not something you can achieve in one month, everyone is smart enough to attain such a goal if only they're persistent enough and believe in their own potential, so keep working on your goal not hard but smart and you'll make it!!!

    • @RedaBuiQuang24
      @RedaBuiQuang24 Před 3 lety

      To learn english I switched every thing that I could to english. It was hard for me at the begging but after a month I had ease to understand. But my native language is french and that made it easier for sure regarding how the two languages are close. I think it would be way mor difficult and tedious for someone learning from korean or japanese to do it without classes.

    • @khaledkhalkany248
      @khaledkhalkany248 Před 2 lety

      thank you for your motivation ❤

  • @dannyblue8382
    @dannyblue8382 Před 3 lety +223

    I'm an INTERMEDIATE
    understand English like an ADVANCED
    but can express myself only like a BEGINNER
    Welcome to my big issue ^^

    • @fynx7504
      @fynx7504 Před 3 lety +6

      Study hard and you'll be able to express yourself as a student with a advanced level....

    • @SilentPolyglot
      @SilentPolyglot Před 3 lety +17

      The same here! I understand but I still can't express myself as fluently as I want (without writing down what I want to say first)...

    • @ediktepe
      @ediktepe Před 3 lety +7

      Welcome to the club :D

    • @feridm6636
      @feridm6636 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too 🙋‍♂️😀

    • @spedicey2615
      @spedicey2615 Před 3 lety +7

      Hi, we can improve our English together! What do u think about it?

  • @mrsimo7144
    @mrsimo7144 Před 3 lety +6

    I'm recent, 46 and still learning how to speak correctly. Learnt lots. Fantastic work. Thank you ❤️

  • @seymur.halley
    @seymur.halley Před 3 lety +26

    I just love the way he firstly ignores the camera, then says "Hi"

    • @stefanvijatov5349
      @stefanvijatov5349 Před 3 lety

      Lmao yes! It gives me the vibes of a teacher walking into the classroom and instead of students he just sees full recording set

  • @Psycorde
    @Psycorde Před 3 lety +182

    I barely speak with people in my native language, despite living among them. I talk mostly online, using English which I picked up playing videogames, listening to music and consuming other media.
    It got so bad, I'm starting to forget my own language. When I want to express my thoughts, words often come in English first, so I have to basically translate them backwards.
    It's rather annoying.

  • @nimashakavindi9815
    @nimashakavindi9815 Před 2 lety +5

    I think I'm an intermediate level student...I really wanna improve my English knowledge as a native speaker....so I'm trying to improve my English knowledge day by day & I think now I'm good at English more than my beginning....Thank you so much for all of your gr8 lessons sir....💜

  • @alisherwani5381
    @alisherwani5381 Před 3 lety +8

    One year ago i was a beginner but after i started listening to English stories with subtitles i changed a lot and i think now I'm a intermediate

  • @davekoundjo5863
    @davekoundjo5863 Před 3 lety +6

    my advice is to watch everything on English. Be it movies, simple youtube videos, Tik toks or similar. If u don’t get it right away that’s not bad, just turn on the subtitles in English, which will help. I started the same way until I could just watch movies and series without them and perfectly understand. Also try to talk with native speaker and it also just can be on the phone. I had an English friend with a strong accent, so even though I am advanced in English student, I had difficulties. But with time and more speaking I understood everything perfectly, to the point where she said that she had forgotten, that I am not a native speaker, because in her opinion, I spoke fluently.

  • @Maleificsoul
    @Maleificsoul Před 3 lety +7

    I was born in Ontario and naturally am an English speaker. I enjoy these videos because they help me recognize my own bad habits I've developed when speaking to others. I find that people that speak English as a 2nd, 3rd or 4th language are a joy to speak too because they speak SO Properly and its honestly refreshing!

  • @dracolito
    @dracolito Před 3 lety +6

    At the beginning of the year I knew nothing about english, I thought I had a few skills, but actually I'm not. I decided to enter an english class, there was I noticed that I don't know nothing about. Now I'm trying to do everything in English, I quitted my job and found a new one where I'm "obligated" to speak in english, I view the movies and the videos in english without subtitles and looking for videos like this, hear music in englis and follow the lyrics, even when nobody is seeing me I try to sing the songs... that's what I do to learn this new language.

  • @anajuliadacostaduarte8891

    I'm a intermediate in English, I have ease in understanding what people say(if they don't speak too fast, omg) and translate, but it's difficult to me when it comes to speak and grammar as well, sometimes.
    But, I hope to improve my english skills and your channel is helping me sm, thank you!

  • @gustavocosta9574
    @gustavocosta9574 Před 3 lety +25

    Summarizing the video: YOU MUST CONTINUE TO LEARN ENGLISH, AND WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE READING MY COMMENTARY?

  • @giovanniosorio4759
    @giovanniosorio4759 Před 3 lety +7

    I’ve done all what you said to get to intermediate-advance level
    I just started a new job in London, I feel very proud of myself because 2 years ago I couldn’t hold a conversation more than 2 minutes

  • @ecoplushaboy457
    @ecoplushaboy457 Před 3 lety +8

    Each time I speak to people in my native language, English language usually creeps in. In fact, am beginning to sound like a native speaker because of continuous and conscious efforts to never stop learning from James and other English language teacher at engvid. Thank you teacher James. You're such an angel... You've really helped me to improve a lot in my English speaking, writing and listening skills.

  • @thaylonhugo1992
    @thaylonhugo1992 Před 3 lety +162

    I can understand every word in a conversation but still have difficulty to fully express myself , I mean, I have to think about what I want to say before doing it if it is a complex argument :(

    • @englishchannel3786
      @englishchannel3786 Před 3 lety +7

      That's relatable

    • @wojciechpospieszynski7072
      @wojciechpospieszynski7072 Před 3 lety +16

      Yeah but don't forget that it is perfectly normal to have pauses and thinking on how to articulate something even in your native language (I know this is obvious but I reckon we - language learners often forget about that).
      I used to put a pressure on me that I should respond immediately like a robot to come off as a fluent speaker. Once I realized that thinking and taking pauses is normal, my communication skills have elevated. Not saying it's not important to master the language but it's beneficial to also have a good attitude not to wait to be confident in speaking until you hit the native level;)

    • @philippeb4126
      @philippeb4126 Před 3 lety

      Bruh it’s cause u just started after it will aight

    • @alexandregehin8665
      @alexandregehin8665 Před 3 lety +1

      That might simply be about how much you master the subject of the conversation aswell!

    • @anthonysavio3875
      @anthonysavio3875 Před 3 lety

      Ffe batukuba emigo minji okugezaako okuyiga olulimi luno. Bano abazungu oba bakikola batya ? Nze nawe....

  • @beginfdxk
    @beginfdxk Před 3 lety +10

    The thing that helped me out was traveling to Canada and expose myself to English with no way out other than speaking English. Have an immersive experience improves your progress beyond your expectation, but since that is something that is not possible to everyone, my tip is to expose yourself in another way, like have a conversation with a native through social media, or Cambly or any method available on internet. There is a lot of content in English on CZcams, podcasts, Facebook that you can use to dive right in, but the most important thing is to be consistent. It's crucial to do it EVERYDAY.

    • @RogerCold009
      @RogerCold009 Před 3 lety

      I'd love living in Canada, maybe one day it will happen

  • @sayantan.mukherjee
    @sayantan.mukherjee Před 3 lety +11

    I accidentally found this channel's content in my recommended section and I'm eternally thankful to the ML algorithm of CZcams !

    • @BachiroH24
      @BachiroH24 Před 3 lety +2

      The same happened to me today 👍

    • @robban668
      @robban668 Před 3 lety

      Same here! Such a random recommend, but I'll take it!

  • @Talk123tome
    @Talk123tome Před 3 lety +1

    Man, idk how you do it, but you are so open and natural in front of the camera, thumbs up for you.
    Keep doing this goddamn terrific work.

  • @porcgag7182
    @porcgag7182 Před 3 lety +4

    my advise is to change your phone language to English, im learning Spanish from english on an app, and its really exciting, totaly agree!!

  • @taliehramazani4564
    @taliehramazani4564 Před 3 lety +4

    When i was 12, my teacher spoke totally english in our english class, i had no idea what she's talking about! I was used to ask my friends to translate that for me! But now that i'm 21 and i quite understand english when i watch movies & series or listen to podcasts and songs or read books without any trouble, i wonder how did i get here within these years!? I'm the same person but this change made my language learning go further to the place that i'm learning 2 other languages using english! And this feels pretty awesome :)

  • @dontfvckprime771
    @dontfvckprime771 Před 3 lety +4

    „Ein Stückchen Schokoladenkuchen“, hat mir ein Lächeln ins Gesicht gezaubert.
    Keep the work up, James!

  • @karido4974
    @karido4974 Před 3 lety +86

    Fluent enough to understand every single word you've said.

    • @saifdinezaidi539
      @saifdinezaidi539 Před 3 lety +13

      I don't think I'm fluent enough but i do understand what he's saying

    • @CarlosEduardo-zr6hc
      @CarlosEduardo-zr6hc Před 3 lety +2

      I understood like 80% of everything he said

    • @karido4974
      @karido4974 Před 3 lety +3

      @@CarlosEduardo-zr6hc That's not bad, you can get better if you watch more English videos, or talk to a native English speaker.

    • @lozurden4442
      @lozurden4442 Před 2 lety

      @@karido4974 100%

    • @GGDev7
      @GGDev7 Před 2 lety

      100%

  • @liliamendez4618
    @liliamendez4618 Před 3 lety +5

    Hello there.
    I understood everything you said.
    I feel that I'm stuck between intermediate and advanced English, however I'm trying to improve it by talking a lot with my clients and of course watching your videos.....thank you!

  • @lorikpevzner
    @lorikpevzner Před 3 lety +25

    My favorite teacher forever! So talented, so artistic, with great sense of humor. Thank you!

  • @syamcheerath7073
    @syamcheerath7073 Před 3 lety +4

    I think i found myself on the advance catagory. Honestly, TV Shows and Books fueled my growth and now I'm completing them one after the other. James, i wish i had you as my teacher because you are so funny and the best. I'm so greatful that i found you on CZcams.
    Thank You

  • @marcoantoniochangkeeanselm2494

    Stumbled into this video and this actually applies to every language anyone is learning. I think that unless you are in the advanced level, it always feels like you are still far from where you want to be. Anyways, let's keep it up, and go to that next tier.

  • @kaysunoli4944
    @kaysunoli4944 Před 3 lety +7

    You are greatest English teacher l've ever seen in my life, thank you so much sir

  • @ccw19904
    @ccw19904 Před 3 lety +134

    For the beginners I highly recomeded to watch cartoons , the language is pretty simple to start .

    • @djmer3255
      @djmer3255 Před 3 lety +12

      Any suggestions plz?
      I can understand native speakers even when they speak very fast but i cant speak english smothly

    • @kralbequitt
      @kralbequitt Před 3 lety +2

      @@djmer3255 you have to speak always

    • @jenna3028
      @jenna3028 Před 3 lety +4

      @@djmer3255 I think that you don't learned intensive enough, if someone speaks fast you don't understand everything you understand the theme and a little bit more but not the real words, learn the words and their different meanings and how you speak correctly

    • @djmer3255
      @djmer3255 Před 3 lety +2

      Tysm respect for u 😙😙

    • @adamgibson473
      @adamgibson473 Před 3 lety +2

      ​@@djmer3255 During a very long commute, you could listen to a podcast where to people are having a conversation. It simulates a conversation in your head when you follow along.

  • @HongNguyen-ns7sh
    @HongNguyen-ns7sh Před 3 lety +4

    I am intermediate. Your videos not only gave me knowlege but also motived me a lot James. ^^

    • @spedicey2615
      @spedicey2615 Před 3 lety

      Hi, we can improve our English together! What do u think about it?

  • @chyngyzmuhambetov5861
    @chyngyzmuhambetov5861 Před 3 lety +1

    I started to speak for 5-15 minutes a day, I record my speech and then check it out, I think it's really helpful to improve your speaking skill

  • @Dante3014
    @Dante3014 Před 3 lety +2

    Learning language by using another language is super useful. Studied spanish like that and got my english on another level. Thank’s for the video Mate!

  • @philipmatthewtipay7595
    @philipmatthewtipay7595 Před 3 lety +5

    Sweet, my English is Advanced, I'm Filipino and can speak fluently in Filipino and English separately.
    I even won 5th place in a Literature contest against 40 other schools, thank the Lord for my talents...

    • @raizarevilla7286
      @raizarevilla7286 Před 3 lety

      Sanaaaa all bhieeeeee

    • @philipmatthewtipay7595
      @philipmatthewtipay7595 Před 3 lety

      @@raizarevilla7286 heheheheh okay lang yan, kase nung bata ako nanonood ako ng mga english english, nasanay kase ako

  • @dmitry8702
    @dmitry8702 Před 3 lety +7

    My tip for language learners is to KEEP THE DIARY on a regualar basis, that's what I do almost every day to improve my English. By the way, currently I use my English to learn chinese, moreover I don't really feel myself uncomfortable😉 Thanks, James, for your lessons!! You gave us a lot of advice during all this time!

    • @ethanblackthorn3533
      @ethanblackthorn3533 Před 3 lety +1

      Oh, keeping a diary is a really good idea. It helps me to activate my passive vocabulary, and I feel a little bit refreshed after each note.

  • @voodoo194
    @voodoo194 Před 3 lety +1

    Dude is still kicking it. Followed this channel about 10 years ago, when I was preparing for an exam. After all this time he is still going strong, amazing!

  • @yoano-martinohortaleza1351

    Best teacher on CZcams right now! Hi from Belgium 🇧🇪

  • @paubar78
    @paubar78 Před 3 lety +16

    I've found your videos recently , I wish I had found you earlier! Thank you for all your lessons James, you are an inspiring teacher! PS: Red looks amazing on you ! Sorry, ( not sorry) I had to say it ! 😊

  • @moonraccoonkatyafedotova2277

    That was so unexpectedly to hear Russian "Da" from James. I'm Russian, so that made me smile 😁

    • @hokk3ist228
      @hokk3ist228 Před 3 lety +1

      Тогда по-русски "да" написала бы :))

    • @moonraccoonkatyafedotova2277
      @moonraccoonkatyafedotova2277 Před 3 lety +2

      @@hokk3ist228 да, так было бы лучше) Не догадалась так сделать))

    • @hokk3ist228
      @hokk3ist228 Před 3 lety

      @@moonraccoonkatyafedotova2277 извиняюсь, что не увидел имя твоё :))

    • @moonraccoonkatyafedotova2277
      @moonraccoonkatyafedotova2277 Před 3 lety +1

      @@hokk3ist228 да ничего страшного :))

    • @chelovek1991
      @chelovek1991 Před 3 lety +1

      I've just subscribed to your channel. Your videos is so cozy and your thoughts is close to me. Спасибо за повод написать пару слов на английском😃

  • @gregoriogarciacastro2442

    When a was working in USA i went to a local library that offer a english courses, the manager talked to me and told me the programm was not for me, because my english level was above the program, so she suguest to join a local group to practice my vocabulary, and i did was a great experience learn englihs know people and help the community. My undestanding is much better than my writting skill. James you are a great Teacher. best regards

  • @diegoplanes7183
    @diegoplanes7183 Před 3 lety

    Mate, I’m french and you’re just amazing. Many thanks. Your Chanel helped me to improve so much. Not fluent but confident. Thanks to you.

  • @paulinalakota8926
    @paulinalakota8926 Před 3 lety +4

    My story with learning English is a bit complicated. However, thanks to that now I can share my advice to you: practise your english regularly, learn new words and try to use them in the context, watch videos, read, speak - good practise is to comment everything you do or talk to yourself whatever you are doing at the moment. Then try to speak with a foreigner or if you don't have such an opportunity, speak with your friends. It is the best way to level up your English :) I had advanced English in high school, I had fantastic grades, but after high school I barely have studied my english so now I am afraid I lowered down from advanced/intermediate to intermediate/begginer and that's a shame for me. But thanks to watching films in english I am able to communicate with erasmus people at least ^^ I think I just need to improve my vocabulary, cause that stops me from expressing my true self.

  • @mohammedengabdikarinmohamm5943

    I'm just greeting from SOMALILAND .
    Already I watched all your videos
    Thank you teacherr

  • @BachiroH24
    @BachiroH24 Před 3 lety +2

    Um new here in your channel Teacher James, I've scrolled up and down untill I've made up my mind to watch this video to check out my english fluency level as a first steps I've to know...So, I've figured it out is intermediate. Wow!

  • @natalielopresto4380
    @natalielopresto4380 Před 3 lety +2

    I thought that it's just not possible to fully express yourself speaking another language. Thanks for changing my mind!

  • @educacionfisicaydeporte4405

    Your work here is amazing ... We really appreciate it. Thank you very much Mr. James for giving us a lot of confidence.

  • @yelizavetakachai9332
    @yelizavetakachai9332 Před 3 lety +3

    I think I am almost advanced. The main point is that I can't find a friend to speak more in English. I actually learn phrases by writing them and using them in real conversation with myself!

  • @kemmmm2637
    @kemmmm2637 Před 3 lety +2

    I don't plan on becoming a teacher but if I ever did, I want to be your kind of teacher.

  • @alirezamohammadi280
    @alirezamohammadi280 Před 3 lety

    Hi James
    Im Alireza and lve been studying English for 6 years
    Thanks to you and this video lm proud of myself because its telling me all of those hard works paid off and l can speak like a native speaker 🙏🙏🙏❤😘

  • @gonzachambi3937
    @gonzachambi3937 Před 3 lety +3

    That "frustrating-exciting" thing makes me think when I started to work out last year and suddenly a thought came to my mind: today I couldn't run the distance I wish so yes, it's pretty frustrating...but wait! this is also exciting because even though I couldn't make it today doesn't mean I can improve progressively and then do it tomorrow or the next week. No pain no gain but also, everything comes to those who wait.

  • @mrks.-
    @mrks.- Před 3 lety +15

    Love this guy and his positive vibes!!!

  • @kellycavalcante8526
    @kellycavalcante8526 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm afraid I don't have any tips for sharing. But I'm excited because I realized how I still can learn more and more and with your videos got exceptional tips for this English fluency journey.

  • @conoceconwil
    @conoceconwil Před 3 lety

    I live in puerto vallarta mex for many years. I came from the USA when I was 11 years. I learned the native pronunciation in school but not the full grammar. still got a lot to learn. right now I'm an advanced speaker. but still learning more. when I drive my uber car I love when I pick up tourist from the USA and always said to me that my English is good that sounds native. but I know that I need to learn more. that's why I'm here watching your videos. thanks, James, definitely I will be your Spanish teacher.

  • @adebayoclement1234
    @adebayoclement1234 Před 2 lety +3

    This teacher is superb

  • @speakenglishwithjohn8244
    @speakenglishwithjohn8244 Před 3 lety +10

    The first here sir James… Thanks a million for your lessons are super AWESOME. Much love in return…❤

  • @lkledu2
    @lkledu2 Před 3 lety

    you reminds me of a english teacher that i had back in school. He said that when someone say "moon" we shouldn't translate it to "lua" in our minds, but associate it with the big glowing ball in the sky at night, it helps me to improve my vocabulary, he also said to us not to be afraid to write/speak wrong in english cause it's part of the journey.

  • @normancruz6522
    @normancruz6522 Před 3 lety

    I might not know English fluently yet but I will keep pushing no matter if people make fun of me for don’t know English no matter what one day I would make and thx ms. James cause you give me the confidence that I need

  • @edu.monstrik
    @edu.monstrik Před 3 lety +3

    Well James, you've helped me many times and this one wasn't the exception. Right now I'm studying for IELTS so I'm gonna share my tips with you:
    1) Right now I began to learn how to play chess so I'm reading and listening all of my lessons in English (CZcams and PDF mostly).
    2) For IELTS I pick a subject that is interesting for me (could be anything), I look for an article or digital newspaper and read it two times. On the first try, I just read for understanding the article and what it is about, and the second one I read the article looking for at least 3 or 5 new words that I have no idea what they mean. So I pick those unknown words and look for their meaning, synonyms and write one or two sentences with the new word. After that, I write a full page on what it's about the article that I've read.
    3) The last part is a little more complicated because I don't have any native English speakers around, what I do is using an app on my phone that converts my audio notes into writing notes ("Speechnotes"). So doing this exercise I can have a certain if my pronunciation is good enough. I use some complicated words for this so I can maximize the use of this app.
    I hope you keep making some advanced classes because we really enjoy your teaching style. See you bro!

    • @ethanblackthorn3533
      @ethanblackthorn3533 Před 3 lety

      I play chess too. Maybe let's have a few blitz games and practice English at the same time?

    • @edu.monstrik
      @edu.monstrik Před 3 lety

      @@ethanblackthorn3533 Yeah why not? stay in touch

    • @ethanblackthorn3533
      @ethanblackthorn3533 Před 3 lety

      @@edu.monstrik That's nice to hear. Do you play chess online on chess com or some other place?

  • @kelmoalmeida
    @kelmoalmeida Před 3 lety +3

    I'm a beginner.
    Thank you for this lesson, James!
    My grammar is poor, and you help me to realise that.
    I have a lot of work to do because I want to be fluent, and now I know how much I need to improve it.
    Those are my three sentences for today.

    • @aminetiydrini5189
      @aminetiydrini5189 Před 10 měsíci

      Are you good now 😂?

    • @kelmoalmeida
      @kelmoalmeida Před 10 měsíci

      @@aminetiydrini5189 I'm not fluent yet, but I'm getting better! See ya!

  • @karlharvey601
    @karlharvey601 Před 3 lety

    Man, I wish I had an English teacher like you when I was a kid.

  • @cantcomeupwithaname9813
    @cantcomeupwithaname9813 Před 3 lety +2

    Tips for beginners: Listen to music (that you LIKE) and look up the lyrics. Then look for translations in your native language or translate the words that you don't know by yourself. It really helps with learning new words because you can sing along and you will automatically remember all the words.
    Tips for intermediate: Watch interviews of your favourite actors. That way you can listen to different accents. It helps to watch several videos of the same person.
    Read fanfiction

  • @SilentPolyglot
    @SilentPolyglot Před 3 lety +7

    Thank you for your lessons, James! You are a great teacher. Greetings from Russia! ❤️

  • @rekhamadiwal4100
    @rekhamadiwal4100 Před 3 lety +4

    James sir.. thanks for you video's because now I'm able to speak good English.. your teaching style it was fabulous 🙌.. please make like this video on vocabulary it helps me a lot in my exams too.. thanks again sir..love from India 🇮🇳👍

  • @user-sb8bk9df1v
    @user-sb8bk9df1v Před 2 lety +2

    Спасибо за советы, пойду изучу Русский язык используя Французский)

  • @user-hd4gc6zt2z
    @user-hd4gc6zt2z Před 3 lety

    wow i wouldn't realize that this video is 44 mins long if l i didnt check it, thank u a lot for your lessons! time flies immediately when i click your video, its indeed entertaining and full of knowledge. my level is a bit of intermediate and a bit of advance so its mixed and there are undeniably a lot of work to do thank u!

  • @socorrorocha2687
    @socorrorocha2687 Před 3 lety +3

    I speak portuguese (main language) and english, funny thing is that sometimes i forget some words in portuguese and need to translate from english lol
    And theres also that i preffer to speak english, even though i dont have english speaking friends or family members

    • @Dudssx
      @Dudssx Před 3 lety

      Same with me :)

  • @GabrielaSanchez-xx1gw
    @GabrielaSanchez-xx1gw Před 3 lety +7

    I’m intermediate advance, I think I could be advance, but personally I think I still have to learn the culture and their jokes, specially slangs. I want to learn another language in English. I’m studying to be a nurse and I want to master English beautifully. One day...

  • @Patrick-zs1si
    @Patrick-zs1si Před 3 lety

    I had an interview yesterday and I screwed up because I blocked myself. Trying to say words in English when I know them and trying to speak them. Is not necessary to me to translate, I can understand when people speak their English natively. But when somebody proofs my conversational English I’m done. Thank you for this video man. Greetings from México.

  • @marioh9926
    @marioh9926 Před 3 lety +2

    It helps a lot so keep doing this kind of videos please. Here goes my tip: it is to try to read at least 10 pages a day of a book you have at home, obviously in English. Try to maintain this habit every day, you will get many new words to include in your speeches. Also avoid using your native tongue in order to master a new skill, as James said, it is a quite good piece of advice.

  • @Norvax_
    @Norvax_ Před 3 lety +7

    I am an advanced student, if I where to give someone a tip it would be LISTENING, LISTENING, AND LISTENING again.

  • @hananaldory9387
    @hananaldory9387 Před 3 lety +3

    I really like your video 😍 thanks for your hard work 💜

    • @spedicey2615
      @spedicey2615 Před 3 lety

      Hi, we can improve our English together! What do u think about it?

  • @saix103gamer5
    @saix103gamer5 Před 3 lety

    Hi sir I am An Indian and can understand you without any difficulty...And you teach superb..

  • @manifesting8030
    @manifesting8030 Před 3 lety

    I'm Lilian from Brazil and, firstly, I have to confess I'm your big fan. I've been watching your videos for almost 1 year or more and they're really helping me to improve my English. You got the power, James. You're didactic and this is what English students need. I don't know if you're gonna see this comment but I have to THANK YOU for being part of my progress and made the difference on my learning path.

  • @amalsaigal5372
    @amalsaigal5372 Před 3 lety +26

    you have a British accent and an American accent, that is cool.

    • @Needsmoreflash
      @Needsmoreflash Před 3 lety +1

      No he doesn't have a British accent. It's an American accent, but (if I would guess) it sounds like he might speak a second language like French, because he draws his "a"s. The accent is there but so miniscule it's basically native. Perhaps that's his first language.

    • @magicturtles1679
      @magicturtles1679 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Needsmoreflash Hes Canadian

    • @Needsmoreflash
      @Needsmoreflash Před 3 lety

      @@magicturtles1679 so I was right. I'm good. 😆

    • @cookieprof
      @cookieprof Před 3 lety

      @@Needsmoreflash He sounds Canadian to me.

    • @Needsmoreflash
      @Needsmoreflash Před 3 lety

      @@cookieprof yup I believe it, he's got the North American accent and Canadians speak French.

  • @englishstation4314
    @englishstation4314 Před 3 lety +7

    I'm an intermediate that's transforming into an advanced student and my advice to ya'll is to listen to English language songs ✌💙

    • @metima2576
      @metima2576 Před 3 lety

      It's good advice for advanced+ students cause they can tell if there's a grammar mistake in the song's lyrics. Nice way to improve your vocabulary.

  • @asliddinkenjayev2787
    @asliddinkenjayev2787 Před 3 lety +2

    I am intermediate advanced student. And i understood what you are talking about, l mean all of your sentences without repeating the video. I think it is pretty good, do not I ? Thank you, James. Untill now, I improved my english by watching all of your videos. I am really happy, and I hope that one day I will go America, I am going to speak with you 🤗🤗🤗 THANKS A LOT (from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿🇺🇿)

    • @ABthingss
      @ABthingss Před 3 lety

      Thank you
      You are awesome
      Good englsh commad

  • @muhsenmuhammed3679
    @muhsenmuhammed3679 Před 2 lety

    You're one of the most amazing teachers I've ever seen.

  • @viniciusribeiro7438
    @viniciusribeiro7438 Před 3 lety +24

    Student: "slow down, slow down"
    James: " Set video in 0.5 speed on CZcams"

    • @stellangoleka3205
      @stellangoleka3205 Před 3 lety

      I agree with you on that,he goes to fast when he is teaching.

  • @informationallight
    @informationallight Před 3 lety +3

    You're a great teacher. Your lessons are always informative and helpful.

  • @joaoluizdiasesteves8500
    @joaoluizdiasesteves8500 Před 3 lety +1

    When I was a beginner in English, I used to write new words and synonyms. I used to write down some phrases as well and stick them to my bedroom wall. And during a few days, I kept using them in my conversation until they have become more natural.

  • @mengaomalvadao5374
    @mengaomalvadao5374 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm an english learner but i feel I got stagnated these days and I promised myself I'd keep up the work until I get fluent
    Thanks for the vid 🙂

  • @adina9751
    @adina9751 Před 3 lety +6

    The problem with me is grammar and i rarely speak english with other people, so when people talk to me in english i might feel tension that makes me forget a lot of simple vocabularies. Forgetting vocabularies is the worst thing for me😂

    • @XnxxD
      @XnxxD Před 3 lety

      Isn't it just 'vocabulary'?

    • @RedaBuiQuang24
      @RedaBuiQuang24 Před 3 lety

      @@XnxxD I think it happens with a lot of learning speakers. When you can understand everything but you have a huge lack of practice, you are not use to structure your sentences. And even if you have vocabulary, if you don’t have the structure you can’t use the words. Happened to me until I entered in an english spoken college, and now that I improved my english, I can notice how my friends who never really had everyday social interaction in english are struggling in the structure. I have even a friend who has a better vocabulary and prononciation than me who isn’t as fluent as me cause he structure his sentences like in our native language.

  • @zenmusic2866
    @zenmusic2866 Před 3 lety +98

    Pretty cool......but American accent is easy to understand but sometimes British or Australian accent really takes time for me to understand like what the heck that guy is talking about

    • @edu.monstrik
      @edu.monstrik Před 3 lety +9

      It's true. I think Australian' accent can be a nightmare, sometimes.

    • @leonardoribeiro3019
      @leonardoribeiro3019 Před 3 lety +6

      After five years of studying I think my highest difficult is to understand when I can't hear a word in a sentence. I mean, I'm watching a movie, good comprehension, but then the voice of the actor suddenly decrease and then I lose everything lol I think it's kinda the same as understand a type of an accent

    • @Galatasarayli40
      @Galatasarayli40 Před 3 lety +1

      @@leonardoribeiro3019 One of my biggest problem is when i start watching movies everything is fine at the beginning but suddenly as we go along the movie or series whatever my concentration tends to decrease i don’t know why that happens to me maybe i put so much strain from the beginning. If guys something like that also happen to you please let me know 😃

    • @leonardoribeiro3019
      @leonardoribeiro3019 Před 3 lety

      @@Galatasarayli40 is that informal language? Cause it seems weird, I mean, you should use some ponctuation, right!?

    • @Galatasarayli40
      @Galatasarayli40 Před 3 lety

      @@leonardoribeiro3019 Yes i have to but here on CZcams i don’t use punctuation so much

  • @mustafaozer4987
    @mustafaozer4987 Před 3 lety

    As an advence guy (S) i'd say your videos are more than enough to understand up to intermediate. But reading a good academic book is where you shine

  • @freaky6984
    @freaky6984 Před 3 lety

    You are the best english teacher I’ve ever seen like i can understand you perfectly and understand everything you say even though you are a rapid english speaker that doesn’t really bother me to be honest because am a self confidential english speaker too

  • @ozkanelmas434
    @ozkanelmas434 Před 3 lety +5

    I'm totally an Intermediate-Advanced student, I want to improve it so badly.

    • @fabianodias10044
      @fabianodias10044 Před 3 lety

      thats so cuo

    • @still.snt.k
      @still.snt.k Před 3 lety

      So you are an upper-intermediate or nearly..

    • @ozkanelmas434
      @ozkanelmas434 Před 3 lety

      @@still.snt.k yeah I guess I'm conversationally fluent I guess but Im having some problems when Im trying to talk about special topics such as military, government, space etc.

  • @mikhail1809
    @mikhail1809 Před 3 lety +4

    This is crazy, because i have 1, 5, 8. So i am a beginner, an intermediate and an advanced speaker. Also sometimes i write in english like a train. Maybe i'm only uncertain, unsecure about speaking and writing english. Much times i panic and i need to think about what i want to say. Less times i can speak and write an intermediate-advanced level

    • @stefanvijatov5349
      @stefanvijatov5349 Před 3 lety +1

      In that case you are more of an Intermidiate speaker, i can't say that you are begginer cuz I see you understand English pretty good tho there are still stuff you have to work on good example can be found in your comment (much times is incorrect instead of much try uši G many

  • @mariebrzobohata3950
    @mariebrzobohata3950 Před rokem +2

    Well, I am surprisingly advanced. I thing the most impressive mention in this video is that learning another language using English is an olympic level. I can't imagine how would my life look if I was an english (or another extended language) native speaker, but I often don't have any other choice. Duolingo is not translated into Czech (just English courses), there are not so many language courses in Czech (if you learn something else than French, German or Spanish) and my foreign friends don't know Czech, so I commonly use English.
    And my tip is to speak with yourself in the language you learn. Let's be honest, many people do that.

  • @nelsonmusicanelson8264

    Im also german and i learned english with the help of video games and watching videos in english on youtube. Thank you alot for this video and i wish you good luck learning german (its not an easy language ;)

  • @aniruddhasaha9464
    @aniruddhasaha9464 Před 3 lety +3

    This is amazing video!

  • @rezakheirollahi5910
    @rezakheirollahi5910 Před 3 lety +23

    I didn't get it, after all, 😀I'm a beginner and advanced at the same time because I have focused on listening too much for those who are learning English my tip is to focus on speaking and create sentences... Now my listening is perfect but I couldn't speak perfectly. When I started to learn English nobody told me how to practice...

    • @user-dj7ko4rp9b
      @user-dj7ko4rp9b Před 3 lety

      When I started learnING, I I'm not mistaken)

    • @gidionesouza2561
      @gidionesouza2561 Před 3 lety +1

      @@user-dj7ko4rp9b it works on both ways
      Start, stop, love and hate have their own rules that allows you to use ING or TO and a simple verb

    • @DalsPhotography
      @DalsPhotography Před 3 lety

      That was exactly my point when I answer to the teacher! you can read my answer in the comments. @Reza Kheirollahi

  • @ZYCHMX
    @ZYCHMX Před 3 lety

    So..Where to start....When I was going to school I did not care much about English that time, but when I was 25, I realized that this ability as second language is, it can make my life more exciting and maybe also develop my career. So I stated to learn English when I was adult and now I feel king of freedom, because I can go wherever I want to. I speak without hesitation (what doesn't mean that I don't make mistakes) and it it really cool to have that tool (what in my opinion English) in my pocket.
    Btw. For watch your videos for many years I need to admit that...man- you are the best!
    Thank you!

  • @QueenQueen-id1vt
    @QueenQueen-id1vt Před 3 lety +2

    Actually today my first day build my self new and l want learn English so lm wake up at morning to learn speak English l hope to done it and suddenly l saw your video in CZcams so last start with you lm from lraqq

  • @yoannkouame3282
    @yoannkouame3282 Před 3 lety +3

    Great! Thanks!

  • @iugoodday0
    @iugoodday0 Před 3 lety +5

    I studied English in university and I have a intermediate- advance level but my real problems is my accent, i don't like it and I don't feel like talking to a native English speaker because I feel ridiculous .... And also I need some professional vocabulary

  • @albertlaf4037
    @albertlaf4037 Před 3 lety

    I just realized that I wasn't capable of understand you sir one year ago
    But now I'm getting almost everything you say!
    So enjoyable 😃