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Learning English

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Lesson One

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With Misterduncan

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Hi everybody this is Misterduncan in England.

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How are you today?

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Are you ok? I hope so.

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Are you happy? I hope so.

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Welcome to the very first episode

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of my series of English teaching videos.

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Before I begin

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we will take a look at some

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of the common questions that often arise

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when talking about learning the English language

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and more importantly

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learning it as a second language.

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So, the first question must be...

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"Why do we need to learn English?"

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Of course one of the reasons

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why we need to be able to speak English nowadays

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is because the world is becoming smaller.

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Thanks to the Internet

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and our developing global economy

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more and more people are using English

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as a common way to communicate with each other.

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So now it has become unavoidable

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that companies and large businesses

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will need to employ people

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who can speak more than their own native language.

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That is were English comes in...

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It is now officially considered

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as an international language.

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Of course learning anything is difficult

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and English is no exception.

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However, there are ways to make the situation easier.

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I have come up with my own list of general rules

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for learning English.

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Do you want to hear them?

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Do you want to know what they are?

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Ok. Let's go!

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Learning English takes time and patience.

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It cannot be rushed.

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Try to relax and take it easy.

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The most important thing you need at the beginning

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is a good vocabulary.

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Without words, you have nothing to work with.

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You must start with a strong foundation

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or base

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and slowly build on it, day by day!

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You must view English as a part of your body

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just as you would, an arm or a leg.

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It must become a part of your everyday life.

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Daily practice is very important.

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Do not worry about making mistakes

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in fact the more mistakes you make

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the more you will learn from them.

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Just like learning to ride a bike.

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Sometimes you fall off.

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So what do you do?

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You get back on and try again.

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Do not look at English as just another subject.

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Your attitude to English and the way you view it

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will decide how well you progress.

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Just as we say in English...

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"No pain...No gain"

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The two most important words to remember

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when learning English are...

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Practice and Confidence.

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Practice English everyday