Episode 25
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Hi! I’m Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently.
In today's episode:
I'll reveal some tricks to maintain a positive attitude while learning English.
And you'll practice your speaking with my new mini-story.
Very well. Let's start!
Is it possible to maintain a positive mental attitude?
We know it's important, but how can you be more positive, and most importantly, how can you maintain that attitude?
What you need is a change of mindset. And you can achieve that, by changing your strategy.
For instance, get off social media and exercise more.
I'm not saying you should run a marathon.
But make sure you walk every day, even if it's just a little bit.
Read self-help books in English.
There are many self-help books out there, so do your research.
However, I can recommend Unlimited Power, by Tony Robbins.
Anyway. We all know that being positive helps us achieve amazing things.
That’s why I wanted to share with you some of the tools which worked for me.
Finally, without making too much effort and without trying hard, you'll think in a more positive way. All these tools will create a healthier approach towards life and, of course, towards your English learning routine.
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IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING
Mini-Story: Speaking Practice
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Katie worked in a big company in Chicago from Monday to Saturday.
Did Katie work in a small company?
No. She didn't work in a small company. She worked in a big company in Chicago.
Was the company big or small?
Big. The company was big. It wasn't small.
Where did Katie work?
Which city?
She worked in Chicago. Katie worked in a big company in Chicago.
Katie went to work every Saturday, right?
No. No. Not every Saturday. She went to work from Monday to Saturday.
Every day Katie went to work from 6 am to 9 pm. Did Katie start working at 9 am?
No. No. She started working at 6 am. Not 9 am.
Did Katie work a lot or only a little?
A lot. She worked a lot. She worked from 6 am to 9 pm.
When did she finish work?
At 10 pm?
No. No. She didn't finish at 10 pm. Katie finished work at 9 pm.
So, Katie worked only 9 hours every day, right?
No. That's not right. Katie worked until 9 pm every day. She didn't work for nine hours every day.
Katie was unhappy because she never had any free time.
Was Katie happy?
No. No. Katie wasn't happy at all. She was unhappy.
Was she unhappy because she had too much free time?
No. No. The reason why she was unhappy is that she never had any free time.
So, Katie was unhappy, right?
Yes. She was unhappy.
One day she started reading a self-help book. After reading that book, she immediately quit her job.
Did Katie start to listen to the radio one day?
No. No. Katie started reading a self-help book.
Was it a sci-fi book or a self-help book?
A self-help book. She started reading the book, and after that, she immediately quit her job.
What did she do after reading the book?
She quit her job. After reading the book, she immediately quit her job.
Did Katie quit her job after reading the book or before?
After. She quit her job after reading the self-help book.
After quitting, Katie decided to go to Hawaii. There she met Peter and George, two funny penguins.
Did Katie quit her job?
Yes. She quit her job, and then she decided to go to Hawaii.
Did she meet anyone in Hawaii?
Yes. She met two funny penguins, Peter and George.
Were Peter and George humans or animals?
Animals. They were animals. Peter and George were penguins.
After meeting the two funny penguins, Katie decided to start her own business in Hawaii. She became the best Surf instructor in the world.
Did Katie start her own business?
Yes. She started her own business.
Where did she start her business?
In Hawaii or Texas?
In Hawaii. She started her business in Hawaii. Not Texas. There are no waves in Texas.
Katie became the best swimming instructor in Hawaii, right?
No. No. Not a swimming instructor. Katie became the best surf instructor in the world.
Thanks for listening, and I’ll see you in the next episode.
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Vocabulary
Review the most useful words and expressions before listening again.
positive attitude
an optimistic way of thinking.
make an effort
try hard to do something.
mindset
a person’s habitual way of thinking.
quit your job
leave your employment permanently.
change your strategy
use a different plan or method.
drastic change
a very large and significant change.
self-help book
a book intended to help readers improve their lives.
start your own business
create and operate a company yourself.
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As always I love yours Podcast.Thank very much.
You are welcome! 🙂
I can understand everything what you saying..it.s helps a lot..thank you
Goargeina you are very good teacher i will hope you much better for your live if alah say😍😍😍😍😍🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋nice teacher
Thanks to you too
I ike the way you teach english. You are a great english teacher.
Thanks Roberto!
thank you so much
Things for your job and your method to leaning English…… i like it
Inspirational,thanks
I am very happy learning English here because I can be enjoying it every day with my time…. so much thanks ….but still I continue hearing the podcast
I am grateful to you Georgiana… I see you soon…
Thanks so much, teacher, it’s really great course. It seems this episode misses one sentence in the mini story, which is “Katie became the best surf instructor in the world”, but some next question asked this.