hello everyone and welcome back to english with lucy today i’m going to
english with lucy today i’m going to
english with lucy today i’m going to talk to you about confidence confidence
talk to you about confidence confidence
talk to you about confidence confidence is something that a lot of language
is something that a lot of language
is something that a lot of language learners lack I know because I myself
learners lack I know because I myself
learners lack I know because I myself speak some other languages and when I
speak some other languages and when I
speak some other languages and when I was learning them I really felt quite
was learning them I really felt quite
was learning them I really felt quite shy at times and I could have used a
shy at times and I could have used a
shy at times and I could have used a video by someone to give me a boost so
video by someone to give me a boost so
video by someone to give me a boost so this is what I want to do for you today
this is what I want to do for you today
this is what I want to do for you today I’ve got five tips that I can give you
I’ve got five tips that I can give you
I’ve got five tips that I can give you that will help you learn to speak more
that will help you learn to speak more
that will help you learn to speak more confidently more fluently and I really
confidently more fluently and I really
confidently more fluently and I really hope that my tips will motivate you a
hope that my tips will motivate you a
hope that my tips will motivate you a bit more so that you can really learn
bit more so that you can really learn
bit more so that you can really learn English with lots of enthusiasm now I’ve
English with lots of enthusiasm now I’ve
English with lots of enthusiasm now I’ve got an Instagram account and I like to
got an Instagram account and I like to
got an Instagram account and I like to chat with my students on there and this
chat with my students on there and this
chat with my students on there and this morning I posted a video asking my
morning I posted a video asking my
morning I posted a video asking my current students what made them feel
current students what made them feel
current students what made them feel more confident when speaking English and
more confident when speaking English and
more confident when speaking English and I got lots of replies and at the end of
I got lots of replies and at the end of
I got lots of replies and at the end of the video I’m going to show some of
the video I’m going to show some of
the video I’m going to show some of those replies to you and see if you can
those replies to you and see if you can
those replies to you and see if you can relate with them see if you disagree or
relate with them see if you disagree or
relate with them see if you disagree or agree I think it’s really important to
agree I think it’s really important to
agree I think it’s really important to get opinions and information from people
get opinions and information from people
get opinions and information from people who are learning English right now they
who are learning English right now they
who are learning English right now they are just like you in the same situation
are just like you in the same situation
are just like you in the same situation so a little bit about me first so
so a little bit about me first so
so a little bit about me first so obviously I am English with Lucy I am an
obviously I am English with Lucy I am an
obviously I am English with Lucy I am an English teacher and I have been teaching
English teacher and I have been teaching
English teacher and I have been teaching for over 3 years now it’s my love it’s
for over 3 years now it’s my love it’s
for over 3 years now it’s my love it’s my passion it’s what I want to do for
my passion it’s what I want to do for
my passion it’s what I want to do for the rest of my life now part of the
the rest of my life now part of the
the rest of my life now part of the reason that I enjoy teaching so much is
reason that I enjoy teaching so much is
reason that I enjoy teaching so much is because I have also been through the
because I have also been through the
because I have also been through the language learning experience I’ve been
language learning experience I’ve been
language learning experience I’ve been through it with Spanish I now speak
through it with Spanish I now speak
through it with Spanish I now speak fluent Spanish I see me Gracie hablando
fluent Spanish I see me Gracie hablando
fluent Spanish I see me Gracie hablando en espanol puedes ver este video ki k
en espanol puedes ver este video ki k
en espanol puedes ver este video ki k grave a hablando de la serda risque
grave a hablando de la serda risque
grave a hablando de la serda risque comedy Dona fan yon right so let’s get
comedy Dona fan yon right so let’s get
comedy Dona fan yon right so let’s get started with the tips the first and most
started with the tips the first and most
started with the tips the first and most important tip I can give you is laugh at
important tip I can give you is laugh at
important tip I can give you is laugh at yourself have a sense of humor don’t
yourself have a sense of humor don’t
yourself have a sense of humor don’t take it too seriously
take it too seriously
take it too seriously on this channel I like to laugh I like
on this channel I like to laugh I like
on this channel I like to laugh I like to have fun and sometimes I will sort of
to have fun and sometimes I will sort of
to have fun and sometimes I will sort of make fun of the errors that my stew
make fun of the errors that my stew
make fun of the errors that my stew normally make and this is because I want
normally make and this is because I want
normally make and this is because I want them to get used to laughing at their
them to get used to laughing at their
them to get used to laughing at their own errors enjoy your errors your errors
own errors enjoy your errors your errors
own errors enjoy your errors your errors are not bad and if you can laugh at them
are not bad and if you can laugh at them
are not bad and if you can laugh at them it will make the learning experience so
it will make the learning experience so
it will make the learning experience so much more pleasant now my teaching
much more pleasant now my teaching
much more pleasant now my teaching methods aren’t for everyone for every
methods aren’t for everyone for every
methods aren’t for everyone for every ninety-nine positive comments I will
ninety-nine positive comments I will
ninety-nine positive comments I will receive a negative one saying you
receive a negative one saying you
receive a negative one saying you shouldn’t laugh at your students you’re
shouldn’t laugh at your students you’re
shouldn’t laugh at your students you’re a terrible teacher now I can laugh at
a terrible teacher now I can laugh at
a terrible teacher now I can laugh at your errors but I can also laugh at mine
your errors but I can also laugh at mine
your errors but I can also laugh at mine and I do frequently so that’s why I
and I do frequently so that’s why I
and I do frequently so that’s why I include the outtakes at the end of some
include the outtakes at the end of some
include the outtakes at the end of some of my videos and that’s why I filmed my
of my videos and that’s why I filmed my
of my videos and that’s why I filmed my parrot Arisa video which is actually in
parrot Arisa video which is actually in
parrot Arisa video which is actually in Spanish but it’s of me talking about
Spanish but it’s of me talking about
Spanish but it’s of me talking about these stupid ridiculous hilarious errors
these stupid ridiculous hilarious errors
these stupid ridiculous hilarious errors that I made in Spanish I once asked for
that I made in Spanish I once asked for
that I made in Spanish I once asked for a penis Caesar salad I once also made an
a penis Caesar salad I once also made an
a penis Caesar salad I once also made an awful mistake in an ice cream shop the
awful mistake in an ice cream shop the
awful mistake in an ice cream shop the word for a cone of ice cream is gone Oh
word for a cone of ice cream is gone Oh
word for a cone of ice cream is gone Oh Louisville and the word for vagina in
Louisville and the word for vagina in
Louisville and the word for vagina in Spanish is gone you and I think you can
Spanish is gone you and I think you can
Spanish is gone you and I think you can probably imagine what I asked for God
probably imagine what I asked for God
probably imagine what I asked for God nearly lather yeah I was kind of
nearly lather yeah I was kind of
nearly lather yeah I was kind of embarrassed in the moment but now I can
embarrassed in the moment but now I can
embarrassed in the moment but now I can laugh about it and it’s a great story to
laugh about it and it’s a great story to
laugh about it and it’s a great story to tell I always find that if you’re
tell I always find that if you’re
tell I always find that if you’re finding it hard to have a good
finding it hard to have a good
finding it hard to have a good conversation with someone that’s also
conversation with someone that’s also
conversation with someone that’s also learning another language well a really
learning another language well a really
learning another language well a really good way of starting a conversation is
good way of starting a conversation is
good way of starting a conversation is by talking about the errors that you’ve
by talking about the errors that you’ve
by talking about the errors that you’ve made worth learning languages it’s
made worth learning languages it’s
made worth learning languages it’s always a really good conversation
always a really good conversation
always a really good conversation starter for me now number two is all
starter for me now number two is all
starter for me now number two is all about your mistakes again so we’re not
about your mistakes again so we’re not
about your mistakes again so we’re not just laughing about them we are
just laughing about them we are
just laughing about them we are intentionally making them I want you to
intentionally making them I want you to
intentionally making them I want you to make mistakes I know many students that
make mistakes I know many students that
make mistakes I know many students that would go long periods of time avoiding
would go long periods of time avoiding
would go long periods of time avoiding making certain mistake they are trying
making certain mistake they are trying
making certain mistake they are trying to achieve 100% perfection I want you to
to achieve 100% perfection I want you to
to achieve 100% perfection I want you to laugh at your mistakes learn from them
laugh at your mistakes learn from them
laugh at your mistakes learn from them and move on
and move on
and move on mistakes are essential even in English I
mistakes are essential even in English I
mistakes are essential even in English I make mistakes and you guys love pointing
make mistakes and you guys love pointing
make mistakes and you guys love pointing them out so you need to accept your
them out so you need to accept your
them out so you need to accept your mistakes learn from them laugh at them
mistakes learn from them laugh at them
mistakes learn from them laugh at them and move on okay number three is pretend
and move on okay number three is pretend
and move on okay number three is pretend that you are confident when I started
that you are confident when I started
that you are confident when I started teaching English I was only nine
teaching English I was only nine
teaching English I was only nine and I remember walking into classrooms
and I remember walking into classrooms
and I remember walking into classrooms of 20 to 30 adults nervous
of 20 to 30 adults nervous
of 20 to 30 adults nervous low-level adults in Spain and just
low-level adults in Spain and just
low-level adults in Spain and just thinking wow I am the youngest person in
thinking wow I am the youngest person in
thinking wow I am the youngest person in this room I have to get this group of
this room I have to get this group of
this room I have to get this group of scary scary adults to trust me and
scary scary adults to trust me and
scary scary adults to trust me and believe what I’m saying and and listen
believe what I’m saying and and listen
believe what I’m saying and and listen to me
to me
to me and also to respect me and I’d never
and also to respect me and I’d never
and also to respect me and I’d never really felt truly nervous before in my
really felt truly nervous before in my
really felt truly nervous before in my life
life
life but walking into big classrooms
but walking into big classrooms
but walking into big classrooms especially on the first day was
especially on the first day was
especially on the first day was nerve-wracking it were it made me really
nerve-wracking it were it made me really
nerve-wracking it were it made me really nervous and really anxious and I found
nervous and really anxious and I found
nervous and really anxious and I found that the best way of gaining confidence
that the best way of gaining confidence
that the best way of gaining confidence was to pretend I was confident I haven’t
was to pretend I was confident I haven’t
was to pretend I was confident I haven’t been teaching for long I didn’t have
been teaching for long I didn’t have
been teaching for long I didn’t have much experience but I tried my best
much experience but I tried my best
much experience but I tried my best I prepared hard and I walked in held my
I prepared hard and I walked in held my
I prepared hard and I walked in held my head high and I spoke to everyone
head high and I spoke to everyone
head high and I spoke to everyone confidently and I really pretended that
confidently and I really pretended that
confidently and I really pretended that I knew what I was doing more than I
I knew what I was doing more than I
I knew what I was doing more than I actually did and this actually created
actually did and this actually created
actually did and this actually created real confidence not only in me but in my
real confidence not only in me but in my
real confidence not only in me but in my students I looked as if I knew what I
students I looked as if I knew what I
students I looked as if I knew what I was doing and they trusted me and
was doing and they trusted me and
was doing and they trusted me and respected me and once I spent enough
respected me and once I spent enough
respected me and once I spent enough time pretending I was confident I
time pretending I was confident I
time pretending I was confident I actually started feeling genuinely
actually started feeling genuinely
actually started feeling genuinely confident though I had real confidence
confident though I had real confidence
confident though I had real confidence but it came from that initial fake
but it came from that initial fake
but it came from that initial fake confidence so how can we apply this to
confidence so how can we apply this to
confidence so how can we apply this to your language learning well when you’re
your language learning well when you’re
your language learning well when you’re speaking in English hide those nerves
speaking in English hide those nerves
speaking in English hide those nerves body language is key pretend that you
body language is key pretend that you
body language is key pretend that you know what you’re talking about
know what you’re talking about
know what you’re talking about don’t be arrogant but show that you are
don’t be arrogant but show that you are
don’t be arrogant but show that you are not afraid and people will trust you
not afraid and people will trust you
not afraid and people will trust you listen to you pretend that you’re
listen to you pretend that you’re
listen to you pretend that you’re confident okay number four and this is
confident okay number four and this is
confident okay number four and this is something that I really really believe
something that I really really believe
something that I really really believe in and this is talk to yourself I always
in and this is talk to yourself I always
in and this is talk to yourself I always talk to myself in the language that I’m
talk to myself in the language that I’m
talk to myself in the language that I’m learning and it really serves as
learning and it really serves as
learning and it really serves as preparation for when you’re in
preparation for when you’re in
preparation for when you’re in situations in which
situations in which
situations in which you will need to use the language the
you will need to use the language the
you will need to use the language the main things that I like to practice are
main things that I like to practice are
main things that I like to practice are my anecdotes the stories that you
my anecdotes the stories that you
my anecdotes the stories that you typically tell to each new person you
typically tell to each new person you
typically tell to each new person you meet things that you generally say on a
meet things that you generally say on a
meet things that you generally say on a weekly or daily basis it’s also good to
weekly or daily basis it’s also good to
weekly or daily basis it’s also good to practice funny stories that you think
practice funny stories that you think
practice funny stories that you think will make people laugh
will make people laugh
will make people laugh because you want them to come out in the
because you want them to come out in the
because you want them to come out in the right way so if you’re a lower level
right way so if you’re a lower level
right way so if you’re a lower level make sure you practice your daily
make sure you practice your daily
make sure you practice your daily conversations how are you how’s the
conversations how are you how’s the
conversations how are you how’s the weather what your hobbies are what you
weather what your hobbies are what you
weather what your hobbies are what you do for a living and if you’re a more
do for a living and if you’re a more
do for a living and if you’re a more advanced learner make sure you talk to
advanced learner make sure you talk to
advanced learner make sure you talk to yourself about funny anecdotes your life
yourself about funny anecdotes your life
yourself about funny anecdotes your life story things that happen to you that
story things that happen to you that
story things that happen to you that we’re interesting observations about
we’re interesting observations about
we’re interesting observations about other people’s cultures when you give a
other people’s cultures when you give a
other people’s cultures when you give a presentation for university or for work
presentation for university or for work
presentation for university or for work you don’t just wing it you don’t just
you don’t just wing it you don’t just
you don’t just wing it you don’t just walk up and speak you practice it and so
walk up and speak you practice it and so
walk up and speak you practice it and so it should be the same for these stories
it should be the same for these stories
it should be the same for these stories as well number five immerse yourself and
as well number five immerse yourself and
as well number five immerse yourself and you can take whatever you want from this
you can take whatever you want from this
you can take whatever you want from this immersion in my case would be going to
immersion in my case would be going to
immersion in my case would be going to the country of the language you’re
the country of the language you’re
the country of the language you’re learning and living there integrating
learning and living there integrating
learning and living there integrating yourself into the society into the
yourself into the society into the
yourself into the society into the culture just absorbing the language and
culture just absorbing the language and
culture just absorbing the language and the feeling and the and the atmosphere
the feeling and the and the atmosphere
the feeling and the and the atmosphere that for me is the best form of
that for me is the best form of
that for me is the best form of immersion now that isn’t possible for
immersion now that isn’t possible for
immersion now that isn’t possible for everyone immersion for you might be an
everyone immersion for you might be an
everyone immersion for you might be an hour a week in a language Academy it
hour a week in a language Academy it
hour a week in a language Academy it might be a language exchange with a
might be a language exchange with a
might be a language exchange with a native speaker it might be an online
native speaker it might be an online
native speaker it might be an online language exchange with another english
language exchange with another english
language exchange with another english learner it might be watching an episode
learner it might be watching an episode
learner it might be watching an episode of your favorite TV show in English with
of your favorite TV show in English with
of your favorite TV show in English with English subtitles every night but in
English subtitles every night but in
English subtitles every night but in order to build your confidence you need
order to build your confidence you need
order to build your confidence you need to get used to listening in English so
to get used to listening in English so
to get used to listening in English so you need to find the right immersion
you need to find the right immersion
you need to find the right immersion technique for you there is always a
technique for you there is always a
technique for you there is always a solution we have a brilliant saying in
solution we have a brilliant saying in
solution we have a brilliant saying in English called when there’s a will
English called when there’s a will
English called when there’s a will there’s a way so when you intend to do
there’s a way so when you intend to do
there’s a way so when you intend to do something there’s a way of doing it and
something there’s a way of doing it and
something there’s a way of doing it and if you want to find a way of immersing
if you want to find a way of immersing
if you want to find a way of immersing yourself into English or the language
yourself into English or the language
yourself into English or the language that you’re learning there is a way now
that you’re learning there is a way now
that you’re learning there is a way now I want to read a few of the suggestions
I want to read a few of the suggestions
I want to read a few of the suggestions from my students on
from my students on
from my students on on Instagram and one I really like and
on Instagram and one I really like and
on Instagram and one I really like and not all of you are going to like this
not all of you are going to like this
not all of you are going to like this this is from Ilic from Venezuela and he
this is from Ilic from Venezuela and he
this is from Ilic from Venezuela and he says hello
says hello
says hello I believe that drinking is the way to
I believe that drinking is the way to
I believe that drinking is the way to get more confidence I went to Brighton
get more confidence I went to Brighton
get more confidence I went to Brighton for a year and the best classroom was
for a year and the best classroom was
for a year and the best classroom was the pub brilliant look Ilic has really
the pub brilliant look Ilic has really
the pub brilliant look Ilic has really made the most of his situation he was in
made the most of his situation he was in
made the most of his situation he was in Brighton he immersed himself and he
Brighton he immersed himself and he
Brighton he immersed himself and he found native speakers McCulloch from
found native speakers McCulloch from
found native speakers McCulloch from Brazil says she likes watching movies
Brazil says she likes watching movies
Brazil says she likes watching movies without subtitles again it’s that
without subtitles again it’s that
without subtitles again it’s that immersion technique I was talking to you
immersion technique I was talking to you
immersion technique I was talking to you about Alejandra from Mexico has a really
about Alejandra from Mexico has a really
about Alejandra from Mexico has a really good piece of advice people should not
good piece of advice people should not
good piece of advice people should not be afraid to ask natives when they don’t
be afraid to ask natives when they don’t
be afraid to ask natives when they don’t know how to say something it’s the way
know how to say something it’s the way
know how to say something it’s the way that I’ve increased my vocabulary and
that I’ve increased my vocabulary and
that I’ve increased my vocabulary and improved my pronunciation and of course
improved my pronunciation and of course
improved my pronunciation and of course your videos help haha
your videos help haha
your videos help haha that’s sweet and yeah Alejandra is
that’s sweet and yeah Alejandra is
that’s sweet and yeah Alejandra is absolutely right Mohammed has also got
absolutely right Mohammed has also got
absolutely right Mohammed has also got some really good advice he says speak
some really good advice he says speak
some really good advice he says speak English with your close friends yeah you
English with your close friends yeah you
English with your close friends yeah you can speak English with people you trust
can speak English with people you trust
can speak English with people you trust he also says to imagine yourself in
he also says to imagine yourself in
he also says to imagine yourself in different daily situations in which you
different daily situations in which you
different daily situations in which you have to speak English again it’s that
have to speak English again it’s that
have to speak English again it’s that talking to yourself technique that I
talking to yourself technique that I
talking to yourself technique that I mentioned before
mentioned before
mentioned before Paco says the more he speaks with
Paco says the more he speaks with
Paco says the more he speaks with natives the more confident he feels and
natives the more confident he feels and
natives the more confident he feels and yes it’s the immersion again Roy says
yes it’s the immersion again Roy says
yes it’s the immersion again Roy says get a girlfriend who’s a native speaker
get a girlfriend who’s a native speaker
get a girlfriend who’s a native speaker yes if you can manage that that’s
yes if you can manage that that’s
yes if you can manage that that’s fantastic but make sure you’re with her
fantastic but make sure you’re with her
fantastic but make sure you’re with her for the right reason Hector says speak
for the right reason Hector says speak
for the right reason Hector says speak slowly at first and then build up
slowly at first and then build up
slowly at first and then build up absolutely I completely agree with
absolutely I completely agree with
absolutely I completely agree with Hector okay guys that is it for today’s
Hector okay guys that is it for today’s
Hector okay guys that is it for today’s class I really hope that it’s helped you
class I really hope that it’s helped you
class I really hope that it’s helped you and I really hope that you feel slightly
and I really hope that you feel slightly
and I really hope that you feel slightly more motivated now don’t forget to
more motivated now don’t forget to
more motivated now don’t forget to connect with me on all of my social
connect with me on all of my social
connect with me on all of my social media and I will see you again soon for
media and I will see you again soon for
media and I will see you again soon for another lesson alright big kiss and I
another lesson alright big kiss and I
another lesson alright big kiss and I will see you soon
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