hello everyone welcome back to english with Lucy I’m with Emma from English yes
with Lucy I’m with Emma from English yes
with Lucy I’m with Emma from English yes you are
you are
you are yes I am today we’re going to have a
yes I am today we’re going to have a
yes I am today we’re going to have a conversation so we’re going to have a
conversation so we’re going to have a
conversation so we’re going to have a chat and hopefully it will help you with
chat and hopefully it will help you with
chat and hopefully it will help you with your English listening skills I’d like
your English listening skills I’d like
your English listening skills I’d like to ask Emma a few questions about how
to ask Emma a few questions about how
to ask Emma a few questions about how she became a teacher her experiences I
she became a teacher her experiences I
she became a teacher her experiences I think it’s going to be really
think it’s going to be really
think it’s going to be really interesting because I’m genuinely
interesting because I’m genuinely
interesting because I’m genuinely interested in how you got started on
interested in how you got started on
interested in how you got started on YouTube and how you started teaching I
YouTube and how you started teaching I
YouTube and how you started teaching I recommend that you listen to this video
recommend that you listen to this video
recommend that you listen to this video once without subtitles and then you
once without subtitles and then you
once without subtitles and then you watch it again with subtitles to see how
watch it again with subtitles to see how
watch it again with subtitles to see how much you understood we also filmed
much you understood we also filmed
much you understood we also filmed another video about introductions which
another video about introductions which
another video about introductions which is on Emma’s channel so make sure you
is on Emma’s channel so make sure you
is on Emma’s channel so make sure you watch that as well the link will be in
watch that as well the link will be in
watch that as well the link will be in the description box alright let’s get
the description box alright let’s get
the description box alright let’s get started okay so Emma what do you do
well there’s the other teacher I teach
well there’s the other teacher I teach you you know I teach English online um
you you know I teach English online um
you you know I teach English online um so I do that through YouTube or through
so I do that through YouTube or through
so I do that through YouTube or through my website and Facebook groups and that
my website and Facebook groups and that
my website and Facebook groups and that kind of thing so I have lots of students
kind of thing so I have lots of students
kind of thing so I have lots of students online and how did you get into teaching
because you originally did something
because you originally did something different yes I did I’ve been teaching
different yes I did I’ve been teaching
different yes I did I’ve been teaching for about five years now okay but before
for about five years now okay but before
for about five years now okay but before that I was a landscape architect a
that I was a landscape architect a
that I was a landscape architect a landscape architect
yeah so it was a design degree that I
yeah so it was a design degree that I did at university but you know of course
did at university but you know of course
did at university but you know of course I wanted to travel when I wanted to live
I wanted to travel when I wanted to live
I wanted to travel when I wanted to live in other countries and experience other
in other countries and experience other
in other countries and experience other cultures and things like that so I
cultures and things like that so I
cultures and things like that so I decided to train to be a teacher and so
decided to train to be a teacher and so
decided to train to be a teacher and so did you teach in an Academy or did you
did you teach in an Academy or did you
did you teach in an Academy or did you do private lessons I taught in an
do private lessons I taught in an
do private lessons I taught in an Academy there okay yeah I’ve never had
Academy there okay yeah I’ve never had
Academy there okay yeah I’ve never had any Vietnamese students I mainly teach
any Vietnamese students I mainly teach
any Vietnamese students I mainly teach Spanish students okay in person but I
Spanish students okay in person but I
Spanish students okay in person but I have a whole rainbow of students on my
have a whole rainbow of students on my
have a whole rainbow of students on my own line and for moment oh that’s the
own line and for moment oh that’s the
own line and for moment oh that’s the great thing about teacher and run what
great thing about teacher and run what
great thing about teacher and run what do you think is the biggest challenge
do you think is the biggest challenge
do you think is the biggest challenge for Vietnamese students when learning
for Vietnamese students when learning
for Vietnamese students when learning English for the Yemenis students yeah
English for the Yemenis students yeah
English for the Yemenis students yeah well I think a lot of it is to do with
well I think a lot of it is to do with
well I think a lot of it is to do with pronunciation because we have a lot of
pronunciation because we have a lot of
pronunciation because we have a lot of very different sounds in English that
very different sounds in English that
very different sounds in English that are not really present in their
are not really present in their
are not really present in their pronunciation when there’s a lot of the
pronunciation when there’s a lot of the
pronunciation when there’s a lot of the enemies so a lot of consonant sounds
enemies so a lot of consonant sounds
enemies so a lot of consonant sounds especially when they’re at the end of
especially when they’re at the end of
especially when they’re at the end of words the teenage down I get a lot of
words the teenage down I get a lot of
words the teenage down I get a lot of comments about the the TA yeah you know
comments about the the TA yeah you know
comments about the the TA yeah you know Spaniards actually for Spanish speakers
Spaniards actually for Spanish speakers
Spaniards actually for Spanish speakers and the biggest problem is the
and the biggest problem is the
and the biggest problem is the pronunciation of the vowels mm-hmm
pronunciation of the vowels mm-hmm
pronunciation of the vowels mm-hmm because we’re in English we have 12
because we’re in English we have 12
because we’re in English we have 12 vowel sounds and seven diphthongs and
vowel sounds and seven diphthongs and
vowel sounds and seven diphthongs and they just have five about sounds that I
they just have five about sounds that I
they just have five about sounds that I probably difficult as well and I think
probably difficult as well and I think
probably difficult as well and I think it’s even even more difficult because
it’s even even more difficult because
it’s even even more difficult because actually the script that alphabet is the
actually the script that alphabet is the
actually the script that alphabet is the same so the confusion between the
same so the confusion between the
same so the confusion between the letters and then the pronunciation is
letters and then the pronunciation is
letters and then the pronunciation is it’s crazy and of course with English
it’s crazy and of course with English
it’s crazy and of course with English being not being phonetic is in Spanish
being not being phonetic is in Spanish
being not being phonetic is in Spanish it is exactly you can yeah I remember
it is exactly you can yeah I remember
it is exactly you can yeah I remember meeting and as it is yeah I remember
meeting and as it is yeah I remember
meeting and as it is yeah I remember seen children read really really long
seen children read really really long
seen children read really really long words in Spanish and I thought oh my god
words in Spanish and I thought oh my god
words in Spanish and I thought oh my god you guys I was really cheesy and then I
you guys I was really cheesy and then I
you guys I was really cheesy and then I realize that actually no you just read
realize that actually no you just read
realize that actually no you just read it section by section of the letters and
it section by section of the letters and
it section by section of the letters and the accents tell you exactly how to
the accents tell you exactly how to
the accents tell you exactly how to pronounce it but in English it just
pronounce it but in English it just
pronounce it but in English it just isn’t like that yeah how it’s written is
isn’t like that yeah how it’s written is
isn’t like that yeah how it’s written is absolutely not
absolutely not
absolutely not how it’s pronounced yeah and even if
how it’s pronounced yeah and even if
how it’s pronounced yeah and even if it’s written like that it can be in
it’s written like that it can be in
it’s written like that it can be in different words it can be pronounced
different words it can be pronounced
different words it can be pronounced completely differently
completely differently
completely differently even if it’s the same so what do you
even if it’s the same so what do you
even if it’s the same so what do you think is that is the best way for
think is that is the best way for
think is that is the best way for students to learn how to how to
students to learn how to how to
students to learn how to how to pronounce words and again I think I’m a
pronounce words and again I think I’m a
pronounce words and again I think I’m a really big fan of imitating other native
really big fan of imitating other native
really big fan of imitating other native speakers in Italy and I think that’s
speakers in Italy and I think that’s
speakers in Italy and I think that’s great for pronunciation practice but
great for pronunciation practice but
great for pronunciation practice but also for you know learning the
also for you know learning the
also for you know learning the intonation and the rhythm of English
intonation and the rhythm of English
intonation and the rhythm of English because you’ll you know students will
because you’ll you know students will
because you’ll you know students will listen to us when we speak and hear that
listen to us when we speak and hear that
listen to us when we speak and hear that our voices are kind of going up and down
our voices are kind of going up and down
our voices are kind of going up and down and up and down and that’s so important
and up and down and that’s so important
and up and down and that’s so important yeah there’s so much meaning in that for
yeah there’s so much meaning in that for
yeah there’s so much meaning in that for English you know the same sentence in a
English you know the same sentence in a
English you know the same sentence in a couple of different ways with different
couple of different ways with different
couple of different ways with different tones or and it means something
tones or and it means something
tones or and it means something completely different your chance it yeah
completely different your chance it yeah
completely different your chance it yeah and I can really be confusing for
and I can really be confusing for
and I can really be confusing for students well it can be confusing when
students well it can be confusing when
students well it can be confusing when you’re trying to speak and get your
you’re trying to speak and get your
you’re trying to speak and get your message across but when you’re listening
message across but when you’re listening
message across but when you’re listening you know you miss so much information if
you know you miss so much information if
you know you miss so much information if you don’t understand that so it’s really
you don’t understand that so it’s really
you don’t understand that so it’s really important another thing for me is the
important another thing for me is the
important another thing for me is the set phrases like the the expressions but
set phrases like the the expressions but
set phrases like the the expressions but this is the same for learning any
this is the same for learning any
this is the same for learning any language I remember when I was learning
language I remember when I was learning
language I remember when I was learning Spanish hearing really weird phrases and
Spanish hearing really weird phrases and
Spanish hearing really weird phrases and you either know that we don’t you know
you either know that we don’t you know
you either know that we don’t you know you can’t just guess yeah so you mean
you can’t just guess yeah so you mean
you can’t just guess yeah so you mean like idioms or you know with radiators
like idioms or you know with radiators
like idioms or you know with radiators and yeah yeah you very words a huge it’s
and yeah yeah you very words a huge it’s
and yeah yeah you very words a huge it’s like insider knowledge yeah you really
like insider knowledge yeah you really
like insider knowledge yeah you really have to work on it so what about Spanish
have to work on it so what about Spanish
have to work on it so what about Spanish learners what you’ve talked about some
learners what you’ve talked about some
learners what you’ve talked about some of the pronunciation problems they have
of the pronunciation problems they have
of the pronunciation problems they have but what other kinds of problems do they
but what other kinds of problems do they
but what other kinds of problems do they have with English one of the big ones
have with English one of the big ones
have with English one of the big ones in my opinion is word order you can’t
in my opinion is word order you can’t
in my opinion is word order you can’t just translate sentences literally
just translate sentences literally
just translate sentences literally because we really change things around
because we really change things around
because we really change things around yeah so one sentence in Spanish you
yeah so one sentence in Spanish you
yeah so one sentence in Spanish you can’t directly translate it into English
can’t directly translate it into English
can’t directly translate it into English it’s we’re not going to understand you
it’s we’re not going to understand you
it’s we’re not going to understand you or we’re going to have a tough time not
or we’re going to have a tough time not
or we’re going to have a tough time not having you that’s a big one also they
having you that’s a big one also they
having you that’s a big one also they really struggle with phrasal verbs and I
really struggle with phrasal verbs and I
really struggle with phrasal verbs and I think the confusing thing in English is
think the confusing thing in English is
think the confusing thing in English is some phrasal verbs have multiple
some phrasal verbs have multiple
some phrasal verbs have multiple meanings or yes
meanings or yes
meanings or yes and some can be separable other than
and some can be separable other than
and some can be separable other than that yeah really
that yeah really
that yeah really hmm before and so what about your
hmm before and so what about your
hmm before and so what about your teaching experience what how did you get
teaching experience what how did you get
teaching experience what how did you get into teaching when I was by accident
into teaching when I was by accident
into teaching when I was by accident really that was the best accident I ever
really that was the best accident I ever
really that was the best accident I ever had and I was working in marketing in
had and I was working in marketing in
had and I was working in marketing in Madrid in like I was doing a sandwich
Madrid in like I was doing a sandwich
Madrid in like I was doing a sandwich course at university which is where you
course at university which is where you
course at university which is where you do two years University one year in
do two years University one year in
do two years University one year in industry and then one last year at
industry and then one last year at
industry and then one last year at university okay normally courses in
university okay normally courses in
university okay normally courses in England are three years if you do a
England are three years if you do a
England are three years if you do a sandwich course therefore so I was going
sandwich course therefore so I was going
sandwich course therefore so I was going to do my year in industry in Madrid and
to do my year in industry in Madrid and
to do my year in industry in Madrid and then the company closed so I found
then the company closed so I found
then the company closed so I found myself chocolates so I did my teaching
myself chocolates so I did my teaching
myself chocolates so I did my teaching qualification just to fill that year in
qualification just to fill that year in
qualification just to fill that year in Madrid I did it in Seville actually I
Madrid I did it in Seville actually I
Madrid I did it in Seville actually I moved back really my ex-boyfriend and
moved back really my ex-boyfriend and
moved back really my ex-boyfriend and fell in love teaching I worked an
fell in love teaching I worked an
fell in love teaching I worked an academy for a while and then I was I was
academy for a while and then I was I was
academy for a while and then I was I was finishing my degree I ran a couple of
finishing my degree I ran a couple of
finishing my degree I ran a couple of English groups and yes then I started
English groups and yes then I started
English groups and yes then I started YouTube and everything change yes yeah
YouTube and everything change yes yeah
YouTube and everything change yes yeah because it’s a game changer for sure so
because it’s a game changer for sure so
because it’s a game changer for sure so what is it that you really love at that
what is it that you really love at that
what is it that you really love at that teaching I love that you can really make
teaching I love that you can really make
teaching I love that you can really make a difference and you can see it and I
a difference and you can see it and I
a difference and you can see it and I like building people’s confidence so I
like building people’s confidence so I
like building people’s confidence so I know that after a one-hour session with
know that after a one-hour session with
know that after a one-hour session with someone I will be able to see a real
someone I will be able to see a real
someone I will be able to see a real marked difference in their and the
marked difference in their and the
marked difference in their and the quality of their work yeah what are you
quality of their work yeah what are you
quality of their work yeah what are you that’s a good question
it’s um it’s definitely like if I think
it’s um it’s definitely like if I think about what I was doing before and I was
about what I was doing before and I was
about what I was doing before and I was working in an office in a team that was
working in an office in a team that was
working in an office in a team that was great but what I love about teaching is
great but what I love about teaching is
great but what I love about teaching is how instantly you can help people and
how instantly you can help people and
how instantly you can help people and you know really help them to change what
you know really help them to change what
you know really help them to change what they’re doing understand something and
they’re doing understand something and
they’re doing understand something and start using the language differently so
start using the language differently so
start using the language differently so I think that that’s one of the really
I think that that’s one of the really
I think that that’s one of the really lovely things about teaching is you can
lovely things about teaching is you can
lovely things about teaching is you can really help people and make a difference
really help people and make a difference
really help people and make a difference yeah and you can open so many you can
yeah and you can open so many you can
yeah and you can open so many you can help them to open so many doors because
help them to open so many doors because
help them to open so many doors because having an extra language can completely
having an extra language can completely
having an extra language can completely change your life yeah if I didn’t know
change your life yeah if I didn’t know
change your life yeah if I didn’t know Spanish I wouldn’t be it missing it a
Spanish I wouldn’t be it missing it a
Spanish I wouldn’t be it missing it a lot from English so thank you so much
lot from English so thank you so much
lot from English so thank you so much for answering my questions not very low
for answering my questions not very low
for answering my questions not very low in to talk video is lovely chatting and
in to talk video is lovely chatting and
in to talk video is lovely chatting and lovely catching up with you here in
lovely catching up with you here in
lovely catching up with you here in London yes in Great Neck see you again
London yes in Great Neck see you again
London yes in Great Neck see you again ah come and visit me no but so if you
ah come and visit me no but so if you
ah come and visit me no but so if you enjoyed this video make sure you head
enjoyed this video make sure you head
enjoyed this video make sure you head over to Emma’s channel the link to her
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over to Emma’s channel the link to her video another video we did together just
video another video we did together just
video another video we did together just having a chat what about introductions
having a chat what about introductions
having a chat what about introductions yeah introductions and small talk with
yeah introductions and small talk with
yeah introductions and small talk with our first video yeah that’s in the
our first video yeah that’s in the
our first video yeah that’s in the description box so click on that and go
description box so click on that and go
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Emma’s face right here it is hope you don’t mind I will see you again for
don’t mind I will see you again for
don’t mind I will see you again for another English lesson very very soon
another English lesson very very soon
another English lesson very very soon not really off okay so I got you again
it’s you since you’re in London I’d love
it’s you since you’re in London I’d love to show you my area okay did I oh yeah
to show you my area okay did I oh yeah
to show you my area okay did I oh yeah that’s what you said I said everyone
that’s what you said I said everyone
that’s what you said I said everyone your life
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