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Hello and welcome back to English Unleashed.
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I'm Tom.
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And today I want to teach you a very simple rule for better listening.
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I call it the three listen rule.
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It is easy to understand, but it can change the way you study English.
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Many learners listen to one audio one time.
0:28
They finish it and think, "Okay, I listened."
0:34
Then they move to another video, another podcast, another lesson, another story.
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But here is the problem.
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One listen is often not enough.
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When you listen only one time, your brain is very busy.
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It is trying to hear the words.
1:01
It is trying to understand the meaning.
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It is trying to remember the grammar.
1:08
It is trying to follow the speaker.
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That is too much work at the same time.
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So after one listen, you may feel tired.
1:21
You may feel, "My listening is bad."
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But maybe your listening is not bad.
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Maybe your method is not correct.
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Today, I want to give you a better method.
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Listen to the same short audio three times.
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But do not listen in the same way each time.
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Each listen has a different job.
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The first listen is for the big idea.
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The second listen is for useful language.
2:01
The third listen is for speaking.
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That is the three listen rule.
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Now, let me explain it slowly.
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First, choose a short audio.
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This is really important.
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Do not choose a 1-hour video.
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Do not choose a difficult news report.
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Do not choose a fast interview with five people speaking at the same time.
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Choose something short. 2 minutes is good. 3 minutes is good. 5 minutes is
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okay.
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Short is powerful because you can listen again
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and again without feeling bored
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or lost.
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Now, the first listen.
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In the first listen, your only job is to understand the general story.
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Not every word.
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Not every grammar point.
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Just the story.
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Ask yourself simple questions.
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Who is speaking?
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Where are they?
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What is the main topic?
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Is there a problem?
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Is there a solution?
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What is the feeling of the conversation?
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That is enough.
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Imagine you are listening to a short conversation in a cafe.
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A woman says she is tired.
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Her friend asks why.
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She says she studied all night because she has a test.
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Her friend tells her to sleep earlier and review the morning.
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In the first listen, you do not need to understand every sentence.
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You only need this.
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A student is tired because she studied late.
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Her friend gives advice.
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That is success.
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Please remember this.
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Success in the first listen does not mean perfect understanding.
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Success means you can say the main idea in your own simple words.
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After the first listen, stop the audio and say one sentence.
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For example, this conversation is about a student who is tired before a test.
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Or this story is about a man who lost his phone and needs help.
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Or this lesson is about how to practice English every day.
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Just one sentence.
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This is very useful because it trains your brain to look for meaning,
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not just words.
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Many learners have a word problem.
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They hear one word they do not know and they stop thinking.
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They think, "Oh, no.
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I do not know this word."
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Then they miss the next sentence and the next sentence.
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In real life, this is dangerous.
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In real life, you will not know every single word.
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But you can still understand the message.
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So, in the first listen, be calm.
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Do not chase every word.
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Let some words pass.
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Listen for the story.
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I call this soft listening.
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Soft listening means you are not fighting the audio.
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You are not angry with the words.
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You are just following the message like you follow a person walking in front
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of you.
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Now, the second listen.
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In the second listen, your job changes.
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Now you listen for useful language.
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Not all language, only useful language.
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This is very important.
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Many learners write down too many words.
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They hear 20 new words, they write 20 new words.
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Then, they close the notebook and never use them again.
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This is not good study.
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This is only collecting.
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English is not a museum.
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You do not need to collect words like old coins.
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You need words you can use.
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So, in the second listen, find three useful things.
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Only three.
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Maybe one phrase, maybe one question, maybe one sentence pattern.
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Or, maybe one small expression that sounds natural.
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For example, you hear this sentence.
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I was going to call you, but I forgot.
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This is very useful.
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You can change it.
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I was going to study, but I felt tired.
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I was going to cook, but I ordered food.
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I was going to text you, but I got busy.
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Now you do not have only one sentence, you have a pattern.
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This is better than learning one difficult word.
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A pattern is like a small machine.
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You can put new words inside it and make many sentences.
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Let me give you another example.
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You hear, "Do you want me to help you?"
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This is a very useful question.
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You can use it in many situations.
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"Do you want me to carry that?"
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"Do you want me to explain it?"
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"Do you want me to open the window?"
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"Do you want me to send it again?"
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This is real English for real life.
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So, in the second lesson, do not write 10 things.
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Write three things.
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And choose things that you can use this week.
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This week is important.
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If you cannot imagine using the phrase this week,
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maybe it is not the best phrase for you For example,
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if you are a beginner or lower intermediate learner,
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you probably do not need a phrase about international banking law today.
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Maybe it is interesting, but it is not close to your life.
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Choose close English.
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Close English means English near your life.
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Your family, your work, your studies, your shopping, your phone, your food, your feelings,
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your plans, your problems.
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When English is close to your life, you remember it more easily.
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Now, here's a small technique for the second listen.
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I call it the three-box page.
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Take a piece of paper.
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Make three small boxes.
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In box one, write one useful phrase.
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In box two, write one question.
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In box three, write one sentence you want to copy.
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That is all.
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For example, box one, I'm not sure.
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Box two, What do you think?
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Box three, I need a little more time.
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Now, you have a tiny lesson from one short audio.
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After that, make your own sentence with each one.
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I'm not sure about the answer.
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What do you think about this idea?
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I need a little more time to finish the work.
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This is active listening.
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You're not only hearing English, you are taking English and making it yours.
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Okay.
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Now, let's move to the third lesson.
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The third lesson is for speaking.
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This is the part many learners forget.
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They listen, they understand, they write words, but they do not speak.
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Then they say, "I understand English, but I cannot speak."
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Of course, because understanding and speaking are different skills.
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Listening helps speaking, yes, but only if you do something with the listening.
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So, in the third lesson, you listen and speak.
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There are different ways to do this.
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I will give you a simple way.
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First, play one short sentence.
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Pause.
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Repeat it.
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But, do not repeat like a robot.
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Repeat with feeling.
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If the speaker sounds surprised, sound surprised.
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If the speaker sounds tired, sound tired.
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If the speaker sounds friendly, sound friendly.
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English is not only words.
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English has music.
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It has rhythm.
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It has feeling.
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Now, let's take this sentence.
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I'm really sorry, but I cannot come tonight.
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If you say it with no feeling, it sounds strange.
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But, if you say it gently, it sounds natural.
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I'm really sorry, but I cannot come tonight.
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You are practicing pronunciation, rhythm, and emotion at the same time.
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And that is powerful.
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Now, after repeating one Now, after repeating, do one more thing.
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Change the sentence.
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I'm really sorry, but I cannot come tonight.
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Now change it.
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I'm really sorry, but I cannot help today.
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I'm really sorry, but I cannot join the meeting.
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I'm really sorry, but I cannot answer now.
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This is the repeat and change method.
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First, copy, then change.
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Many learners only copy.
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Copying is useful, but changing is better for speaking.
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When you change the sentence, your brain learns to build English,
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not only repeat English.
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The third listen should feel like a small speaking gym.
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In a real gym, you do not lift every weight in the room.
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You choose one exercise and repeat it.
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In English, do the same.
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Choose one or two sentences and repeat them well.
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Not 10 sentences badly, two sentences well.
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Quality is better than quantity.
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If you can use simple English quickly and naturally, your speaking becomes much stronger.
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Now let me give you a 7-day plan with the three listen rule.
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Day one, choose one short audio and do the first listen only.
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Find the big idea.
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Day two, listen again and choose three useful phrases.
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Day three, listen again and repeat five short sentences.
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Day four, make your own sentences with the phrases.
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Day five, listen again without looking at notes and see what feels easier now.
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Day six, record yourself using the three phrases from the audio.
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Day seven, listen to your recording and choose one thing to improve.
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This is not too much.
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It is small, but it is deep.
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Most learners do shallow study.
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They touch many things, but they do not stay with anything long enough.
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The three listen rule helps you stay with one piece of English until it
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becomes familiar.
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Familiar is a very important word.
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When something is familiar, it feels known.
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It feels close.
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It feels friendly.
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Your goal is not to meet English once.
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Your goal is to make English familiar.
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Think about a song you love.
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The first time you hear it, maybe you like it.
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But after five times, 10 times, 20 times, it feels part of you.
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You know the rhythm.
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You know what is coming next.
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English can become like that, too.
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You need repeated contact, not boring repetition, smart repetition.
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The three listen rule is smart repetition because each listen has a new purpose.
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Okay.
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Thank you so much for listening to another episode of English Unleashed.
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I'm Tom, and until next time, keep listening, keep noticing,
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and keep using English in your real life.
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Bye for now.
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