What You Say in English!
by Frank Carrizo ZiritIt's a weekly podcast where I listen to you and give you my professional feedback on how you use grammar, vocabulary, discourse, and pronunciation. I will also share some tips and ideas with everyone out there who wishes to improve on their speaking. Go to the companion website: http://whatyousayinenglish.wordpress.com, check the questions of the month to get started. Be brave! Send your recordings to [email protected]. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/support
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Episodes
Episode 12: Aysha from Saudi Arabia and Ignacio from Spain
30m · PublishedIn today’s episode, we’re going to listen to three incredible people. First, a message from Ahmad (Senegal), who sent his support and encouraging words. If it wasn’t for this kind of feedback, I wouldn’t be able to continue doing this podcast. Also, we have someone a girl from Saudi Arabia: Aysha. She shows good speaking skills but gives an opportunity to see what a missed opportunity is when other more complex structures could be used to improve your conversational skills. She has great pronunciation but may need to step up her grammar if she wants to improve. Finally, you’ll listen to Ignacio, a person who impressed me with his speaking skills and his capacity to have a “Scottish” accent. Although I think this is not really the goal to learn English (get a native-like accent), I do think it’s a commendable feat that should be applauded, especially if it’s the sort of thing that motivates you as a learner, because it requires time and effort. Remember that you can subscribe to my podcast here on Anchor or any other podcast provider where it’s available. Just visit http://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish to get started. And share this episode with all your friends and family, especially if they’re interested in improving their speaking skills.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/supportEpisode 11: English teacher, Jenny Nadia from Madagascar, shows her conversational skills
28m · PublishedIn today's episode, an English teacher originally from Madagascar but living in South Africa, Jenny Nadia, gives us excellent examples of great conversational skills. You can tell by the natural way in which she uses English that she's constantly surrounded by English speakers. Her variety of English is quite interesting to analyze because of all the features that are common in many regions of Africa, in terms of grammar and pronunciation choices. She has excellent command of conversational vocabulary and complex structures despite some slips I mention in this episode. Also, she's a great example of how many English speakers use hedging to soften our ideas and expressions. She was also a delightful person to talk with and I'm looking forward to keeping in contact with her. I believe it's important for us teachers to stick together and learn from each other. So again, thanks a lot for this incredible opportunity Jenny. Remember that if you wish to contact me you can do so by sending a message to my email: [email protected], by visiting my Facebook page, or by using the form contact on my website. Finally, if you're preparing for IELTS, don't forget the special 10% discount I'm offering at takeIELTS.net. You just need to use the code "wyse" when you check out. Until next week.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/supportEpisode 10: Francesco Burgio: "In life, they will tell you 'you won't make it', then you turn around and answer 'watch how it's done'."
23m · PublishedEpisode 9: Juan Aguilar and Mike Pinargote show their speaking skills
33m · PublishedThis time, I'm using two recordings from the fantastic Facebook group Canguro English. Just like in Masters of English, learners from around the world connect and help each other, and most of the time with the guidance of the administrators of the group, to improve their English. The two people I have today are Juan Aguilar, who expressed his desire to be more fluent and Mike Pinargote, a 24-real-old man from Ecuador, who showed great courage to upload his first video speaking in English.
Both learners showed good control of basic grammatical structures, although Mike needed some extra comments to improve his use of grammar. However, they managed to express their ideas with great care to use intonation appropriately to convey their feelings. In terms of discourse, they are both on the right track to success. So, Juan and Mike... kudos to you both!
Remember to subscribe to my podcast, either here on Anchor, or any other podcast service where my show is available. To see the full list, check the Anchor website. And if your podcast service allows for ratings or comments, please do it! It'd make me very happy! Also, share my podcast with friends and family who are learning English, and don't forget to contact me at [email protected]
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/supportEpisode 8: Improve your discourse... tell me an anecdote!
20m · PublishedTelling stories is usually considered a great skill in your own language. When you know how to captivate your audience with anecdotes, people will probably say that you have a great talent: you have a way with words! In this episode, I'm using an anecdote told by the famous Hollywood actor, Will Smith, when he visited the British talk show "The Graham Norton Show". I will explain the different parts that make up an anecdote (Abstract, Orientation, Complicating event, Resolution, Coda, and Reaction) by dissecting how Will Smith uses them. To see a video version and learn more about the stages of anecdotes and what vocabulary you can use, go to my website.
The skills you show when you tell an anecdote can help you in exams like IELTS, for example. In part 2 of the speaking exam, you'll have to speak for 2 minutes, and it will probably be some form of anecdotal experience. In exams like B2 First for Schools (Cambridge), you sometimes have to write a story, by recycling the same steps mentioned before.
Remember that the more you repeat an anecdote and tell other people, the better you will become at it. Practice makes perfect! I'd be happy if you could record yourself telling an anecdote and send it to me... I promise I'll put it in one of the future episodes. You can use some of the expressions from my website for every part of your anecdote.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/supportEpisode 7: Daniel Goodson shows us how good an English learner can get.
37m · PublishedIn today’s episode, Daniel Goodson joins us to talk about how much he loves learning languages. We discussed what he loves about learning English, what he finds difficult, and, most of all, what he does to improve. I believe he’s a great example of self-determination and motivation to learn English. We spoke about a lot of things, from accents, receptive and productive skills, code-switching and many more things.
Daniel manages the website My Fluent Podcast and from there, you can subscribe to his two podcasts: My Fluent Podcast and My Fluent Podcast (Vocabulary). Hosting the podcasts has given him the opportunity to learn English and overcome his shyness. In this interview, he showed very good control of many complex structures, combined with discourse markers that helped him stay in focus. Daniel gave us some good examples of wh- cleft sentences, relative clauses, and a not so common comparative form: the double comparative, which is a form of parallel structures. His discourse management was what stood out the most, using a wide range of ways of directing his ideas to guide us through what he was saying.
Next week, I'll recycle some of the concepts I spoke about in this episode, especially the one about backchannels. I'll tell you how to improve the way you tell stories by looking at how people use anecdotes and how others react to them. I'll speak about the common problems that learners usually have and give you some ideas on how to improve.
Remember to like, share, rate, and review this podcast on any platform you're subscribed to. Also, you should check out my website What You Say in English! to see how you can send me your recording to receive feedback and appear on the show. Be brave! I promise we'll have a nice conversation and you'll get to show the world what you say in English.
Episode 6: Full interview with Ivonne and pronunciation tips "silent letters"
42m · PublishedEpisode 5: Ny Haingo, Abhishek and Harika
35m · PublishedEpisode 4: Pronunciation
22m · PublishedIn this episode, I discuss some important aspects of pronunciation that teachers should consider when giving feedback on pronunciation. I explain why intelligibility is more important than accent, as well as what specific phonological elements are crucial to sound clear and understandable to other speakers and trust me, it's not precisely to sound like a native speaker.
I used two segments to illustrate the concept of intelligibility: Tory MP fails to understand the Scottish accent and The Two Ronnies skit: The Grocery Shop.
And remember, go to my website https://whatyousayinenglish.wordpress.com/ to do any of the tasks (Questions of the month), choose the easiest one for you and send me the recording, either via Vocaroo or from your mobile phone to my email [email protected]. You can also leave a message on the podcast Anchor website https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/supportEpisode 3: Discourse
23m · PublishedIn this episode, I'll introduce you to the concept of Discourse and how it can help you keep your speech coherent and unified. It's something very extensive, as it touches other areas such as grammar, vocabulary, and even pronunciation. I've tried to keep it as simple as possible but retaining the necessary terminology that will help you identify the elements you need to improve on your speaking.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/supportWhat You Say in English! has 133 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 83:45:04. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on June 1st, 2024 06:42.