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	Hey there, I'm very glad you've decided to take the time and watch this video because we'll discuss something very important that often gets overlooked by English learners.
	If you think you have no problems with intonation, then that's awesome.
	You can skip this video or you can choose to watch it and maybe learn something new.
	Listen, honey, the bachelor party got a little out of control and well, we lost Doug.
	I also continue to work on this myself, because intonation plays a significant role in American speech and can greatly impact how a message is conveyed.
	So, intonation is the melody of the language, the way our voice rises and falls when we speak.
	Explaining intonation in American English can be quite a lively adventure.
	Picture yourself on a roller coaster riding through ups and downs of the language melody.
	Intonation is like twists and turns that add flavor, emotion, and meaning to your words.
	Sounds like the person is curious about what brought you to the place where you met, right?
	This sounds like the person is questioning you and wasn't expecting to see you at all.
	Let's imagine now that you've baked a pie and you ask someone who tried it, so how was it?
	And they respond, Oh yeah, it was good.
	So as you can see, although you're using exactly the same words, you can convey different messages using intonation.
	Rising, falling, rising falling, and falling rising.
	So, when we're making a statement, we'll glide through it, stressing the words that we need to stress, and lower our pitch at the end.
	If our pitch rises at the end of a statement, we might either sound unconfident, as if we don't know what we're talking about, or it might sound like a question.
	We, however, can also raise our pitch at the end of a sentence if our thought is unfinished to let the listeners know that we have more to say.
	It was amazing to finally have seen all those waterfalls, landscapes, and valleys.
	Remember, the best way to master intonation is through practice and observation.
	Hopefully become a maestro of intonation, adding a touch of dynamism and entertainment to your language skills.
	We go higher in pitch on it, we even stretch it a bit, and we reduce all the rest of the syllables.
	However, we also stress certain words in a sentence using the same principle.
	Well, there are two types of words in a sentence – content words and function words.
	We usually stress content words because they convey the core meaning and provide the most important information.
	And not only do we not stress them, but we also often reduce function words, such as prepositions, pronouns, articles, and auxiliary verbs, because they do not require emphasis due to their minimal inherent meaning.
	Though necessary for constructing grammatically correct sentences and connecting content words within a sentence, by themselves they don't convey significant meaning.
	So now that we know our content and function words, we can take a look at how to use our knowledge.
	There is five words in the second sentence, but it takes the same amount of time to say it.
	So in the first sentence, there's only three words and all of them are content words.
	And so it takes the same amount of collapse and the same amount of time to say it.
	Although there are much more words in those two sentences than in the previous ones, it takes the same amount of time to say them.
	So if you have trouble stressing words, try using clapping as a method.
	Determine which words in a sentence should be stressed and use clapping to help yourself emphasize them.
	As you could hear in this example, the cows have been eating the grass, the word have was reduced so much that it could barely be detected.
	It is similar to unstressed syllables in words, and sometimes an unstressed syllable can be even dropped.
	In the original video, she focuses on the number of syllables in the sentences, while I focus on the number of words in the sentences to make it easier to understand.
	However, you as a speaker decide which words to stress in a sentence based on the message you're trying to convey.
	If you said, the cows are eating the grass, It would imply that you're talking about specific cows that the other person has heard about and it's important because the is a definite article that indicates something specific.
	If you said the cows are eating the grass, it would suggest that you want to draw attention to that specific patch of grass.
	However, note that even though there's only one word now in the sentence that is unstressed, the words still aren't stressed equally.
	We pay more attention to some of them than to others because not all of them are equally important to the message.
	What? So, how did you do?
	Hi guys, welcome back to our channel, which is English Fluency Journey.
	But before we get into this, if you're new to the channel and you like our content, consider subscribing and hit that notifications bell to be the first one to know when we upload new videos.
	I've been through this process and I'm still in it, now I teach and I'm in the position of a teacher as well, so I can take a look at the situation from both sides.
	Ideally, when you learn a language, it would be wonderful if you had a teacher who is a native speaker of your target language, and it is very important.
	And if this answer is enough for you, you can just stop watching this video.
	So, if you're all up for a native speaking teacher, I have great news for you.
	The online language school Lingoda offers a business English course so that you can speak better English in relevant business situations.
	They decided to launch this business English course, which is even more flexible and affordable now after positive feedback from students who have tried business English on Lingoda.
	So now you can start your business course with qualified native speaking teachers for only 79 euros per month.
	Or you can use another great opportunity they give you to try their platform for free.
	So you can get 3 group classes for free that you have to use within 7 days.
	You can get either 3 group classes for free or a 25 euro discount, but not both at the same time.
	And you can have private lessons or lessons in small groups so that everyone can get the attention of the teacher.
	And if a person is not a native speaker of your target language, it doesn't automatically mean that they don't know anything.
	And at the same time, I know a lot of wonderful native speaking teachers.
	A person that you're going to work with may not have answers to all of your questions, may not know everything, but you feel comfortable with them.
	And believe me, those kind of lessons in that friendly atmosphere are the most beneficial.
	What you definitely don't want to feel is superiority over you and hear something like, hmm, you should have known that by now or it's funny that you don't know that.
	Or see irritation when you don't understand something and ask for it to be explained one more time or in other words.
	Now let's talk about what is better, having lessons with a native speaker or with not a native speaker.
	Do you feel confident enough and comfortable enough to learn English exclusively by using and speaking English?
	Do you have a fear of speaking English and have a communication barrier?
	Do you want to improve your grammar or maybe you want to work on your speaking skills or on your pronunciation and accent?
	You have a strong belief that only working with a native speaking teacher you can achieve that level of English that you want.
	It's not a bad thing, and if this is you, then you definitely should find one for yourself.
	Because in this case, it doesn't matter how great a non-native speaking teacher might be, you won't be satisfied.
	And let's start from the beginning, which is when you're only starting learning a language or you have been studying English for years, but you're still kind of stuck in that beginning stage, which is a lot of people.
	And yes, you will have a problem with expressing yourself and a teacher with understanding you, but if you find a good teacher, you'll be fine, you'll deal with that, and in the end you'll be very pleased and proud of yourself.
	Or you can start with an ESL teacher who is not a native speaker and for whom your first language is their first language as well.
	And then, if you want, and when you're confident enough, you can switch to a native speaker.
	If you have a fear of speaking English or if you have a communication barrier, it doesn't matter.
	Because not every native speaker and even not every native speaking teacher can explain these things to you.
	They can say something like, well, it's not the way it is pronounced, it's pronounced like that.
	The problem is, is that you don't know what you're doing wrong and they can't tell you because it needs to be studied.
	By the way, if you're searching for websites where you can find conversation partners or native speakers to learn English, you can check out those videos of mine.
	But the problem is that you have to find a native speaker who will be willing to talk to you regularly.
	So that it's not like I need you because I need to practice and I need to improve my English.
	Or you can hire a native-speaking teacher if you can't make friends with native speakers.
	And it's fair, because someone's time is expensive these days.
	But it's not to say that practicing with non-native speakers is bad for your comprehension or useless.
	You can improve your speaking skills dramatically simply by talking to anyone.
	You already have something in common with a non-native speaker who wants to practice English as well, for that matter.
	And we are all unique, interesting people, we can learn so much from each other.
	And also, you can find a non-native speaking English teacher with whom you can practice your speaking skills.
	But if you hold back because you think that a non-native speaking teacher can't teach you anything, then you, my friend, are wasting your time.
	Or if, God forbid, you think that they don't deserve to be paid for their service because you don't think that the knowledge that they can give you is as valuable as what a native speaker can give you, or their time is not that valuable.
	And if you don't want to pay them and you can't find native speaking conversation partners and lessons with native speakers are too expensive for you, then please consider practicing with non-native speakers as well.
	Well, guys, I hope that this information helps you to make an informed decision for yourselves.
	And maybe I managed to change your mind or else to affirm your thoughts.
	Either way, you are the ones who know what you want and need and the decision is yours.
	private teachers, group classes, speaking clubs, online courses, conversation partners, language exchange websites, and so on.
	There's so many things we have access to these days to improve our speaking skills in English.
	But let's assume that for whatever reason, you can't do any of that.
	But you really want to be able to speak English or you really want to or need to improve your speaking skills.
	I have videos where I mention or talk about this way, but let me just briefly summarize it for you and remind you about how you can improve your speaking skills significantly all by yourself.
	But first, I want to get into a couple of the most effective exercises to work on your speaking, and then I'll tell you about that one best way to improve your speaking by yourself that I swear by.
	My number one go-to exercise that I recommend to everyone is shadowing.

Hey there, I'm very glad you've decided to take the time and watch this video because we'll discuss something very important that often gets overlooked by English learners.

If you think you have no problems with intonation, then that's awesome.

You can skip this video or you can choose to watch it and maybe learn something new.

Listen, honey, the bachelor party got a little out of control and well, we lost Doug.

I also continue to work on this myself, because intonation plays a significant role in American speech and can greatly impact how a message is conveyed.

So, intonation is the melody of the language, the way our voice rises and falls when we speak.

Explaining intonation in American English can be quite a lively adventure.

Picture yourself on a roller coaster riding through ups and downs of the language melody.

Intonation is like twists and turns that add flavor, emotion, and meaning to your words.

Sounds like the person is curious about what brought you to the place where you met, right?

This sounds like the person is questioning you and wasn't expecting to see you at all.

Let's imagine now that you've baked a pie and you ask someone who tried it, so how was it?

And they respond, Oh yeah, it was good.

So as you can see, although you're using exactly the same words, you can convey different messages using intonation.

Rising, falling, rising falling, and falling rising.

So, when we're making a statement, we'll glide through it, stressing the words that we need to stress, and lower our pitch at the end.

If our pitch rises at the end of a statement, we might either sound unconfident, as if we don't know what we're talking about, or it might sound like a question.

We, however, can also raise our pitch at the end of a sentence if our thought is unfinished to let the listeners know that we have more to say.

It was amazing to finally have seen all those waterfalls, landscapes, and valleys.

Remember, the best way to master intonation is through practice and observation.

Hopefully become a maestro of intonation, adding a touch of dynamism and entertainment to your language skills.

We go higher in pitch on it, we even stretch it a bit, and we reduce all the rest of the syllables.

However, we also stress certain words in a sentence using the same principle.

Well, there are two types of words in a sentence – content words and function words.

We usually stress content words because they convey the core meaning and provide the most important information.

And not only do we not stress them, but we also often reduce function words, such as prepositions, pronouns, articles, and auxiliary verbs, because they do not require emphasis due to their minimal inherent meaning.

Though necessary for constructing grammatically correct sentences and connecting content words within a sentence, by themselves they don't convey significant meaning.

So now that we know our content and function words, we can take a look at how to use our knowledge.

There is five words in the second sentence, but it takes the same amount of time to say it.

So in the first sentence, there's only three words and all of them are content words.

And so it takes the same amount of collapse and the same amount of time to say it.

Although there are much more words in those two sentences than in the previous ones, it takes the same amount of time to say them.

So if you have trouble stressing words, try using clapping as a method.

Determine which words in a sentence should be stressed and use clapping to help yourself emphasize them.

As you could hear in this example, the cows have been eating the grass, the word have was reduced so much that it could barely be detected.

It is similar to unstressed syllables in words, and sometimes an unstressed syllable can be even dropped.

In the original video, she focuses on the number of syllables in the sentences, while I focus on the number of words in the sentences to make it easier to understand.

However, you as a speaker decide which words to stress in a sentence based on the message you're trying to convey.

If you said, the cows are eating the grass, It would imply that you're talking about specific cows that the other person has heard about and it's important because the is a definite article that indicates something specific.

If you said the cows are eating the grass, it would suggest that you want to draw attention to that specific patch of grass.

However, note that even though there's only one word now in the sentence that is unstressed, the words still aren't stressed equally.

We pay more attention to some of them than to others because not all of them are equally important to the message.

What? So, how did you do?

Hi guys, welcome back to our channel, which is English Fluency Journey.

But before we get into this, if you're new to the channel and you like our content, consider subscribing and hit that notifications bell to be the first one to know when we upload new videos.

I've been through this process and I'm still in it, now I teach and I'm in the position of a teacher as well, so I can take a look at the situation from both sides.

Ideally, when you learn a language, it would be wonderful if you had a teacher who is a native speaker of your target language, and it is very important.

And if this answer is enough for you, you can just stop watching this video.

So, if you're all up for a native speaking teacher, I have great news for you.

The online language school Lingoda offers a business English course so that you can speak better English in relevant business situations.

They decided to launch this business English course, which is even more flexible and affordable now after positive feedback from students who have tried business English on Lingoda.

So now you can start your business course with qualified native speaking teachers for only 79 euros per month.

Or you can use another great opportunity they give you to try their platform for free.

So you can get 3 group classes for free that you have to use within 7 days.

You can get either 3 group classes for free or a 25 euro discount, but not both at the same time.

And you can have private lessons or lessons in small groups so that everyone can get the attention of the teacher.

And if a person is not a native speaker of your target language, it doesn't automatically mean that they don't know anything.

And at the same time, I know a lot of wonderful native speaking teachers.

A person that you're going to work with may not have answers to all of your questions, may not know everything, but you feel comfortable with them.

And believe me, those kind of lessons in that friendly atmosphere are the most beneficial.

What you definitely don't want to feel is superiority over you and hear something like, hmm, you should have known that by now or it's funny that you don't know that.

Or see irritation when you don't understand something and ask for it to be explained one more time or in other words.

Now let's talk about what is better, having lessons with a native speaker or with not a native speaker.

Do you feel confident enough and comfortable enough to learn English exclusively by using and speaking English?

Do you have a fear of speaking English and have a communication barrier?

Do you want to improve your grammar or maybe you want to work on your speaking skills or on your pronunciation and accent?

You have a strong belief that only working with a native speaking teacher you can achieve that level of English that you want.

It's not a bad thing, and if this is you, then you definitely should find one for yourself.

Because in this case, it doesn't matter how great a non-native speaking teacher might be, you won't be satisfied.

And let's start from the beginning, which is when you're only starting learning a language or you have been studying English for years, but you're still kind of stuck in that beginning stage, which is a lot of people.

And yes, you will have a problem with expressing yourself and a teacher with understanding you, but if you find a good teacher, you'll be fine, you'll deal with that, and in the end you'll be very pleased and proud of yourself.

Or you can start with an ESL teacher who is not a native speaker and for whom your first language is their first language as well.

And then, if you want, and when you're confident enough, you can switch to a native speaker.

If you have a fear of speaking English or if you have a communication barrier, it doesn't matter.

Because not every native speaker and even not every native speaking teacher can explain these things to you.

They can say something like, well, it's not the way it is pronounced, it's pronounced like that.

The problem is, is that you don't know what you're doing wrong and they can't tell you because it needs to be studied.

By the way, if you're searching for websites where you can find conversation partners or native speakers to learn English, you can check out those videos of mine.

But the problem is that you have to find a native speaker who will be willing to talk to you regularly.

So that it's not like I need you because I need to practice and I need to improve my English.

Or you can hire a native-speaking teacher if you can't make friends with native speakers.

And it's fair, because someone's time is expensive these days.

But it's not to say that practicing with non-native speakers is bad for your comprehension or useless.

You can improve your speaking skills dramatically simply by talking to anyone.

You already have something in common with a non-native speaker who wants to practice English as well, for that matter.

And we are all unique, interesting people, we can learn so much from each other.

And also, you can find a non-native speaking English teacher with whom you can practice your speaking skills.

But if you hold back because you think that a non-native speaking teacher can't teach you anything, then you, my friend, are wasting your time.

Or if, God forbid, you think that they don't deserve to be paid for their service because you don't think that the knowledge that they can give you is as valuable as what a native speaker can give you, or their time is not that valuable.

And if you don't want to pay them and you can't find native speaking conversation partners and lessons with native speakers are too expensive for you, then please consider practicing with non-native speakers as well.

Well, guys, I hope that this information helps you to make an informed decision for yourselves.

And maybe I managed to change your mind or else to affirm your thoughts.

Either way, you are the ones who know what you want and need and the decision is yours.

private teachers, group classes, speaking clubs, online courses, conversation partners, language exchange websites, and so on.

There's so many things we have access to these days to improve our speaking skills in English.

But let's assume that for whatever reason, you can't do any of that.

But you really want to be able to speak English or you really want to or need to improve your speaking skills.

I have videos where I mention or talk about this way, but let me just briefly summarize it for you and remind you about how you can improve your speaking skills significantly all by yourself.

But first, I want to get into a couple of the most effective exercises to work on your speaking, and then I'll tell you about that one best way to improve your speaking by yourself that I swear by.

My number one go-to exercise that I recommend to everyone is shadowing.