Episode 132 - Reframing the concept of being bad at English
Anglais - The easy way

Episode 132 - Reframing the concept of being bad at English

B1IntermediateSeptember 22, 20266 min
  • Language learning

Dans cet épisode, Richard Watson de speakingchess.fr, invite à arrêter de s'excuser pour son niveau d'anglais et à transformer la langue en véritable art martial. Plutôt que de cacher ses erreurs ou son accent, il encourage à assumer pleinement son niveau, voire à exagérer son accent français avec une attitude confiante plutôt que gênée. Il propose aussi des techniques concrètes de "self-defense linguistique" pour renvoyer la pression vers l'interlocuteur (commencer par "obviously", demander de reformuler, faire répéter) plutôt que de subir la situation. Un épisode plein d'énergie qui invite à jouer avec son nivea...

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And today I'd like to try to reframe the concept of being bad at English.

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So if you walk into any international meeting, any hotel reception, or any casual dinner

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Hello everybody, my name's Richard Watson and this is Only The Easy Way. And today I'd like to try to reframe the concept of being bad at English. We're going to try to make language into a martial art. So if you walk into any international meeting, any hotel reception, or any casual dinner

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party, you will hear the exact same sentence all the time. I'm sorry my English is not very good. I'm sorry my English is a bit rusty. Sorry for my bad English.

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People do it automatically. They apologize for their existence before they've even made a point. You think you're being polite,

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