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Hey everyone, welcome back to 
the Easy English Podcast. 

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I'm Oliver and today we are 
going to talk all about podcasts

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just like this one and how they 
are useful for learning English.

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For those of you who are new on 
this channel and in this series,

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we talk in easy, simple English 
for learners so you can practice

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your listening skills and learn 
new words. 

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But let's get started. 
Did you know that podcasts are 

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one of the best ways to improve 
your English? 

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In this episode, I'm going to 
look about why podcasts are so 

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useful, what to look for in a 
good podcast for English 

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learning, and how to use them 
effectively. 

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So whether you're traveling to 
work, relaxing, getting ready to

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go to bed, exercising, you can 
practice English absolutely 

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anywhere with this podcast. 
Let's dive in and get started. 

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So why should you use podcasts 
to learn English? 

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The number one reason is that 
you can hear real life English. 

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Podcasts help you hear how 
people really speak. 

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They use everyday language, 
natural tones or ways of 

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speaking and different accents 
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And this is great for learning 
and improving your listening 

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skills. 
Take for example this podcast. 

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I am a native English speaker 
and when I speak, you can 

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practice listening to maybe a 
different accent but also real 

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English speech. 
And just a little warning, you 

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need to be very careful with the
English podcast that you listen 

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to, especially in 2024 because 
there are so many AI podcasts, 

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so podcasts made with artificial
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I see them every day now in this
category, in this space, and so 

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many of them use artificial 
voices, not real native speaker 

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voices. 
And this is a terrible way to 

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learn. 
Not only are you going to pick 

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up incorrect ways of 
pronunciation, but also you're 

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not practicing listening to real
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So do be careful. 
Keep an eye out for these AI 

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voices and these AI podcasts and
don't waste your time listening 

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to them. 
There are so many channels out 

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there with real English speech 
because even from the way or 

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style of speaking, if you listen
to me, sometimes I pause, I go, 

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I stop. 
This is natural. 

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It is a natural rhythm of 
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Robots don't do that. 
They speak in a way that is 

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unnatural. 
They don't go, uh, uh, there's 

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no filler words. 
They speak in a strange way. 

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So just my warning before we 
continue, the second point of 

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why podcasts are very useful for
learning English is convenience.

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You can listen to them anytime, 
anywhere, on the bus, maybe 

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while you're driving, while 
you're cleaning. 

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That's one of my favorite things
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I listen to podcasts while I am 
doing a chore. 

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A chore is maybe a household 
activity, like cleaning the 

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dishes, cleaning the house, that
type of thing. 

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You can also listen to podcasts 
when you're going for a walk, 

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really any time, and that's what
makes it such a useful way to 

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practice English. 
The Third Point is, there are 

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podcasts on everything. 
When I make this podcast, for 

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example, I like to choose lots 
of different topics to interest 

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everyone. 
So about the environment, about 

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maybe history, about even 
travelling, so many different 

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topics. 
OK, so the 4th main point is 

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listening and understanding. 
So regular listening of podcasts

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will improve your ability to 
understand spoken English, 

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including new vocabulary, slang,
and even sometimes idioms. 

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OK, so next I want to tell you a
little bit about how to use this

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podcast effectively. 
So what are some ways that you 

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can listen to this episode and 
use it to improve your English, 

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just as an example. 
So the first point is active 

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listening. 
Don't just listen passively. 

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Pay attention to how words are 
pronounced and how sentences are

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formed. 
Of course, if you want to just 

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listen passively, so in the 
background, that is fine too. 

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And it also helps your brain to 
pick up new phrases, improve 

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your understanding, etcetera, 
etcetera. 

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But active listening is a great 
way to start. 

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So just pay attention to what is
being said, maybe some of the 

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grammar and things like that. 
The second point is you can 

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repeat and shadow me. 
So listen to a short section, 

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pause the video or the audio, 
and then you can try to repeat 

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what I said. 
And that's called shadowing. 

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And this will help to improve 
both your pronunciation and also

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your fluency. 
OK, so the Third Point is to 

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listen multiple times. 
And this is probably one of the 

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most important. 
I always recommend listening to 

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the same episode twice. 
And that's because the first 

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time you are focusing a lot more
maybe to understand phrases, 

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words, the topic, and the second
listen through you will 

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understand things so much 
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Also, the first time you should 
use subtitles, read the 

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transcript while you're 
listening the words on the 

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screen. 
And then the second time just 

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listen and don't read. 
And that will help to train your

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listening skills without any 
subtitles. 

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And really one of the most 
important points is to make it a

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routine. 
So try to listen to this podcast

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regularly. 
I make an episode, you know, 

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every few days, sometimes every 
day on YouTube and just try to 

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do that little bit. 
The reason why I make these 

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podcast episodes only 10 minutes
is because I understand that 

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it's more important for you to 
learn a little bit every day 

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than a lot once per week. 
So listening to this 10 minutes 

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episode per day is going to be 
so helpful for you. 

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And of course, there are lots of
episodes uploaded and if you 

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want to listen to more on one 
day, you can. 

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So really, I think podcasts are 
an amazing tool to help you 

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learn English. 
I honestly think they're 

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probably the best way to 
practice online without, you 

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know, a teacher, for example, 
possibly the best content that 

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you can be consuming for English
language learning, particularly 

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if you're, you know, beginner to
intermediate levels. 

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It it's a great way. 
And that's why I do this. 

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I think that people have very 
busy lives and podcasts are a 

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great way of doing things 
alongside other areas of your 

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life. 
So remember, make listening to 

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podcasts a habit and with time 
you will see real improvements 

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to your speaking, your listening
and your understanding skills. 

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And of course, that is probably 
one of the most important bits 

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of language learning 
understanding. 

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Have a wonderful day, goodbye.