This is why you're not fluent in English.
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- This video is straight from my camera and my heart. One take, no editing. If you're thinking about giving up, please pick the strawberry and watch what happens.
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"If your english is good enough to understand me"
I was so happy in this moment. Actually I coundn't understand all the video but I'm better then a few months ago.
Congratulations! And isnt it the best thing that you are getting better and better step by step? One day you'll know it perfectly if you keep on doing it!
GREAT! ME TOO
Me too❤
I am 44 years old, and I will never forget the day when I watched my first Canguro English video, it was a year ago and it changed my life forever, Christian gave me hopeless and a way to achieve my goal, he said "IMMERSION", at that moment I was in Chile (I am Chilean) and I was simulating immersion for around 5 months and my progress was amazing!!! , so my next step I did was go to any English country ...now I am living in Sydney and I am studying English every day (but the real experience is on the street with the people), at the moment my level is C1 .... I will always be grateful to Christian... "comfort is the enemy of achievement" .. thank you mate, you showed me the way and it changed my life forever.
Congratulations! I imagine it wasn't easy to move to another country. I hope one day I have the same courage to try it.
C1 - Christian gave me hopeless )))) maybe confidence ?)
Your magical phrase: "If you have enough Enlish to understand me, then your English is good enough". This really helps us to keep moving, keep improving our confidence. Thank you for this. Besides, your posts are clear, and funny, I'm sure we all learn a lot with them!!
Incredible history... I got emotional here! That is why I want to be an English teacher, I love the language and I want to enjoy my moment here on the earth to do what I most love in world... English is my real passion ❤
Me too, I want to be an English teacher, but I always have this negative thought that I'm still not good enough despite it is my real passion :/
@@arisabkz1780 But, I really believe that we are capable to do it Arisa Bkz, because it is our passion❤ I believe in me and you too! I wish you good luck!!
@@BrunaCunha00 That's the sweetest thing I read today! Thank you so much for your encouragement 😊 It's true that we should believe in ourselves. May both of us achieve our dreams of becoming an English teacher together ❤️
@@arisabkz1780 me too. I am in advanced level of English and, next year I will be an English teacher. In my city English teachers have troubles to understand the language and they do not even know what ENGLISH means. I want to teach ENGLISH correctly, I want to teach the real English that people speak around the world. I know that I am not that good but, I know that, If I stay here doing anything to help others with the language, I will have no value on earth.
@@Daniel_Muniz It's good to see someone who's really passionate about being an English teacher here just like myself. You'll absolutely add value to people's life by teaching them the language. May I know which country do you belong to?
Hi, I totally agree with you, never give up!!!!
I’m 48 years old, three years ago I lost my jog.
To improve my Cv I decided to study English.... in the beginning I had a lot of problem, but I’ve never given up....
Now my journey go on even I have found a new job, and studying English means relax and I’m able to keep conversation for two hours with my teacher and my classmate.....
You helped me a lot , with your advices and your strange grammar video ....,THANKS
Congratulation!
I really like this video
Thank you for your advice ,it's encourage me ,and congratulation for your new job .
Keep going 💪💪🖒
Yep! You’re the best motivating teacher have ever I seen! Could you give me any piece of advice how to make my teenager daughter involve to learning English? I can just say her common phrases about its necessity, because of she obviously needs it on travelling, making conversation with foreigners , getting a better job etc. But it seems she gives no shit about that :( And I should find a way to bring her to learning.
P.S. Sorry, writing in English is not my superpower, but I hope I was clear enough %)
I studied French at school and high school. The first time I travelled to Paris, I told my family: "No worries, I can speak French". My mistake. I could write grammar and read French but I couldn't understand what they were saying. I didn't find the words to have a good conversation either. You need to prepare your brain to be available to react during an English conversation. A good friend of mine told me once: you need to practice at home. Speak with youself and try to explain different situations. Sometimes you don´t know the right word to say. Search it in a dictionary and keep practicing. It will be easier for you to remind the word next time you need to use it. Of course, must better if you have the possibility to practice with another person but if not, this is a good way to train your brain. Good luck!
You're fantastic.
I've learnt english just studying by youtube channels...
I confess you, I've improved so much.
It's doesn't happen overnight....it's a small step....
But it' necessary, practice, much struggle so became fluent one day...
Practise is the clue to be able to get fluent, never give up. I’m doing this long process living in Aussie land!
Sofia Sobelska I’m going to Australia in the next month to study English for five months. I already have a good knowledge and I fell now that i just need to have a immersion to unlock and put my English out.Be able to speak fluently is my main goal in this year and I will achieve that.
hi everybody. I´m the guy from the video. I decide no give up. English learning is a hard way for me. But I want do it. I need it. Asi que, voy a seguir. Gracias. Feliz 2020.
You can do it!!! It takes time and effort. Just be patient. Para mi ha sido como una montaña rusa. Pero feliz de vivir este hermoso proceso de aprender otro idioma. Saludos!
I'm British and have been learning Spanish for most of my life. I've studied and studied. I have put more into this than anything else. I can read the language pretty well but I can't understand native speakers when they talk quickly. My step-father never studied a day in his life but could speak to people in 4 languages. It does seem that some people pick up languages more quickly than others. That said, however unfair or frustrating it can be, we have no choice but to work with the tools we are given.
Like me I ever hace been study english al muy like and i feel that never going to speak IT Wells i am spanish espeaker i am forma venezuela and island so dificultad to me lean english
@Alex Morgan... interested in exchanging conversation Spanish/English, English/Spanish? 🤔
Just when you feel down and overwhelmed... Christian comes up to give you a lesson on eating strawberries. Then, suddenly, you feel like you want to try grapes, apples, pears, and all those other moments that make your life fruit-full. Greetings from your fully devoted fan. Take care mate
I liked the metaphor here ^^
Thank you ,you are quite right,yesterday us behind us,tomorrow may not come ,so let's enjoy today's great moments that we have rihgt now,yes every Language is magic( no matter if it is global English or language that is used by small group of African tribes) As for me I' m always glad that I understand everything what is said by you,and I really enjoy it, I don' t know whether I'll be able to understand Moroccans or not,but right now I've understood everything,and I'm not going to give up improving my English...
Se você ta estudando e encontrou esse canal, parabéns você agora tem um dos maiores motivadores que poderia ter
I don't agree with you where you comparison advantage of English language skill with the strawberry of that story at first if would know that I will die in the next moment I would pray to the Lord so quickly and sincerely as much as possible. Only animal could take a sex during to slaughter house or eating grass watching when other cut the throat because animal live only: eating, sleeping, defending, mating. What advantage of that "strawberry"?
For second, I understand you about 98% and understand other english teacher on youtube but I cannot understand TV show, news, cinema and a lot of youtube coin of film.
This is why I can't to speak English.
As a fluent English speaker, I watch these vids to reflect on my German learning.
I'm learning Spanish. They remind me it's just as much of a struggle the other way round. :0)
Thank you Christian for this video and for your words about understanding you. I can understand your English in 97%. You are very easy to understand because you have a very exact a precise pronunciation. The problem is to try to understand the rest of acents; it is very big challenge.
Your video really shocked me, I'm 54 years old, whole my life I'm study and learning English but I can't even be fluent. Is possible that I spent my whole life grabbing the vine and eating strawberries? I just hope this video be useful for me.
You can even run away from the tiger, but a tiny mouse will kill you.
Moral of the story. A mouse can be as dangerous as a tiger depending on the situation.
As a good teacher you speak slowly, clearly and easy for understanding. But I think, that does not work with fast speaking.
I liked zen story! I understand the guy who wants to give up. Because I self have thought the same. But I am going to keep trying until the end.
I have been using a very useful and successful technique so far; I keep listening and listening and listening to English native speakers on TH-cam. This approach enabled me to gain hundreds of new vocabulary, expressions, idioms, phrasal verbs, styles, registers .... etc. Moreover, I discovered that my English accent improved and became almost similar to native speakers. I also became aware of the cultural aspect of the English language. This, and a lot more, is the outcome of just one year of intensive listening.
Very good vídeo, I really liked it.
I could understand everything, although I didn't know all of the words in it. But I learned some in this video.
You are a great teacher. Thanks a lot.
Without watching can say: because textbooks do not help, only practice with people does. Yeah, Chris?
Why don't you do something really new? We have been hearing the same ideas in each of your videos!!! Really, you're stuck, man!
It would be a great idea to have a real podcast where you could talk about everything at a real speed so that people could really learn something without listening to the same ideas over and over again. geez....
A million thanks right from the heart! You're not only a great teacher but also a very very wise man. God bless you.
I agree with you, dear Ayse. He is great! I'm Brazilian and I don't have fluency in English, but I got almost everything he had spoken. Be happy, my friend!
Aynen abla
When a person feels that he is stadying without a resolt it means that he is going to the next level of
@des g My friend. Adding my comment I'm trying to help that person. I'm trying to resolve his psycologilal problem not grammatical one. I'm glead that you show increadable results in grammar. I wish you mАrry christmas.
@des g My friend, don't delete your own comments, in this case it'll prevent me to repeat mine. Like I see you have problems with grammar but I have'nt. Somebody in the early years put into your brain that bad English grammar is a Tarrible, Tarrible thing and you follow the order. Open your mind! Try to change your self!
Thanks Chris for share this great video, this represents a lot of my life, for a long time I had problem about be or do everything perfect and always be frustrated, nowadays I follow one idea 'done is better than perfect', I'm just trying every single day, improve step by step, not having shame about my english, but understand wich my level and where I want to arrive
This is great. I think we share a lot of observations and conclusions. I'm a teacher with extensive experience, so it has been natural for me to ask the question about how to reach the fluency and about the reasons for failures. I have tried of some "methods" and come to valuable conclusions I guess. Your videos seem to prove I was not just wandering in the intelectual jungle. Thanks.
Since zen refuses binary thinking, I choose the option of fight kung fu with the tiger
Thank you for sharing with us these "feelings" , stuffs from the bottom of your heart! What you have just said helped to keep carry on studying English. (From Brazil - São Paulo)
Im from São Paulo too. Estou tentando aprender inglês sozinho, está difícil mas não vou deixar de estudar
@@geovanigleidson8967 Never give up, Geovani. Saber a língua Inglesa abre fronteiras.
@@geovanigleidson8967 Hello, my friend! I'm from Brazil and I live in Vitória...keep going and never give up!
@@geovanigleidson8967 não desista , você consegue eu também estudo sozinha , no começo achei muito desafiador , mas agora já entendo grande parte do que ouço
@@geovanigleidson8967 e eu de Curitiba rs, Brasil em peso aqui no canguru english rsrs... Todos vamos aprender e ficar afiados no inglês! Abraço a todos os brazucas aqui
What a wonderful teacher you are! God bless you! 🙏✨✨✨✨
You have made me realise something: I read quite a lot of Spanish. I listen to quite a lot too. I write some. But I don't often speak it. Perhaps the problem is exactly this. You can only learn to speak a language by speaking it!
Yes! I'm starting to think like that too. Let's just speak!
Christian, you're fantastic, you're the salt of the earth!
I'm so grateful and want to attend your lessons everyday. I'm not fluent but I can understand what you say and it helps my trust, my self-esteem! Thanks a lot for your efforts and merry Christmas 💖
What a great video! I enjoyed watching it. Sometimes it's hard to stay motivated when you're learning any language 'cause you're listening to these people who speak English fluently and you realise you can't speak it like they do. But as you said on the video we need just try...try to speak and try to use language. Thanks a lot! You motivated me to keep learning!
Thank you christian for sharing these words, I needed them.
Are we not enjoying the moment and skills we have? Good question! I've got excited about the story and motivated to continue learning English, specially from what surraunds me. Thank you so much! You're the best.
You're great man, thank you a bunch for keeping us on the way up !! God bless you
Ok. My English is enough to understand you but it's difficult for others to understand me:)
What a video ! Really touching ! The same thing is with me ... I too weak in English...but I will not give up.......I very much like your videos..... I understandmost of the sentences in your videos ... Thank you sir...
Every time I felt disappointed with my English ability, I will watch your video over and over again, you made me realized that the English learning is a long long journey, just keep going ever single day, thank you.
It took me such a long time to start to understand how the learning process is acquired by someone who wants to learn a language ... Actually we are all still learning that!
My point of view about learning is exactly like yours ... If you are interested in learning Portuguese the very same way you teach English to others be my guest!
It would be a pleasure!
Hi cristan sametimes i can understend but i'm feel lost in same moment when i just listening ; so i can need to read togetter all the time! Thanks !!! Aloha! Make a wideo about on in at on ...aloha
I have been in a similar situation but I just decided to keep going with this magical and wonderful journey to have the ability to communicate in this beautiful language. I want to thank you for your classes and please never stop helping us to achieve our dream, be fluent in english. Greetings from Puerto Rico.
Sometimes I feel tired and upset for being stuck in the same English level, day by day I try to keep the motivation in learning and watching your videos it seems like I am not wasting my time.
@Абзал Абзал He's not making videos for free, he gets money from TH-cam. But, who cares!? I'm watching it for "free"! I'm good with that.
Don't give up!
Thanks a lot for this video !!! It helps me not give up)) and inspire me 🎉💝
I looking for somebody to speak with him in messanger to improve my english
Thank you very much for this short video , i m marrocan and i try to speak english fluenty since seventy one when i was in school ...but now i can understand all your words and phrases in this short conversation ..
Thank you ❤🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂
Hi Chris! I watched your video and it encouraged me to keep trying. I’m 39, Brazilian and I’m living in Australia. I’ve been living here for 4 years. When I came to Australia, I couldn’t understand any English. I am still studying at home by myself. Now I got a full time job (customer services) but I still have trouble to understand what customers say over the phone. Some of them are a bit racist about my accent, it makes me feel a bit disappointed and some times I feel like giving up. They don’t understand how hard it is learning another language and they don’t accept that they have to talk to someone on the phone who is not Australian. It’s been very hard. I understand your videos because you speak clearly but I can’t understand the customers on the phone. I want to improve it. Please help me. I don’t know what to do to get better.
well, I've been there! actually I'm still there but I made a deal with myself !! ''just keep going the good things are coming "' I think the best advise is never spent your time doing nothing , never spent your weekends doing nothing, try entertainment yourself with some good stuff !
Well the spanish genteman did a big mistake when he compared himself to the Moroccan touristic guides or even to the locals.because these people live in big touristic cities and practice their english on a daily basis with native english speakers .so this is why i think the comparison is unfair.im Moroccan and i studied english at the university but i cant conversate as nearly as good as these poeple do and that's mainly because i dont get the chance to practice my speaking with english native speakers and also because i always think about the mistakes i could be making during a conversation.so my advice to all of us learners of english in to keep learning the language and never give up.peace
True!
Same here, only I'm ukrainian. Nice websites btw
Você é quase um psicólogo para estudantes de idiomas.
Thankyou so much for the support!
FELIZ NAVIDAD!
I can easily understand everything you said, but I still feel uncomfortable when talking in English, I know that people will notice my accent, I know that sometimes I struggle to be concise and find the best words to explain what I want to say. I always think that the other people around me who use this language for work have better spoken and written production than me, and given that, I have never really tried to work in an area that requires advanced level of English.
Most of us language learners have this problem because we compare our skills in our native language to our skills in the language we're learning. It's a ridiculously unfair comparison. The only way to get better is to keep trying and keep challenging yourself. Whenever I struggle when speaking French, I remind myself that I'm struggling because I'm out of my comfort zone, which means I am improving. It sucks but it's unavoidable.
There has been hards moment,but for my is marvelous discover that learning english is a skill,and although have forty nine I'll go for other skill after this.
You are great man and teacher, thanks
i love you .
thank you very much for your teachings
Very nice, really! Loved the strawberry fable. It makes me think about other things in life besides English. It's a nice and comfortable message after all. Thanks, man.
Oh, this is already second time you make me cry.....happy tears🥴😊! I’ve tried to learn English....hard, but I think I have learn nothing🙁! But I understund all you spoke😳, even I don’t speak as well as I want to.....and I don’t need to be like native speaker 🙁😄👍🏼!!!
So....I’ll keep going 😍👍🏼!
Great story. I think that man forgot what I call "the big 3 of learning English " 1) Know your "why" 2) don't judge or compare yourself to others 2) set clear and achivable goals. Rome was built in one day
Thank you for this video. I like it much. I have been learnig english. First I wonted to give up learning. It was wery difficult for me. Now I am happy, that I have learned it. My English no is perfect, but I can make understand with other people, also I can watch films e.t.c. Now I am learnig Spanish. .... La lengua española es un poco dificil para mi. Me ayudo mucho, que yo he aprendido la idioma inglese. Tengo ganas de aprender y quiero decir, que estoy equivocado con tigo. Hay que disfrutar la lengua que está aprendiendo. Tambien hay que tener paciencia. e.t.c . Tambien soy fluent en Hungaro. Me nací en eslovaquia, soy eslovaco. Pero mi ventaja es que no soy bilingüe (eslovaco y hungaro). Eso me ayuda mucho, porque para mi NO ES DIFICIL CAMBIAR ENTRE LOS IDIOMAS. (I have no problem to change between foerin languages) Aveces se mesclan un poco, pero creo que es normal. Ademas en la escuela primaria tuvimos obligatori el idioma ruso. Ya que no uso ruso, yo he perdido. USE IT OR LOOSE IT. Lo mejor forma para aprender un idoma extranjera es HABLAR, LEER y ESCHUCHAR. Muchas gracias. ☺
Christian is the best teacher ever. Thanks for allowing us to enjoy "communicating" in English. This philosophy of simply thinking about how to share our ideas gives us confidence. What I learn from Christian is to just speak and transmit ideas without worrying about vocabulary or grammar rules.
Thank you. You help me ... I won't give up ...The Merry Christmas from Poland.
Thanks a lot for video!
I like your ideas, they are so close to me!
I can understand you, but I can't understand other English speaking persons...
Hey, I'm Rafael from Brazil and passed for this problem when I started my studies at English language, the fear is a real hurdle on a life of a english study, especially if you're a beginner, but to you advance this barrier and for win is this challenge that is learn a new language it's so important to fight with yours fears. Never give up and try again one more time. Now, I said this for my students here in Brazil, thanks for sharing this story with us.
99.99 % of teachers in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are stupid particularly English language teachers. Even the teachers (Lecturers/Professors) at the college and university level are also teaching at an ordinary low level. The most unfortunate aspect of these three countries is that they are negative minded societies. Language is a language and its merely a source of communication, it may be English or any other language. Unfortunately, English in all afore-mentioned three countries is considered a matter of pride and honor.
Even the well-read people of these countries can read, write, understand and translate English but they are unable to SPEAK English. WHY because they are afraid and afraid. All the time they are afraid that they can't speak English and if they will speak they will speak wrongly or will make mistakes. They are more concerned about grammar. They have no idea that GRAMMAR doesn't have the remotest link with spoken English. The basic issue is fluency in spoken language, not grammar. When a person will be fluent in a language (suppose English) he will be able to gradually improve his grammar, vocabulary, etc. etc. On the other hand, when he will be more concerned about grammar he will never be able to speak a language (English etc.). When a child starts speaking a language he has absolutely no idea of the grammar or vocabulary but he/she can communicate very well; the same is the position of the adults. In spoken language, perfection is not the issue, the issue is that one may be able to speak easily, comfortably and fluently and be able to communicate his feeling, sentiments, emotions, and desires. The majority of the people in English speaking countries speak English ungrammatically but they speak fluently, without any hesitation, reluctance or fear.
This is my request to all those people (children, adults, old/er, literate or illiterate) speak whatever you want to speak without any sort of FEAR. English is not our native language, for us, it's the second language. Just recently, Secretary-General of the UN paid a visit to India and Pakistan, that was the first time when I noticed that he was speaking English very poorly but he was confident. English was not his first language so he was least concerned about pronunciation, vocabulary or English grammar.
Those who are interested in spoken English can contact me without any fear. No age restriction, anyone can contact me from any part of the world. SPOKEN ENGLISH IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM.
Christian is right as always.His words make us think about our life and encourage us to enjoy every moment of our life.Christian urges you never to give up.I have a large vocabulary of English, but I can’t speak English fluently.This is my problem.But I won’t give up!!!I am only 15 years old and my life is just beginning! I think, it’s very important to feel English, speak it fluently and communicate with native English speakers. If you don’t try, you won’t succeed. We learn from our mistakes. However, I believe that the guy from a parable could fight for life.For example, he could scare the mice off.But he gave up very early. 🤔 So, I really want to thank you,Christian, for your helpful videos!!!!!!!!
"If your English is good enough to understand me" just at that moment, I perceived that I'm already using the language for your purpose, I'm already able to receive and send information, all that I need to do is improve. You're amazing, sir. Thank you so much!
to keep learning english you should enjoy the process and be patient and also don't be perfect .I love learning English language but I know my English doesn t perfect and I make mistakes but is not the reason to give up or surrender. I speak Spanish too and also imperfect the main purpose of learning a language is communication .it's a waste to give up . thank you CHRISTIAN a good thoughts to help me to overcome my difficulty . you're a good teacher Christian keep teaching RICHARD ALVENTOZA
Hello, yes you´re right about the story but sometimes it´s not so easy and if you are learning for long time you can begin to doubt about your self and your abillities. I think he was just desperate and he will go back to studies after a while. I have almost the same problem, but not giving up, because i love English so much. I think that all is about no opportunities to speak and practise. I have no one for conversation around me, neither in my work nor in privete life, but trying to study by myself through your and others videos. Thank you for your that (is this my commet correct?)
...but a lot of marocco people speak French...and it’s good for me I’m French....but I understand you Christian..and I eat the strawberry when I meet a english speaker
Thank you Christian for giving the example of Morocco. Moroccans are more inclined to learn languages. During this pandemic, I have launched a TH-cam channel to help my country people with learning English. Everybody in Morocco is hoping that English will replace French as a second language someday. So, I am helping especially kids to master English with innovative ideas. I am not perfect, but I am trying.
Heyyy I have a question!! If I understand all this video and could written his email in English so I’m fluent in English?? You said probably I’m good enough but I’m always think I’m not FLUENT you know what I mean? Now I’m learning German and I feel my English is blocked.
Hello. Why if I understand every single words you've just said; I think my English is not enough said what I want to say if I go for example to London and speak with a native English speaker?
I wouldn't eat that strawberry but shout at the cliff: fucking Spider-Man, fucking Christ, fucking Jesus, where fucking you are?
Hi Christian from Spain. I have had studying English , official English, during 5 courses at The Official School of Languages, ...you konw, a lot of grammar, a lot of exams, formal structures, writings, and so on...and the last course I have finished hating English, boring classes, bored teacher, .... horrible... and right now I am catching up with my English thanks to you, and I picked the strowberry. You are a great teacher. Thank you very much.
Ok!I didn't know the word "vine" and the other word....not the cliff...wait to search the google translate...Yeah the word :precipice!!I paused the video in that moment...
You are awe-inspiring!!!
It seems that one month ago, I picked not one strawberry, but a hand full of them after I read a book, La vérité sur ce qui nous motive - Daniel Pink , ( Drive : the surprising truth about what motivates us ) , French edition.
I decided, without much of a thinking, that I'll pursuit the study of not one but all Romance languages at the same time. French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.
I'm not starting from scratch, my mother tongue is romainian and i'm fluent in French and English.
And here I am, one frigid winter evening in Montreal, December 21st, whatching your video, setup the subtitle in Italian, writing the transcript of your 7 minutes and a half video.
It took me 150 minutes, 3 and a half hours of cursive writing, my back is hearting me, also my right hand and fingers .... but man, how much I have enjoyed it!!!
Will I do it again? for sure yes.
Will I do it differently? for sure yes , I'll watch another video and change the subtile in portuguese this time.
Grazie mille Christian!
Christian, you are magic! What wonderfull teacher! Thank you for this video!
Hi I'm Veronica from Italy and i'm a your new student. From a few days i'm watching your videos ( now the motivation viedos). I want to say... thank you for the " zen tigher story". Now i know that I CAN!!! 😊
As retired maths teacher after 32 years, I am now a CELTA qualified teacher working in Poland. Your videos are excellent and help me to teach more effectively. How is my Polish, er... weak? As you have said, practice is everything, and I don't try hard enough e.g. a simple SMS in English instead of Polish; or I reply to Polish friends in English if they speak to me in English. Your videos are always full of good advice and common sense. Bravo!
I was good at scoring in my second language English (Bengali is my mother tounge) since I was 3 but never had the fluency to speak. On the other hand Hindi was not included in my schooling. But I am fluent in Hindi. I don't know Hindi grammer. So, speaking in any language isn't a big deal it's a habit. You should (must) involve in that culture generously. I used to watch english movies, news, english musics, news, talk shows for last 4 years seriously. Now I'm not much confident to speak someone else in English as I was not accustomed to speak because my neighbourings don't belong to a english culture. But, I really can realise almost every accents or english dialogues even the native's conversation, almost. If I were in Europe or USA or Australia for atleast 2 months, I will able to speak fluently, I can bet on that.
Bye the way you are always amazing!! ❤️❤️
People like Christian are here... The world is beautiful ❤️❤️
Wayfarer, there is no path
Wayfarer, the only way
Is your footprints and no other.
Wayfarer, there is no way.
Make your way by going farther.
By going farther, make your way
Till looking back at where you've wandered,
You look back on that path you may
Not set foot on from now onward.
Wayfarer, there is no way;
Only wake-trails on the waters.
Antonio Machado (Spanish poet)
And another thing I want to mention that not everyone is good speaker. Those who are interested in literature, poetry, technically they're advanced in words or representations. I am a Bengali speaker, but never want to grab the microphone on stage😜😜.
One question for the Spanish guy: A 3 years old child can speak English fluently. You're 50 years old and you can't. Why???🤔🤔
Hello Christian, I watched many videos of you, your teaching method impressed me very well, thanks for your explanations, I'm a Moroccan haha, but I'm still learning English right now, I'll do my best
I never press like button of any videos but I liked this one And subscribed your channel. Because I gained something by this video And restarted practicing for this language.
Thank you for making these kind of videos.
Namaste(🙏) from India
I agree with you Christian completely.
Study hard (listening, writting, reading and of couse speaking) enjoying all this moment. Celebrates all improvement, Be determinated and Be patience with yourself always.
Oh, nice story, an apologue as they say. So I think I know what is that spanish guy's problem. No fluency. Yeah, sure. To get fluency you have to speak more. Problem solved. Don't get me wrong this is my headache too. I can understand well films, movies, I can read, I can follow someone talking to me easily. Just to open our mouth a way bigger thing. To think about something and say three connecting sentences about that is challenging. Even on your native language. So here's my advice. Talk! Talk to yourself even if there is nobody around you. Say things out loud, mimic movie actors famous dialogues, from your favourite series though. Get used to feeling you speak! Get rid of embarrasement listening you own voice! Keep it on, never give up! Cheers!
I understand the video, I am going to pick the strawberry. From Hungary, Budapest, with my 70 years.
I can understand you because you speak very clearly. But, I'm happy when you tell me that my English level is enough good. Thank you!
It's great story but in my case the strawberry is couple inch out of my reach. Fluency in English can be a huge struggle for some people. I've learning English for many years. Last 4 years I'm living in the UK so I'm learning even more, nevertheless, I'm still hanging couple inches too far away to grab the strawberry. I realy would give up only if I've could but tiger's waiting. Good luck all English dummys! Keep pushing and eat that freaking strawberry. 😁
at 6:09 "if you have enough English to understand me, to understand this video, than your English is good enough to jump into a conversation…" THANK YOU, this is truly encouraging
Dear Christian,
I really apreciated this video. I am brazilian and I am 51 like your student as well. I have been living in Adelaide for 6 months and some times I think my english is not enough too. However, when you said "if you can understand what I am speaking your English is good" I realized that the problem is what we think about ourselves, if we are confident or not.
Thank you so much.
Sometimes I fell like I'm in a long and widding road (as Paul McCartney sings beatifully) and the fluency is the final destiny. Although there are moments it's hard for me I keep trying and learning the most as I can. Teachers and channels like yours help me a lot! Thank you and if you could right me if I wrote something wrong I'll be so glad!😁
Mr Canguro is as right as wrong.
Never enough learning and practice, practice, practice
But, as you all have problem with fluent English, the same problem has Mr Canguro trying to learn Spanish. He will never be fluent in Spanish. But he can be good enough for sure.
Next thing is, there are two different English (forms of language).
1. Studied with books and teachers and exercises , at school or online.
2. Not studied, but received through real life activities.
Don't expect you'll be ever fluent getting it from teachers. They give only rules and delusion that clashes with reality.
L i f e o n l y !
Salam Christian
Your vision is deep and sincere,that 's way you easily achieve our mind and heart.
Thank you!
Man, I´m 55, brazilian. Portuguese is my mother tongue and I was understand 98% what you said at least. I was studying english for 1 year and few months. I´am surprised by myself.
You must always take the time to look for a strawberry 🍓
I don't know... If I were that man, I would have lobbed the strawberries towards the mice, hoping that could discourage them from chewing the vine off. IDK. It's just my imagination running wild again 😂
I pick the strawberry everyday. I began to learn english 1 year ago (before that, I knew something but no much) and I began to follow you 2 weeks ago because I understand to you, I understand when you talk and I feel happy for this. Everyday, I watch at least two Canguro English's videos!