Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.
How can you get an English speaking partner?
Let's talk about it.
There are hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions of English learners around the world
needing and wanting to speak English, but maybe, like you in your city, there's not
someone who you know already who you can speak with, but all of these millions of people
around the world are looking for someone to talk to.
Today, I want to give you three ways that you can find someone who you can talk with.
Before we get started, I want to talk about a myth about English speaking partners.
A myth is something that's not true.
Usually it's a story or an idea that people have about something that's not true.
The myth about English speaking partners is that if you speak with another English learner,
you will not improve.
A lot of my students have told me this.
They've said, "Vanessa, I don't want to speak with another English learner because I'm not
going to be challenged.
I'm not going to get feedback."
I understand where you're coming from.
I understand this idea, that you want to speak with someone who is going to challenge you,
but the reality is maybe you can't always find a native speaker who you can talk with,
and from my personal experience, I have found that just having a chance to use the language
is going to help you improve.
Now, I do recommend if you speak with another English learner that you have a similar level.
Of course, if you are a beginner, you don't want to speak with an advanced learner, and
an advanced learner is not going to want to speak with a beginner.
It's great to have someone who is a similar level, maybe a little bit above your level,
but I think everyone has different strengths.
Maybe someone knows different vocabulary than you know and you have a different kind of
sentence structure than they have.
You can still help each other.
Personally for me with French, this has helped me a lot.
About twice a month, I get together with a group in my city and none of us are native
French speakers.
We're all from the US.
We all live in my city, but we all speak French together.
Why?
Just because we want to use the language.
Sometimes we need to look something up in a dictionary.
Sometimes we ask another friend who's in the group who knows more than us, but we are using
the language, and that's what I want for you.
Right now I'm at a French meetup.
We're speaking French together, and I just wanted to encourage you that you can go to
your city, find an English speaking group like this.
We're speaking French together, but we're all Americans, and you can do it.
This is great.
Go to the internet.
Go to different Facebook groups where you can meet other people in your city.
Meetup.com is a great place.
That's how we all met each other, and do it.
Speak English.
You can do it.
Bye everyone.
Let's talk about the first way that you can meet an English speaking partner.
The first way is maybe something that you've already tried.
It is to go online and search in Google in English, "English speaking partner," or, "Language
exchange partner."
I'm not going to give you any websites that I recommend for this because personally, I
haven't used this.
I know other people have done this successfully.
They found people in their cities or around the world who want to do a language exchange.
For me, I haven't successfully done that, so I don't want to recommend something I haven't
used myself.
I always try to be honest with my recommendations, so this is a possibility.
It's an option that you can use, but I think the second and third recommendations are going
to be a little bit more clear.
It's something that I've tried myself, so let's go to the second one.
My second recommendation is to go on Facebook.
On Facebook, when you go to an English page or an English group, if you meet someone who
seems friendly, they're always leaving great comments and you too are also leaving good
comments, you can connect with them.
Send them a message.
Ask, "Hi.
I don't want to bother you, but I was wondering, would you like to talk on Skype?"
This is a really polite sentence and you're not saying, "Skype please."
You are asking them politely, "I don't want to bother you, but would you be interested
in talking with me on Skype for 15 minutes, a short time, just to get to know each other?"
This is a good start.
It's a good way to get to know someone, so finding someone on Facebook in a place where
you already have a mutual interest, a place that you can connect with each other.
My third recommendation for finding an English speaking partner is to join the course The
Fearless Fluency Club.
In The Fearless Fluency Club, I will provide you with a document where you can introduce
yourself and find other people who have similar interests.
This is one of the benefits of joining the club is that you can use the materials that
I've sent to you.
You can speak using the conversation questions.
You can meet once a week with your speaking partner, or more if you'd like, and you can
have a focused way to study English.
You can use the material, improve together, and get my feedback.
If you'd like to join The Fearless Fluency Club, you can click the link up here, the
little I, or in the description below.
I'd love to help you connect with someone else who you enjoy and who is going to challenge
your English and just give you the opportunity to speak.
Now, I have a question for you.
I want to ask you, what do you think is an important quality in an English speaking partner?
Do they need to be friendly?
Do they need to be from your country, maybe not from your country?
Do they need to have a specific interest, the same interest in you?
Let me know in the comments below.
What is a priority for you in an English speaking partner?
Thanks so much and I'll see you next time.
Bye.
Do you want to find a good quality English speaking partner?
Join The Fearless Fluency Club and speak English each week.
Click on the I in the top right corner or click on the link in the description below
to join.
In this course, I encourage all members to connect with each other on Skype once a week.
I will provide tips and conversation questions so that you can use everything that you are
learning in the course.
Don't wait to become a Fearless Fluent English speaker.
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嗨，我是来自 SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com 的 Vanessa。
如何找到会说英语的伙伴？
让我们来谈谈它。
全世界有成百上千甚至 数百万的英语学习者
需要和想要说英语，但 也许，就像你所在城市的你一样，没有
一个你已经认识的人可以 与之交谈，但所有这些数以百万计的人
世界各地的人们都在寻找可以 交谈的人。
今天，我想给你三种方法，让 你找到可以交谈的人。
在我们开始之前，我想谈谈 一个关于说英语的伙伴的神话。
神话是不真实的东西。
通常这是 人们对不真实的事情的故事或想法。
关于说英语的伙伴的神话是 ，如果你和另一个英语学习者说话，
你就不会进步。
我的很多学生都告诉我这个。
他们说，“Vanessa，我不想 和其他英语学习者说话，因为我
不会受到挑战。
我不会得到反馈。”
我明白你来自哪里。
我理解这个想法，即您想 与将要挑战您的人交谈，
但现实情况是，也许您并不总是能 找到可以与之交谈的母语人士，
并且根据我的个人经验，我 发现只是 有机会使用该
语言将帮助您提高。
现在，我建议您与其他 具有相似水平的英语学习者交谈。
当然，如果你是初学者，你 不想和高级学习者说话
，高级学习者也不想 和初学者说话。
有一个水平相近的人很好 ，也许比你的水平高一点，
但我认为每个人都有不同的长处。
也许有人知道的词汇 与您知道的不同，而您的
句子结构与他们不同。
你们仍然可以互相帮助。
就我个人而言，法语对我来说帮助 很大。
大约每月两次，我 在我的城市与一群人聚在一起，我们都不是以法语为母语的
人。
我们都来自美国。
我们都住在我的城市，但我们都一起说法语 。
为什么？
只是因为我们想使用这种语言。
有时我们 需要查字典。
有时我们会问团队中的另一个朋友 ，他比我们了解更多，但我们使用
的是这种语言，这就是我想要的。
现在我正在参加一个法国聚会。
我们一起说法语，我只是 想鼓励你，你可以去
你的城市，找一个像这样说英语的团体 。
我们一起说法语，但我们 都是美国人，你可以做到。
这很棒。
去互联网。
前往不同的 Facebook 群组，在那里您 可以结识您所在城市的其他人。
Meetup.com 是个好地方。
这就是我们彼此相遇的方式，并做到了。
说英语。
你能行的。
大家再见。
让我们来谈谈你可以 结识说英语的伙伴的第一种方式。
第一种方法可能是您 已经尝试过的方法。
就是上网在谷歌上用 英文搜索“English speak partner”或者“Language
exchange partner”。
我不会给你任何 我推荐的网站，因为我个人
没有使用过这个。
我知道其他人已经成功地做到了这一点。
他们在自己的城市或 世界各地找到了想要进行语言交流的人。
对我来说，我还没有成功地做到这一点， 所以我不想推荐我自己没有
使用过的东西。
我总是尽量诚实地对待我的建议， 所以这是可能的。
这是一个您可以使用的选项，但我 认为第二个和第三个建议
会更清楚一点。
这是我自己尝试过的东西，所以 让我们转到第二个。
我的第二个建议是去 Facebook。
在 Facebook 上，当您访问英文页面 或英文群组时，如果您遇到一个
看起来很友好的人，他们总是会留下很好的 评论，而您也留下了很好的
评论，您可以与他们建立联系。
给他们发消息。
问：“嗨。
我不想打扰你，但我想知道， 你想在 Skype 上交谈吗？”
这是一个非常礼貌的句子，你 不是说“请用Skype”。
你是在礼貌地问他们：“我 不想打扰你，但你有兴趣
在 Skype 上和我聊 15 分钟， 很短的时间，只是为了了解彼此吗？”
这是一个好的开始。
这是了解某人的好方法，因此请 在 Facebook 上
您已经有共同兴趣的地方寻找某人，一个 您可以相互联系的地方。
我寻找 说英语的合作伙伴的第三个建议是加入 The
Fearless Fluency Club 课程。
在 The Fearless Fluency Club 中，我会为 您提供一份文件，您可以在其中介绍
自己并找到其他 志趣相投的人。
这是加入俱乐部的好处之一， 就是你可以使用
我发给你的材料。
您可以使用对话问题发言。
您可以每周与您的口语伙伴见面一次 ，或者如果您愿意，可以多次见面，并且您
可以集中精力学习英语。
你可以使用这些材料，一起改进， 并得到我的反馈。
如果您想加入 The Fearless Fluency Club，您可以点击此处、
小我或下方说明中的链接。
我很乐意帮助您与 您喜欢的其他人建立联系，他们将挑战
您的英语并给您说话的机会 。
现在，我有一个问题要问你。
我想问你，你认为 一个说英语的伴侣最重要的品质是什么？
他们需要友好吗？
他们是否需要来自你的国家，也许 不是来自你的国家？
他们是否需要对你有特定的兴趣 ，同样的兴趣？
请在下面的评论中告诉我。
在说英语的合作伙伴中，您最看重的是什么 ？
非常感谢，下次再见。
再见。
您想找到一个优质的 英语合作伙伴吗？
加入 The Fearless Fluency Club 并每周说英语 。
点击右上角的 I 或 点击下方描述中的链接
加入。
在本课程中，我鼓励所有成员 每周在 Skype 上相互联系一次。
我将提供提示和对话问题， 以便您可以使用您
在课程中学到的所有内容。
不要等待成为无畏流利的英语 演讲者。