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The idea for slow English

very slowly and finally I was able to understand what she was saying. I was able to understand Chinese for a second and I thought, "Wow, my students would love a slow English po...

Course: Everyday English from the startSection: Slow English conversation topicsSubtitles: en

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slowly,

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very slowly

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and finally

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I was able to understand

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what she was saying. I was able to

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understand Chinese for a second

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and I thought, "Wow,

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my students

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would love a slow English podcast

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from myself."

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They always told me,

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"I hate practicing

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listening to podcasts

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because everyone speaks too fast

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and unclear."

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So, I thought I'll make some slow

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English videos

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for my students to practice with.

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And I sat down, I recorded a Tik Tok

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and everybody loved it.

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It went viral.

15:20

After that, I just started making

15:24

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