Full video

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Let's shadow

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some simple English sentences.

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To shadow is to repeat. I'm blue and

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you're red.

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Hello.

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How are you?

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I'm a little [sighs and gasps]

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tired.

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I didn't sleep much last night.

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The upstairs neighbor

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had loud music playing

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all night long.

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Yes, he had company.

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I know.

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Who has a party on a Tuesday night?

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Seriously,

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the music was so loud.

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It was so disrespectful.

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No,

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I was too

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[sighs] tired to do anything about it.

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I put a pillow

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over my head

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and I tried to fall asleep.

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I know.

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I really need my sleep.

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I get

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crabby

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when I don't.

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Yeah,

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I think I will.

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I have to

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hopefully tonight will be

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quiet.

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Anyways,

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how was your weekend?

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No way. You have loud neighbors, too.

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>> [sighs]

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>> Nice.

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Where did you go? You always ask me

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what the most important part of learning

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English is. For me, language is meant

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for communication.

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So practicing real life situations

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is much more important

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than just learning from textbooks.

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Let me tell you the story about what

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happened to me at the airport

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in Brazil. I had studied some Portuguese

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before

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and I felt confident that I could speak

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in Brazil and I felt confident with the

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vocabulary that I knew.

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So, when I arrived at the airport and I

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realized

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my phone

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didn't have any

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battery,

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I couldn't order an Uber to my hostel,

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but it was okay.

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I would just order a taxi. So, I went up

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to a taxi driver

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and

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I froze.

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I knew each word individually,

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but forming a full sentence,

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I felt like a failure.

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All those hours of studying to waste. I

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couldn't even ask for a taxi. I realized

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then just how important it is to learn a

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language for real conversations,

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not just textbook learning. If you're

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learning English

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and often feel stuck in real life

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conversations,

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I completely understand.

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That's why I want to share an English

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learning app that focuses on real life

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situations

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so you won't freeze when you speak.

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Spoky can help you practice these real

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life situations.

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There's a learning road map based on

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real life situations

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like travel or daily conversations.

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>> Pay attention to how I pronounce the

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word reservation.

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>> Reservation.

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>> Yes, I have a reservation.

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>> Yes, I have a reservation.

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I have a reservation.

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I'd like to check in.

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Yes, I need to practice these situations

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I find myself in when traveling. And

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Spoky has just that. Now, let's practice

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openended

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conversations

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with Spoky's AI free talk feature.

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I like going out with my friends and

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doing crafts.

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>> What kind of crafts do you like to make?

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>> I paint and make candles.

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>> What colors do you like to use the most

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when you paint?

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I like both colors and aquarela.

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See how it detects my mistakes and

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suggests natural expressions. I can also

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check the translation if I need to.

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I think paint human bodies.

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I think painting human bodies is the

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hardest.

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Now I can practice speaking confidently

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every day. I'll leave the link to Spoky

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in the description and my bio. Check it

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out. Nice.

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Where did you go?

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That sounds fun.

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Was it crowded?

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Good.

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I hate it when it's packed.

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What did you guys do there?

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Sounds nice.

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What did you bring along for the picnic?

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I love that.

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Simple but perfect.

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Was the weather nice?

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Lucky you.

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It was freezing

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last night.

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I opened the window to get fresh air and

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a break from the noise upstairs.

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Not really, but at least I tried.

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Exactly.

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So, did you stay out late at the beach?

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Yeah, not too late. That's responsible.

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Good thinking.

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Mondays can be

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rough.

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Did you take any pictures?

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Send them to me so I can see.

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I'm so jealous.

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I love sunsets.

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[gasps] I know.

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I should. I will.

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Exactly.

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No more loud neighbors for us. Honestly,

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weekends go by so fast.

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It does. But at least you had a good

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time.

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That's what matters.

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So, what are you going to do next

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weekend?

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Oh, nice.

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Are you going to stay long?

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That sounds lovely.

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Are you going to drive there?

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Smart choice.

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Are you going to do anything special

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with them?

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Remember, native speakers say gonna

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instead of going to gonna.

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What are you going to have for dinner?

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Nice.

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Sounds lovely.

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Home-cooked.

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Even better.

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Are you going to relax, too?

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Good idea.

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I need to relax too after the whole

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loud neighbor situation.

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Are you going to see any friends while

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you're there?

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Nice. It's always good to catch up with

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friends.

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How long has it been since you saw them

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last?

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It's hard to find time to see friends. I

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agree.

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I love weekends like that.

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simple

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and

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calm.

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[sighs and gasps]

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I'm probably staying home next weekend.

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[gasps]

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Um,

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I need to stay home and organize my life

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and

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be productive.

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I've been slacking

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lately.

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Exactly.

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I procrastinate

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a lot.

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I know. Not very exciting, but

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necessary.

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I'm also going to meal prep for the

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week, which

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sounds boring,

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but to me it's very exciting.

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I'm trying to be better this year.

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Yeah,

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it'll be a productive weekend.

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Fingers crossed.

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This was shadowing practice for

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beginners.

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Thank you for talking to me today. And

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if you like this video, you'll probably

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like these two. I made especially for

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you. See you next week.