{"id":421,"date":"2024-06-02T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/?p=421"},"modified":"2024-06-02T19:20:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T10:20:31","slug":"english-tea-time-19-english-scripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/02\/english-tea-time-19-english-scripts\/","title":{"rendered":"English Tea Time #19 &#8211; English Scripts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello there! In this week&#8217;s newsletter, I&#8217;d like to talk about using scripts to boost your speaking confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Learning English&#8221; is such a big challenge that it&#8217;s difficult to know where to begin. There are so many words and grammar patterns that it&#8217;s quite <strong><em>overwhelming<\/em><\/strong> (too much to handle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Conversations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>But!<\/em><\/strong> In day-to-day life, we often have the same conversations over and over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why not prepare for these common conversations by making your own personalized scripts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tennis_script-2.png?resize=940%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tennis_script-2.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tennis_script-2.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tennis_script-2.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of topics you can use to make your own cards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hobbies, weekend plans, travel, family, favourite foods, books, movies and TV shows, music, work, education, sports, weather, news, pets, shopping, technology, health, festivals, friends, and dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use ChatGPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\/\">ChatGPT<\/a> is an AI chat partner. It&#8217;s free to use and it can make scripts for you! Here&#8217;s a <strong><em>prompt <\/em><\/strong>(instruction) you can give it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hi ChatGPT, I want to practice my English by talking about <strong>movies and TV shows<\/strong>. Can you help me create a short conversation script with just <strong>6 lines<\/strong>? Please include questions and answers. Make the conversation natural and engaging.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try it! Make 10 English scripts and practise them until you can memorize them. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this newsletter is about learning languages, here are some natural English phrases on the topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;Brush up on&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; To improve your knowledge or skill in a language. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;I need to brush up on my French before my trip to Paris.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Pick up&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; To learn a language informally by being around it. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;He picked up Spanish while living in Madrid.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Have a knack for&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; To have a natural ability to learn languages. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;She has a knack for picking up new languages quickly.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Get the hang of&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; To understand and become comfortable with using a language. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;It took a while, but I&#8217;ve finally got the hang of speaking German.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Speak fluently&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; To speak a language smoothly and easily. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;After years of practice, he can speak Japanese fluently.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Lost in translation&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; When the meaning of something is misunderstood or unclear in a different language. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Some jokes get lost in translation and don&#8217;t make sense in English.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Worksheets and Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I finish my cup of tea, I want to show you what I&#8217;ve made since the last newsletter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Speaking Skills<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Efmda3N0oxc?si=A8oWatpin3FICpuE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Efmda3N0oxc?si=A8oWatpin3FICpuE\">More Question Practice for Daily English Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Worksheets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Speaking Skills: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/easy_english\/tessas_tower_of_shoes\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/speaking_gym_03_i_cant_help\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/self_introductions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/self_introductions\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/speaking_gym_04_ive_got_a_bit_of\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/hot_seat\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/speaking_skills\/hot_seat\">Hot Seat: What are you going to do tonight?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_02_25_disco_parties_in_kentucky_convenience_store_toilets\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_04_22_nasa_urged_to_help_in_loch_ness_monster_search\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_05_06_uk_post_office_scandal_over_faulty_computer_system\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_05_13_japanese_official_loses_important_papers_to_the_wind\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_05_18_do_nothing_competition_in_seoul\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_05_26_residents_protest_against_solar_farm_in_japan\">Residents protest against solar farm in Japan<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>True Story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/the_tale_of_britains_travelling_post_office_trains\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/the_invisible_fire_at_the_1981_indy_500\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/the_monk_who_created_a_250__million_app\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/the_amazing_art_of_vladimir_aniskin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/true_stories\/the_film_that_flopped_but_became_a_classic\">The film that flopped but became a classic<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private Lessons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My brother is visiting me in Japan for the next two weeks, but I will be available for <a data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/services\" href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/services\">private lessons<\/a> from Wednesday, June 19th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facebook Group <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, I started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/nicksenglishgroup\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/nicksenglishgroup\">Nick&#8217;s English Group<\/a> on Facebook. It already has 37 members! \ud83c\udf89 I try to post something new every day! \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behind the Scenes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With my brother coming to visit, I won&#8217;t have much time to make YouTube videos, but I&#8217;ll try and do a short Speaking Gym lesson. Maybe I can get him to join me and we can do a video together! \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrap-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s it! Thank you for joining me for tea! If you&#8217;re enjoying my blog and would like to get new posts in your email, please <a href=\"#subscribe-blog\">subscribe<\/a>. If you have friends who might like these posts, please share <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\">this link<\/a> with them. I really appreciate it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! In this week&#8217;s newsletter, I&#8217;d like to talk about using scripts to boost your speaking confidence. &#8220;Learning English&#8221; is such a big challenge that it&#8217;s difficult to know where to begin. There are so many words and grammar patterns that it&#8217;s quite overwhelming (too much to handle). Common Conversations But! 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