The Fluency Habit: English for Real Life

Comprehensible input at real, natural speed is going to improve your English language abilities, allowing you to understand fast English by native speakers. In today's episode, I'll be going through a list of would-you-rather questions. You'll get to hear my ad-libbed answers, as well as some explanations of the advanced vocabulary I use throughout the video. I hope this fun listening practice helps you get the language-learning results you’re aiming for!

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Comprehensible input at real, natural speed is going to improve your English language abilities, allowing you to understand fast English by native speakers. In today's episode, you'll hear me ramble about books and reading. I talk about how to read more books, how to see yourself as a reader, and some of the books I've read recently. I hope this fun listening practice helps you get the language-learning results you’re aiming for!

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In today’s episode, I’m going to take an American dialect quiz to see if it can identify where I’m from! I come from a unique linguistic background, so we’ll talk about that first. Then, I’ll walk you through all the questions in the quiz, explaining my answers and giving interesting context for the different kinds of slang and vocabulary we use in different parts of the U.S.

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The U.S. Dialect Quiz: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/dialect-quiz-map.html

Are Southern accents disappearing? Linguists say yes: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/17/1200026181/are-southern-accents-disappearing-linguists-say-yes

Many think that immersion—moving to the country where they speak your target language—is like a key to unlock fluency without much effort. Immersion can 100% super-charge your language, but it’s NOT a guarantee. People can live in another country for years and never learn the language.

To make sure you take full advantage of immersion to take your language abilities to the next level, I’ll give you my 3 tips for doing it the RIGHT way, plus I’ll tell you how I did it with Spanish when I moved to Mexico.

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As an intermediate/advanced learner of English, reading articles (written for native speakers!) will help you continue to expand your language abilities. You’ll be exposed to new vocabulary, idioms, expressions, grammatical structures, etc. BUT! It’s also important to analyze and understand deeply, so that you can incorporate it into your active vocabulary in English.

In this episode, we'll do a linguistic breakdown of a New York Times article. I highlighted every linguistic detail I want you to notice, and in the video I break down each detail in my own words to help you expand your understanding.

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The NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/john-alle-los-angeles-homeless-hotline.html

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Comprehensible input can help you to take your English to the next level as an intermediate or advanced learner of English. Especially with content like mine, where I DON'T modify my speech to be slower or easier to understand. I speak fast, native English. This is intentional, so that your ears get used to the way real English sounds!

In today's episode of the Fluency Habit podcast, this isn't just another boring "hobbies" discussion. I talk about how we and why we tend to lose touch with our hobbies as we grow into adulthood, and how when we make time to reconnect with our hobbies, it helps us reconnect with our inner child and be healthier physically, mentally, and emotionally. Then I'll do a little show-and-tell about my hobbies! 💗 

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Comprehensible input is the number one thing that has improved my language abilities as a learner, but there’s a right and wrong way to do it. In today’s episode of the Fluency Habit podcast, I’ll tell you how to make listening practice actually FUN and ENJOYABLE, so that you actually get the language-learning results you’re aiming for.

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Many smart people let their fear of speaking stop them from learning a language. Some even study for years and never become fluent. Does that sound like you? EPISODEN: https://link.episoden.com/a/wGKLFn

This is how I recommend you teach yourself a language. You have to keep in mind, no one resource will take you from beginner to fluent. I hope you enjoy the episode, please let me know what you think.

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This is the reason why traditional language-learning methods fail you, leave you ill-prepared to speak the language, and can actually hinder your fluency in a foreign language. I look forward to hearing what you think about today's episode!

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