About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges English learners face in using grammar correctly while speaking compared to taking grammar quizzes.

✨ Grammar in Conversation Course: https://courses.espressoenglish.net/grammar-in-conversation-course-A2-B1/ A lot of English learners can get 100% on a grammar quiz... ...but have difficulty using correct grammar when speaking. 🤔 ⚠️ The problem is that speaking is different from studying. When you're doing a grammar exercise, you have plenty of time to think. You can focus on one sentence, remember the rule, and choose the correct answer. But when you're speaking English, your brain is doing a LOT more at the same time! You need to... understand what the other person is saying think of what you want to say remember vocabulary put a sentence together pronounce the words correctly And while you're trying to do all that... you end up making grammar mistakes 😓 When you're having a conversation, you don't have time to think about the grammar rules. So how can you use English grammar more easily and naturally? The new Grammar in Conversation Course uses a simple 3-step method: See - Learn - Speak First, you SEE the grammar used naturally in a conversation - making it easy to understand how native English speakers talk. Then you LEARN the grammar though my clear explanation, using…

People in this episode

Host: Shayna Oliveira

Topics covered

• grammar
• speaking
• language learning
• English conversation
• grammar mistakes

Keywords

• grammar quiz
• speaking difficulties
• English learners
• conversation skills
• grammar in conversation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Espresso English

Products: Grammar in Conversation Course

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