English Audio Request

Momentum, it’s a term that doesn’t get used much, outside the realm of physics or professional sports teams’ winning streaks. Why? Is it magic? Is it motivation? Can we even create it, or does it just happen? Whether one is aware of it or not, the most successful people in life create situations where momentum occurs. If you are attempting to surmount the mountain of language learning, it’d be nice to have a couple elevators or pass start get 200 dollars bonuses along the way! Empirically speaking when a professional skateboarder wants to elevate his height or speed he/she uses a ramp. Specifically a strategically placed ramp. In essence we as language learners have the ability to place ramps along the way too! There are ways to do this,here a some ways I try to place ramps.
1. Have pen-pals in various languages I want to learn; The point is not consider this “study-time” or a moment of intense lexical discovery. It is what it is…write back in the target language, you are more than welcome to incorporate new words etc. But you really don’t have to, it’s simply some extra time with language, no stress, no worries, simply write. 30 minutes or less, maybe during lunch make it a point to respond to an email, post a comment on a youtube video, blog, etc, in your target languages. If you only have time for one email, so be it. It’s important to make time everyday to respond to people REGARDLESS of whether its Language learning orientated. So what are you waiting for?! Stop ignoring your mother in laws emails for a lunch date with her Jane Austin book club! At the very least respond with most ornate and polite way of saying “no”.*
2. Read/Listen to basic/beginning level things in your target language. This ramp, is a small ramp but it really doesn’t take much effort. Reading/Listening something simple (beginners dialogue, common idioms, etc.) warms your brain up to the language. You can look at basic questions in the target language and answer them as briefly as you desire. “Ciao, come stai?” ” Dov’e sei?” etc. etc.Feel free to up the difficulty when you’ve exhausted certain materials. Remember this should be stress-free easy peasy.