"I understand English very well, but I am unable to speak English" - My two practical tips for you

You know when I was learning to speak in English

there was this problem that used to bother me a lot.

I was able to understand everything in English

I could understand every single word a person would say to me.

But when it comes to speaking in English

God knows what used to happen to me.

I was unable to speak in English at all.

And it would fill me with a lot of frustration,

because here I am

understanding every single word that somebody would say to me.

I could understand English completely.

But when it comes to speaking in English,

the other side of the language

I was unable to.

So there was this frustrating gap between these two poles.

I'm getting every word

but I'm unable to speak a word.

And that is something that I want to address in this video.

I want you to change your attitude towards this issue.

I do not want you to address it

as a problem and be stuck with it for the rest of your life.

Here's a suggestion and tell me if it works for you.

On a scale of 0 to 10

At, zero.

No speaking at all,

unable to speak a word in English

At 10 you're fluent.

Now if I asked you right now,

where do you stand on the scale?

I'm pretty sure you would mark yourself

most of you would mark yourself

at somewhere between three and five.

So either you would be standing at three

or four

or five.

Somewhere here, right?

Talking about any other language.

Let's talk about Russian or German or French.

Do you understand any of these languages?

For the most of us?