You Understand English But Can't Speak? | Listening and Speaking Practice (B1 B2)

Practice why you understand English but find it hard to speak in English with Nora & Ben. A relaxed 31-minute B1-B2 conversation to improve your listening and speaking. 🎧 In this episode you'll practice: ✔ Three reasons speaking feels difficult ✔ A simple repeat-and-change technique, plus phrases to buy time (Well, let me think) ✔ Easy sentences to practice out loud, and a seven-day speaking plan By the end of this video, you'll be able to start speaking more, even when you feel stuck. 💬 When do you feel stuck speaking English? Tell us, we read every comment. 📌 How to practice with this video: 1. Listen once without subtitles. 2. Listen again and repeat out loud (shadowing). 3. Write down 3 new expressions and use them today. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro: Ben's restaurant story 01:48 The plan: three reasons and three tools 03:22 Reason 1: listening is passive, speaking is active 05:42 Reason 2: the fear of mistakes ("Speak first, polish later") 07:30 Reason 3: word by word vs. chunks 09:28 Tool 1: the "repeat and change" technique 12:36 Tool 2: phrases to buy time ("Well, let me think") 14:44 Tool 3: describe the word you forgot 15:59 Game: guess the object 17:22 Role play: at a hotel 19:18 Easy sentences to practice out loud 21:07 Role play: small talk at a conference 23:59 Your daily habit: a seven-day plan 26:52 Ben's ten-second rule + Nora's magic sentence 29:01 Quick recap 29:48 Your turn + goodbye 🔔 New English conversations every week. Subscribe to English Conversation with Nora & Ben and keep practicing a little every day! #EnglishConversation #LearnEnglish #EnglishSpeaking TAG understand english but cant speak, english speaking practice, english fluency, shadowing practice, english b1-b2, english conversation, english podcast, learn english, english listening practice, easy english podcast, listen and learn english, nora and ben, daily english conversation, improve english listening HASHTAG #EnglishConversation #LearnEnglish #EnglishSpeaking