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A lot of listeners to the podcast
have been asking me for some advice about

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how they can improve their English.
Well. Based on my experience using Japanese

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TV programs to improve my second language
skills in Japanese, I believe that watching

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American TV shows can be a fun
and effective way for you to improve your

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English skills. Let's study together.
Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming

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to you from New York City.
And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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All right, thank you John,
and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from

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Happy English and I help people speak
English better. And this is Happy English

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Podcast, Episode six sixty one,
Improving English with TV. When I first

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started studying Japanese, a friend of
mine suggested that I watch a TV program

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called Sasai Son, which is basically
a cartoon about a typical Japanese family in

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those days. And despite the fact
that there was a lot of unfamiliar vocabulary,

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I thought it was really good practice
and good information to help me learn

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more about the language, how the
language is used, and all of the

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related cultural information that helped me live
in Japan and understand Japanese life. Of

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course, watching a television program to
improve your language skills and watching a TV

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program for entertainment is different, but
as a language learning tool, you can

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get a lot out of watching a
TV program. Let's check it out.

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First of all, watching a television
program is a great way to practice and

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improve you're listening comprehension skills. Did
you know that there are more than twenty

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five different accents in the USA.
TV shows can expose you to different accents,

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dialects, and speech patterns. For
example, when you watch a TV

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show like Friends, you can hear
Joey, who has a New York accent,

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which is different from Rachel, who
has a more standard American accent.

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Watching a TV show like this will
help you get used to different styles of

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speaking. Also, watching TV programs
can help you learn about American culture and

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customs. This is something that's important
in social situations and in understanding the context

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of conversations. For example, if
you watch a sitcom like How I Met

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Your Mother, you can learn about
American holidays like Thanksgiving and Halloween, and

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even American customs like tipping in restaurants
or how to order food in a diner.

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By the way, one of the
best ways to learn about culture and

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customs firsthand is with a teacher.
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faster, and more confidently in your
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time with my tutor during our live
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choose from over thirty two thousand online
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In addition to being a student there, I'm excited to be teaching English

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and American culture on Prepley. There
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of your learning progress. And with
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You can also talk with your tutor about

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the TV shows you're watching. Those
can also help you improve your pronunciation skills.

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You can pay attention to how the
characters pronounce words and then try to

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imitate them. For example, if
you watch an episode of the Big Bang

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theory, you can learn how to
pronounce words like algorithm or hypothesis, and

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that brings us to vocabulary. TV
programs can expose you to a wide range

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of vocabulary, including colloquial expressions,
idioms, and phrasal verbs that are commonly

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used in everyday conversations. When you
watch a TV show like Seinfeld, you'll

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learn about expressions like YadA YadA or
close talker, which are commonly used in

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American English. In these days,
it's really easy to find the scripts of

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your favorite TV shows online, which
you can use as a textbook to improve

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your English skills. When you have
the script, you can read along while

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watching the episodes and learn new vocabulary
and expressions. You can also practice you're

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speaking with a script. Just read
along while watching the show and read some

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of the lines with the characters.
Well, I hope you find these tips

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today helpful. Remember TV programs can
be a useful and fun tool for improving

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your English skills. Let me know
what TV programs you like to watch in

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English. Well that's it for today's
lesson, and YadA, YadA, YadA.

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I hope it was helpful to learn
more. Just visit my Happy English

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dot com and choose podcast Lesson six
sixty one. Remember learning another language is

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