LESSON TRANSCRIPT

Top 25 English Questions You

Need to Know S1 #5
Do You Speak English?

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In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “Do you speak
English?”.

Eric: Do you speak English?

Becky: T he first word in the question is..

Eric: do

Becky: meaning “to perform the action of” in English.

Eric: (Slow, by syllable) do

Becky: Listen again and repeat.

Eric: do

{Pause}

Becky: T his pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the
translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated
throughout the series. T ry to speak aloud as often as possible. T he next word in the
question is..

Eric: you

Becky: meaning “the person you're talking to.”

Eric: (Slow, by syllable) you

Becky: Now repeat.

Eric: you

Becky: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat.

Eric: do you

{pause}

T he next word is..

Eric: speak

Becky: meaning “to talk to another person or other people.”

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Eric: (Slow, by syllable) speak

Becky: Now repeat.

Eric: speak

Becky: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat.

Eric: do you speak

{pause}

Becky: And next is

Eric: English

Becky: which, in this case, means “the English language.”

Eric: (Slow, by syllable) English

Becky: Now repeat.

Eric: English

{Pause}

Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat.

Eric: Do you speak English?

{pause}

Becky: Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Do you speak
English?”

Eric: Yes, I speak a little.

Becky: "Yes, I speak a little.” Listen to the phrase again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.

Eric: (Slow) Yes, I speak a little.

{pause}

Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. T he first word is

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Eric: Yes

Becky: T his is an adverb to express agreement.

Eric: (Slow, by syllable) Yes

Becky: Now repeat.

Eric: Yes

{Pause}

Becky: And next is

Eric: I

Becky: T his is a singular pronoun used by the person speaking.

Eric: (Slow, by syllable) I

Becky: Now repeat.

Eric: I

{Pause}

Becky: And next,

Eric: speak

Becky: meaning “to talk to another person or other people.”

Eric: (Slow, by syllable) speak

Becky: Now repeat.

Eric: speak

{Pause}

Becky: And last is

Eric: a little

Becky: meaning “small amount.”

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Eric: (Slow, by syllable) a little

Becky: Now repeat.

Eric: a little

Becky: Listen to the speaker say “Yes, I speak a little” and then repeat.

Eric: Yes, I speak a little.

Becky: T o use a different phrase, let’s replace “a little” with “pretty well.”

Eric: pretty well

Becky: It means “quite well”

Eric: (slow) pretty well (regular) pretty well

Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “pretty well.”

Eric: Yes, I speak pretty well.

Becky: It mostly stays the same, we just replace “a little” with “pretty well.” Now say,
“Yes, I speak pretty well.”

Eric: Yes, I speak pretty well.

Becky: For more practice, replace “pretty well” with “fluently.”

Eric: fluently

Becky: It means “easily” or “naturally”

Eric: (slow) fluently (regular) fluently

Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “fluently.”

Eric: Yes, I speak fluently.

Becky: Again, it’s almost the same; just replace “pretty well” with “fluently.” Now say,
“Yes, I speak fluently.”

Eric: Yes, I speak fluently.

Becky: Now let’s replace “fluently” with “well enough.”

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Eric: well enough

Becky: “well enough” means “without major problems”

Eric: (slow) well enough (regular) well enough

Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “well enough.”

Eric: Yes, I speak well enough.

Becky: Here we simply replaced “fluently” with “well enough.” Now say, “Yes, I speak
well enough.”

Eric: Yes, I speak well enough.

Becky: T o say "no" in a simple way, just say

Eric: No I don’t.

Becky: Let's hear it slowly.

Eric: (Slowly) No I don’t.

Becky: And one more time at normal speed.

Eric: No I don’t.

Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the United States and
someone asks you if you speak English. You want to answer that you speak a little.
Respond to the question.

Eric: Do you speak English? (five seconds) Yes, I speak a little.

Becky: Now you want to answer that you speak pretty well. How would you answer?

Eric: Do you speak English? (five seconds) Yes, I speak pretty well.

Becky: You want to answer that you speak fluently. Answer the speaker's question.

Eric: Do you speak English? (five seconds) Yes, I speak fluently.

Becky: Now you want to answer that you speak well enough. How would you respond?

Eric: Do you speak English? (five seconds) Yes, I speak well enough.

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Becky: Now you want to ask someone if they speak English. Ask the question.

(5 seconds)

Eric: Do you speak English?

Becky: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.

Eric: Do you speak English?

Becky: T his is the end of Lesson 5.

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