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This is my way of packing as much English language learning into 60 seconds as possible. The introduction and end credits don't count as part of the learning process, if anyone is tempted to comment about these parts of the video. In the one minute of the lesson proper you will be exposed to lots of ways that we use the word minute in normal daily usage. There is a great mnemonic (memory aid) in the video to help you remember the heterophones. This is a very fast-paced lesson, but you can always use the pause button on your video player. If you like it, please comment and I'll make some more. If you don't, please comment and let me know. There are 216 words in this video. Don't forget to use your pause button. The podcast and typescript are here: http://linguaspectrum.com/podcasts/podcast.php?id=5
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I`am always wondering how much time does it take to create such one video.
I suppose - very much time, maybe even 8 hours for one 10 minutes long video?
But it is a great job!
These video are very tasty, interesting and useful.
Maybe just I think better time for one video would be ~8 minutes. 10 minutes it is just a little tiresome because of hard concentrating.
But it is doodle. Better 10 minutes than nothing. :)
niccija 2 years ago
Thanks for your comments. To answer your question, it takes a long, long time to create a video. As I get more practice with the software, I get a little quicker. I want to produce high-quality videos and these take a lot of time and patience. But I think the end result is worth it.
As for length, the video is just as long as it needs to be to accomplish the task I want to achieve.
Don't forget that there is a lot of additional material for the videos on my website.
Linguaspectrum 2 years ago
hi there everybody :)
in my opinion this video is cool [but I have to be honest I am not a beginner]
I find it very helpful and for me the pace is very ok-
I guess I would rather listen to English in a quick way, I dont know, maybe my brain concentrates on it every minute much more then in a slow or normal pace;)
take care and let's keeping learning English :)
maritkaaaaaaaaaa 2 years ago
Hi Mary,
Thank you for your comments. I think it's a cool video, too, and probably more suited to more advanced students. But we all have a pause button to slow things down a lot.
The more you listen to fast-paced speech the easier your brain assimilates it and can separate the words. When I moved to Spain I knew no Spanish and listening to it, I heard only a babble. As time progressed, I began discerning individual words that kept being used. Now I listen and understand all.
Best wishes
Richard
Linguaspectrum 2 years ago
You say that it is a normal English speech. (I don't speak so fast in my mother tounge.) OK. But in everyday English conversation we don't have so many expressions or idioms concerning one topic. I mean that these expressions here blend into something which is pretty hard to distinguish at the first time. When we learn something new we want to listen to it carefully.
PS Don't take it as a negative comment.
E5D7S 2 years ago
Hi,
Thanks for commenting. You're quite right. Though this video has proved popular, it can be done better. I hope you find the "its" video a little more comfortable to watch. I'm just finishing a new one, about using "fun" and "funny". It's much better because I've listened to your comments and those of others and am trying to get it just right.
Thanks again for your constructive criticism.
Best wishes,
Richard.
Linguaspectrum 2 years ago