How Was Your Year? | Calm English Listening & Speaking Practice for Beginners 🇺🇸 ✅
How was your year? In this calm and gentle English listening and speaking practice, you will learn how to talk about your year in simple, natural American English. This slow English story is designed for immigrants and ESL beginners living in the United States who want to speak with more confidence, clarity, and calm in real-life conversations. In this video, you will practice shadowing, a powerful method where you listen and repeat sentences to improve pronunciation, fluency, and confidence. Through a soft, real-life story, you will hear common English phrases used to describe your year, your work, your feelings, and your progress. This lesson helps you answer everyday questions like “How was your year?” without stress or fear. This video is perfect if you want: • Slow and clear American English • Real-life listening practice • Confidence speaking about your life • ESL support for immigrants and beginners • Calm English without pressure 👋 About This Channel English Teaching Friends is a calm and friendly English-learning channel for immigrants, beginners, and ESL learners. Our goal is to help you listen better, speak naturally, and feel confident using English in daily life through slow stories, shadowing practice, and real conversations. ⏱️ CHAPTERS (Timestamps) 0:00 – Calm introduction & real-life situation 2:10 – What is shadowing and how to practice 5:40 – Story: Talking about a new year 20:15 – Practicing common yearly phrases 35:30 – Confidence-building repetition practice 50:10 – Final reflection & speaking naturally (You can pause anytime and repeat sentences out loud for best results.) 💬 Let’s Talk How would you answer this question in English? 👉 How was your year? Write your answer in the comments. Short sentences are perfect. 👍 CALL TO ACTION If this video helped you: 👍 Like the video 💬 Leave a comment 🔔 Subscribe for more calm English stories ▶️ Watch the next story on the channel to continue practicing 🔗 Helpful Links 🌐 Website: https://www.theteachingfriends.com 🎥 More English stories: / @englishteachingfriends #HowWasYourYear #EnglishListeningPractice #ESLForBeginners #EnglishForImmigrants #SlowEnglish #AmericanEnglishListening #SpeakEnglishConfidently #ShadowingEnglish #DailyEnglishPractice