Fun ways to improve your spoken English

Ditulis oleh: Administrator, 01-08-2018

Practicing speaking is one of the most fun and rewarding parts of learning English. Once you can speak English, although a little part of English, there are many ways to improve your skills quickly while having a lot of fun. 

1. Speak, and speak!

 Be confident and speak as often as you possibly can, don’t be shy to make mistakes! The more you practice the better and more confident you will become especially in your pronunciation and vocabulary. Remember, speaking is a skill like learning a musical instrument or sport, and the only way you can get good is to actually do it! 

2. Use technology 

A smart phone can be a powerful tool for learning many languages. You may use it to record yourself speaking then replay it back to see how your English sounds to other people. Make the most of all your favorite productivity apps to organize your practice time and make a note of all the new words you learn.

3. Listen 

Listen to news bulletins and songs in English, listening to their pronunciation of words. You can also learn new words and their expressions use in spoken English. The more you listen, the more you learn. Try imitating what you have heard to practice your pronunciation and learn which words in a sentence are stressed. 

4. Read Out Loud 

Read a newspaper or a magazine out to yourself. You could even find a script for your favorite TV show and act it out. This is a great way to practice pronunciation because you only need to concentrate on making sure your English sounds great and don’t need to worry about the sentence and grammar structure 

5. Learn a new word everyday 

Choose a word you would like to work on and use to practice it in different sentences. Use the word until you have learnt it and keep using it regularly 

6. Make friends 

Make friends with a native English speakers, try to take notes of what they said in case you miss understood the meaning of the word spoken. Talk about things you have learnt and exchange an idea that way you can share each other’s idea in spoken English.

7. Do interesting English activities 

Do an outdoor activity by joining an English club, anything you enjoy doing, make sure you do it to communicate in English and talk about many things that’s interesting and will make the practice a positive experience. 

8. Have a debate with a partner / a group of people 

Debate all the topics that interest you with your friends in English. Try to use as much vocabulary as you can to get your point across and listen to the other arguments carefully so you can argue against them effectively. It can stimulate you to speak more and more every time. 

9. Use a dictionary an online dictionary 

Online dictionaries often have an audio example so you can check your pronunciation and there are lots of great dictionary apps that you can take everywhere with you on your smartphone. Make sure not to become too reliant on these tools, though. Have a go at saying the words first then check afterwards to see if you were right!

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