How Do You Get Better at Speaking English?
Many Learning English fans write to us with this question: How do I get better at speaking English? All right. I'll give some suggestions as following:
Try to speak English each day
Every day, you can speak English anytime and anywhere. Begin by saying "good morning," and "good afternoon or evening" to a family member or a friend. As you travel to your school or work, think about how you feel (like "happy" or "sad") and say it to yourself in English. When you arrive, give greetings to a friend who is also learning English. Speaking English every day will help you get better.
Accept a few mistakes
We all make mistakes. You will probably make some mistakes while learning to speak English. But you can still say how you feel. And you can learn from your mistakes. Practice saying the words many times so you can say them correctly the next time.
Learn some skills
Another way to practice speaking is to read a story from our website and listen to the audio. Stop after a few sentences. Listen again, and notice how the speaker's voice goes up and down.
Practice speaking with a partner
With a friend, choose a conversation from Let's Learn English. Use a phone to record and listen to yourself. Do you say the words the same way as Anna and her friends? Next week, we will talk about continuing a conversation in English.
A. Speak up loudly and bravely.
B. You may ask, "How are you feeling today?"
C. Ask your friend or teacher to correct them.
D. Keep on doing it, even if you can only speak for a short time.
E. Repeat the sentences and make your voice change the same way.
F. And then, act it out with your friend when you know it well enough.
G. Speaking English plays an important role in communication with natives.
