Read Aloud
Besides providing enjoyment and increasing your attention span. Reading aloud is seen to build a connection between the written and spoken word. By listening to a text read aloud, students recognize the difference between the arrangement of spoken language and printed text.
Talk To Yourself
Yes. Talking to others can be the best way to improve your speaking skills, but it’s not always convenient and available as it’s really hard to fix it in your busy schedule. There is another way to do that. Yes, you heard it right. It’s incredibly easy, convenient, and surprisingly fun. Don’t listen to what people say about you and know that words are there deep inside your mind, YOU just need to get them out. The key is that ‘Everything you imagine is real for you’. The moment you start to make it a habit, you will start to see progress. By the way, you can also talk to your cat 😛
Mini Scripts And Dialogues
First, you may start with some ready-made dialogues available online for different levels, which may help you and give you a clue on what you’re actually looking for.
Here are some links for you to get started,
https://www.learning-english-online.net/speaking/dialogues/
https://www.eslfast.com/robot/
Now, you can start writing your own ‘mini-dialogues’ and don’t forget to read them aloud. You can write about your job, your family’s daily life and even about the weather.
Shadowing
“Repeat after me ……” I bet you have heard this phrase many times in the classroom. Have you ever forgotten it? No, I don’t think so! So, how am I so sure? Because that’s what we call shadowing. It’s simply repeating English words and phrases and trying to copy exactly the same thing. It’s an effective technique to improve pronunciation, intonation and all your speaking skills. It’ll make you sound like a native speaker, too. And guess what! You’ve been doing this for a long time without even knowing it. Now you need to put work into it and use it wisely.
Here is a great channel to help you do that.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKgpamMlm872zkGDcBJHYDg
Don’t Be Afraid To Make Mistakes
Mistakes are inevitable. Remember that the goal of speaking English is to communicate and deliver an idea, to make friends, to learn something new, but NOT to be perfect. Mistakes are part of learning. So. don’t focus on being perfect, that will come later, but on being fluent.
Best Of Luck To You All.
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