2/09/2016

How can I improve my spoken English without staying in an English-speaking country?

How can I improve my spoken English without staying in an English-speaking country?


Good advice from Quora

You may want to explore these practical approaches to improve your spoken English:


  1. After reading an English story book or the daily English newspaper, do a running commentary - by speaking aloud - about what you have learned from the story or the news;
  2. After watching an English movie, articulate your impressions and/or feelings about the movie, say in the form of a quick movie review;
  3. Upon listening to a pod-casts in English, or an English news broadcast, again make a running commentary - again by speaking aloud - to yourself;
  4. Striking up a casual conversations with ordinary folks you meet in the streets or in the queue;
  5. Using Skype or other internet technology to converse with international friends who speak English;
  6. Calling up customer service of any MNC's, and pretending to put forward your complaint, or enquiry about a new product or service, in English of course;
  7. Finding one daily news article in your native language, and translating it verbatim into English to the best of your ability. Get hold of a friend who is a top dog in English so as to elicit candid feedback;
  8.  Grabbing any postcard or photo or picture at random, and proceeding to articulate what's in the picture: whats the theme/what's in the foreground/what's in the background/what's in the centre or middle/what's on the right/what's on the left/what's at the top/what's at the bottom/what at the top-right/top-left/bottom-right/bottom-left/what's happening/is it inside or outside/who's there/how's the weather and/or timing; how do you know/compare and contrast/how do you feel/what do you like/what do you dislike/would you like to be in the postcard or photo or picture; why and why not?
  9. Once in a while, inviting your friendly English teacher or a buddy who is a top dog in English, over a cuppa or a simple quick meal, under the pretext of holding social conversations/intellectual interactions;

In a nut shell, the key to fluency in speaking the English Language is Practice, Practice, and Practice!


Naturally, nothing beats the dynamic interpersonal interaction of your everyday real life activities, as much as you can, involving real communication with real people!



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