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Visiting a new place can be a scary experience for a lot of people because it could include speaking in a language that most people are not comfortable with ---- English. So how can you keep away form this kind of situation? Learn how to speak English fluently. Here are 4 English speaking tips you must know to become a more confident English speaker.
1. Listen first.
One of the best English speaking tips is to listen carefully to understandable English EVERY DAY. Most people turn to textbooks to study English grammar rules, but you cannot learn the correct English pronunciation of the words merely by reading them. You do not need to learn grammar in detail because this can prevent you from speaking English fluently.
Instead, listen to how native English speakers pronounce and observe their mouth movements. Also watch English shows and movies to build on your English accent and improve your vocabulary.
2. Practice makes perfect.
Studies show that you’ll probably spend three months of practice every day in order to have strong mouth muscles. Read aloud in English for 15 to 20 minutes a day in front of the mirror, which helps in accent reduction and improves your English communication skills.
Also, practice with your friends and family. Talking with a good English speaker can help improvise (即兴发挥) your usage of words and formation of sentences.
3. Think in English.
One of the most effective English speaking tips is to think in English. What most English learners do in the early stages of learning is that they think of what they have to say in their native language, translate and then say it in English. This can be mentally tiring.
If your goal is to speak English fluently, you need to learn “thinking” in English. Make up the sentences in English as you think about them before saying them. With practice, you will be able to respond automatically in English.
4. Be more confident.
All these English speaking tips will be in vain if you are not that confident in your English speaking skills. It is quite natural to commit errors when learning a new language.
Try to relax if you’re speaking in English. When you speak at a normal speed, you’ll discover that you will be able to pronounce the words correctly and people will understand you. Most of the time, the person you are talking to is not even aware of your errors.
In a word, learning English does not happen overnight. It takes a lot of time, effort and practice. Don’t get too frustrated and never give up. Follow these English speaking tips and practice daily. Soon, you would learn to speak English fluently as if it is your own language.
English speaking tips you must know
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Listen first. v Seeking help from textbooks won’t enable you to learn the v Listen to how native English speakers pronounce and observe how their mouths v Watch English shows and movies to improve your English accent and |
| Practice makes perfect. v Practice three months to v Regular reading v Practice with your friends and family. |
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| Think in English. v Thinking in your native language makes you v Thinking in English will reward you with automatic |
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| Be more confident. v Committing errors is a necessary part of language learning. v Try to relax to speak at a normal speed and make yourself |
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Many Chinese believe 31 (eat) pig brains will increase their intelligence and some Americans regularly eat 32 ___ (cook) eggs to keep their minds sharp. 33 , doctors don’t recommend eating 34 raw eggs or animal brains. Then, what food is good for your brain? Scientists have found a relationship 35 ____ diet and a healthy brain. Generally speaking, fish is a brain food. 36 ____ fish, you should introduce lots of dark green leafy vegetables and colorful fruits into your diet, because most people lack the special vitamins 37 these brain food provide. If you eat brain foods 38 ____ (regular), they can increase brain power — help you pay attention, keep you 39 ___________ (motivate), improve your memory and 40 _____( less) stress from studies. Then you can do much better in your test.
With the (31)_____________ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Beijing, many people (32)___________(suffering) from different kinds of (33) ___________ ( ill ) because of air pollution.
Air pollution is caused (34)_________ the following reasons: about half of the problem is caused by vehicles（车辆）. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off (35)_________ (poison) gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another (36)_________ (fact) is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health but also to others’. (37)__________ these, about 10% of air pollution is caused by other reasons.
We should take some measures to fight (38)_____________ pollution. New fuel can be used to take the place of gas. We can plant more trees. If everybody realizes the importance of (39)___________(environment) protection and does something to stop pollution, the problem will (40)___________(solve).
Rudolph Valentino was a famous film star in the 1920s.
He once wanted to buy a particular silver ring that had a semi-precious stone in 31 .
The jeweler warned him against the ring, 32 (tell) him that it had a curse on it. 33 owned the ring would have bad luck.
Valentino did not believe him 34 he bought the ring.
He wore it during the making of his 35 film, The Young Rajah. The film was a complete failure.
Valentino put the ring 36 _ and went on to make many 37 (success) films. By 1926, he had forgotten all about the curse on the ring.
He wore it 38 . Soon afterwards, he fell ill and died.
39 of Valentino’s friends inherited the ring.She, too, became ill, 40 quickly gave the ring away to a young artist. She recovered from her illness almost immediately,
However, there was one band that started in a different way. It began as a TV show. The musicians of 31________ the band was formed played jokes 32___________ each other as well as played music. Their music and jokes were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles”. The TV organizers 33 (look) for four musicians who were lively and who could make good music. They put an advertisement in a newspaper 34 (look) for rock musicians, but they could only find one that was good enough. They had to use actors for the other members of the band. Actors may not be able to sing so at first other musicians sang the songs for the programme 35 the band pretended to sing them.
Their attractive performances 36 (copy) by other groups and their fans supported them fiercely. Each week the group that was called “The Monkees” would play a song or two written by other musicians. However, after a year or so in which they became 37 (serious) about their work, “The Monkees” started to play their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music. They became even more popular than “The Beatles” in the USA and sold even more records. However, the band broke 38 in about 1970, but 39 (unite) in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, which was a 40 (celebrate) of their time as a real band.
Many animals 31 (disappear) during the history of the earth. 32 (famous) of these animals were dinosaurs. They lived on the earth 33 (ten) of millions of years ago, long 34 humans came into being. There were many different species of dinosaur and several of them have been found in China. The eggs of twenty-five species have been found in Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan Province, and not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province. The scientists were surprised 35 (find) they could run 36 other dinosaurs, but also climb trees. They could tell this from the way the bones 37 (join) together.
Dinosaurs died 38 quickly about 65 million years ago. Some scientists think it was after a large rock hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. Others think the earth got 39 hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more. Nobody knows 40 sure. In the same way there are animals that have died out more recently and no one knows why. Listen to the story about the dodo, an animal that has disappeared from the earth.