Hello Friends, I want to improve my spoken english skills.What should i do? Pls help me...
From India, Pondicherry
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Read aloud in the first place. Read daily for an hour whichever article you like from any leading magazine. If you find any new words, inscribe them at the top of a book that you will flip over regularly. Regarding grammar, I try to upload what may be of immense help. Speak with others in English regardless of their contempt; if they mock your English, it will eventually get polished. Regards
From India, Tirupati
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From India, Tirupati
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Hi,
Spoken English is no rocket science if you start treating it as your mother tongue. A child learns the mother tongue first before learning/knowing the national or business language; so do you. What was the mantra at that time when you learned your mother tongue? Easy to guess, "Environment."
You need to create a complete English predominant environment around you. Books, newspapers, TV channels, videos, telephone chats, SMS, your meal itinerary... friends, in fact, everything. You might be silent out of shyness initially, but that's normal, as when you were learning your mother tongue, you were a passive participant. But you improved, and hence you will again. Be firm in observing the new environment around you; it will help you to learn the practical application of English with correct usage. Once comfortable, consult theory on grammar and other documents for knowledge correction and then rehearse.
You will start living it one day!!! Trust yourself and go ahead!! All the best.
From India, Delhi
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Spoken English is no rocket science if you start treating it as your mother tongue. A child learns the mother tongue first before learning/knowing the national or business language; so do you. What was the mantra at that time when you learned your mother tongue? Easy to guess, "Environment."
You need to create a complete English predominant environment around you. Books, newspapers, TV channels, videos, telephone chats, SMS, your meal itinerary... friends, in fact, everything. You might be silent out of shyness initially, but that's normal, as when you were learning your mother tongue, you were a passive participant. But you improved, and hence you will again. Be firm in observing the new environment around you; it will help you to learn the practical application of English with correct usage. Once comfortable, consult theory on grammar and other documents for knowledge correction and then rehearse.
You will start living it one day!!! Trust yourself and go ahead!! All the best.
From India, Delhi
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There are a lot of online courses with audio. If you are not a native speaker of the language, I think it is better to just keep on watching English news channels and repeating what they say. A dictionary is also a great tool. If you can browse for a word a day and try to use it on the same day in your speaking, hope this helps though this is just an amateur practice.
From Philippines, Caloocan
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From Philippines, Caloocan
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Dear Keshav ji, Very informative for the infonts to easy to undersatand. Its occean to learn a Language. Regards, PBS KUMAR
From India, Kakinada
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From India, Kakinada
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Hi Venkat,
I agree with what everyone is saying; please go through the attachments that Vaidya has posted. They are a good start.
Here are some simple tips to improve English Communication:
1) Start thinking in English: I know it sounds stupid, but trust me, this works. You talk to yourself in your mother tongue, so when you are asked to speak in English, you are short of words as you are not able to match your mother tongue words with English words. Hence, you fail there.
2) Watch English news channels. They are a good source of decent English communication. Channels like Times Now, Headlines Today, CNN IBN, etc.
3) Read more English newspapers, not the gossip columns, but good articles. Do a lot of reading.
4) Practice, practice, practice. What you read and hear, start speaking in English. See if you can get a mentor to correct you when you go wrong. Otherwise, google for English grammar and learn to construct sentences. That will also help you.
If you've decided to learn, no one and nothing can stop you.
Let me/us know if you need further help.
Regards,
Pawan
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I agree with what everyone is saying; please go through the attachments that Vaidya has posted. They are a good start.
Here are some simple tips to improve English Communication:
1) Start thinking in English: I know it sounds stupid, but trust me, this works. You talk to yourself in your mother tongue, so when you are asked to speak in English, you are short of words as you are not able to match your mother tongue words with English words. Hence, you fail there.
2) Watch English news channels. They are a good source of decent English communication. Channels like Times Now, Headlines Today, CNN IBN, etc.
3) Read more English newspapers, not the gossip columns, but good articles. Do a lot of reading.
4) Practice, practice, practice. What you read and hear, start speaking in English. See if you can get a mentor to correct you when you go wrong. Otherwise, google for English grammar and learn to construct sentences. That will also help you.
If you've decided to learn, no one and nothing can stop you.
Let me/us know if you need further help.
Regards,
Pawan
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Hi there,
I completely agree with everybody. In my opinion, the basic problem you are facing is a lack of vocabulary and understanding of tenses. I would suggest that you start reading the dictionary regularly and familiarize yourself with simple words that are commonly used. Practice making sentences with these words daily, and you will see an improvement.
Thank you.
From India, Indore
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I completely agree with everybody. In my opinion, the basic problem you are facing is a lack of vocabulary and understanding of tenses. I would suggest that you start reading the dictionary regularly and familiarize yourself with simple words that are commonly used. Practice making sentences with these words daily, and you will see an improvement.
Thank you.
From India, Indore
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Hi everybody.
Thanks to all for being involved in such an important discussion and sharing knowledge. Speaking in English is not tough, but being correct in grammatical terms is a little challenging. Frankly speaking, my English is not good in terms of grammar, but I am comfortable in speaking. What's the use?
From India, Calcutta
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Thanks to all for being involved in such an important discussion and sharing knowledge. Speaking in English is not tough, but being correct in grammatical terms is a little challenging. Frankly speaking, my English is not good in terms of grammar, but I am comfortable in speaking. What's the use?
From India, Calcutta
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There are just a few things to do:
1) Speak in English - just speak; there is a slight amount of pain (you don't know all the words) and fear (some will comment). Some people might laugh; let them laugh. Don't care.
2) Don't care about grammar - throw the grammar book away. If you read enough books in English, your grammar will improve by itself. I have quite good English writing skills but have never studied grammar for more than 25 years now.
3) Think in English - this was once said by Pooja Bhatt, and it's true. People generally think in Hindi and speak in English - that's why they don't learn how to talk correctly.
4) Give yourself a time of at least three months.
5) Love the language - forget the national politics that Hindi is our mother tongue and English is not. It does not help. English has included a number of Hindi words; it's but natural that we include English. Love it like the most loved person you ever loved. You will never lose the language.
From India, New Delhi
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1) Speak in English - just speak; there is a slight amount of pain (you don't know all the words) and fear (some will comment). Some people might laugh; let them laugh. Don't care.
2) Don't care about grammar - throw the grammar book away. If you read enough books in English, your grammar will improve by itself. I have quite good English writing skills but have never studied grammar for more than 25 years now.
3) Think in English - this was once said by Pooja Bhatt, and it's true. People generally think in Hindi and speak in English - that's why they don't learn how to talk correctly.
4) Give yourself a time of at least three months.
5) Love the language - forget the national politics that Hindi is our mother tongue and English is not. It does not help. English has included a number of Hindi words; it's but natural that we include English. Love it like the most loved person you ever loved. You will never lose the language.
From India, New Delhi
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