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How to improve your English speaking skills (by yourself)

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By Kabiru AdekunlePublished 2 months ago 3 min read
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How to improve your English speaking skills (by yourself)
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I assume you are already aware that practice is necessary to become a better English speaker.

You must talk. Grammar study won't make you a better speaker. Speaking English will never get better by listening to English only. It is necessary for you to speak. But what happens if you are alone and unable to communicate in English? Then, how can you practice? You can actually learn to speak English on your own with this method.

It's not necessary to have a speaking companion. This method can help you with many areas of spoken English, including vocabulary, syntax, sentence structure, and—above all—effectively expressing your ideas and thoughts. What then is this method? Okay, then let me explain... Acquiring English language proficiency I believe you are well aware of the need for imitation practice in order to improve your English speaking abilities.

Imitation does not mean copying word for word what native speakers say in order to get a better pronunciation. I am referring to something little more sophisticated than that. This is how it operates: You attempt to retell a tale, have a conversation, or give a speech in your own words after listening to it. Let's examine this method in action: When I was younger When he was younger, my parents enjoyed making up stories about how Santa Claus would bring us gifts for Christmas, just like many other parents do. His folks I believe you are well aware of the need for imitation practice in order to improve your English speaking abilities. I don't mean to imply that they should act as though Santa Claus is bringing them gifts for Christmas. Thus, every Christmas morning, my siblings and I would wake up Thus, every Christmas morning, he and his siblings would find a number of gifts— purportedly from Santa Claus—stacked in front of the hearth. a number of gifts, purportedly from Santa Claus, would be arranged in front of the hearth. Thus, it is the operation. However, that is merely one approach.

There are further options. For instance, rather than mimicking brief utterances like.You can mimic longer sections of speech by mimicking phrases and short sentences. In this instance, you should thus pause and attempt to convey the notion yourself after listening to the speaker finish a thought or idea.

Another strategy is to just listen to the speech in its entirety and then attempt to deliver it yourself. There are a few different approaches, but my suggestion is to blend them all together. This method is known as "easy-to-hard imitation." The theory behind easy-to-hard imitation is incremental training.

The goal is to force yourself to improve by starting with something simple and working your way up to more challenging tasks. Numerous studies have shown that this type of instruction is highly efficient. Here's how to put this idea to use: First, practice mimicking phrases and short sentences.

Next, practice mimicking longer words or even complete sentences. Lastly, attempt giving the entire speech on your own. There are numerous advantages to this method. You have the opportunity to hear and mimic proper English, which aids in your learning of sentence construction. Idioms, phrases, and other speech patterns that are utilized in regular discussions are taught to you. Grammar is taught to you. Implicit learning is the mechanism by which you pick up grammar by imitation of other people.

This is the method by which you are learning without realizing it. This is how infants and young children pick up the grammar of their mother tongue. Grammar is not something you consider when you imitate. You're not attempting to ascertain the rationale for the usage of the present perfect tense in either scenario. Rather, your attention is on understanding and conveying ideas through communication. Although you're not aware of it, you're still learning grammar. One of the right methods for learning grammar is this.

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