Bài giảng How to speak English well

Ways to Learn to Speak English Well
By Ellie Kuykendall, eHow Contributor
Books for Learning English
Millions of people work on learning English every day. Especially in Asian countries such
as Japan, South Korea, and China, children go from their regular school to English classes
at private academies to learn English. Thousands of Hispanic adults attend community
colleges in the United States to improve their English. The more you speak, read and listen
to English, the easier it will be to speak it well.
Watch TV
1. Watch TV in English. It is tempting to watch television in your native language
rather than trying to understand people who talk fast in English. However, watching
TV in English helps to hone your listening skills and learn how English is actually
spoken. In addition, watching news programs keeps you abreast of news
developments. If you have the captions on, you can increase your reading ability by
reading all the words that show up on the bottom of the screen.
Listen to Audio Materials
2. Listen to tapes or CDs to learn how English is pronounced and spoken. There are
many cassette tapes and CDs for sale both on the Internet and in bookstores. Listen
while you drive to hone your conversation skills, and listen at home when doing the
dishes or working around the house.
Check Out Reading Materials
3. Read books and magazines. Even though you are not speaking English when you
read them, you are improving your vocabulary and seeing sentence structure, which
is important for learning to speak English well. After you do some reading, talk
with someone in English about what you read.
Take a Class
4. Take a class in English conversation; even in some rural areas, churches,
community colleges and other organizations provide these classes. Taking a class
will help you learn in an structured way because you can practice speaking English
with the students and the teacher. If you want to learn from the comfort of your
home, you can learn English through the Internet (see Resources).

Practice
5. Practice speaking English every chance you get. If you are taking a class, go out to
have coffee or a meal with the other students and practice speaking English. If you
live at home and your family speaks both English and another language, set aside
time each day to speak in your non-native language. Too many families from other
countries speak only their native language at home, and this will not help you learn
English. Speaking English together will improve everyone's English.
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