How do you find opportunities to get practical experience in speaking English?

Answer 1

It sounds simple but be very friendly. Two of my friends love to meet new people. Every day each of them talks to strangers at stores, sitting on a park benches or taking a buses. Most people like to talk and usually are patient with people who struggle with the language.

Talk to kids. They are easy to talk to, particularly five years old and up. You don't have to worry about your fluency. It will give you comfort and practice in English.

Singing is a terrific way to practice English. Memorize a song and go for it!

Select someone on TV who sounds the way you would like to sound. Best if you pick a talk show host or a newscaster as they are trained to speak well. Tape their show and while holding your remote control, repeat a sentence they said until you feel it sounded good, and then continue. Same with a movie.

Practice is the best way to improve. Having conversations will be the most helpful way to improve.

Answer 2

For English Language Learners, speaking English (practicing) can be very difficult outside of the classroom. Here are a couple ideas I have had great success with many of my students.

1) Volunteer -- there are many non-profit organizations in desperate need of volunteers. One of my former students was a nurse in France and hoped to get her nursing credentials here. She volunteered at Cedars Sinai hospital two hours a week, doing patient welcomes and screenings.

2) Check for "friendship societies" -- many cities have "friendship societies" built between two or more nationalities. One of my former students attended a Russian-American society where she found Americans who wanted practice with their Russian and were willing to practice English with her in a rough barter.

Answer 3

You can find opportunities in speaking English by practicing it everyday. You can do it with you friends, family or whoever you meet. You can discuss different topics using English as a mode of communication. You may start with the simplest questions like what do you want in life, what are your hobbies and many more. When you answer these questions straightly speaking English then you can now proceed with more complicated questions where you can explain or elaborate further what you want to convey. Then maybe it is best if you rate yourself or have your companion rate you how well you have spoken the language. This is one of the ways to assess yourself for your improvement.

Of course, to add more confidence in speaking English, you should also learn the grammar and discover new vocabularies.

Answer 4

Using social media, emailing, online chats, and texting are all terrific modern-day ways of learning how to write and speak English. And using Google Translate online can help you translate specific words, expressions, and sentences from your native language into English anytime you want/need.

Also, adding English subtitles to movies and YouTube videos when you watch them are good ways to learn how to speak English by listening to the people onscreen speaking in their (and your) native language(s) and then differentiating their/your native tongue from the English language translations onscreen. The same holds true for watching movies and YouTube videos in English and (if available) viewing subtitles for your own native language onscreen in the process.

You can also watch television designed specifically for early childhood education, i.e. Sesame Street on PBS, which can help you develop your basic English vocabulary and sentence structure one piece at a time.

Although a complex language, English is definitely one of the most beautiful and diverse world languages out there! Keep up the great work in building your knowledge of it through and through!