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Speaking English

Speaking English
How Do You Feel When You’re Speaking English? REGISTER NOW to improve your English speaking with USA Learns! Does speaking English put you into a panic? When you want to say something in English, do you feel like this? You don’t remember the words you studied. You are not alone. Students often say they forget everything because they get so nervous when they’re speaking English. Your goal for speaking English should be to communicate your message, not to say a perfect sentence. Wouldn’t you rather feel like this? You will be overjoyed when you realize other people understand you when you’re speaking English even with mistakes. Advertisement Speaking English with Confidence How can you build your confidence? Listen: The more English you hear, the easier it will be for you to copy what you hear. Practicing and improving your English skills at USA Learns will give you the courage and confidence you need when you are speaking English to other people. Practice Speaking English Word by Word Related:  RESOURCES TO LEARN

Listening to a New Language Listening to a New Language REGISTER NOW to improve your English listening with USA Learns! When we learn a new language, we struggle to learn lots of new words and many grammar rules in that language. But in the end, most people find that understanding what others say to you (and not what you say) is actually the hardest part of learning a new language. Has this ever happened to you? You are nervous, but you finally get the courage to ask someone a question in your new language. BUT, when the person answers in the new language do you look like this? You have NO idea what the person is saying to you. When you are learning a new language it sounds like everyone is speaking very fast. Different People Speak the Language Differently Sometimes you can understand everything your teacher or tutor says, but you can’t understand when you hear other people speak the language. In USA Learns you will listen to many different characters speaking the English language in the video stories.

Moodle 0:17Skip to 0 minutes and 17 seconds Hello, everyone. [INTERPOSING VOICES] Hello, I’m Laura Rupp. Welcome to the course English Pronunciation in a Global World here at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. English has become the major language for international communication. It is estimated that the ratio between native and non-native speakers is currently 1 to 4, and that no less than 80% of communication happens between non-native speakers. 1:05Skip to 1 minute and 5 seconds I was born in the Netherlands but raised in Ghana. 1:42Skip to 1 minute and 42 seconds A world where English is used as a lingua franca calls for a set of new and complex pronunciation skills. 2:18Skip to 2 minutes and 18 seconds In the first week of the course, we will discuss what is important in English pronunciation in a global world. 2:58Skip to 2 minutes and 58 seconds Last but not least, we’ll reflect on the nature of different English accents.

Conversational English Skills | 生活英语听说 Are you finding it difficult to start the conversation, or find the right words when communicating in English? Do you know how to start and end conversations in a polite way? Do you want to learn more about American, British, Canadian, Australian, South Korean, Colombian, and Chinese cultures? 语言最重要的功能就是交流。 本课程分为八个单元,每个单元有一个主题,分别是: 1、个人信息的介绍与交换 2、我们的家人和朋友 3、饮食与用餐 4、英语学习的目的和方法 5、假日活动和难忘的经历 6、兴趣爱好 7、情感表达 8、保持健康 每个主题由十余组对话和小组讨论,外籍老师的中西方文化差异介绍,中国老师的重点词汇、句型讲解,听力理解练习和口语测试构成。 How to improve your spoken English: 8 tips ‹ GO Blog When you ask a language student what their goals are, almost everyone says “improve my speaking”. When learning a foreign language, you’ll find yourself talking with all kinds of native speakers – your teacher, servers in restaurants, taxi drivers and your landlord, so it’s vital that you feel comfortable. Just like improving your writing, listening or any other skill, there are techniques you can use to improve your spoken English in a targeted way. Here are eight of our favorites: 1. Let’s start right off by saying that there isn’t a magic pill for better speaking. 2. After your conversation is over, take a moment to reflect. 3. You need words in order to talk, right? 4. Part of nervousness around speaking is the feeling of not knowing what to say. 5. Most people find phone conversations particularly challenging. 6. We know, we know – most people dislike hearing their voice recorded – but it’s actually an extremely beneficial way to improve your speaking! 7. 8. Let’s face it.

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