Do you ever feel nervous when you speak English?
Or when you're just about to start speaking,
you suddenly panic and forget everything you know, as soon as you open your mouth.
Hello everyone!
Anna here from englishlikeanative.co.uk.
Now today, I'm going to share with you five top tips to help you to improve your fluency
and increase your speaking confidence and to help you build your vocabulary.
Hang on to the end of the lesson,
where I will review the expressions that arise during our session.
Now as always, I've created a free PDF for you to download that includes all the tips and Vocabulary
Plus a special ELAN challenge just click on the link provided and register for your download.
Let's go. Tip number 1.
Switch it up. Switch your pleasure activities into English.
We all love to relax after a hard day's work with a good book or a Netflix series. Well,
why not squeezing an English lesson at the same time.
One of the easiest ways to improve your level of English is exposure to the language. By changing
the language setting on your latest series or enabling English subtitles for your best
loved YouTuber. You increase your exposure with just a click.
Want to take it a step further? Why not reread your all-time favorite
book in English. Rereading, or rewatching material can
make it easier to follow and pick up new vocabulary. You already know the story.
And it's always useful to have a notepad with you
to make notes of new words and phrases you like this may seem like a little thing, but
the small changes can lead to big results. Just give it a try.
Top tip number 2. Sing your heart out!
Become a kitchen karaoke superstar singing is great for fluency.
It helps us to understand how words work together in a sentence. Depending on the
song you can practice many different parts of speech or repetitive dance song can help affect
pronunciation and a wordy song can widen your vocabulary and improve speaking rhythm.
Not only that, singing loudly releases endorphins and in turn gives you
confidence so learn the correct lyrics to your favorite English songs and turn up the volume.
“Oh think that I found myself a cheer leader...”
I need to learn those words.
Tip number 3!
Be the hostess with the mostest.
Do you enjoy spending time with friends and family? Well,
next time you get together? Why not do it in English? Organizing fun
English only events at home can be a great way to practice fluency in a natural way. It could
be a sophisticated dinner party, “oh please pass the salt”, a competitive games night.
“It's a plane, it's a... it's a bird” Or even a cosy movie marathon with
English films. Of course. This is a great way to include your friends in the learning process too.
Tip number 4. Work it out. Nowadays. Many of us want to keep our bodies
fit and healthy on a daily basis. And it's a great opportunity to incorporate English.
English workout videos are fantastic for imperative practice, or do you
prefer running or going to the gym? Well, this is the perfect time to tune in to an
English radio station or podcast. Most stations are now digital and everyone
can listen worldwide. So, exercise your body and brain next time you work out.
Top tip number 5. Go on record. A great way to improve your fluency skills is to record
yourself speaking in English, it could be a voice message sent to a friend or even
talking to yourself out loud during your daily routine. I often encourage the members of my
conversation club to use voice notes in our telegram group. That way they
are continuing to practice speaking in between our conversation classes.
Now listening back to your own voice can help you identify problem areas either
with grammar or pronunciation.
Being the listener as well as the speaker will greatly improve your communication skills.
And if you'd like more information about my conversation Club and go
to englishlikeanative.co.uk or click on the link in the description below.
Now let's take a closer look at some of the key expressions from today's lesson.
“Switch it up” is a phrasal verb it means to change something for the better or just
to be different. We usually say this when we are bored of our usual routine and need
a change. I'm bored of salad. Let's switch it up and order Chinese.
“Sing your heart out” is an expression that simply means to sing with lots of passion.
“Oh no, not I, I will survive”
“The hostess with the mostest”, this phrase simply refers to someone who
is wonderful at organizing a good party or dinner party.
If you call someone the “hostess with the mostest”
then you're giving them a compliment on a job well done.
“Wow, amazing food, wine and musical entertainment. She was the hostess with the most”.
“To work out” is also a phrasal verb.
It can have two meanings.
1. to exercise, usually the type of exercises with weights or aerobic movement.
“I’m working out.” “You’ve got to work it out.”
The second meaning is to solve a problem.
“We need to work out how much everyone owes for food.”
“To go on record”, we use this expression when we say something publicly or officially
when we report a crime we go on record. Fun fact. Record is a holograph in its noun form,
we pronounce it /ˈrekɔːd/, /ˈrekɔːd/. However, in its verb form, we pronounce it /rɪˈkɔːd/,
/rɪˈkɔːd/.
Stay tuned for more homographs in the future.
Now it's about time we practice some
speaking so come and speak with me. In this well-prepared roleplay lesson.
I recommend that you record yourself and then later listen back. I'll see you there.