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14 Methods for Improving Your Spoken English Without a Speaking Partner 1. Think in English. Sometimes the difficult thing about talking in a new language isn’t the language itself, but how you think about it. If you think in your native language and then try to speak English, you’ll always have to translate between languages. Translating isn’t an easy thing to do! Even people fluent in two or more languages have trouble switching between languages. The solution is to think in English. You can do this anywhere, anytime. Try to use English when you’re thinking about your day, or when you’re trying to decide what food to order. Even try to use an English to English dictionary to look up words. That way you never have to use your native language and translate words. You’ll notice that when you think in English, it’s easier for you to speak in English. 2. Talk to yourself. Whenever you’re at home (or alone somewhere else) you can practice your English with your favorite perso...

Some of the most basic and important English grammar rules relate directly to sentence structure. These rules specify that: A singular subject needs a singular predicate. A sentence needs to express a complete thought. Another term for a sentence is an independent clause:  Clauses, like any sentence, have a subject and predicate too. If a group of words does not have a subject and predicate, it is a phrase. If a clause can stand alone and make a complete thought, then it is independent and can be called a sentence. If clauses do not express a complete thought, they are called dependent clauses. An example of a dependent clause, which is not a sentence, is “when I finish my work.” A dependent clause needs an independent clause to make it whole. Subjects and Predicates Basic to any language is the sentence, which expresses a complete thought and consists of a subject and a predicate. The  subject  is the star of the sentence; the person, animal, or thing that is t...

These first eight phrases can be used in many different situations. 1. Thanks so much. This is a simple sentence you can use to thank someone. To add detail, say: Thanks so much + for + [noun] / [-ing verb]. For example: Thanks so much for  the birthday money. Thanks so much for  driving me home. 2. I really appreciate… You can also use this phrase to thank someone. For example, you might say: I really appreciate  your help. Or you can combine #1 and #2: Thanks so much  for cooking dinner.  I really appreciate  it. Thanks so much.   I really appreciate  you cooking dinner. 3. Excuse me. When you need to get through but there’s someone blocking your way, say “Excuse me.” You can also say this phrase to politely get someone’s attention. For example: Excuse me  sir, you dropped your wallet. Excuse me , do you know what time it is? 4. I’m sorry. Use this phrase to apologize, whether for something big or small. Use “for” to give mor...

Interrupting politely Excuse me, Pardon me, Sorry to interrupt, May I interrupt (for a minute)? Can I add something here? I don't mean to intrude, but . . . Could I inject something here? Do you mind if I jump in here? Getting back to the topic Anyway, Now, where was I? Where were we? What were you saying? You were saying . . . To get back to . . .

Clarifying your own ideas In other words, What I mean is . . . What I'm trying to say is . . . What I wanted to say was . . . To clarify, Asking for Clarification What do you mean (by that)? What are you trying to say? What was that again? Could you clarify that? Clarifying another's ideas You mean . . . What you mean is . . . What you're saying is . . . (I think) what she means is . . . What he's trying to say is . . . If I understand you, (you're saying that . . . ) If I'm hearing you correctly, So, you think (that) . . . So, your idea is . . 

Asking for Elaboration Could you elaborate (on that)? Could you tell me a little more about it? Could you give (me) some details? Could you fill me in on that? Could you expound on that? What else can you tell us (about that)? Is there anything else you can tell us? Is there more to it? Elaborating To elaborate, To give you more information, Let me explain. Let me elaborate. Let me tell you a little more (about it). Let me give you some details. What's more,

Opening a discussion To begin with, We need to discuss . . . determine find out Let's start by (V ing) We'll start by (V ing) The problem here is . . . issue question The important thing (here) is . . . The main thing we need to discuss is . . . Let's look at . . . It looks like . . . It appears that . . . Asking for input What do you think? How about you? How do you feel about that? Any ideas on that? Responding (That sounds like a) good idea. Sounds good. The problem with that is . . . That raises the issue of . . . brings up

Contrasting On the other hand, However, Yes, but . . . You may be right, but . . . I may be wrong, but . . . Correct me if I'm wrong, but . . . On the contrary, Classifying There are five kinds of . . . There are two types of . . . There are three categories of . . . We can divide (this) into three parts: 1) 2) 3) This can be broken down into four sections. They are: A) B) C) D)

Asking for input What do you think (about . . . )? How do you feel (about . . . )? Any ideas? What are the alternatives? Exploring Options Let's look at Option 1. What (do you think) about Plan B? How about the third alternative? Let's consider Bob's proposal. Moving on Let's move on to Option 2. What about Plan C? Let's look at the fourth choice. How about Mary's idea? Should we move on to the next point? Before we move on, we need to consider . . .

Giving your opinion I think that . . . I don't think that . . . In my opinion . . . Asking for support or details Why do you think that? Could you elaborate? Could you give (me) an example? Can you illustrate that? What evidence do you have? Could you explain it in more detail? Could you provide some details? Supporting your opinions Let me illustrate, For example, For instance, To give you an example, Let me give you an example, To elaborate, First, (second), etc.

 Most common meats  = lamb or mutton (mutton = sheep ), pork or beef  Most common  poultry  = chicken, turkey, goose, duck, pheasant   Most common  game  = rabbit, hare, partridge, pheasant  Most common  seafood  = fish, prawns, shrimps, lobster, scallops, mussels, crab  Most common  vegetables  broccoli, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, beans, garlic, green onions, red onions  Most common  fruit  apples, orange, banana, watermelon, strawberries, plums, Different parts of meat vocabulary Ways food is cooked boiled  – Mrs Jones boiled the rice. The potatoes were cooked in boiled water. steamed  – Mrs Smith steamed the fish over a pan of boiling water fried  /  sauteed  – cooked in oil in a wok or a frying pan Mr bean loves to eat fried egg in the morning. Mr Jones fried the bacon for is sandwich  stir-fried  – fried fast using a wok in hot oil pan-fried  – fried...

Using head parts in sentences Mrs Jones had lovely long blonde  hair   that was half way down her back. Mrs Bean what colour hair does she have?   she has  brown  hair or she has  fair  hair Eyes  are used for seeing things with. Mrs Jones had very good  eye sight and could see very far. Mr Bean what colour  eyes  have you got? I have got  blue eyes  or could have  brown eyes  or  grey eyes Mrs Bean needed to wear glasses as she had poor  eye sight Nose  are used to smell things with. Mr Jones was in the garden and is  nose  still managed to smell the bread is wife was making for him. Ears  are used to hear things with. Mr Beans  ears  started to hear music from somewhere and started to dance. Mr Bean had large  ears  but he still didn't have very good hearing. Mrs Bean liked to wear large earrings in her  ears  which made her look very pretty. Mrs Bean ...