How to Speak English.docx
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HowtoSpeakEnglish
HowtoSpeakEnglish
editsby:
NeE, JoshW., DaveCrosby, FredericoLinsRolim (seeall)
FiveMethods:
GettingtheBasicsDownGettingFamiliarwiththeGrammarMaintainingProgressUsingYourResourcesSampleCheatSheets
Intoday'sglobalsociety,Englishisthelinguafranca.It'salmostimperativetoknowittofeelcomfortableinmostcircles.Unfortunately,it'salsoanincrediblyinconsistentanddifficultlanguage.Withpracticeandperseverance,youcanlearntospeaktheEnglishlanguageaswellasanynativeEnglishspeaker.
EditMethod1of4:
GettingtheBasicsDown
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Startsimple. VeryfewpeoplearetruebeginnerswhenitcomestoEnglish."Hello,""hi,""Howareyou?
"andnumeralshaveinfiltratedmostsocieties.OddsareyouknowmoreEnglishthanyouthink.
∙Takewhatyouknow.Forexample,"Howareyou?
"Thatusestheverb"tobe."Whatareotherquestionsjustlikethis?
Takewhatyouknowandexpandit!
∙Howisshe?
Howisyourfather?
Howareyourchildren?
Howistheweather?
∙Startmemorizingverbs.ThetoptenmostcommonverbsinEnglisharethefollowing:
"be,""have,""do,""say,""get,""make,""go,""know,""take,"and"see."[1] Justknowingtheseverbscangetyouthroughalotofbasicconversations.
∙Englishissubject-verb-object,inthatorder.Yoursubjectpronounsare:
"I,""you,""he"/"she"/"it,""we,""you,""they."ObjectpronounsinEnglishare:
"me,""you,""him"/"her"/"it,""us,""you,""them."WiththoseverbsandknowingEnglishisSVO,whatsentencescanyoucomeupwith?
∙Iknowher.
Shemakesit.
Hetakesus.
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Practiceconversations. Onceyouhavebasicsubjectandobjectpronounsdownandahandfulofverbs,youcanstartaskingquestions.
∙Questionsoftenopenwith"who,""what,""when,""where,""why,"and"how.""Who"indicatesaperson;"what"indicatesathing;"when"indicatesatime;"where"indicatesaplace;"why"indicatesareason;"how"indicatesamanner.
∙Sayyouknowthesubjects,somebasicnouns,thosetenverbs,andthesequestionstarters.WhataresomethingsyoucouldaskanEnglishspeaker?
∙Whatisyourname?
Whatdoyoudo?
Whenisyourbirthday?
Whereisshe?
Whydoyouhaveit?
Howdoyouknow?
EditMethod2of4:
GettingFamiliarwiththeGrammar
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Startwiththepresenttenses. Let'sstartwithpresentsimpleandpresentcontinuous:
∙Presentsimpleisusedforfactsandhabits.Ifyouaredescribingsomethingthatistrueorsomethingthathappensoften,optforthepresentsimple.
∙I go toworkeveryday.
She eats breakfastat7.
China is abigcountry.
∙Presentcontinuousisusedforthingsthatarehappeningrightnow.Therearetwoverbs:
ahelperandamainverb.Thehelperis"am"/"is"/"are"(dependingonthesubject)andthemainverbisanyverbwith-ing:
∙You arereading.
I amtyping.
He iswatching TV.
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Movetothepastandfuturetenses. Onceyou'vemasteredthepresent,getstartedonthepastandfuturetenses.We'rejustgoingtogooverthebasiconesnow:
∙Usethepastsimpleforanyeventthathappenedinthepastataspecifictime.
∙I saw thatmovielastyear.
She died onaplane.
We went tothebankyesterday.
∙Forthefuture,let'skeepitsimple.Addafuturetimemarker,andjustusethepresentcontinuous!
Itcandoubleasafuturetense,too.
∙They aremaking acaketomorrow.
You areleaving inMay.
I amgoing at6pm.
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Putyouradjectivesbeforenouns. Always,always,alwaysputtheadjective(thewordthatdescribes)beforethenoun.Always!
Infact,there'sevenanorderwithinadjectives:
∙Thereareeightbasictypesofadjectives:
opinion,size,age,shape,color,origin,material,andpurpose.Ifyouhavemorethanone, theygointhatorder[2].So,it'sa"huge,round,metalbowl"ora"small,redsleepingbag."
EditMethod3of4:
MaintainingProgress
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Labeleverything. TaketheobjectsinyourhouseandlabelthemwiththeirEnglishequivalent.ThegoalistogetyourmindthinkinginEnglish.Whenit'srightthere,it'llbeunignorable.
∙Whenyou'velabeledeverythingandfindyourselfthinking,"Whereismyblanket?
"trytothinkoftheword(orsentence)inEnglish.Whenyoufindyourblanket,wereyouright?
∙Don'twriteontheobjects--grabaslipofpaperandtapeitonsturdily.
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Keepaneyeonyourpronunciation. It'sveryeasytogetcaughtupinmemorizingwordswhenpronunciationcanbejustasimportant.Unfortunately,Englishhasexceptionstomostrules.Buttherearestillsomegeneralguidelinesyoucanabideby:
∙Alwayssaythelastsoundsintheword.CertainAsiandialectsfindthisratherdifficult.Ifyouknowyou'reguiltyofthis,keepitinmind."Streets"isnotpronouncedstree.The"ts"isveryimportantinretainingmeaning.
∙Takethesentence"Iprojecttheprojectwillendsoon."Confusing,huh?
Isn'tEnglishSVO?
Yes,andthissentenceistoo.Thefirst"project"(verb)ispronounced pro-JECT;thesecond(noun)ispronounced PRO-ject.Thesameistrueforallverb-nounpairs:
nounsstressthefirstsyllable,verbsthesecond.
∙Thoughtherearedefiniteexceptions,mostnounsinEnglishhavethefirstsyllablestressed.Thinkofthenounsinyourhouse:
"BED-room,""BATH-room,""KITCH-en,""TA-ble,""WIN-dow,""SO-fa,""WA-ter,""JACK-et,""TOI-let," etc.
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Pickadialect. TherearemeaningfuldifferencesbetweenAmerican,British,andAustralianEnglish.Beforeyougoaboutincreasingyourvocabulary,whichoneappealstoyou?
∙Sometimesit's veryimportant toknowwhoyou'respeakingto.IfyoutellanAmericanyou'renotwearingpants,theymightwonderifyou'rewearingshorts,askirt,orjustinyourunderwear.IfyoutellaBrityou'renotwearingpants,you'regoingcommando!
∙Inadditiontovocabularydifferences,thepronunciationdifferencesarehuge.Knowthesevariationsexistbeforeyougetconfusedwithmultiplecorrectpronunciations.
∙CertaindictionariesuseBritishEnglishandcertaindictionariespreferAmerican.Choosetheonethat'sbestforyou.
EditMethod4of4:
UsingYourResources
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Getagooddictionary. Ifyouneedto,getseveral.AdictionarytotranslatebetweenyourfirstlanguageandEnglishisbest,inadditiontoadictionaryinEnglishonly.
∙Getapocket-sizedversionforwhenyou'reonthegoandthatpeskywordyoukeepforgettingcomesup.
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SpeakinEnglishwithnativespeakers. Thoughitmaybetemptingtospeakwithyourotherfriendswhoarelearningtoo,you'llseethequickestresultsifyouconversemainlywithnativespeakers.
∙Hireatutororprivateteacher.Makesurethey'renativeandhavetheaccentyouwant.Choosesomeonewithteachingexperience--justbecauseyoucanspeakalanguagedoesnotmeanyoucanteachit.
∙Ifateacherisn'tupyouralley,getapenpal!
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Usetheinternet. Thereareliterallyhundredsuponhundredsofsitesyoucanusetoyourbenefit.Anythingtomakegrammarmoreexcitingiswelcome--therearegamesandvideosgalore.
∙SuchresourcescanbefoundatSimpleEnglishWikipedia[3],theBritishCouncil[4],andEnglishClub[5],amongmanyothers.
∙YouTubedoesn'thavetobeaboutfunnycatsandRihanna.Tapintoitseducationalresourcesaswell.
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WatchTV,listentosongs,andreadbooks. ThoughyourgoalistospeakEnglish,youhavetobeabletounderstandit,too!
Evenwhenyou'realoneandnotstuckinagrammarexerciseyoucankeepyourmindprimed..
∙Startwithchildren'sbooksandTVshows.Thelanguageissimplerandwillgoslower.Eventually,movetochannelscateredtoyourinterests.Ifyouenjoycooking,graduatetotheFoodNetworkandseewhatyoucanpickupon.Trynottoturnonthecaptions!
∙IfyouhaveaDVR,recordtheshows.Thatwayyoucangobackandworkthroughthedialogueandconversationsatyourownpace.
∙ListentoEnglishmusic!
Balladsgoquiteslowlyandtherefrainscanberatherrepetitive.Yourvocabularywillnaturallyexpand,too.
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ThinkinEnglish. Ifyoufindyourselfthinkingsomethingsimpleinyounativetongue,whatwoulditsequivalentbeinEnglish?
Makeahabitofthisformaintenanceandmemory.
∙Thinkoutloudifhelps.Explaintoyourroommatesorfamilywhatyou'retryingtodo;maybethey'llwanttocatchon,too!
Eventually,simplephraseswillbecomeparforthecourse.
Addyourownmethod
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EditSampleCheatSheets
SampleEnglishExpressions
SampleEnglishVerbConjugations
SpellingTipsandTricks
EditTips
∙TrytopracticespeakingEnglishinyourdailylife.
∙Don'tuseyourdictionaryallthetime.Youwillfindyourselfonthesamepageanhourlaterandveryfrustrated.Trytoworkoffofcontextandonlyuseyourdictionarywhenyouabsolutelymust.
∙Practiceeveryday.Alanguagewillnotbecomesecondnatureifitisafreetimehobby.
∙LearningEnglishrequiresalotofpracticeanddetermination.Ittakesalongtime,aswithanylanguage,tobecomegoodatit.
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