2006-12-23 12:43:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
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2006-12-24 00:51:53 · answer #1 · answered by talla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is actually a fairly simple language.
The best practise is conversational English, on a range of topics so the vocabulary and usage gets stronger. Pick a subject and try to hold a meaningful conversation in English. It gets easier.
After a while you can think in the language, and don't get tripped up by the different grammar and sounds.
Comprehension is the other big issue. News, gossip, entertainment, comedy in particular, where the brain needs to be awake and not just reciting, also helps.
Do these, and you eventually get a good working knowledge of the language.
2006-12-23 22:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Paul W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(Can anyone give me a list of activities which would help people learn to speak English? Use the spell check it helps!)
Singing is great, if you aren't a singer you might try making labels for common things first. Stick them on everything in the house and pictures of outside objects. This makes it 'concrete' (you can touch it) and visual (you can see it) Then say (or sing) it every time you pass by the label. Act out conversation with someone who can correct you so you don't practice it incorrectly. (Don't give up!! It takes adults a bit longer than kids.)
2006-12-23 21:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Maia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Ideally, find out what their needs are first. For example, are they working in an English speaking country? Going to school? Children? Adults? Activities like most of the above posters mentioned are good. Activities should have them using, and not translating, the language.
One fun thing I did was to take some adult students to the mall and give them a list of information they had to find out from a few clerks in stores. They had to make questions and ask them. Example: Go to Sbarro (pizza place) and find out what the specials are today. or, Go to Macy's and find out when the next Clinique gift with purchase will be available. The activity was designed to get these adults, new to the US, used to asking for basic information in public places. Even those with pretty low skills were successful, and the questions were designed not to be too challenging for them or the clerks. They went in groups of three so no one got intimidated.
2006-12-25 23:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by buffy s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch a lot of tv with the subtitles/closed captions on.
Read books/magazines/newspapers that you're interested in (you'll be more motivated to find the words you don't know if you're excited by or passionate about the subject its on... so if you like sport, read sports magazines, if you like mysteries, read mystery/thriller novels etc...
Talk to people in english (at tourist-y places like bars, outside museums, tours, at an english class etc... u might even consider getting a friend to learn english with you and then you guys can have only english nights etc.
Learn phrases from english songs (this is how i learned italian... you'll sound weird and poetic like a songwriter but it's kind of cute-sounding... at least in english it would be).
2006-12-23 21:03:52 · answer #5 · answered by Melissage 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A decade ago to learn English, you had to attend costly English classes or purchase course material like tapes and books. Now you can learn English for free from the comfort of your home using the Internet. The BBC and the British Council offer a number of on line courses, which teach written and spoken English. You can also improve your English by watching television programs and reading English newspapers. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/qnzpt
2006-12-24 04:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Memorize short verses or stories. I memorised some of the Bible verses in the target language (the translation was not the old language but a modern translation) and found that the constructions and vocabulary really helped.
Good qu.
Keep trying, it only gets easier. More and more talking needed.
Cheers
2006-12-24 14:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My uncle read a newspaper every evening. When he came to a word he didn't understand, he looked up the meaning in a dictionary and wrote it ten times. Word after word, evening after evening. You could tell he was from the old country, but you never had trouble speaking with him. That was in the 1940s, but we still have newspapers.
2006-12-23 20:53:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reading a lot with the help of a dictionary. Read novels, comics, newspapers, converse a lot with neighbours, friends, children, with the work people, in fact anyone you come in contact with.
2006-12-23 22:01:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
songs
the best way to fully emerse yourself in another language, any language is through that languages SONGS.
Songs are repetitive and easier to recall.
2006-12-23 20:46:00 · answer #10 · answered by . S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋