i m not gud in speaking english...and even i dont know new english words so can u suggest me what to do?

Question

when d time comes to speak i feel shy n im not confident and fluent

Answer 1

Top 10 Tips on How to Learn Any Foreign Language:

1. Set realistic expectations. When you begin to learn a new language, you will make mistakes and you will not understand everything. It’s perfectly natural. Accept it as part of the learning process. Don’t expect to become fluent in a few weeks - or even months. Fluency takes every student a lot of work and a lot of time. The important thing is to get started – and to learn to communicate basic ideas to native speakers. That you can do in just a few lessons!

2. Flash cards. Carry index cards with you. Whenever you hear a new word or phrase, write it down. Put the meaning in your native language on the back of the card. If you like, you can colour code your cards into categories: foods, irregular verbs, colloquial phrases, greetings, etc.

3. Try to practice the accent of the language that you're learning.

4. Get a native speaker boyfriend or girlfriend. Develop relationships with native speakers. OK, the romance side of things isn’t required, but it helps. The more time you spend speaking the language, about anything and everything, the faster you’ll gain confidence and find yourself speaking naturally.

5. Listen to the language. Tune in to radio, movies, soap operas, news channels, music…. Listening to the language between classes will keep what you’ve learned fresh in your mind.

6. Read the language. Read magazines, books and newspapers. Many bookstores and local libraries have language sections with a variety of books in and about the language.

7. Speak out loud. Transfer your newly learned language skills from your mind to your mouth – right away! Always practice your language out loud. Read your books and magazines out loud. Although you may feel a little silly at first, this is an important first step toward improving your pronunciation and gaining confidence speaking in the new language.

8. Make mistakes. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes are an inevitable part of the learning process. In almost any country you visit, you will find that people appreciate your attempt to speak their language, even if you don’t get everything right. You’ll learn more from your mistakes than from any class or book you’ll ever invest in.

9. Visit online forums. Meet and exchange ideas with other students from all over the world. Ask questions, answer questions, find yourself a native speaker pen pal! A quick Google search will pull a good starting list of websites for students.

10. Maximise your exposure. What is your ultimate language goal? If, like most budding linguists, you want to gain fluency, you’ll want to find all the direct exposure you can to achieve your goal. An immersion course in the language-speaking country is a great way to do this, whether for an extended course or a quick language vacation. Not only will you study with native teachers and live with the locals, when you find yourself speaking this language just to order your coffee or pick up a newspaper, you’ll quickly put all you’ve learned in class to good use – and measure your daily progress in leaps and bounds.

Answer 2

suzane it would have been great help if u could have mentioned your present educational status.
anyways here are a few steps
1) their is no substitute to a classroom course. do join a reputed class if possible
2) Word power made easy by Norman Lewis is a good book to improve your vocabulary
3) read a newspaper like the TIMES OF INDIA or THE HINDU.
while reading these papers keep a pencil handy and mark all the words whose meanings u feel u cannot put into proper words.
4)read the letters to the editor which appear in these papers.
they will help u in creating a style of ur own
5) make friends who speak fluent english and try to converse in english as far as possible
6) listening to english news for a period of 30 minutes a day will also help

ALL THE BEST SUZANE!

Answer 3

Depends on your point of view. It would cost a lot of money to change all the things we've got in English into another language (i,e, Spanish), but soon Hispanics will outnumber whites in America, so maybe the rest of us becoming a little bit more educated (by learning Spanish) wouldn't be such a bad thing. On the other hand, perhaps if we're going to learn another language, it would be best to learn something we might need in the future for international relations and understanding, like Arabic, Farsi, or Mandarin Chinese. Regardless, however, I think that for the sole purpose of functioning in modern society, Mexicans and other immigrants should probably try to grasp at least enough English to get by.

Answer 4

Try getting a third grade english book. It will teach you the basic structure of sentences. When and how to use adjectives and adverbs properly so you are not using those dangling participles. That is the where most people who learn to speak proper English got their start, maybe you should too. Soon you will feel very confident and will never want to shut up :-)

Answer 5

Read books, magaznes and news ;items which are in English language. Speak to people in English and stand to be corrected on the way you speak English. Admit your wrong English and allow yourself for corrections.In case of doubt in English words about its meaning , refer to the dictionary or encyclopedia.
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Answer 6

speak the language you are good at speaking. not being able to speak english is not a crime and nothing to feel shy. There are lots of people who have achieved fame and success without knowing english.

Answer 7

Buy the Rosetta Stone language program. I understand that it is a very good program for learning new languages quickly. Advertisements claim it is the program the government uses to teach interpreters. (True or not I don't really know)

It is a computer program. It associates pictures and words.

Answer 8

Join a Toastmasters club. The folks there are positive friendly people who will help you speak with more confidence. You will gain listening skills, too.

Answer 9

Dictionaries and phrasebooks spring to mind. You could try to learn one new word or new phrase each day.

Answer 10

Try reading and learning from articles printed in the following websites:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk
http://www.independent.co.uk/