5 Speaking Rules you need to know! Filed under LISTENING & SPEA ING ! 1.

Dont study grammar too much T"is rule #ig"t sound strange to #any ESL students$ %ut it is one o& t"e #ost i#portant rules' I& you want to pass e(a#inations$ t"en study gra##ar' )owe*er$ i& you want to %e+o#e &luent in Englis"$ t"en you s"ould try to learn Englis" wit"out studying t"e gra##ar' Studying gra##ar will only slow you down and +on&use you' ,ou will t"ink a%out t"e rules w"en +reating senten+es instead o& naturally saying a senten+e like a nati*e' Re#e#%er t"at only a s#all &ra+tion o& Englis" speakers know #ore t"an -!. o& all t"e gra##ar rules' /any ESL students know #ore gra##ar t"an nati*e speakers' I +an +on&idently say t"is wit" e(perien+e' I a# a nati*e Englis" speaker$ #a0ored in Englis" Literature$ and "a*e %een tea+"ing Englis" &or #ore t"an 1! years' )owe*er$ #any o& #y students know #ore details a%out Englis" gra##ar t"an I do' I +an easily look up t"e de&inition and apply it$ %ut I don2t know it o&& t"e top o& #y "ead' I o&ten ask #y nati*e Englis" &riends so#e gra##ar 3uestions$ and only a &ew o& t"e# know t"e +orre+t answer' )owe*er$ t"ey are &luent in Englis" and +an read$ speak$ listen$ and +o##uni+ate e&&e+ti*ely' 4o you want to %e a%le to re+ite t"e de&inition o& a +ausati*e *er%$ or do you want to %e a%le to speak Englis" &luently5 2. Learn and study phrases /any students learn *o+a%ulary and try to put #any words toget"er to +reate a proper senten+e' It a#a6es #e "ow #any words so#e o& #y students know$ %ut t"ey +annot +reate a proper senten+e' T"e reason is %e+ause t"ey didn2t study p"rases' 7"en +"ildren learn a language$ t"ey learn %ot" words and p"rases toget"er' Likewise$ you need to study and learn p"rases' I& you know 1!!! words$ you #ig"t not %e a%le to say one +orre+t senten+e' 8ut i& you know 1 p"rase$ you +an #ake "undreds o& +orre+t senten+es' I& you know 1!! p"rases$ you will %e surprised at "ow #any +orre+t senten+es you will %e a%le to say' Finally$ w"en you know only a 1!!! p"rases$ you will %e al#ost a &luent Englis" speaker' T"e Englis" Speaking 8asi+s se+tion is a great e(a#ple o& #aking nu#erous senten+es wit" a single p"rase' So don2t spend "ours and "ours learning #any di&&erent words' 9se t"at ti#e to study p"rases instead and you will %e +loser to Englis" &luen+y' 4on2t translate 7"en you want to +reate an Englis" senten+e$ do not translate t"e words &ro# your /ot"er tongue' T"e order o& words is pro%a%ly +o#pletely di&&erent and you will %e %ot" slow and in+orre+t %y doing t"is' Instead$ learn p"rases and senten+es so you don2t "a*e to t"ink a%out t"e words you are saying' It s"ould %e auto#ati+' Anot"er pro%le# wit" translating is t"at you will %e trying to in+orporate gra##ar rules t"at you "a*e learned' Translating and t"inking a%out t"e gra##ar to +reate Englis" senten+es is in+orre+t and s"ould %e a*oided' 3. Reading and Listening is NOT enough. Practice Speaking hat you hear! Reading$ listening$ and speaking are t"e #ost i#portant aspe+ts o& any language' T"e sa#e is true &or Englis"' )owe*er$ speaking is t"e only re3uire#ent to %e &luent' It is nor#al &or %a%ies and +"ildren to learn speaking &irst$ %e+o#e &luent$ t"en start reading$ t"en writing' So t"e natural order is listening$ speaking$ reading$ t"en writing'

First Pro%le# Isn2t it strange t"at s+"ools a+ross t"e world tea+" reading &irst$ t"en writing$ t"en listening$ and &inally speaking5 Alt"oug" it is di&&erent$ t"e #ain reason is %e+ause w"en you learn a se+ond language$ you need to read #aterial to understand and learn it' So e*en t"oug" t"e natural order is listening$ speaking$ reading$ t"en writing$ t"e order &or ESL students is reading$ listening$ speaking$ t"en writing' Se+ond Pro%le# T"e reason #any people +an read and listen is %e+ause t"at2s all t"ey pra+ti+e' 8ut in order to speak Englis" &luently$ you need to pra+ti+e speaking' 4on2t stop at t"e listening portion$ and w"en you study$ don2t 0ust listen' Speak out loud t"e #aterial you are listening to and pra+ti+e w"at you "ear' Pra+ti+e speaking out loud until your #out" and %rain +an do it wit"out any e&&ort' 8y doing so$ you will %e a%le to speak Englis" &luently' ". Su#merge yourse$% 8eing a%le to speak a language is not related to "ow s#art you are' Anyone +an learn "ow to speak any language' T"is is a pro*en &a+t %y e*eryone in t"e world' E*eryone +an speak at least one language' 7"et"er you are intelligent$ or la+king so#e %rain power$ you are a%le to speak one language' T"is was a+"ie*ed %y %eing around t"at language at all ti#es' In your +ountry$ you "ear and speak your language +onstantly' ,ou will noti+e t"at #any people w"o are good Englis" speakers are t"e ones w"o studied in an Englis" speaking s+"ool' T"ey +an speak Englis" not %e+ause t"ey went to an Englis" speaking s+"ool$ %ut %e+ause t"ey "ad an en*iron#ent w"ere t"ey +an %e around Englis" speaking people +onstantly' T"ere are also so#e people w"o study a%road and learn *ery little' T"at is %e+ause t"ey went to an Englis" speaking s+"ool$ %ut &ound &riends &ro# t"eir own +ountry and didn2t pra+ti+e Englis"' ,ou don2t "a*e to go anyw"ere to %e+o#e a &luent Englis" speaker' ,ou only need to surround yoursel& wit" Englis"' ,ou +an do t"is %y #aking rules wit" your e(isting &riends t"at you will only speak Englis"' ,ou +an also +arry around an iPod and +onstantly listen to Englis" senten+es' As you +an see$ you +an a+"ie*e results %y +"anging w"at your surroundings are' Su%#erge yoursel& in Englis" and you will learn se*eral ti#es &aster' &. Study correct materia$ A +o##on p"rase t"at is in+orre+t is$ :Pra+ti+e #akes per&e+t'; T"is is &ar &ro# t"e trut"' Pra+ti+e only #akes w"at you are pra+ti+ing per#anent' I& you pra+ti+e t"e in+orre+t senten+e$ you will "a*e per&e+ted saying t"e senten+e in+orre+tly' T"ere&ore$ it is i#portant t"at you study #aterial t"at is +o##only used %y #ost people' Anot"er pro%le# I see is t"at #any students study t"e news' )owe*er$ t"e language t"ey speak is #ore &or#al and t"e +ontent t"ey use is #ore politi+al and not used in regular li&e' It is i#portant to understand w"at t"ey are saying$ %ut t"is is #ore o& an ad*an+ed lesson t"at s"ould %e studied a&ter learning t"e &unda#ental %asi+s o& Englis"' Studying Englis" wit" a &riend w"o is not a nati*e Englis" speaker is %ot" good and %ad' ,ou s"ould %e aware o& t"e pros and +ons o& speaking wit" a non nati*e speaking &riend' Pra+ti+ing wit" a non nati*e person will gi*e you pra+ti+e' ,ou +an also #oti*ate ea+" ot"er and point out %asi+ #istakes' 8ut you #ig"t pi+k up %ad "a%its &ro# one anot"er i& you are not sure a%out w"at are +orre+t and in+orre+t senten+es' So use t"ese pra+ti+e ti#es as a ti#e period to pra+ti+e t"e +orre+t #aterial you studied' Not to learn "ow to say a senten+e' < See #ore at= "ttp=>>www'englis"<%a+kup'+o#>5<speaking<rules<you<need<to<know>?st"as"'tAtAAl@+'dpu&