Daily English Speaking Practice Pdf
Camie Fons
First of all, you need to learn the most frequently used words in English, common structures and sentence patterns, common expressions, common phrasal verbs, and idioms that are much used in daily life.
Next, you should learn daily conversations in English for speaking. Focus on every ESL conversation topic until you can speak English automatically and fluently on that topic before moving to the next one.
The following lessons cover 75 topics that you will face very often in your daily life. Each lesson is designed in form of ESL conversation questions and answers, followed by REAL English conversation audios, which will definitely benefit your English conversation practice.
But how can you practice these four skills regularly? The trick is to make English a part of your daily life. You can do so by taking an online English course or by simply adding some speaking exercises to your daily routine.
English conversation practice is the most powerful method you can use to understand the language. It helps you get the speaking practice you need as well as improve your listening skills. Surround yourself with like-minded people who want to practice speaking English together through activities like playing games, having a meal, or just chatting. Use Google and social media to find speaking clubs in your city or groups that focus on your areas of interest (such as business English).
One of the most effective exercises to polish your pronunciation is to record yourself. It may sound funny, but it will help you understand your weak points. Listen closely to how you use intonation, rhythm, and stress in your sentences. You can even practice spoken English while using a tool like YouGlish, which lets you hear how an English word is pronounced in many different accents.
Preply also has a set of tools, courses, and self-study exercises on the platform. These include our courses for all English levels (see below) so that you can practice speaking English while discussing various topics. We also have a huge collection of conversation starters that you can use on topics ranging from daily life to aliens.
Do you dread breaking the ice when meeting native speakers? Then this exercise is for you. Simply set a two-minute timer and talk about a lighthearted topic for the whole two minutes without straying from the subject.
The primary purpose of this speaking exercise is to analyze the way you talk, focus on your pronunciation, and learn how to express your ideas in English without stopping or taking pauses when you speak.
To make your reading as effective as possible, prepare for it in advance. Make sure you have a pen, dictionary, and vocabulary list so you can write down new words and expressions. Set your phone or other gadgets to silent mode. Completing these actions every time you start reading will make your brain aware that you are about to practice, and you will be more focused.
Regularly write down unknown words and expressions with their meanings and useful examples. Keeping words in your vocabulary list will help you remember them better and learn to spell more effectively.
Choose a random picture, and describe it in as much detail as you can. This exercise will help you learn more about adjectives and understand how to describe feelings and perceptions with the right words. You can use Pinterest as an outstanding source of different pictures.
When it comes to English grammar exercises, choose ones that explain grammar rules in a clear and simple way. By practicing your grammar daily, you will increase your confidence and be able to speak and write in English with ease.
These practice exercises will definitely help if you want to boost your English. Some require a specific amount of time during the day, while others can be done on the go. Try to plan your time wisely by thinking of the skills you want to improve so you can focus on the English exercises that will make the most impact. You can also take a beginners business English course or browse our other business English courses to find the one for you.
Tom is a content marketer and writer sharing methods to be a better communicator. Since 2005, he has created content for a wide range of industries, including education, digital publishing, and language learning. Tom has an English and Creative Writing degree from the University of Kent, and runs an online education site for writers and creators called Hunting the Muse. He learns Spanish with the support of his Preply tutor, Clara.
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If you want to get better at public speaking, you need training. And you need effective training. Having a skilled instructor to help you is probably the most effective way to develop your own training. This is as true in getting better at speaking as it is in getting better at martial arts or painting or welding or, well, anything really. But private training and coaching can be a bit expensive and even with coaching you still need to train and practice on your own (imagine a top level athlete only exercising when their coach is present or an actor only practicing their craft when there's a director present to give them guidance for a scene).
How else then can you find effective training for public speaking? Well, I definitely recommend joining a Toastmasters club, as that provides an excellent way to practice your speaking skills in a group setting. And there are other ways to get practice like joining an improv club, taking college courses on public speaking, or just simply stepping up and offering to speak whenever possible in front of others at work or school or in other settings. But there is one thing that I recommend to anyone and everyone who wants to get better at speaking, whether or not you have a coach: develop a daily speaking practice.
A daily speaking practice could look very different for each person and can certainly be sculpted to fit your schedule and goals in speaking. Maybe you want to emulate some of the great speakers of the past or you have a specific type of energy you want to display when speaking, so you might rehearse a famous speech each day or you might have a set speech that you deliver in different ways to see what works the best for you. If you have any issues with speaking like a lisp or pronunciation problems, then you might practice diction exercises or tongue twisters or you might want to pick out the things that are difficult for you to say and rehearse them. I've personally had a few issues with word pronunciation in my life, so this latter bit of practice has been super helpful for me.
A speaking practice can be developed to fit your goals, but it should definitely be challenging and also a little fun. It can also be sculpted to fit your schedule. It could be 2 or 3 minutes each day or it could be an hour. It really depends on what your training goals are. For me personally, I try to get in a minimum of 5 minutes of my speaking training each day. Some days, I'll rehearse a much longer speech, but there are other days where I can run through some vocal exercises and diction in 5 minutes and then move on with my day (there are 1440 minutes in a day, so a 5 minute practice still leaves you with 1435 minutes for everything else...).
If you choose to put together your own daily speaking practice, my recommendation is to pick exercises that will help you but that will also challenge you. It's also good to pick a specific time of day for it and try to stick to that time each day (I do mine in the morning along with several others things that are part of my structured morning routine).
There are so many incredible scenes from movies that we carry with us due to how impactful they are due to how they're written or how they're performed by the actor or maybe even because of how they relate to our lives. For my Wednesdays trainings, I like to take a scene from a film that empowers me or challenges me and recite the scene.
Why do I practice with such simple sentences and words? As I mentioned above, I've had some speaking issues in my life. Practicing with very simple sentences that challenge me to work through a variety of pronunciations is helpful for me and probably for others. However, if you feel like this isn't a challenge for you, then maybe this isn't something you'd want to include in your own practice.
There are lots of wonderful ways to train your voice. Again, having a private coach to help you can definitely jump you further ahead of where you are currently, but there are also lots of great ways to train your voice at home.
Note: I'm nowhere near as good as Anna-Maria in this video. I would share my current attempts with you, but I'd hate to ruin your day like that... Still, it's all about practice. Practice makes progress!
So that's my current speaking practice. I'm due to change things up here soon, but I keep the rough ideas from most days the same. If you find this approach to speaking practice interesting and try out your own daily practice, feel free to share what works and maybe what doesn't work for you.
Remember, it's all about practice. Practice makes progress. If you can get a speaking coach or join a Toastmasters club, those things will definitely be super helpful, but as with anything else, it's really on you to take control of your own training and to train in a way that is effective for you and helpful for you but also challenging and performed regularly.