How to speak fluent English: four important tips

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A high level of knowledge of English does not guarantee fluency in them. There are many people who easily watch movies without translation and even subtitles, regularly read news and articles in English, and pass grammar tests for high scores. Moreover, if they suddenly start a conversation with them in English, all knowledge seems to fly out of my head, and the need to write a letter from one paragraph baffles for half an hour. Together with the online school of English ABA English We have collected tips for those who want to make a breakthrough and begin to communicate fluently in English.

1 Tip

Children develop fluent speech when they are not yet familiar with grammatical subtleties. Children begin to actively communicate in simple phrases and gradually complicate and embellish their speech. Of course, a child's developing brain is better suited to mastering a foreign language - bilinguals and trilinguals are formed before the age of 5. However, for adults too it is necessary to complicate speech gradually. An average adult who has studied English at school, an institute, courses, textbooks, cannot immediately speak and speak fluently at the same level at which he understands everything, be it Upper intermediate or Advanced.

We conclude: in a couple of months to be able to take place in an English interview or participate in a professional conference, first lower the bar and return to simple. If you have children, watch a cartoon in English together. Primitive dialogues from "Peppa Pigs” (beware, British English!) or “Paw Patrol” get firmly stuck in the head, and that’s all the “knowing but silent” adult needs - so that he doesn’t have to construct lines in his head, trying to figure out whether these words are combined with each other.

Cartoons contain a lot of everyday scenes, limited vocabulary, short, grammatically uncomplicated phrases that can be used in everyday life - and this is precisely what differs from the usual passive perception. You can’t stand in one place for a long time: as soon as the speech “goes”, we raise the level and actively use new (even if they have actually been familiar to us for a long time) words.

So, users of the application ABA English School get access to materials at all levels, so they can work in parallel on advanced vocabulary and grammar at the level Advanced and memorize whole sentences in conversational level Intermediate. By the way, all grammar video lessons are available to registered users for free.

2 Tip

Have you noticed how children “try” a new word or expression? They repeat it several times: quickly, slowly, loudly, quietly, stretching the words, grimacing, humming on some simple motive. Do the same. Record yourself, change intonation, listen. Many people consider this exercise overly uncomfortable, but nothing can be done: this is the case when leaving the comfort zone is necessary for new results.

The annex ABA English There is a special mode in which the user can repeat phrases after a native speaker, and then listen to and correct their pronunciation.

Another variation of the same exercise is to record yourself on video. All you need is a smartphone and a stand or a monopod (selfie stick). At worst, the phone can be held in hand.

Imagine you're a vlogger telling your audience about the area you live in, your succulent collection, or how you took an electrical engineering class. Every person has many stories - learn to tell your stories in English, even if it takes 200 takes. Post the result on YouTube not necessary.

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3 Tip

Learn someone else's speech. Pay attention to the fact that people around you speak imperfectly: someone makes grammatical mistakes, someone has a strong accent, someone incorrectly says long words.

If you live in New York, then every second person you meet on the street speaks more than just English at home - these are the statistics.

Every day you can hear Chinese, Russian, Indian, Arabic, French accents in shops and on the streets. And don’t be ashamed of your own pronunciation - this is part of your image that does not prevent people from seeing you as a person and a professional.

And you yourself are able to determine by pronunciation, from which part of the United States is your interlocutor? On YouTube posted a huge number of videos with comparisons of accents. For example, here you can hear 35 pronunciation options - from medieval English (or rather, Hollywood “medieval English”) to several variants of Chinese. A here make out the difference between american and australian english. If you are interested in the topic, look Instructions for imitating Russian accent.

The annex ABA English Some of the videos are voiced by native British English speakers, while in the rest you can hear American speech. If you previously studied English in Russia or Ukraine, there is a high probability that you were taught British English - only by listening to both versions of the language can you learn the difference and learn to switch quickly. Not that this skill is necessary, but it definitely gives you confidence.

4 Tip

Finally, the most important rule: regularity.

For quick results, you need to work on speech fluency for at least an hour and a half a day - not necessarily in a row, it is enough to allocate 20-30 minutes several times a day.

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