And how can you practice speaking when you are alone?

Language is All Around You

Everywhere you go you find language. Shop names, movie titles, song names, advertisements and all over the Internet. How can this help you? When you walk down the street, practice reading those words you see in English. Say them to yourself. It's not exactly a conversation, but it will help you to "think" in English and it makes your brain get used to the language.

Songs and Video

Listen to the words of an English-language song that you like. Then repeat them to yourself and try to sing with the music. Repeat the words as many times as possible until they become automatic. Soon you'll be singing the whole song. Or listen to one of your favorite actors on video and repeat one or two sentences that you like. Do it until it becomes automatic. It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.

Above all, don't be afraid to speak. You must try to speak, even if you make mistakes. You cannot learn without mistakes. There is a saying:  “The person who never made a mistake never made anything.”

So think of your mistakes as something positive and useful.

Good luck!

By Yvonne Ray