The Importance of Speaking Practice

There are 4 key skills when you learn a language: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Which one of these is the "Odd-One-Out"? Which one of these is different from the other three? The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone, on your own, without anyone else. You can listen to the radio alone. You can read a book alone. You can write a letter alone. But you can't really speak alone! Speaking to yourself can be "dangerous" because men in white coats may come and take you away!!! LOL!

That is why you should make every effort possible to find somebody to speak with. Where can you find people who can speak English with you? And how can you practice speaking when you are alone?

At School or English Course

If you go to a language school, or a private English class, you should use the opportunity to speak to your teachers and other students all the time.

Conversation Clubs

Many cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another. Find out if there is one near you.

With Fluent Friends

The ideal would be to have a native friend, this is not always possible in person, but today because of the Internet is much easier to find someone to talk via Skype for example. So do not waste your opportunities to speak in English with someone, it makes all the difference.

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By Yvonne Ray