How to Speak English Fluently and Confidently
The Secret of Learning to Speak English (The Right Way)
Here’s the secret: you must learn to speak English by doing, NOT by studying.
  • Listen to English conversations.
  • Talk to native speakers.
  • Practice speaking English with other students.
Imitate (copy) native speakers. Why You Should Learn to Speak English by “Doing”
              You gain knowledge by listening to English conversations and by speaking English (learning by doing). This is the right way to learn English speaking.
Correct Ways to Learn Spoken English (Alone)
If you don’t live where people speak English, don’t worry; there are 2 ways to learn spoken English by you, at home. I have used these methods myself. They’re all effective.
1) Listen to correct English as much as possible.
Let’s say we take two groups of English students, and we tell the first group to study English every day, and tell the second group to listen to English every day. After 6 months, you will find that the second group speaks English much better than the first group. Why is that? The reason is that the second group has more implicit knowledge of English than the first group. More implicit knowledge means better speaking. This is why you must listen to English regularly. If you don’t do that, the best you can accomplish is being able to speak just basic or low-intermediate English (but not advanced English).
Of course, you can’t improve your speaking just by listening to English. You have to combine listening with some sort of speaking practice. So, let’s talk about the next method.
2) Imitate (copy) native speakers.
This is the best way to learn spoken English alone.
Here are some benefits of imitating native speakers:
1. It makes you sound more like native speakers.
2. It improves your spoken grammar.
3. It expands your “speaking” vocabulary (words you can when you speak English).

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