what are the practical steps to speak english fluently

Simon Williams   Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:24 am GMT
Hi! everybody.Will english conversations with some body helps to improve english fluency? Are there some programmes in BBC to improve english?As I'm intrested in doing MBA in future;what things I need in english to acchieve my goal? Please help me!
VARSHA   Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:16 pm GMT
HI MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY GRAMMAR AND WRITING SKILL IS GOOD BUT I WANT TO IMPROVE MY SPEAKING SKILL I WANT TO LEARN NEW WORDS
VARSHA   Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:22 pm GMT
HI MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY GRAMMAR AND WRITING SKILL IS GOOD BUT I WANT TO IMPROVE MY SPEAKING SKILL I WANT TO LEARN NEW WORDS
Jack   Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:11 pm GMT
Well, I can tell you my method: find a good male english speaker stallion (it's hard I know, but hope is the last to die) and ...you know. I learnt english like that. (a lot of) Boyfriends.
David   Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:36 pm GMT
MY GRAMMAR AND WRITING SKILL IS GOOD....er... my grammar and writing skills are good?
arvinder kaur   Tue May 01, 2007 10:11 pm GMT
HI,I M GIVING THE TOEFL EXAM IN JUST FEW DAYS FOR MY FURTHER STUDIES.IN TOEFL THERE IS SPEAKING SECTION WHERE WE HAVE TO SPEAK FOR 45 SEC OR 1 MIN ACCORDING TO TOPIC.I FEEL NERVOUS AND CAN'T SPEAK MORE FLUENTLY I CAN.IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD I M NOT ABLE TO ORGANISE MY TOPIC WHILE SPEAKING.I DO MISTAKE IN GRAMMER PART ALSO.I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER.I THINK THERE IS PROBLEM IN MY VOCABULARY PART.PLEASE SUGGEST ME IN UR OPINION.
THANK YOU
ARVINDER KAUR RANA
INDIA
Guest   Thu May 03, 2007 12:03 am GMT
download an audacity software online....a voice recording software...choose a topic...take down a mental note of possible vocabulary that is related with the topic and start speaking....pls dont get nervous....in nervousness ur mind cant think properly so your are going to waste your time and ur fluency will suffer. time is less for you...so keeping practicing with my suggestive technique daily till ur exam...keep talking for 30 minutes or so after a gap of few hours in a day...you will notice u 'll be able to gain all the confidence that is available in the world . Your writing is great so give ur best shot
Thor   Fri May 04, 2007 3:19 am GMT
dont you people mean american? we are in america....not england. just somethign to think about.
sam   Tue May 08, 2007 10:12 pm GMT
Hello Freinds,
I am sam. I am new to this site. I am happy to see more people engaged in sharing thier point of views.. I hope i got a new friend where I can Improve my English.. Hello all once again.. ;-)
sam   Tue May 08, 2007 10:20 pm GMT
Hello arvinder,
am also an Indian. I would like to add few points on your notes.. As you said its not easy to collect all the points in the given short period.. I too had the same problem.. But later i tried to moniter myself and check at what stage of conversation I face these kind of problems.. A through practice and vocabulary plays a major role in your conversation.. Your determination plays a major role..
Tania rehmani   Tue May 15, 2007 12:16 pm GMT
Hi
how r u? hope u will fi9 sir..
Plz give me the instructions how can i improve my english skills...plz contact wid me on this given id
t_rehmani@hotmail.com
and also give me ur id.
could u help me to solve this problem?

if yes then thx a lot
Bye
Sonh   Wed May 16, 2007 12:51 pm GMT
Learning a language using grammar is like learning how to make sex using an encyclopedia. It may give a sense of security, but it doesn't work in the real world.

All you need is exposure to the language, and the right mindset.

I speak english like a native speaker, and I can also understand 100% of the dialogues of movies like "Boyz 'n the hood" and stuff, I can recognize the different regional accents and I swear to <insert supernatural almighty powerful entity you believe in here>, I never, never, NEVER touched a single page of an english grammar book in my whole life. oh, and just for the record, I never visited an english-speaking country in my whole life either and nobody in my family speaks english.

They key is input, input, input from everywhere. Your mind should become a searchlight, continuously scanning for new words, different contextual meanings, confirmations of already-consolidated constructs and so on.

My take on this is that if you "force" it, you will never get it. Languages should not be "studied". They are a mindset, a different way of thinking which should be absorbed through exposure to continuous, variegated and interesting material. It is not necessary to stay in the country as long as you have access to the same material available to the natives of that country, something that it is even easier now thanks to the web. When I was a kid I learned my first english sentences from Bugs Bunny so... go figure.

Hope this helps.
ali   Thu May 17, 2007 8:01 am GMT
Hi, I alway face aproblem to speak english fluently because I dont find any one to talk with him ,so som time I speak with myself , but that doesnt enough , so what i should do.
thank you
MADHURI M. KHANDAGALE   Wed May 23, 2007 7:10 pm GMT
STEPS OF ENGLISH SPEAKING FLUENTLY
Mark   Wed May 23, 2007 8:43 pm GMT
The only way I know of speaking English fluently is to immerse yourself in Television and radio, anything that some native speakers using their language correctly, it doesn't matter what you watch or listen to, but this should help in pattern recognition. This shouldn't be too hard, If you don't want to break the law using torrents try YouTube, and streamed Radio contents.

Most English native countries whilst sounding different, tend by and large to use the same grammer, so don't worry at the early stages about Northern American, United Kingdom, and those "down under".