How do you improve your English speaking skills, so that you can communicate more easily and effectively? These tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.

Practice where you can and when you can. Any practice is good—whether you speak to someone who is a native English speaker or not.

It’s important to build your confidence. If possible, use simple sentence structure that you know is correct so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.

Try to experiment with the English you know. Apply words and phrases you know to new situations. Native English speakers are more likely to correct you if you use the wrong word than if you use the wrong grammar. Experimenting with vocabulary is a really good way of getting feedback(反饋).

Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.

Try not to translate into and from your own language. It takes too much time and you will find it difficult to get an English answer right away. You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you more shilly-shally.

If you forget a word, do what native English speakers do all the time,and say things that ‘fill’ the conversation. This is better than remaining completely silent. Try using ‘um’，or ‘er’，if you forget the word.

Don't speak too fast! It’s important to use a natural rhythm in speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.

Try to relax when you speak and you’ll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. Speak English at normal speed.

Final tips

—Try to become less hesitant and more confident.

—Don’t be shy to speak—the more you do it, the more confident you’11 become.

—Remember to be polite—use "please" and "thank you" if you ask someone to do something for you.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Good ways of studying English well.

B．Suggestions on becoming a confident speaker.

C. Things to pay attention to when learning English.

D. How to correct your mistakes as you speak English.

2.How many tips does the author offer in the passage?

A. 9.B. 10.C. 11.D. 12.

3.The underlined word "shilly-shally" means in the passage ________.

A. sure about what to do

B. fast to make a good decision

C. successful in answering some questions

D. uncertain about how to express oneself

4.Which of the following will the writer agree with?

A. It’s not necessary to pay attention to others′body language.

B. It doesn’t matter that you forget a word when you are speaking.

C. When practising English, you must talk with native English speakers.

D. Native English speakers will correct your grammar mistakes when you speak.

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