INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ENGLISH SPEAKING PRACTICE
After mastering the basics of English, you are now aiming to take your skills to intermediate level. This may be a tough time and you might wonder how you can be more expressive in speaking while you are not always surrounded by native speakers of English. Well, indeed, this article will give out some effective strategies meant for your level!
WHY FOCUS ON SPEAKING PRACTICE AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL?
At the intermediate level, students can usually use grammar correctly and understand much of what they read or hear. However, speaking is often difficult because it needs real time practice which is limited or because people feel nervous about it. However; do not worry about this as most learners feel like that at one point or another. But why is speaking practice so crucial at this stage? Since it’s through conversation that advanced proficiency occurs. Consequently, talking helps one to become better in pronunciation, generate ideas quickly in English and get fluency.
WHAT KINDS OF SPEAKING PRACTICE ARE MOST USEFUL FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS?
Theme-Based Conversations
Ever considered drilling into themed discussions? Yes, this could be very useful. Go for topics such as travel, health issues etc., technology or even hobbies. The reason behind this is that your vocabulary will be reduced hence making practice more concentrated and manageable. Also create some questions and answers on these themes or probably write a brief talk.
Role Plays
Role plays can actually be fun apart from being an educational exercise too. This includes anything like being a customer at a restaurant in a role play, a job interviewee asking for directions or even a tourist who has lost his way home among others roles we play in our daily lives .This practical set up calls for spontaneity without preparation and also demands coming up with own sentences rather than using regular textbook sentences.
Discussion Groups
While it may sound formal for some people to join a discussion group, it is worth it. The benefit is that you can exchange ideas with other people about various topics which forces one to think and speak clearly. These could be online forums or even local clubs which are just as useful in terms of practice.
Watching and Recreating Scenes from Movies & Series
Have you ever watched an interesting scene of a movie or series in English thinking ‘Can I say that’? Here’s an easy exercise that works like magic – watch a scene with subtitles, jot down the useful phrases and then act it out! This not only enhances your pronunciation but also improves your emotional delivery thus making your speech sound more real.
Using Speaking Apps
Several apps today focus specifically on improving spoken English. Some connect you with native speakers for real-time conversation practice, while others provide interactive speaking exercises. Dive into them, and you might find just the right tool you need to enhance your speaking skills.
WHY IS PERSISTENT PRACTICE IMPORTANT?
The more often you speak at your level, the better you will become at it- this means moving from passive vocabulary use to active expression of ideas through meaningful communication. Do not be afraid of mistakes; instead take them positively since each mistake made teaches something new to the learner. Consistent practice will definitely smooth over those rough edges and boost your fluency.
In the next few articles, I will be providing more details on how to improve your accent and pronunciation. Make sure you follow English with Janet by subscribing so that we can keep moving together and discover other things in the sphere of English language learning.
