#Spoken English Language

[englishpathschool]

Five tips to improve your spoken English language skills 

Speaking English can help you discover new opportunities. Whether you want to travel, pursue a higher education or look for better career options, clear and confident communication in English is the key to achieving your goal. But, mastering spoken English language skills can feel like a mountain to climb, especially if you’re not practising regularly to perfect those skills. But don’t worry! With our guide, you can learn simple and practical tips to improve your spoken English.  

1. Sharpen your listening skills to start speaking in English 

At its core, effective spoken English language skills rely a lot on your listening skills. After all, you can't respond appropriately if you can't fully understand what the other person is saying. Look at the tips below to become an active listener:  

Immerse yourself in English audio: Surround yourself with English-language media as much as possible. Podcasts, audiobooks, movies, and TV shows are excellent choices to begin with. They are entertaining and will keep you engaged. Start with content you like and then slowly proceed to more challenging ones, like listening to news or business articles in English. Pay close attention to pronunciation, intonation, and sentence structure.  

Talk to native speakers: Look for opportunities to have conversations with native English speakers. You can start with online language exchange communities. Listen actively to how they are phrasing their sentences and try to mimic them when you practise. 

2. Expand your vocabulary to improve your spoken English 

To express yourself in different ways and in various situations, you need to keep adding new words to your vocabulary. Here are some tips to expand your word bank: 

Start reading: Read a variety of materials, from novels and newspapers to online articles and blogs. Underline words that you don't recognise. Look them up later and jot down their meanings in a notebook or on your phone. Start actively using these new words in your daily conversations. 

Use flashcards and mobile apps: Take advantage of technology to expand your vocabulary. Flashcard apps will make learning new words fun.  

3. Learn and master the shadow technique 

Shadowing is a powerful technique where you listen to native English speakers and mimic them. Here's how you can do it:  

Find interesting audio content online: Use apps such as YouTube or Spotify and choose the audio clip that you will be interested in. It could be a scene from a movie or even daily news. 

Listen and repeat: Play the sound and pause after each sentence or phrase. Immediately repeat what you hear. Mimic the intonation, pronunciation and speed of the speaker as closely as possible. 

4. Speak English regularly 

When it comes to improving your spoken English language skills, speaking out loud is a big part of that. Without it, the tips mentioned above won’t work. Look at the tricks below to make speaking English a part of your daily routine: 

Start thinking in English: Make an effort to think in English throughout the day. This internal dialogue will help you improve your understanding of grammar and vocabulary. 

Talk to yourself: Though it might feel silly in the beginning, talking to yourself is a form of self-practise that can help you build confidence and fluency. Speak about your daily activities or practise spontaneous speeches on random topics you can think of.   

Look for opportunities to have conversations in English: Leave shyness at home and strike up conversations with other English speakers or even learners whenever possible. Whether it’s your colleagues, friends or even shopkeepers, every conversation will help you improve your spoken English.  

5. One-to-one English classes 

While independent learning and practise are important when it comes to mastering English speaking skills, you can also take one-to-one English classes with English Path. Their General English One-to-one course can help you improve your spoken English plus reading, writing, listening and comprehension, as well. Here’s why: 

Learn in personal classes: With one-to-one English classes, you will get a customised curriculum with a focus on your specific needs and weaknesses. You will learn from a qualified and experienced teacher who can help you identify areas for improvement and provide targeted exercises to improve your language skills. 

Get instant feedback: Regular and instant feedback from teachers is going a long way in improving your English language skills. With one-on-one English courses, you will receive constructive criticism and real-time guidance that will help you accelerate your learning.  

Learning in a supportive learning environment: With one-on-one classes, you learn in a supportive and dedicated space where you can focus on practising language skills regularly with your teacher. 

Improving your spoken English language skills is a journey that requires dedication and consistent effort. With the right approach and the combination of self-learning and the General English One-to-One English course offered by English Path, you can speak confidently in English and discover a world of communication opportunities. 

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[indecisiveavocado]

Some notes on the name Palestine

TL;DR: Palestine is a colonialist name from a group trying to deny an indigenous group's indigenousness as part of a genocidal campaign. It may have acquired other meanings, but the etymology is still linked tightly to that, and it still carries that past with it. Anyone who considers themselves pro-indigenous should not use the term.

Let's rewind. The word Palestine is related to "Philistine"; indeed, it comes from them. So who were they?

In short, a bunch of Greeks who created a syncretic culture in what is now, roughly, Gaza. They mixed with the native people, called Canaanites. (We don't know what they called themselves - Philistine itself derives from a Biblical term.)

They vanished pretty fast, and then, a while later, the Romans came.

The indigenous population rebelled too much, so they embarked on a campaign of genocide. They killed people, of course. But they also raped enough women that Judaism is matrilineal. They sold people as slaves, barred them from their holy city and capital, Jerusalem (which they renamed). They destroyed the Jewish holy temple, the Second Temple (there is now a mosque on top of it).

And then they tried to deny that the indigenous population was, in fact, indigenous. They renamed the region Syria Palestina. Why? Because Philistines weren't around anymore. They could pretend there weren't any indigenous people to displace.

Over time, that word, Palestina, moved. It moved to Arabic, where it became Filastin. It moved to English, where it became Palestine.

But the indigenous name for the region (except, arguably, for Gaza, give or take) has never been Palestine.

We don't know what the Neanderthals, the first group there, called it.

But we know what many of the indigenous people call it. Eretz Yisrael. Or, in English, the Land of Israel.

("But wait!" you say. "You just said that in Arabic it was Filastin. Palestinians are native and speak Arabic!"

But they didn't speak Arabic back then. Arabic came with the Arab conquerers (who Palestinians aren't super related to, FYI). Arabs spread vastly during the Islamic conquests, but before that, they were primarily a desert people, whose homeland corresponded to roughly Saudi Arabia, although it extended to places like Syria and Oman. There are majority-Arab countries and places today that range from Morocco to Mauritania, Sudan to Iraq, Egypt to (parts of) Iran. Arabs are not indigenous to any of those places, and neither is Arabic.)

You may not support the Roman genocide. I hope you don't. But you are still using a term European colonialists used to erase indigenous identity as they genocided them, and it still carries that baggage.

(If you refuse to call the region Israel, Canaan is also a fine term - although it may get you some weird looks.)

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Tracklist:

Rule #1 - Moonlight • Rule #2 - Magic • Rule #3 - Paperwork • Rule #4 - Fish In A Birdcage

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[dejwrld]

picture this, you’re a boy from guatemala standing outside a motel talking to your family on the phone until two cops approach you saying that you look suspicious. due to you barely knowing english, you most likely are confused as ever trying to figure out not only what they’re saying but what even is going on. the situation escalated even more to the point where these officers are now falsely detaining you which led to one officer having a heart attack and dying. now picture this, you’re now being charged with manslaughter for death of said officer.

that’s what happened to virgilio aguilar mendez.

please be sure to sign the petition also.

[shalom-iamcominghome]

Hebrew started clicking for me when I started to see it not just as a language, but in terms of music. To me, hebrew is like complex sheet music, composed of notation that I am learning.

And to me, that's poetic because hebrew is the language I sing to g-d. It is the language I use to express gratitude and thanks and recognition. It is the language I use to express sorrow, grief, and hope. It's the language that tells me about g-d. It is the language I am learning in the same way I am learning about the people I am joining - the people with whom feel just as much as family as my own father. As someone who is incredibly music-based, it has made my journey in learning hebrew more personal and meaningful because it made hebrew make sense to me.

[shouldprobablybereading]

Between Kaladin describing his experiences as trauma and saying he does therapy, shallan calling her father abusive by the word and now syl using the word racist. I’m equally thrown out of the book each time

[gorelesbian]

recent thrift haulllllll :3

[kommandonuovidiavoli]

Teen!Reyna: "Hey little man, haven't seen you since you were just a baby!"

"What have you been up to lately?"

"Oh, and give this to your older brother"

Gives him a small paper with the code: --● ● ●●- ●●● ●-- ●●●● --- ●●● -●●● ●- -●-● -●-

" ... I can read Morse Code and I believe you misspelled a word!

Should be "--● ●●- ● ●●● ●●●", not "--● ● ●●- ●●●".

But anyway, I will give it to him. It'll be fun to see him try and decode the whole message but also understand what "GEUS" means! "

[tiny-planet-13]

any guesses on what Jean's second language is? since English is apparently his third

[nau-the-duke]

Crowley, my dear, are you listening?

"Even if the mere uttering of these words stretch the limits of your patience, I've always thought of you to be nice. Gentle. Different from the others.

Then why must you unveil such cruelty, Crowley?

Bluntly offering the affection and devotion I've craved from you ever since I bore witness of your creations. Oh, how I wished to be even a speckle of your crafted stars; how I still want to.

Now you press against me.

And I pushed, and pushed, and pushed, waiting for the blazing fire in me to consume my whole corporation and for the fall to come. Such a Fallen I've become, betraying the very sense of morality build up on the pearly gates.

Perhaps falling wouldn't have been such a horror. At least I would've stood by your side. I could've held you, kept your embrace.

But then again, what has simplicity been but a phantom of our history?

So once more I pushed, until your presence and the warmth wrapped all around me slipped from my fingers.

I reckon someday you'll understand the meanings of my leave. Although having been tempted to sins, by you no less, nothing will ever feel as guilty as not letting you know I'm doing this for the sake of you. Of us.

I never meant any harm, even if you'd argue the opposite, though I'd easily give myself into retreat knowing the words that can not be taken back. After all, it's not as if you could've seen the mirror I was looking at.

If you ever wish to see me again, will your eyes be full of disdain? Have I become like any other angel to you?

I've never been one to seek for answers, but shall I get one, may my last wish be that it doesn't break me apart.

Or, on the very least, I beg that my end shall be done by my only love."

[windor-truffle]

wait shit do you think they're going to let you change the voice language in the graces remaster??? 👀

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Tracklist:

Practically Imperfect • the Pattern • GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE • the Simplest Words • Joy! Joy! JooOY! • FUNGUS • i think i'm going to leave my phone at home tonight • vs The Heat Death Of The Universe! • Functional Poetry • Dragon • STOPPING A GARDEN HOSE WITH YOUR THUMB • Eaten Alive By Wolves

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[amethystina]

Following you here from AO3 (I am teacup_gremlin there) and just had to send you a quick message, as I am a mid thirties librarian too 😆 Nice to meet you! I loved your fic and will look out for more of your writing.

Oh hi! Nice to meet you, fellow librarian! 😄

I must admit that I'm not currently working at a library, however. It's library adjacent, though! I'm one of the people in charge of a children's website (available in six different languages!) funded by the libraries in my region. So I'm technically some sort of IT person now. It feels weird 😆

I'm so glad you liked the fic! To be honest, I'm not sure if I'll ever write more Cherik, though. As I mentioned, this one was old to begin with and even if I rewatched all the X-Men movies recently — which was why I even remembered that I had this fanfic to begin with — I'm also a little intimidated by the prospect. They're characters with a long, complex canon and I have only ever watched the movies and some of the cartoons when I was a kid. I don't really feel qualified to write anything more substantial than the short one I just posted, if you know what I mean?

(Though, not going to lie, the thought of a finally-getting-together, painfully domestic and fluffy slow-burn fic set after Dark Phoenix is very tempting. That ending felt like a blessing to fanfic writers to just grab Charles and Erik and run.

"I'd like to do the same for you."

Mr. Magneto. Sir. Sir.)

Anyhow! I wish I could give you more hope for more Cherik fics but, as mentioned, I'm a little scared 🤣 And, tbh, a little too busy at the moment >_>

Still! Thank you so much for the compliments and the message! Please take care 💜

[toughtink]

i went and signed up for a busuu acct and omggg it IS like duolingo sorta before it went all ai bullshit! they even facilitate interactions with native speakers! i just wish it gave me more choices on what to do next. it's more comparable to duolingo's "waterfall" aka forced linear path than the old duolingo version of giving you options on what to build up next. so far it also seems to have less repetition, which got annoying with duo but is honestly very good for memorization, so it probably needs to be supplemented with flashcards like anki.

i'm gonna learn spanish (again sorta)!! i'm gonna do it!