All about spoken English

How much time do you need to study?

It all depends on what level you are at the beginning. If there are “remnants of luxury” after school, university or classes with a tutor in the form of knowledge of simple tenses, 500+ familiar words and at least an approximate understanding of the structure of the language, the process will go faster. On average, you can move from one level to the next in 1.5–2 years.

In some cases, it's faster. If a person diligently makes efforts every day, painstakingly performs all the exercises found on the Internet, diligently reads literature in English, watches films, trains speaking with native speakers or online on special sites, then he can go from zero to conversational in a year with a “tail”.

Of course, we don’t mean as “gurgling” a speech as a CNN announcer or stylistically delightful as an Oxford University blog, but a fairly understandable monologue without long pauses, during which you explain what you need, and you will be understood.. Vocabulary can be simple and repetitive, but there should be no problems with conveying the meaning.

If you swung at a free advanced spoken language, then you have to be patient and work hard for about 3 years.

But we repeat that this is the case when 95% of success really depends on you, namely:

• Regularity of lessons.
• Tracking dynamics and progress.
• Responsibility for the chosen method and change to a more effective one if necessary.
• Search for quality materials of all formats.
• The ability to exercise self-control.
• Identification of "problem" places and work with them.

How to learn to speak on your own?

In order to learn how to conduct a dialogue in English, you need to listen to competent speech and try to repeat after the speaker, and then express your thoughts on your own. Use these learning formats:

• Communication with the carrier.
• Movies, series, TV shows like The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, Conan.
• Songs, clips, voice messages.
• Podcasts, radio.
• Audiobooks and lectures.

Sources of "real living language":

• esl-lab.com - materials are divided into difficulty levels, so even with basic English, you can start practicing listening comprehension. If you are in doubt about which level to choose, the site provides the ability to determine your initial abilities.
• englishspeak.com - everyday vocabulary in situational dialogues will help you build an active vocabulary. Pay attention to the "slow speech" function if the usual pace is difficult for you.
• audioenglish.org - listen to simple audio tracks and try to retell them.
• eslfast.com - this resource is interesting because there is an audio series for each text. For greater effect, do not read the text, but learn to understand by ear with subsequent verification.
• newsinlevels.com is a great workout for those who want to understand the news. After listening, be sure to retell in your own words.
• breakingnewsenglish.com - choose interesting news and complete tasks for it, among which there are a couple for listening.
• English Addict is a funny channel where an eccentric native speaker speaks excellent English and charges the audience with useful knowledge and positive.
• BBC Learning English - tens of thousands of views can't lie. This is a really entertaining channel with a variety of videos, the main advantage of which is in perfect British pronunciation.
• Business English - Learn with Business English Pod - business English is useful for those who want to communicate freely on professional topics.
• VOA Learning English is a format for those who want to make the most of every minute. Short news clips are perfect for those who want to combine the interesting with the useful.
• Rachel's English is a channel with more than 3 million viewers, which is no wonder - a sweet presenter with a cool American accent and a lot of interesting information will definitely not leave anyone indifferent.
• Hey Nadine - Nadine travels and helps language learners complete their vocabulary with important words for flying and adventure.
• Will Smith is a channel with a language more alive than ever. Charming and talented Will talks to you like old friends in excellent English. You'll like it.
• Veritasium - about everything in the world with clear diction and excellent pronunciation - you can't imagine better. Intriguing videos of different lengths, on which you can really get stuck.
• Simple History - visiting this resource, you kill two birds with one stone - immerse yourself in the history and culture of England and listen to clear and lively speech.
• Learn American English - what's not here: modern idioms, opinions about bitcoin, phrasal verbs, slang. Come in and choose to your liking.

When listening to any material, you can follow this technique:

• The first time you listen carefully, without distraction, and try to catch the general meaning.
• The second time when listening, you can divide the text into conditional parts: introduction, problem, argumentation, conclusions.
• The third listening will allow you to highlight the marker words that you understand and roughly reflect the essence of each segment.
• Then try to make some written sentences as a "skeleton".
• Try to build a monologue using hook words and phrases you have written.
• Listen again and evaluate how close you came to the essence, whether you managed to reveal it.
• Ideally, if you have a person who could act as an independent expert.

It is important to understand that you should not strive for 100% identity of your and educational options. This exercise is aimed at the ability to extract the maximum understandable information and transform it into your speech using an individual stock of vocabulary.

Formats can and should be "mixed". In this article, we have provided a list of worthy films that you can watch in the original. If you prefer audiobooks, you can take a look at the following resources:

• digitalbook.io - free books will last you a long time.
• freeclassicaudiobooks.com - MP3 and MP4 formats available.
• free-audio-books.co.uk - a huge number of audio books on a variety of topics.
• scribl.com - podcasts, audiobooks, electronic printed versions.

Alternate types of information and remember the most important rule: to learn how to talk, you need to talk. At first you can only partially retell, then you will be able to retell more accurately, a little later you will retell with an accuracy of up to 90% after the author.

The next step is to express your opinion. Do not be afraid to speak out loud and do not worry about mistakes - for those who learn colloquial speech, it is more important to overcome the language barrier.

How to learn to speak as quickly as possible?

We will talk about several modern and working ways to quickly learn spoken English, but first we want to emphasize that with any method it is really possible to get a good result. You just have to take it and do it. Set aside time every day and don't give in to excuses. Yes, of course, the technique is important, but efforts and dedication are more important.

• Organize workspace and chill out in English Instagram feed to make recommendations for American posts and videos, change the interface of your PC and smartphone to English. Let your daily routine smoothly switch to another language: try to communicate with Americans in the comments, write out funny words, listen to world news in the language you are learning. Replace your usual books with English-language ones, for a while give preference not to domestic cinema, but to something from Netflix.
• Learn every free minute: replace your usual applications, Telegram channels, podcasts with educational ones, get a notebook for written notes or create them on your phone. Choose a free online course on Edx, Udemy, Alison or Coursera. If you have really strong motivation, then it will not be very difficult for you.
• A communicative technique or learning through communication in real situations. If you have a partner with whom you can imitate life situations and solve problems in English, that's great. Over time, you will begin to think on it when faced with a similar situation in your world.
• Tutor or courses: if your financial situation allows, then this option is also effective.
• Tutoring: suitable for those who know English at least at level A2 or B1. You can give Skype lessons to beginners or kids for less than market fees and learn to speak fluently in the process.
• Full immersion. If you can leave for a while in an English-speaking society, then you won’t find a better practice than this.

Additionally, you can speed up the process if:

• Train your memory in any way you like: memorize poems, songs, prose.
• Google in English: by the way, the results are much more accurate and better on it.
• Fall in love with the culture of the country: find what interests you the most and collect as much information about it as possible.
• Collect your favorite quotes, aphorisms, phraseological units in a separate file and use them at every opportunity.
• Read complex articles from different fields without the goal of understanding them verbatim: read aloud, highlight beautiful words with a marker, guess the main thoughts.
• Use during oral training only those times in which you are 100% sure: it is better to understand 4 times from and to than to swim in all without understanding what the Present perfect continuous is.
• Avoid long pompous phrases: this way there will be fewer mistakes.
• Do not learn unnecessary words: you will not need lists of birds, animals, stationery, furniture. Learn the words people use to communicate.
• Pay attention to small things like introductory and linking words, colloquial patterns and clichés a la “be healthy”, “thank you very much”, “by the way, isn’t it time for us”, “besides”, “that is”, “I have in mind"
• Repeat after everyone: after the media from the video, after the announcer from the live broadcast, after the main character of the film. The more you say out loud, the more you remember.

Is it possible to learn spoken language for free online?

Today, this feature is available to anyone with access to the Internet. Some of the platforms for self-study we have cited above. Here is another selection of websites for beginners who want to learn to speak English for free:

• trainyouraccent.com - listen to native speakers and repeat.
• elllo.org - meet people from all over the world and listen to 1000+ English interviews.
• focusenglish.com - dialogues on everyday topics from the life of Americans.
• newfiction.com - fresh audio books on current topics.
• talkenglish.com - dialogues and monologues of ordinary people with frequently used vocabulary.
• listenaminute.com - 400 minutes of recordings on all possible topics with tasks for self-control.
• ted.com is a resource that will replace all the rest: learning mixed with global topics of our time: innovation, parenting, humanism, self-development, nature, the future, social standards and much more. Recommended.
• learnoutloud.com is a treasure trove for those who pump their listening and speaking skills.
• englishclub.com - dictations, monologues, dialogues, works - everything for you to become more successful.
• howjsay.com - check the learned words for correct pronunciation.

If you are a supporter of an integrated approach, then catch a selection of free courses for practicing English speech from scratch:

• Beginner English Conversation Course - even if you are not a beginner, then repeating from scratch is a good idea.
• BBC Learning "Lower Intermediate" is a solid and high-quality course for those who want to learn from native speakers.
• Speak English With Confidence: English Speaking Course - suitable for those who want to chat like a true Anglo-Saxon and who already speak the language at A2.
• English Speaking Basics - 3 sections consisting of set expressions and basic colloquial constructions.
• Daily English Conversation is a YouTube video course.

As you can see, there are really a lot of materials. It's up to the small thing - to choose a strategy and maintain inextinguishable motivation.