| The world is changing so quickly and it is a huge | | | | plan when they want to study. They might read |
| advantage to be able to speak fluent English to | | | | for a while and do some translation. They might |
| get ahead in life. Only 10 years ago the world was | | | | talk on MSN. They might watch an English movie. |
| very different. The internet was slow, there were | | | | Some days they study a lot and then for no |
| no iPods, and most English learning programs were | | | | good reason they will stop for several weeks. I |
| terribly boring and outdated. At that time the only | | | | have never seen anyone improve much with that |
| way to really improve spoken English was to | | | | kind of sloppy method. Make a simple plan that |
| move to an English speaking country. Now there | | | | works for you and follow it. |
| are some really good online English learning | | | | 3. Spend more time listening than reading. Try to |
| programs that teach the kind of English native | | | | copy the accent of a native speaker. Record |
| speakers use in real life. | | | | yourself and listen to it. Try it over and over and |
| Things are much different today and the situation | | | | compare your sound with the native speaker. You |
| will only get better and better for online education. | | | | will get better over time if you keep trying to |
| Most English learners unfortunately do not take | | | | improve. It is not true that only kids can learn |
| advantage of this golden opportunity. | | | | how to speak English fluently. The problem is that |
| Here are some excellent English learning tips that I | | | | most adults use the wrong study method for |
| highly recommend trying if you are really serious | | | | learning spoken English. Remember, young children |
| about speaking fluent English in the next 3 to 6 | | | | learn to speak by listening only. They do not even |
| months. | | | | know how to read in their own language. Adults |
| 1. Buy an iPod or another portable MP3 player if | | | | should learn something from the way kids learn. |
| you do not already have one. Almost everyone | | | | 4. Make sure you are learning slang and phrasal |
| has time when they are walking, driving, or | | | | verbs. Reading novels or the newspaper will not |
| relaxing in bed before falling asleep to listen to | | | | help much with that but listening to a dialog |
| English. | | | | between real native speakers will. Try it and you |
| 2. Make a detailed plan for how you want to learn | | | | will be surprised at how quickly you can improve. |
| and do it everyday. Many people have not real | | | | |