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SPEAKING USEFUL TIPS

• The first rule of improving speaking skills is to speak, converse, talk, gab, etc. as much as you can!
• Get over any fear you might have of making mistakes. You will make mistakes and they are necessary in order to learn.
• Be patient with yourself. Learning any language can be frustrating, but frustration won't help you, so let it go.
• Grasp every opportunity you have to speak with people in English.For example, talk to friends who are also learning English. Go out together for coffee and only speak English to each other! You can also join an English club or conversation group. Around the world there are many English speaking clubs online, these clubs aren't just for expats but for people interested in the English way of life. They can be friendly and fun. One interesting site is:  http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/
• Read short stories or texts out loud and try to see, say and hear the words to reinforce your memory. Record yourself and play it back later, how does it sound?
• Whenever you try to use a specific word and it doesn’t come up...just try to use simple vocabulary until you’re able to produce a wider range of lexis.

• Have as much exposure to the language as possible: through music, films, videos, tv programmes or anything you like. Try to pay particular attention to the conversation. A good idea is to write down any word, phrase or expression that you find interesting so you can remember it and use it later in your speech.
• Accents really don't matter anymore. You can spend a fortune and waste a lot of time trying to "get rid of" your accent, time and money that you could spend learning more English. So, unless you are up for a role in a film, don't worry about your accent too much. That said, people need to be able to understand you, so pronunciation and enunciation are important.

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Pictures are great to trigger speaking. However, a simple task such as describing a photo may become a student’s great obstacle. What happens most frequently is that we don’t know how to start and what to say.

Take a look at the video on the link below and the helpful tips:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/speaking-exams/describe-photo-or-picture

Now, try to put them in practice with the following exercise:

First, describe what you can see in the pictures

Second,discuss the following questions: 

Which of these wild dreams you would like to become possible for you? Why?