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This is another great trick that people have always used to practice writing. But here we’ll use it to get your speaking to a fantastic level.
All you do is grab yourself a tape player or audio recorder and speak into it all the things you did today.
If you can't say something, look it up. It's great practice and is a great source of materials if you have English lessons, simply bring a copy along with you and get the teacher to go through it.
Remember, a little everyday is your key to great English skills.
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If someone says to you.“Wow, you speak great English”. Don't turn round and say “Oh no, I don't speak English well”. That's a lie.
You do speak English well. Say “Thank you”.
It always surprises me that in Japan most people say they speak very bad English, but if I simply say“Konnichiwa” in Japanese they start saying how well I speak Japanese!
I'm sure you can say much, much more than“Konnnichiwa”in English, so you must be good.
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Of course learning English by you is fun, but why not share that fun with other people?
Make it a house rule that from 7 till 8 PM people can only speak English.
If anyone speaks Japanese by mistake they have to put 100 yen in a special savings box.
You can use that money for a special treat. Or if you have kids, if they keep asking for things like burgers or candy, only give it to them if they can ask in English.
Or at work, make one of your daily meetings in English. If everyone is working smart at getting good at English, It's even easier to learn.
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