Part 1. Self speaking practice.
Part 2. "Go natural English"
The book in Word format is here:
Some ideas from Gabby Wallace’s book “Go natural English”
This book is not for someone who wants to become fluent in English overnight. Although it is true that with 15 minutes a day of focused effort you can improve your fluency, we don’t mean just one day. Improvements come with consistent effort over time.
Is 15 minutes a day enough to become fluent?
This book is for you if you are an intermediate to advanced English learner hoping to increase your fluency
Is this book the book for you?
Here are seven quick steps to start on your journey to fluency.
• Include an additional word or phrase every day into your conversations. This will build your vocabulary and conversational skills.
• Learn to think in English. If you can think in English, your conversational skills will speed up.
• Be consistent and make English a part of your everyday routine. When you make it a habit, it’s easier to improve quickly.
• Create relationships with native English speakers. Find common interests and use every opportunity to connect using English language as a tool.
• Focus on that which you find interesting and fun. Do something that you enjoy in English each day. When you enjoy English you will find it easier to improve your skills.
• Use your ears. Listen carefully to the sounds and stress patterns in English as if it were music. Compare it to what you read and see the difference!
• Copy phrases and speaking patterns of native speakers. Did your teacher tell you not to copy others’? Forget that! Copying is essential to developing fluency!
What is fluency to you?
Does fluency mean that you can order coffee?
Does fluency mean that you can ask people questions and make small talk?
Does fluency mean that you can debate politics with native speakers?
Clearly these situations are at different levels of fluency. You can be fluent in each situation. What you need to do is think about what you want to be able to do in English. Start with the most simple situations and work your way up to more challenging situations. Remember that learning English is about progress, not perfection.
Have you prepared your mind for learning English?
The way you approach learning English makes a huge difference in your fluency results. Here are three ways to prepare your mind for learning English.
Positive mindset:
First, begin with a positive mindset. Pretty simple, right? When you think positively, you don’t concentrate on your failures or shortcomings. You see your mistakes as growth opportunities. Therefore, making mistakes becomes necessary and even exciting. Even when you make mistakes you are learning, and maybe even will have some funny stories to tell later.
Don’t focus on what you don’t know. Instead, focus on the positive. Think about how much you already do know and how you can use it in many different ways. Imagine the possibilities for using the English you know now, today. After all, it’s the everyday habit of using English that will make you fluent in time.
2) Making English a part of your life.
Second, think of English as part of your life and your identity, not simply a school subject or a class you go to once or twice a week. True fluency comes from accepting English as a way of life. Integrate English into every part of your life—the music you listen to, the news you watch, the books and websites you read, the way you communicate with people. Don’t learn English just to learn English. Learn English to use it as a tool to enjoy life, to get information and knowledge, to pursue your hobbies and to make new connections and friends.
3) Enjoy the journey, not the destination.
Third, enjoy the journey instead of always focusing on the destination. Stop asking, “How long will it take to be fluent?” Start enjoying using English on a daily basis to explore things you are interested in. Take 5 minutes to learn something new each day. After some time, you’ll be surprised at how much you have learned.
Part 3. Repeating grammar.
Gerund.
Зеленський подякував Трампу за його допомогу Україні.
Демократи наполягають на тому що (insist on) Трамп робить усе протизаконно.
США допомогають Україні, надсилаючи військову та грошову допомогу. Україна відплачує тим що є стратегічним партнером США.
-Привіт. Ти позичиш мені гроші?
-Це залежить від того чи отримаю я зарплату сьогодні
-Ми наполягаємо на тому щоб ви прийшли завтра.
-А ми наполягаємо на тому щоб відпочивати(have rest) завтра.
-Я пам’ятаю як він співав(singing) на сцені(on stage) у 90-ті роки
-Так, я також пам’ятаю як відвідував(visit) його концерт у 95-му році.
-Ти бачив фільм “Avengers”?
-Ні
-Цей фільм варто(is worth) передивитися.
-Я подивлюся але це залежить від того чи я знайду його в Інтернет(on the Internet)і.
-Як ви вивчили(learn) так(so) багато слів?
-Я вивчив багато слів, дивлячись серіали і читаючи книжки
-Дякую за те що поділилися своїм досвідом у вивченні(learning) англійської.
--Вибачте що турбую вас. Чим він зараз зайнятий?-What is he busy with now?
-Він зайнятий тим що розмовляє з клієнтом.
-О, я пам’ятаю що розмовляв з цим клієнтом минулого року.
-Цей продукт потребує(need) вдосконалення( improving, improvement)
-Так, я погоджуюся з тим що цей продукт потребує більше роботи.
-Припиніть палити. Почніть працювати!
Infinitive of purpose. Вони купили собаку щоб вона охороняла будинок. Я купив смартфон щоб мати доступ до Вайбер. Вони створили групу у Вайбері щоб ділитися інформацією.
Complex Object. Директор хоче щоб вчителі заповнювали журнали( to fill out journals). Вчителі хочуть щоб він не втручався у їх роботу(not to intrude into their work).
Я хочу щоб вона мене слухала. Вона хоче щоб я слухав ії. Вони хочуть щоб ми не сварилися( not to have arguments). Ми хочемо щоб вони не втручалися( not to meddle) у наше життя.
