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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ShreddeR" data-source="post: 20328850" data-attributes="member: 513166">Tip 5: Focus your study on real spoken English, instead of on formal written English.The idea is this:  written English and spoken English are, in fact, quite different. Most students learn written English.  Textbooks teach written English-- even most "English Conversation" Textbooks.  When we speak, we use different vocabulary, different grammar, and different pronunciation than what is in textbooks. Here's one example.  In most textbooks, you might find a sentence like this: "The theater sold all the tickets"However, in normal speech, we would usually say,"They sold out"."Sold out" is a two-word verb-- also called a "phrasal verb".   You don't find many phrasal verbs in textbooks, but we use them constantly in speech. In fact, for most common actions we have two (or more) ways to say it--  the more formal one-word form, and the more common two-word form.How can you use these common words FAST ? You need to focus on spoken English.  In other words, find English that is first spoken, instead of written.   For example, listen to the radio, watch English language TV, listen to English podcasts.  Tip 6:  Listening Produces FAST Speech, not ReadingIt seems simple, yet most students focus their study on reading.   Reading real English novels and books IS a great way to learn.  It will improve your reading and your writing. However, if you want to SPEAK faster, you must focus on listening.   Great speech comes from great listening.  The more you listen to real English, the faster you will speak.  You have faster spoken grammar.  You understand native speakers faster.  Your pronunciation is better. Listening is the super-key to success.  You want speed.  You want to speak FAST. How To Understand and Speak FasterYou know listening is most important-- but what should you listen to? Well, first let's talk about what you should not listen to.  Don't listen to textbook conversations.  They are not real English.   They are formal.  The pronunciation is strange and unnatural. There is no emotion in them.  And the vocabulary comes from English writing, not from English speaking.So no textbook tapes or CDs.  What should you listen to?Any natural (real) English from native speakers.   We recommend podcasts, TV shows, movies, natural English lessons, and recorded conversations.    There are many of these on the internet. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes    :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /> </blockquote>

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