How to Speak English Fluently in 1 Week

OVER 70+ SECRET TIPS TO LEARN
VOCABULARY AND SPEAK GREAT
ENGLISH!
Edward Clemons

Wahyudiyati Priyoto

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Teknik Industri

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. How to Speak English Fluently 3

Chapter 2. Grammar 5

Chapter 3. Most Used English Vocabulary Imperative to Learn 6

Chapter 4. English Writing - Improvement Tricks and Tips 8

Chapter 5. The hidden secrets that will help you learn English in a weekend 9

Chapter 6. Common Mistakes to Avoid for Beginners 10

Chapter 1.

How to Speak English Fluently

Fluency is the ability to speak a language with ease, without any hiccups. ‘Without any hiccups’ does not mean speaking a language without suffering from about of hiccups, what it means is speaking a language without stopping and stuttering, and being unsure of how to use your words. Fluency means knowing how to use your words with ease and comfort. Fluency comes with practice.

The things that you need to be considered in speaking english fluently are:

1. Practice
2. Small talk
3. Confidence
4. Listen
5. Read books
6. Do not translate
7. Study words and phrases
8. Idioms
9. Do not think of yourself as a student
10. Recruit a friend as a mentor
11. Movies and songs
12. Think in English
13. Record yourself

“Do It Right Now”: Steps to Start Improving instantly

Step 1: Watch an English movie twice and concentrate on how a person speaks

Step 2: On a piece of paper, note down all idioms and colloquialisms you come across

Step 3: Look up their meanings

Step 4: Make your own sentences and try incorporating them in your everyday life

The English Language has a lot of slang, colloquialisms and idioms. The only way to master these is by listening. Listening will improve your speaking capabilities hugely. You will learn the correct pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, accent, and intonation.

Listening and repeating is the best way to learn a language. I know people who have

learned a complete language perfectly just by watching the movies and listening to the

songs. Of course, this works better if the language you are trying to learn is closer to

your own native language. However, remember that English is a mix of a number of

different languages.

Learning how to read is an important part of learning English. It expands your vocabulary and gives you fluency. If you are in a country where English is the main language, you will not get by without learning how to read. Also, reading is substantially easier than speaking and writing, or even listening.

Remember to always read a book that is of your level. Do not get ambitious

and read a book above your level because that would involve words that you

will not understand.

A few steps for you to start improving your reading skills are explained below.

1. Decide what you want to read
2. Take it slow
3. Reread
4. A list of unfamiliar words
5. Read aloud
6. Summarize

“Do it Right Now”: Steps to start improving instantly

Step 1: Pick an English book or topic over the internet of your interest

Step 2: Keep a dictionary, pen and a paper alongside

Step 3: Scan, skim and start reading the text out loud in a subtle speech

Step 4: Break the words that are difficult to pronounce at one go into sounds and speak in a connecting flow. In you don't know how that particular word sounds, refer to an audio dictionary and follow. Eg: Anticipation = An - tee — see — pay — shun.

Step 5: Note down new phrases, words and expressions you come across while reading and simultaneously take meaning from the dictionary.

Step 6: On completion, review the topic in your head.

Step 7: Note the estimated time you took to read the text, number of words read and as a trend, try and speed up with every third time you read.

The hardest part is memorizing all those new words. The best way to expand your vocabulary and knowledge of idioms is through reading. Now, when you build your English vocabulary as well as stock of phrases and idioms, you can disintegrate your learning into two levels:

a. Fundamental level

There are 2000 to 2500 words which are called the foundation blocks of English language. These words are not particularly listed but comprise of each first word for every meaning that you learn to the count. These include certain words like how, why, where which are not replaceable by another word. For phrases and idioms, the cardinal ones will fall in the fundamental category.

b. Extensive level

Every word, phrase or idiom with similar or opposite meaning and intent as of the fundamental ones will form the extensive list for a more in-depth learning.

Tips for expanding vocabulary:

1. One word at a tim
2. Spend every spare minute reading
3. Context skills
4. Practice
5. Use the dictionary
6. Play with words
7. Crosswords
8. Write a journal
9. Listen
10. Associations
11. Make a list of words
12. Learn the roots
13. Use the word
14. Prefixes and suffixes

“Do It Right Now”: Steps to Start Improving instantly

Step 1: Pick a subject or a noun

Step 2: Look for words and descriptive phrases in the dictionary which can describe or narrate about the subject

Step 3: Note down the relevant words with it’s meaning/s, synonyms and antonyms

Step 4: Now, using those words, construct descriptive sentences about the subject and place phrases in the right sequence.

Step 5: Repeat the process with other topics, objects and nouns

Chapter 2.

Grammar

Grammar can be pesky and annoying. It is not easy to learn because there are so many rules that simply do not make sense. For example, the pronunciations of ‘cat’ as ‘kat’

and ‘price’ as ‘prise’, does not make sense. Grammar can be defined as a set of notions about the correct use of a language. English Grammar is extensive. The words can be distinguished into nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions.

A little introduction into the basics of Grammar is important so that you understand how things work.

a. Nouns

In the simplest form, a noun is used to identify a name, place, animal or thing. It is also the largest English word class. Noun phrases are sentences that function as nouns. For example: The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

b. Pronouns

Pronouns function in place of nouns and noun phrases. These include personal pronouns,interrogative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, and relative pronouns. For example, I,you, we, she, he, they are all pronouns. For example: They stabbed him in the back.

c. Verbs

Verbs describe actions. For example: She issinging. It is used for a word that describe any action being performed.

d. Adjective

An adjective describes an attribute of a word or phrase. For example: She is singing beautifully.

e. Adverb

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. For example: Seabiscuit was the fastest runner at the Derby.

f. Conjunctions

A conjunction is a word that is used to connect two sentences. It creates a logicalrelation between two phrases. For example, and, or, but, nor, as well as, neither, for, so etc. are called conjunctions.

g. Preposition

A preposition is a word that shows the relation of a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence. For example: The book is in the shelf.

Speaking English is different from speaking correct English. For someone who has been speaking in English his or her entire life, Grammar comes naturally. I know a lot of people who can speak English and get their point across, but their Grammar is not that great. There are a few steps you can take to practice your Grammar skills.

1. Understand the parts of speech
2. Look for structures
3. Identify mistakes
4. Exercises
5. Hire a tutor
6. Do not translate!

“Do It Right Now”: Steps to Start Improving instantly

Step 1: Pick an English book or newspaper to read

Step 2: Keep a pen and paper with your. Preferably a small notebook specifically forcomponents of Grammar

Step 3: While reading, go one paragraph at a time and note down the nouns, verbs, adjective and adverbs that you come across

Step 4:Try making your own sentences using these words

Step 5: Repeat the same process for the next paragraph

Chapter 3.

Most Used English Vocabulary Imperative to Learn

English has an extensive vocabulary. It is loaded with homophones, homonyms, and

homographs.

a. HOMOPHONES

Words that sound similar but have different spellings and meaning

1. Advise – Advise is a verb. For example: I advise you to bring bottled water.

Advice – Advice is a noun. For example: I need your advice.

2. Affect – Affect is a verb, which means, “to influence”. For example: The injury won’t affect her performance.

Effect – Effect is a noun, that means “the outcome or result”. When used as a verb ‘effect’ means, “to produce a result”. For example: The song had a calming effect on the baby.

3. Allude – Allude is a verb, which meaning “calling attention to indirectly”. It is a ‘coy’. For example: The paintings allude to Rembrandt.

Elude – Elude means to evade or get away from something. For example: Michael Scofield eluded the cops.

4. Allusion – An allusion is an indirect or casual reference. For example: The novel's title is an allusion to Shakespeare.

Illusion – An illusion is false idea or image. For example: The tension between illusion and reality.

5. All – Used to refer to the whole quantity. For example: She left all her jewelry to her daughter

Awl – A small pointed tool used for piercing holes. For example: He used an awl to pierce the leather.

6. Amoral – Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. For example: a amoral attitude to gender discrimination

Immoral – Immoral means violating conscience or public morality. For example: an immoral and unwinnable war.

7. Ark – Noah’s ark OR a vessel that serves as protection against extinction. For example: A starship built by their android protectors

Arc – A curved shaped. For example: The huge arc of the sky

8. Bazaar – Bazaar is a market place. For example: Tony went to the bazaarto buy vegetables.

Bizarre – Bizarre, on the other hand, means something unusual and spooky. For example: The Bermuda Triangle incidents are bizarre.

9. Bridal – Bridal concerns a wedding or bride. For example: Bridaltraditions will never go away

Bridle – A bridle is a horse harness or a rope. It could also mean to keepunder control. For example: the fact that she was the servant bridled hertongue.

10. Coign – an external corner of a wall. For example: ‘Coign of vantage’ is a phrase meaning a favorable position for observation or action

Coin – A flat, typically round piece of mental with an official stamp, used as money OR to invent or device a new word or phrase. For example: He showed me how we could make a lot of coins OR he coined the term ‘desktop publishing’

11. Colonel – An army officer of high rank. For example: The jawans saluted as the Colonel drove by

Kernel – A softer, usually edible part of a nut OR the central of most important part of something. For example: This is the kernel of the argument.

12. Complement – A thing that completes or brings to perfection. For example: The libretto proved a perfect complement to the music

Compliment – A polite expression of praise admiration. For example: The bride was complimented by many of her wedding day.

13. Doe – A female deer. For example: The safari saw a doe and her fawn

Dough – A thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking OR lots of money. For example: The dog ate the cookie dough.

14. Elicit – Evoke or draw out. For example: A corrupt heart elicits in anhour all that is bad in us

Illicit – Forbidden by law, rules or customs. For example: Adolescents havestarted using illicit drugs.

15. Gorilla – A powerfully built great ape. For example: The gorilla’s were creating a ruckus in the jungle

Guerrilla – A member of a small independent group taking part in irregularfighting. For example: The guerrilla warfare was getting out of hand.

16. Immanent – Immanent means “pervading” or “existing within”. For example: The room’s immanent tension made her anxious.

Imminent – Imminent means “about to happen”. For example: The examperiod is imminent.

Eminent – Eminent means “distinguished”. For example: He was an eminent scholar.

17. Knead – Massage or squeeze with the hands. For example: The bakers kneaded the dough

Need – Require something because it is essential or very important. Forexample: I don’t need your sarcasm.

18. Licence – licence is the noun. For example: One who is licensed to perform dental surgery has a dental surgeon’s licence.

License – license is the verb.

19. Nay – Or rather; more than that. For example: It will take months, nay years

Neigh – A characteristic high-pitched sound uttered by a horse e.g. The horses neighed in excitement on seeing their master.

20. Principle – A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour. For example: A man of principle

Principal – The first in order of importance. For example: The country’s principal cities.

21. Shear – Cut something (such as wool, hair, or grass) with scissors or shears. For example: I’ll shear off all the fleece

Sheer – Nothing other than; unmitigated. For example: She giggled with sheer delight.

22. Stake - a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end. For example: They used stakes to support the trees

Steak – a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.. For example: He liked his steak rare.

23. Team – Two or more people working together. For example: He teamed up with the band to produce the album

Teem – Be full of or swarming with. For example: Every garden is teeming with wildlife.

24. Toe – Any of the five digits at the end of a human foot; push, touch or kick with one’s toe. For example He toed off his shoes and flexed his feet

Tow – Pull along with a rope or chain. For example: The car had to be towed once it stalled.

25. Vain – Conceited; producing no result. For example: A vain attempt to tidy up the room

Vane – Device for showing wind direction

Vein – A blood vessel; streak; crack. For example: He felt the adrenalin course through his veins.

26. We – Used to refer to the speaker together with other people regarded in the same category. For example: Nobody knows kids better than we teachers do

Wee – little; very small; very early. For example: In the wee hours of the morning.

Whine – A complaining tone of voice. For example: The whine of the engine

Wine – An alcoholic drink made of fermented grape juice. For example: He opened a bottle of red wine.

27. Wretch – An unfortunate or unhappy person; a despicable or contemptible person e.g.: ungrateful wretches

Retch – Make a sound or movement of vomiting. For example: The poor child retched during the flight

b. Homographs and Homonyms

There are also words such as homonyms and homographs. Homographs are words with different meanings and pronunciations but same spellings, while homonyms are words with different meanings but same spellings and pronunciations. Homographs are words such as read (reed) and read (red).

1. Bow – A weapon used for shooting arrows; a ribbon tied with two knots; bending your head to show respect to a king.

2. Wound – An injury; wrap around something.

3. Minute – Something small and tiny; a period of time.

4. Sow – Planting a seed in the ground; an adult female pig

5. Tear – Tears are what comes out of your eyes when you cry; ripping or breaking something

Some homonyms to look out for are:

1. Book – One could refer to the book you are reading, or to booking a seat at a restaurant or booking a ticket.

2. Peer – It could mean looking at something, or a person your own age.

3. Fair – A fair could be a place you go to have fun, or it would mean being just and reasonable.

“Do It Right Now”: Steps to Start Improving instantly

Step 1: Keep a pocket notebook with yourself all the time

Step 2: Concentrate on people’s speech

Step 3: Pick out words that have noticed as homophones, homonyms, and homographs

Step 4: Categorize these words in difference sections

Step 5: Find their different meanings and uses

Chapter 4.

English Writing - Improvement Tricks and Tips

A language has four components – Reading, listening, speaking and writing. Each of these components is complementary to each other. Once you know how to listen, read and speak English, it is time to finish the process by writing properly. Writing is probably the easiest to do; however one can make mistakes in spellings. Also, a person thinks and writes at different speeds and that could unintentionally ruin the sentence. Still, writing is not all that easy. Problems arise when it comes to punctuation marks. There are a few steps you can take to practice your writting skills

1. Write, write, write!
2. Learn the correct version
3. Avoid using a guide
4. Use new words and phrases
5. Punctuation

“Do It Right Now”: Steps to Start Improving instantly

Step 1: Pick a topic that interests you and are passionate about

Step 2: Start a blog based on the topic

Chapter 5.

The hidden secrets that will help you learn English in a weekend

Since you can read English, you could strive to perfect it in one weekend. It will not be easy to learn everything there is to learn in a weekend but if you work hard enough, it

can be done. However, implement what you learn is probably the hardest part.

1. Speak English daily

Do not slip up and start using your native language. Even when you are with your own people, speak in English. If you do not have any way to speak English outside, do it at home. Watch T.V. or read a book and repeat out loud. Not speaking English will not help you learn. You have to use it to remember it!

2. Study it

Everyday, for at least one hour, study the language. Study the words, the history of the words, learn the grammatical rules etc. Even if you spend only half an hour a day, that will work. Think of your English skills as a piece of iron that will rust and break apart if you do not study and oil it.

3. Goals

Setting goals for yourself is a good way to learn English. Pick common everyday words,and decide to use them regularly by the end of the week or month. You could set any goal you want. This would also turn learning English into a challenge with yourself.

4. Be confident

Being confident means speaking English when you are outside, even if you are not good at it. Do not apologize for not being able to speak properly, instead ask for help and advise. It is essential to be confident or you will never have the guts to speak out in the open and you will never find out what your level of English is.

5. Keep a small notebook with you

While you are learning, it would be a good idea to keep a notebook with you at all times. Every time you come across a word that you do not understand, write it down! After that look for its meaning. At the end of your day, go through this list and learn the words on it. Try making sentences in which you can use these new words that you learned. This is a good practice because without writing down the words, chances are that you will forget them.

6. Learn to listen

Speaking in English outside with other people is not your only problem, you also have to learn to listen. Speaking and listening require two different parts of your body. You have to train your ears to listen to a new language and differential the words. Listen as much as you can. You could also read aloud and this way you would be listening to yourself.

7. Do not lose confidence

Learning anything new can be emotionally draining, but do not start thinking in a negative way. Instead of thinking “I can’t” think “I will”. Set a date, say a year or two years down the line, when you will be a fluent speaker, reader and writer in English.

8. Work hard

Everything requires hard work, even learning a language. It is important not to think of it as something that will occur in its own time. You can work hard and reduce your learning time.

9. Treat yourself

Motivation is the best tool! Treat you and your friends to dinner after you complete a particular goal. Also, ask your friends to test you. This way you will not only look forward to dinner with friends every weekend, but also completing goals on time.

10. Thesaurus

To develop a vast vocabulary, use a thesaurus. Learn different words with the same

meanings, and then use these words in a sentence. Here, you might also see a word that you find fascinating.

11. Group study

If you know other people trying to learn English, propose a group study. They always work better than trying to study alone. In the group, test each other using flashcards. This will not only be fun, but you will retain more when you are in a group.

12. Spellings

Do not just learn new words, remember to learn their spellings as well. Spelling as important to learn pronunciations. However, many times in English the words are not always pronounced as they are spelled. I would suggest using an online source to perfect your pronunciations, and then writing each word while pronouncing it aloud. This would develop an association in your brain for the word.

13. Pay attention to idioms and colloquialisms

To talk as a native speaker talking in English, it is important to pay special attention to idioms and colloquialisms. Make a separate notebook for these and follow the same process as you use for the words.

14. Revise

Revise every word you have learned during the week on Sunday, or any other day. This way you make sure that the words stay with you. Remember to speak out loud so you hear yourself and your ears are trained to catch the word.

15. English movies and songsWhenever you have time on your hands, watch an English movie. This way you will get used to the idea of listening to and speaking English. It will begin to seen like a natural language. Songs can be heard any time, so pick your favorite songs and play them. Pay attention to pronunciations. Do not use subtitles or you will not pay attention to what the person is saying. Books are for readings, when you are watching a movie, listen!

“Do It Right Now”: Steps to Start Improving instantly

Step 1: Pick a topic that is trending

Step 2: Decide on your opinion on the topic

Step 3: Prepare a speech on a pen and paper

Step 4: In a gathering of friends or family, make this speech!

Chapter 6.

Common Mistakes to Avoid for Beginners

English is a confusing language; there is no doubt about that. There are a lot of mistakes even native speakers make.

1. Focusing on Grammar
2. Confusing ‘in time’ and ‘on time’
3. Gender pronouns
4. Fun and funny
5. Singular and plural
6. Less and fewer
7. A and the
8. Who and that

“Do It Right Now”: Steps to Start Improving instantly

Step 1: Go on the Internet and look common mistakes made while learning English for

your native language

Step 2: Keep a pen and paper besides you

Step 3: Write down all the mistakes you have been making

Step 4: Understand the correct way to use the words or phrases

Step 5: Make your own sentences using these words and phrase