HOW TO PRACTICE YOUR SPEAKING

Become a confident speaker

How to improve your English speaking skills, so that you can communicate more easily and
effectively. These tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.

Practice where you can, when you can. Any practice is good – whether you speak to someone
who is a native English speaker or not. It’s important to build your confidence. If possible, use
simple sentence structure that you know is correct, so that you can concentrate on getting
your message across.

Try to experiment with the English you know. Apply words and phrases you know to new
situations. Native English speakers are more likely to correct you if you use the wrong word
than if you use the wrong grammar.

Experimenting with vocabulary is a really good way of getting feedback. Try to respond to
what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body
language. Respond to them in a natural way. Try not to translate into and from your own
language.

This takes too much time and will make you more hesitant. If you forget a word, do what
native English speakers do all the time, and say things that ‘fill’ the conversation.

This is better than remaining completely silent. Try using ‘um’, or ‘er’, if you forget the word.
Don’t speak too fast! It’s important to use a natural rhythm in speaking English, but if you
speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.

Try to relax when you speak, and you’ll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation
work for you. When you speak English at normal speed, you’ll discover that many of the
pronunciation rules, such as word linking, happen automatically.Final tips…-

Try to become less hesitant and more confident. - Don’t be shy to speak – the more you do it,
the more confident you’ll become. - Remember to be polite – use “please” and “thank you” if
you ask someone to do something for you.Hi!! How are you?

Oraciones 01
1. The university has beautiful campus.
2. Her sister speaks English very well.
3. The letters are in English.
4. The students are taking English lessons.
5. The postman comes very late.
6. The scholarships are for worthy students.
7. Her scholarship is a good one.
8. The doorbell is ringing.
9. My sister in the United States.
10. The university is very large.
Oraciones 02
1. The Institute of Education gives scholarships to
worthy students.
2. It rains a little now.
3. It rains a great deal in the tropics.
4. The bus always stops there.
5. The bus stop at the corner now.
6. We like this class.
7. We study the present tense now.
8. Now we begin to understand some English.
9. This class begin at eight o'clock.
10. I write a long letter now.
11. I write many letters to her.
12. We miss her very much.
13. She has a good time now.
14. Juan always have a good time.
15. The doorbell rings now.
16. The doorbell ring very often.
17. Mr and Mrs. Palacio build a new house.
18. She learns a great deal this year.
19. She always wants to practice it.
20. Juan speaks English very well.
Oraciones 03
1. I like those people very much.
2. He is giving the news on the radio now.
3. She likes the college town very much.
4. The news is about Michael.
5. You have letters in your pocket.
6. We receive many letters from Juan.
7. Juan is going to a party with Julia.
8. Juan usually answers the question correctly.
9. The teacher is explaining the lesson to the
students.
10. They are speaking with the teacher.
11. We like her letters very much.
12. The students like Maria.
13. Maria attends the university.
14. I see Mr. Chamorro every day.
15. Mr. Chamorro is renting the house.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
A wet blanket - un aguafiestas A hangover - una resaca
Better late than never - Más vale tarde que nunca Bless you! - salud! (cuando
alguien estornuda)
By the way - A propósito By all means - No faltaría más/Por
supuesto
Chat someone up - Ligar con alguien Cheer up! - ¡Anímate!
Cheers! - ¡Salud! (al beber) Cross your fingers. - Cruza los
dedos.
Get the sack - ser despedido Help yourself - Sírvete
How come? - ¿Cómo es eso? ¿Por qué? Hurry up - ¡Date prisa
I must be off. - Tengo que irme. I haven't got a clue. - No tengo ni
idea
If only – Ojalá It serves you right. - Lo mereces.

It's up to you. - Tú eliges. Keep the change. - Quédate con el

cambio.
Keep your hair on! - ¡Cálmate! Leave me alone - Déjame en
paz
Let the cat out of the bag - revelar un secreto Let's have one for the road -
Tomamos la penúltima
Make yourself at home -Siéntete como en tu casa No wonder - No me extraña
Pissed as a newt - borracho como una cuba Pull the other one. - ¡Anda
ya!
Really! - ¡De verdad! Same here - Yo también
Say when - Dime cuando (para comida o bebidas) Talk of the devil - Hablando
del rey de Roma
To pay cash - Pagar en efectivo To my mind - En mi opinión
Touch wood. - Toco madera Watch out! - ¡Ten cuidado!
Were you born in a field/barn? - Cierra la puerta What a mess! - ¡Qué lío!

What a cheek! - ¡Qué cara! You're pulling my leg. - Me estás

tomando el pelo. You're welcome. - De nada. You're kidding. -
Estás de bromeando.

THE 66 ESSENTIAL PHRASAL VERBS

AGREE WITH - estar de acuerdo - "All women are bad drivers." "I don't agree with you."
BE ABOUT TO - estar a punto de -I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.
BE BACK - regresar -I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 10.
BE OUT OF - quedarse sin - We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla.
BE OVER - terminarse - When the football match was over, we went to the pub.
BE UP - estar levantado - "Phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten minutes."
BLOW UP - estallar (una bomba) - The bomb blew up killing six people.
BLOW UP - inflar - We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the Christmas party.
BREAK DOWN - averiarse - My car broke down on the way to Motril.
CALL BACK - volver a llamar - "I'm afraid the manager isn't here at the moment. Could you call
back later?"
CARRY ON - seguir. continuar - I'm sorry if I interrupted you. Please carry on.
CARRY OUT - cumplir (una promesa) - The President carried out his promise to reduce
taxation.
CARRY OUT - llevar a cabo - The execution was carried out at seven o'clock in the morning.
CLEAR UP - poner en orden - It took four hours to clear up after the party.
COME ACROSS - encontrar, dar con - I came across an old friend on the metro in Madrid.
COME BACK - regresar - I'm going to England for two weeks. I'm coming back on the fifth.
COME IN - entrar - "Good morning. Come in and sit down."
COME ON - ¡Vamos!, ¡Date prisa! - Come on. We're going to be late.
CUT DOWN ON - consumir menos - You must cut down on cholesterol or you'll have a heart
attack.
CUT OFF - cortar, desconnectar - When we didn't pay the bill, the electricity was cut off.
CUT UP - cortar en pedazos - We cut up the birthday cake and gave everyone a slice.
DO UP - abrochar, atar - I was five before I knew how to do up my shoelaces.
DO WITH - tener algo que ver con, tener relación con - "What's MS DOS?" "It's got something
to do with computers."
DO WITHOUT - pasarse sin, prescindir de - The shops are shut so we'll have to do without
sugar.
DRAW UP - pararse - The car drew up at the zebra crossing.
GET BACK - volver, regresar - Cinderella had to get back by twelve o'clock.
GET INTO - entrar - I lost my keys and so I couldn't get into the house.
GET OFF - bajar (de un autobus, tren) - You have to get off the bus at the next stop if you want
the station.
GET ON - subir (a un autobus, tren, moto) - Quick! Get on the train, it's about to leave.
GET UP - levantarse - When I got up this morning it was still dark.
GIVE BACK - devolver - If you don't like the dress, the shop will give you your money back.
GIVE UP - perder la esperanza, rendirse - If you find phrasal verbs difficult, don't give up.
GIVE UP - dejar (de fumar, beber) - You'll get cancer if you don't give up smoking.
GO AHEAD - ¡Siga! - "Can I use the telephone?" "Yes, go ahead."
GO AWAY - irse, marcharse - Are you going away for Christmas, or are you staying at home.
GO BACK - volver, regresar - Although she's forty, she's going back to University to study
French.
GO DOWN - bajar - The price of fruit goes down in the summer.
GO OUT - salir (por la calle) - I always go out and have a few drinks on Saturday night.
GO UP - subir - The price of cigarettes went up in January 1992.
HANG ON/HOLD ON - esperar - Hold on for a minute as Pablo will be back in five minute.
HANG UP - colgar (el teléfono) - My ex-girlfriend hung up when I phoned her.
KEEP UP WITH - mantenerse (a la altura de) - I can't keep up with my father when we go
cycling as he goes too fast.
KNOCK DOWN - derribar, atropear, demoler - My grandfather's old house was knocked down
and a bank was built.
LEAVE BEHIND - olvidar, dejar - When I got to the airport, I realised I had left my passport
behind.
LET IN - dejar entrar - She opened the door and let in the cat.
LOOK AFTER - cuidar - My mother looks after the children when we go away.
LOOK FOR - buscar - I spent two hours looking for my glasses before I found them.
LOOK FORWARD TO - esperar con ilusión - I'm looking forward to the Easter holidays.
LOOK OUT - tener cuidado, ¡Ojo! Look out! - There's a car coming. JOHN & SARAH 1996 (c)
LOOK UP - buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario) - If you don't understand the word, look it up
in a dictionary.
PUT IN - meter, introducir - Put ten pence in the machine and you will get a cup of coffee.
PUT ON - encender - Put on the light, it's getting dark.
PUT ON - ponerse (la ropa) - Put your coat on or you'll get cold.
RUN OUT OF - quedars sin algo We ran out of petrol so we had to get the bus.
SET OFF - ponerse en camino - We set off to Madrid at five o'clock to avoid the traffic.
TAKE AFTER - parecerse a - Pablo takes after his mother: they are both optimistic.
TAKE OFF - despegar - The flight was delayed for two hours and the plane eventually took off
at 6 p.m.
TAKE OFF - quitarse la ropa - Take off your coat and make yourself comfortable.
TAKE OUT - extraer, sacar - He took out a cigarette and lit it.
THROW AWAY - tirar (en la basura) - Don't throw these papers away: they're important.
TURN DOWN - bajar (el volumen) - Turn down the radio: it's too loud.
TURN UP - poner el volumen más fuerte - Turn up the radio. I can't hear it.
TURN ON - encender (televisión, luces etc.) - Turn on the television, please; I want to see the
news.

Ejemplo de 4 tipos de oraciones en Inglés (Four Kinds of Sentences):

Para expresar las ideas claramente en la escritura, debes ordenar las palabras dentro de
oraciones. Una oración es un grupo de palabras que expresan un pensamiento completo..
Una oración comienza con una letra mayúscula y termina con un marca de puntuación. Las
oraciones expresan las ideas en cuatro caminos. Y los veremos cada uno con varios ejemplo
en Inglés.

Declarative Sentences (Oraciones Declarativas): Una oración declarativa hace una

afrimación. Termina con un punto. La mayoría de las oraciones son oraciónes declarativas
• The Parthenon in Greece was dedicated in 438 B.C.
• Internazionale FC was founded in 1908.
• Final Fantasy is a good game.
Interrogative Sentences (Oraciones Interrogativas): Una oración interrogativa pregunta
una pregunta. Termina con un signo de pregunta.
• Where is the replica of it? Is it in Miami?
• Can I use this?
• Do you like it?

Imperative Sentences (Oraciones Imperativas): Una oración imperativa da una ordén o

pide una petición. Termina con un punto
• Do not stay outside any longer.
• Come here, please.
• Go home.
Exclamatory Sentences (Oraciones Exclamativas): Una oración exclamativa expresa
fuertes sentimientos. Y termina con un signo de exclamación.
• What a beautiful building it is!
• I hate you!
• I quit!

También puedes transformar una oración declarativa, interrogativa o imperativa en una

oración exclamativa con solo cambiar el signo de pregunta o punto, por un signo de
exclamación.
• It is a fine landmark. | It is a fine landmark!
• See you soon. | See you soon!
• What are you doing? | What are you doing!

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