Spoken English. Additional information about the club "Light"

“ This is amazing! Amazing! For the first time in my life I meet a teacher who would love his work and his students so much. And we answer him the same! Each lesson is not like the previous one, we plunged into some kind of magical world all the time, Blake's fantasy is simply amazing! The maximum of conversational practice helped me not only to improve my knowledge of English, but now, finally, I can speak it without being embarrassed to make a mistake. Blake, thank you that I no longer have a "language barrier"!”

Daria Ivanova

“ I study in the Intermediate group. The teacher is Derek. During the three months of training, the vocabulary has grown significantly and "understanding" of foreign speech has developed. The lessons are interesting, emotionally colored, which contributes to better memorization. Separately, it is worth mentioning the work of the coordination department, in particular Irina. They always warn about all changes in the educational process.”

Anastasia Moiseeva

“ If you want to speak fluently on any topic, from the description of your favorite dish to the ecological situation in Europe, while speaking in colors, and not just using nice and interesting? You to Valentino! There is no one to compare him with, I came to the first lesson and immediately got to him, by the way, for three months there was never a desire to change the teacher. If you distribute in percentage terms the points to which he pays attention, you get: speaking(60%), reading(20%) listening(15%) writing(5%) What you get if you go to Valentino: Going off topic, arguing and discussions, every lesson grammar study, watching and discussing videos, energetic and expressive presentation of the material.”

Anna Koroleva

“ I have been studying with Valentino for 2 months now and I can say that this teacher showed how exciting learning English can be. Time in class flies by. Despite the fact that there is a lot of material, it is presented in a very accessible form and is easy to remember. It is felt that Valentino always prepares very carefully for each lesson, comes up with various games, uses video and audio materials, tries to pay maximum attention to each student. In addition, this is a very responsive person who will answer any questions, always help, give advice, thanks to him there is a very friendly atmosphere in the classroom.”

Fatima Kardanova

“ Studying at Windsor School with teacher Clint turned out to be very effective for me in learning English. Thanks to the efforts of Clint, in a short period of time I was able to move from Intermediate to upper-intermediate. The lessons were structured so precisely that it helped to activate and expand vocabulary, improve grammar and writing. Clint helped us overcome the language barrier and begin to communicate in English fluently. Learning English with Clint makes you proud of your achievements and motivates you to keep going.”

Svetlana

“ In the process of learning English, I tried different courses and made sure that the effectiveness of classes depends not only on the school, the textbook, but, first of all, on the teacher. Having discovered "Windsor" for myself, I started classes with Markus at the upper-intermediate level. Each lesson with Markus is a layer of vocabulary and constructions that are surprisingly easy to remember and remain "in the language" thanks to interesting examples, stories, structuredness, which Markus generously shares. And, of course, endless work on perfect pronunciation, charisma and humor, which invariably accompany classes, allow us to make Britain a little closer :) I want to say "thank you!" Markus for productive classes and feel free to recommend him to all future students! It would be great if he would have groups of the next levels, I would definitely attend.”

Alexandra Velikodnaya

“ I have been in Danny's group for the 3rd month. Each lesson is useful and in one breath, because. Danny knows how to involve, explain, correct mistakes and pay attention to everyone. Most of the lesson time is spent on speaking practice, learning new vocabulary and using it. The Advanced course contains a huge number of phrases and turns used exclusively in the English-speaking environment, and seeing the interest of the group, Danny tries to add something of his own. You can see progress in speaking practice and expansion of vocabulary, especially if you do homework regularly. Thank you so much Danny for a friendly, energetic and fun class environment that makes learning English fun!”

Hello my beloved readers.

Many of you probably dream of traveling. See new countries and continents, meet new people and get to know new cultures. But sometimes life pushes us to limits. Not lack of money or time, but simple inability to speak English.

If you have no idea who to contact to correct this oversight, then you have come to the right place! Today I will tell you how to learn spoken English on your own, what methods I used myself and give you some tips on how to do it quickly and efficiently, with the help of my blog in particular!

Before all my advice and suggested materials for study, I will immediately recommend to you The development of colloquial speech from Lingualeo . If you are not familiar with this service, be sure to get acquainted! It also has other courses that will quickly help you learn the language depending on your needs.

Listen and hear!

At the initial stage, the most important thing is to listen as much as possible. Listen, play them several times until you understand 90% of all words. For beginners to learn a language, in the vastness of the online world you will find hundreds of children's audio books (), where the vocabulary is very simple and understandable. You can try and - I have a selection of the best of them on my blog. Then you can move on to songs.

Moreover, now you can find a lot of audio courses online, where in just a month you can learn the basics of speaking. One of these is, which you can find on my blog. You know, my mother loves to travel and her next destination in the world is Singapore. So she gradually began to listen to Pimsleur lessons, where everything is very chewed up! There is progress.)

Read!

Then you will immediately learn the correct construction of words in a sentence. The vocabulary here should also be simple so that your self-study does not turn into torture.

Again, it is better to start with children's or very simple texts. I have something to offer you - and.

An old friend is better than two new ones?

Make new friends! The easiest way for beginners is to find communities in your city that are just like you. They are sure to meet somewhere in a club or cafe to practice speaking! This will help you not only learn to listen, but also go beyond your zone. comfort: After all, talking to strangers is incredibly scary! But in any case, this is better than sitting at home and being afraid to utter a word! Practice, practice and only practice is my advice!

We transfer our whole life into English!

I'll tell you a secret, this is one of the most important points in mastering spoken English! You just have to create conditions where you have to speak the language!

Yes, my dears, you still have to sacrifice your comfort and the usual course of affairs. Because from this day on, I ask you to WATCH all your films, shows and serials ONLY in English! Moreover, I ask you to THINK in English.

Ever tried?

I also went through these torments!)) I'll tell you a little secret: I like to watch all sorts of series and shows.

I can say from my own experience and the feedback of my friends and acquaintances: this will help you get good results fairly quickly. skills English speech. And, most importantly, it's completely free!

And one more thing: think in English! Say even the simplest sentence from the category “I want to eat” inside yourself (or better out loud) in English: “I am hungry”. Yes, you may not know the word, then look it up in the dictionary or look for a ready-made expression right away. This will allow you to instantly move from theory to practice! And you remember how much I love the practice!

What to do with small children!

If you are one of those parents who dream of their child learning English from childhood (and I am one of them too), then you have come to the right place. I would offer you several standard options for teaching a child at home:

Let one parent talk to the child ONLY in English language. So, your child will initially be, as the British say, bilingual, that is, bilingual (I wrote about this phenomenon in)!
You can also send it to courses or directly to country of language learning, but this pleasure is not cheap!
But I can offer you a very interesting option. This view is also in English. Of course, you can force them to watch "Anastasia" or "Cinderella", but this will not give such a quick result. I suggest you pay attention to modern cartoons: "Dasha the Traveler", "Go, Diego, Go" or "Team Umizumi".
Personally, they seemed to me a little strange when my niece made me watch them for the first time. But then I realized that it was brilliant. The essence of these videos is that usually the characters speak Russian, but from time to time they learn new words with the children. In the form of such an interactive video, the child remembers words much better. I was surprised when my three-year-old nephew started listing colors and animals for me in English, and then asking me for tea.
Again, I will not bypass Lingualeo, where your child can learn English online in a fun and unobtrusive way. Register for free and you will understand everything! If your child is a student, read.

And finally...

If you are still not enough, then here are some more tips:

Get busy every day. On the way to work or school, on the subway or bus, in the morning or evening while cooking, take 10 minutes to watch a video or listen to a book to improve your speaking skills.
Don't be afraid of mistakes. We all once started learning English from scratch. We've all made mistakes. Don't be afraid to be corrected. It will be much worse if you are NOT corrected, and you go through life with this mistake and think that everything is right. By the way, sometimes I do - enlighten me!
Don't build false hopes. Well, don't learn a language in a month just because you're not a computer. You can certainly give yourself a crash course over the weekend, but what's the point? It won't stay in your memory for long! All the information you need to stack in your brain on the shelves, build a house brick by brick. Well, you won’t build the roof right away, and then just think about where to fill the foundation? A little patience, my dear, and you will succeed.
Speak out loud. It happens that I can sit in absolute silence, and then suddenly say out loud something like “it was an absolutely flawless performance”. And all because a record in English is constantly playing in my head. And how to improve your pronunciation if you do not repeat after native speakers?

Another one of my recommendations! Pass this awesome course , yes, it is not free, but you must understand that you will not be able to learn English without spending a penny! Either a tutor (no doubt in an online school EnglishDom !), or courses, or "all by yourself" with quality improvised materials (for example, tutorials - I talk about the best of them). A really worthwhile thing that will help you raise your language level at least twice. Buy it - you won't regret it! Or maybe even present as a gift to someone from relatives or friends! They will definitely be grateful to you;).

So, these are the basic methods that have helped many of my acquaintances and, I hope, will help you on your way to learning spoken English.

How do you learn (or learned) to speak English? What methods do you use, and what helps (or does not help) you? Share your experience in the comments!

In conclusion, I want to say one thing: I perfectly understand that learning a language on your own is insanely difficult. This can end up with problems with pronunciation, and a bunch of questions that are difficult to find answers to. That is why this blog exists, where you can get any information, advice and help. Therefore, I will be glad to see you among the blog subscribers so that you can always get everything you need in full.

Thank you.
See you soon!

Spoken English has become increasingly popular in recent years. If earlier in English courses, communication was given time on a par with grammar, then recently spoken English has gained independence.

85% of international conferences and organizations use English.

Courses have become very popular, in which students listen to foreign speech, radio recordings, watch films in English, and then discuss them among themselves, of course, in English. That is, maximum attention is paid to learning to speak and understand the speech that foreigners use in everyday life.

Very often, a person who knows the rules of grammar well, knows how to correctly compose sentences and has a good vocabulary, cannot hear the speech of a native speaker and is not able to support a conversation, express his thoughts and his point of view. This occurs when a student does not devote enough time to spoken English. Sometimes a student simply lacks confidence in his knowledge, he is afraid of being misunderstood or making a mistake.

It should be understood that spoken English has a number of differences from literary English, which is studied even at school. The course of spoken English is based on slang and phraseological turns of speech, on set expressions that are used in everyday life and current life. Of course, the development of spoken language occurs in a special sequence.

When learning spoken English, you can make a significant investment in your future, in your professional growth. If you have a good level of spoken English, you can create conditions for a multifaceted life, find something new and unknown for yourself.

To be confident in your knowledge of the spoken language, you need to practice well and thoroughly. A very interesting and effective material to help learning the spoken language is the author's teaching system "The Hummingbird Method". Perhaps the main distinguishing feature of the Hummingbird Method is that it will be much easier for you to start speaking English from the very first lesson. Thanks to a unique teaching method, your vocabulary will be replenished with exactly the number of words that is necessary to have a productive conversation with a native speaker, as well as watch movies and TV shows in English. It should be noted that the duration of these courses is only 30 days.

Of course, for a thorough practice of spoken language, you need to get it abroad. But after all, not everyone has such opportunities to travel to an English-speaking country to practice their English. It is for this purpose that conversational English courses have been created, namely the “Hummingbird Method”.

Differences between spoken English and literary

Spoken English, of course, is significantly different from literary English, from the one we study at school and in the courses. The very first criterion of distinction is that grammar is not the main point on which you need to concentrate when learning conversational. The nuances of the grammatical construction of a sentence are not delved into in spoken language courses. The basics of grammar are studied in order to build sentences on their own in the future.

In spoken English, there are often various abbreviations.

Replenishment of vocabulary is a top priority in such courses. The lexical fullness of the courses is also different, that is, you do not mindlessly memorize words and phrases, and the more the better.

In conversational English courses, as well as when teaching the Hummingbird Method, you use the words and phrases that are used and most often found in oral speech.

The third difference factor is the form of education. It is usually mostly oral. This, of course, is explained by the fact that, first of all, you need to talk, talk on your own, conduct conversations with fellow students or with a teacher, and also pronounce phrases recorded on a voice recorder.

Who is spoken English for?

The target circle of learners of spoken English is quite extensive. These can be people who have just started learning English, as well as those students and students who have a good knowledge of the English language, but cannot overcome the barriers of communicating in English.

There are also people who have a very hard time understanding English by ear or those students who, for some reason, have stopped improving their knowledge of the English language and want to regain their once acquired abilities. By taking the Conversational English course, you will build vocabulary as well as linguistic intuition.

After taking courses on the Hummingbird Method, you will be able to understand the type of thinking of native English speakers, and this is another significant contribution to communicating with foreigners. Also, in the future, in order to improve your English, you can not refer to the textbook, it will be easy for you to perceive English on your own, that is, watching films and reading books in English.

The result of learning spoken English

In fact, the result will not be long in coming. You will notice that it is much easier for you to understand English by ear, regardless of who spoke it, a teacher you are used to, or a TV announcer whose speech style is not familiar to you.

Your type of thinking will change, during the conversation the right words and phrases will be selected by themselves. You will no longer feel those barriers in communication. Ideally, you can even think in English, not mentally select a translation of what you want to say, but immediately build your answer in English. You will experience the pleasure that you can easily communicate in English. You will have additional motivation to achieve even greater results.

Therefore, if you are still thinking, do you need spoken English? That can be answered with certainty in the affirmative. Spoken English does not take much time and is suitable for people with different abilities.

Remember the legend of the Tower of Babel and its builders? So, modern humanity, apparently, is again ready to find a common language for all continents and countries. And by the will of fate, English becomes the language of international communication, because it is known even in the most remote corner of the world. Want to join the global community but don't know how to learn conversational English for beginners? This material will help you, in which we have detailed tips on how to learn English on your own.

What do you think is the key to successful learning of spoken English for beginners? Teacher? Good technique? Ability for languages? Enough funds to pay for special courses? Not at all.

The key to success is your commitment to speaking English. Yes, yes, so little, and yet so much. After all, this desire still needs to be able to develop in oneself.

Before you start learning English, set yourself a certain bar. You should not immediately encroach on something supernatural, like reading Shakespeare's sonnets in the original.

Let's say, for starters, try to master a course of spoken English for tourists. You will be able to make acquaintances and communicate freely with foreigners at train stations and airports, hotels and inns, museums and shops, and you will simply never get lost on the streets of the city. It is possible to achieve such results in just 1-1.5 months.

Then, having received the basic information, you yourself will be drawn into communication in English. You will be able to expand your knowledge by watching movies and series, reading adapted books and texts, studying grammar in depth and training all your skills in speaking with foreign interlocutors.

And all this will be possible only thanks to your personal desire to learn spoken English. So, are you ready to get started? Let's see how to conduct conversational English classes effectively developing all the necessary skills.

Development of the educational process

Once you have a goal, make a schedule for your activities. Healthy evaluate your strength! If you have little free time, then you will have to conduct short lessons every day, but if you are ready to allocate a couple of hours for learning spoken English, then your class schedule is the standard 3 lessons per week.

Don't forget to stock up on stationery and study guides as well. At a minimum, you need pens, pencils, colored markers, study and vocabulary notebooks. Textbooks and dictionaries are not so obligatory, since now all the material is easy to find on the Internet.

So, you have psychologically tuned in and prepared the necessary supplies for study. Only one thing is missing - an understanding of what it is worth starting to learn English on your own. Let's take the course in order.

main base

At the beginning of the journey, we always learn the basics: letters, sounds, numbers. To some, this knowledge will seem too easy and therefore unnecessary. This will be the first gross mistake that can call into question the achievement of progress in the classroom.

The study of the alphabet and sounds is an important preparatory stage, which forms the skills and abilities necessary for subsequent serious work. Well, how do you remember English words without even knowing approximately how to read them? Or how to learn to listen to English speech without understanding the sounds? Therefore, take the first introductory classes seriously.

According to the form of study, we recommend studying on materials with transcription and audio accompaniment. This will allow you to immediately work out the correct perception and pronunciation of sounds. We also recommend using proven techniques that help you remember English letters and their pronunciation. With them, you will quickly complete the preparatory stage.

Vocabulary set

Now that you've learned the basics of the language, it's time to get familiar with popular words and phrases.

You can start by exploring various topics. They are good because they are often accompanied by small dictionaries with translation and transcription of unfamiliar expressions.

Do not like simplified and uninteresting educational texts? We suggest working with adapted books. They help practice reading and learn new vocabulary, and audio versions also teach listening comprehension.

Speaking of audio courses. A lot of positive feedback from learners of conversational English for beginners received the technique of Dr. Pimsleur. By studying this innovative method, you will not only improve your understanding of English speech and replenish your vocabulary. The main plus of the course is that it helps beginners to talk.

Thanks to carefully thought-out lessons conducted in a dialogue format, the Pimsleur method will teach anyone to speak English in just a few lessons. For which she is greatly appreciated by those who come to live abroad without knowing the language. And these are athletes, and famous actors, and just the lucky ones who won the green card.

Grammar

Learning spoken English also involves working with grammar. It should be studied in parallel with a set of words.

It is necessary to start acquaintance with simple basics: the verb to be, features of nouns, types of pronouns, the use of articles, aspects of time and for verbs, etc.

Do not try to cover a complex topic at once and understand all the nuances. The training material can always be divided into several lessons, taking into account the obligatory practical consolidation of the theory. Without solving exercises, you will not improve your knowledge.

On our site you will find a selection of materials on grammar, in which we have tried to present even the most complex nuances in an accessible form. Also, practical work with tasks of different levels of complexity has been developed for each topic. A convenient form of material submission and a well-thought-out knowledge testing system will help you learn English quickly and efficiently.

Think like an Englishman

Many responsibly learn all the words, rules and exceptions, but in the end they get not spoken English, but English "on the occasion", i.e. not full command of the language, but only the ability to understand foreign speech and hardly build their own sentences. Why is this happening?

The fact is that you can not constantly rely on your native language. Compiling a thought in Russian and then trying to translate it into English is the key mistake most students make. It is necessary to develop the ability to work with information exclusively in English.

In the first lessons, this skill is developed automatically. Imagine that you are answering the greeting " Goodmorning!howareyou? the phrase " Hello!Thanks, Iamfine!Andwhataboutyou? At this moment, you do not think in Russian " Hey! Thanks, I'm doing great! What do you have?” You just need to know which phrase is appropriate at this time. Likewise with everything else. When talking about yourself, think initially in English. Scroll through the standard combinations My name is, I am…, I have…, I speak and so on in your head.

As soon as you develop the habit of thinking in a foreign language, it will become like a native for you. At the same time, if you prefer to constantly translate all information into Russian, you will never fully master the English language.

Fun and easy conversational English for beginners

Imagine that you have already completed the basic material. It's time to think about how to improve spoken English. To do this, you need to diversify your studies.

Reading and listening to books

We have already mentioned this method, now we will tell a little more.

Special adapted literature is published for English learners. It is written entirely in the original language, only using simplified grammatical constructions.

Books are published absolutely for all levels of training: from elementary to the highest. With the easiest works, you will learn 200-300 words, with texts of average complexity, more than 1000, and for almost original novels, this number is over 2000.

Regular reading or listening to books helps:

increase vocabulary;
improve speech comprehension;
learn to think in English (by reading to yourself);
study the use of grammar in speech.

In addition, the interesting plot of the work encourages more frequent classes.

Watching tutorial videos and films

It's nice to know that you can watch your favorite films with the original voices of the actors. But such work requires an extensive stock of knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. If you have not yet gained the necessary experience, try your hand at watching training videos, accompanied by English subtitles and Russian translations of unfamiliar words.

Also, in the initial lessons of a similar plan, try watching colorful cartoons for children. Moscow was not built right away, so the skill of good perception and understanding of English speech must be developed gradually, starting with the easiest materials.

There is no doubt about the effectiveness of this method. Having learned to clearly understand the speech of movie characters, you will be able to perceive the words of the interlocutor by ear no less effectively, as well as successfully use the colloquial phrases and expressions heard in the video in the dialogue.

Communication with native speakers

And the main goal for which we study English is, of course, communication with the British, Americans and everyone else who is close to this language.

Modern technology makes it easy for us to connect with people from all over the world. Make the most of this opportunity.

Correspond in text form, practicing correct writing and checking corrections from a native speaker. Make audio and video calls to practice speaking, improve pronunciation and learn to understand the other person by ear.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes. The interlocutor, for sure, will correct you and explain how to pronounce and use this expression correctly in speech. It is better to immediately correct the shortcomings that arise than to study incorrectly and get into an awkward situation, having already gone abroad.

According to such a measured plan, they study spoken English in classes for beginners. To some, this path will seem long, but only the one who walks can master any road. Feel free to start learning the language, doing 30-60 minutes a day and mastering the simplest elements. These small successes will develop an interest in the language, and you will definitely want to learn more and more new information.

An acute, exciting question for everyone:

“How to learn spoken English for beginners from scratch?”

Hello friends!

Who doesn't dream of traveling the world freely or finding foreign friends?
Who doesn’t want to boldly and proudly write “fluent English” in the “knowledge of languages” column?
Who doesn’t want to not hide under the table when they see a foreigner approaching, but confidently and with a smile be the first to start a conversation with him?

Well, I really want to know English, right?

– “But how do you make all of this a reality?"- you ask, - " if I don't know (don't remember) English at all?”

You can’t ask for directions, or have lunch in a cafe, and you can forget about friendly conversations in general.

What to do?

Just today, we will talk together about how to learn English easily and without strain for beginners and those who remember on their own and with the help of others!

So, are you ready? Go! 🙂

Do not try to immediately “get the stars from heaven”! First things first, get to grips with “Conversational English for Beginners”!

Many students immediately try to cover everything: and start writing, and reading, and sending their resume ... But!

As we all have great understanding, knowledge of the language, first of all, is the ability to SPEAK and SPEAK on it!

Therefore, do not focus immediately and a lot on writing, reading - all this will come by itself during class. Take your attention by the tail and turn it into side of training your speech! 🙂

I took an English course for beginners. Now I'm practicing what I learned at my new job. An important role for me was played by the fact that I really needed English for my career.

— Anna, English in 4 Weeks 2in1 student

« Good', you say, ' BUT AS? WHERE SHOULD I START?»

- First of all, it's not scary 🙂

- Secondly, it can be done both at home and in the office. And also in the car, plane, and fishing.

– Thirdly, we create such video tutorials that amaze with their simplicity and accessibility!

Yes, yes, we understand that everyone has been intimidated by learning languages for a long time :-) And we want to show you that everything is actually very simple! Simple, Easy and Interesting!

Video tutorials will give you a quick result precisely because they are very simple! This means that you quickly learn and memorize new words, where and what and how to say!

Video classes will make you feel much more confident (and this is so important, right?)

Agree, you will be pleased if you can make a competent order on your own, and not explain on your fingers to the waiter the meaning of “one coffee and that bun” :-)

In the modern world of the Internet, you can learn English without attending courses or a tutor. Today, technology has taken a giant step forward and now everyone is happy to learn English online!

So, start studying with English video lessons!

And how to do it right?

1. Watch lessons regularly.

2. Be sure (!) Repeat everything out loud.

3. Practice English on your own or with your family! - Choose what works best for you.

4. Don't rush to "jump" to the next class. You will see more results if you view the same lesson several times.

5. Be sure to write down everything you learn in the video in your special notebook. Periodically open it and repeat everything. Remember that learning and remembering words is much easier if you write them out and repeat them regularly.

6. Connect and practice English audio lessons from scratch!

Thanks a lot! Until the moment I started doing video lessons, my English was at zero. And now he's finally moved on! I watch video tutorials, I repeat constantly, I already say a little bit! I hope to write to you in English soon!

— Alexandra, BistroEnglish student

Video + audio = double artillery! 🙂

Agree, learning English with video lessons is very simple and fun! Both for beginners and for those who continue, both for adults and children - it's simple and interesting!

You don't have to go anywhere! Just imagine: now you are attending classes ... right at home. And when it's convenient for you. The main thing is to consistently perform all the proposed tasks and the result will amaze you!

English classes online - Pros:

You can study both video lessons and audio lessons;
You calmly listen to both native and non-native speakers and learn to understand them ALL;
You analyze different dialogues, learn where and how to ask and what to answer;
Learn and REMEMBER many necessary words and expressions;
And many other benefits! What? Think for yourself! :-)

Just imagine, even if you don’t know the name of something, you can still explain what you want to your interlocutor! Cool, isn't it?

Online learning is the choice of modern people striving for self-development, results and success.

This is learning English in a new way!

No need to wait for anyone! There is NO need to be shy or afraid of not being able to catch up with someone!

You master the program on your own and conquer personal peaks in learning a foreign language. Just go to the site and your lesson has begun! How far you go in your knowledge is entirely up to you. We provide high-quality, structured materials and practical tasks compiled and presented in an accessible and visual way.

Welcome! - Welcome!