How can I improve my speaking by means of self-study?

[Parisa]

I have not enough time to study in a institute. my town always has heavy traffic and if i go to a english institutem, i will waste my time because of traffic. I prefer to improve my speaking in my home and have a self study. please direct me

[Torsten]

Hi Parisa,

When you are stuck in traffic or when you are at home eating breakfast or doing any other routine activity, you should listen to English audio books. You can only learn to speak English if you listen to English every single day. So the first step for is to create a list with English audio resources: TV, radio, audio books, MP3 files, Podcasts, etc.

Many people think they can learn to speak English by speaking. That's only half the truth. Before you can speak English fluently, you need to listen to people speak English so you can pick up correct English phrases. For more information, please read the 30/30 challenge.

Let me know what you think.
Regards,
Torsten

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