How To Practice Speaking In English When You Are Alone

  • [Tiffani] There are millions

of English learners across the world.

Everyone wants to speak English,

but the problem is you don’t have

anyone to speak with like
a native English speaker.

So, how do you study
English when you’re alone?

Well, there are five
methods to studying English

without a native English speaker.

They are Mirror and Read, Mimic,

Teach, Shadow, and Narrate

and today I will teach you
how to do each of them.

Welcome to Speak English With Tiffani.

I am Teacher Tiffani.

Let’s jump right in.

Okay, number one is Mirror and Read.

Basically, you look in the
mirror and you read out loud.

Okay, so let’s look at
this in more detail.

The purpose of this method
is that it will help you

get more comfortable speaking
in front of other people.

You can spend about 10 to 15
minutes practicing this method.

You can do it a little
more or a little less.

It’s up to you, but my
suggestion is 10 to 15 minutes

and you want to do it
about three times a week.

Now, there are a few things

that you must remember about this step.

First, remember it’s not crazy.

You know, a lot of people
or a lot of students think

talking to yourself is not effective

or you feel a little weird or awkward.

But actuality, it’s an
excellent way to practice

speaking in English.

The next thing to remember is right here.

You want to remember to keep eye contact.

You see, what happens is the
more eye contact you practice,

even if it’s looking at yourself,

the more comfortable you will become

when you speak with other people.

Okay? You become more
comfortable making eye contact

when you do speak to someone
who is a native speaker. Okay?

So remember, this practice
will help you with eye contact.

Okay? This is a very good practice.

And the last thing you have to remember is

this is excellent for expressions.

Now, this is dealing
with facial expressions.

You see, English is not just a language

that is focusing on the words you use.

It also focuses on your
facial expressions.

So, this will improve your facial ex,

let’s go to the next line, expressions.

As you speak, you’ll
recognize if you’re smiling

or if you’re frowning
when you’re speaking.

So, you want to make sure to be aware

of your facial expressions.

Okay, let’s keep going.

Alright, the second one is Mimic.

Basically, you’re going to
mimic specific conversations.

You can find them online,

you can find them in
movies or in tv programs.

Wherever you can find these
specific conversations

you’re going to mimic them.

So, let’s look at it in
a little bit more detail.

You see, the purpose of this
step is it will help you

learn how to speak naturally
in various situations.

Okay, it’s not just about
learning expressions.

It’s about learning the right expressions

for the right situation.

Now, for this step it’s important

that you practice
between 20 to 30 minutes,

because you need to do it over and over.

And my advice is that
you do it once a week.

Because it’s something that
will take a little bit of time,

you don’t want to do it every single day.

You want to try to do
it at least once a week.

Now, what you want to
remember is this word, mimic,

simply means, let’s put this right here,

the meaning of this is to copy,

let’s fix this c,

what you see or hear.

Now, this is important:
what you see or hear.

Remember, English is about visuals

and also audible things,
okay? Let’s keep going.

Now, the second thing is,
this step will actually

improve your ability to
express yourself naturally.

You see, what you’re
doing is you’re watching

and you’re listening to other
people who are native speakers

express themselves in certain situations.

So, your English speaking
ability will naturally improve

even though you’re not with
another native speaker,

because you’re watching
or looking at them. Okay?

And the last thing to remember
is that with this step

you will learn situation-specific
sentences and expressions.

Now, I’ll explain what this means, okay?

Sentences and expressions. We’ll
just put exp for right now.

Sentences and expressions,
you will learn these things

that are specifically applicable,

or focused on, a certain situation.

So, for example, what do
I say at a job interview?

What do I say when I go to get fast food?

You’ll learn expressions
specifically for that situation.

Okay? Let’s go to the next one.

Alright, the next one is
Teach, or in other words,

you will teach someone
what you already know.

Now, don’t get confused.

This is still something that
you’re going to practice alone.

When I say alone, it means
without a native English speaker,

however you can still teach
other people what you know.

Let me explain.

So, the purpose is this will help you

gain confidence in your
English speaking ability.

You see, what happens is when you teach

someone what you know,
it makes the information

you already have inside
your brain stronger,

and it also helps it to be
more solidified in your brain.

Okay? So, I want you to practice
this for 30 to 60 minutes.

It’ll really feel like a
class when you’re teaching

the individuals what you already know.

And you should do it at least once a week.

Okay, again this is a different method.

You want to switch up the
methods that you practice

so they can also help you grow.

Now, let’s look at it a little closer.

Like I said earlier, you
don’t need a native speaker,

okay, to practice your speaking ability.

Actually teaching other people

will help you improve and remember.

It’s pretty amazing how the brain works.

When you teach someone else,
it also helps you learn, too.

Okay, so this is what’s
happening in your brain.

Let’s say this is what your
brain looks like right now.

When you teach someone,
this is your brain,

when you teach someone
it actually helps you

to organize what was
already inside of your brain

and it makes it even stronger
inside of your brain.

So what you already know becomes stronger.

So, your English ability will
continue to improve. Okay?

Now, the last thing you’ll
notice right here is

if there’s no one around you to study with

you can even teach yourself,

similar to the other method
of looking in the mirror.

Okay, so you can teach
yourself in the mirror. Okay?

It’s all about practicing. Okay?

Alright, let’s keep
going to the next step.

Alright, the next one was Shadow.

In other words, Shadow,
Visual, and Audible Situations.

Important, visual and audible situations.

Let me explain it.

Alright, the purpose of this method is

it will help you practice
actual natural conversations,

and my advice is to do this
for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Okay? And you want to try
this about two times a week.

Now, the reason you can do
this more often is because

it may be a little bit more interesting,

because you’re watching
and you’re also listening.

Okay? So, you could find a YouTube video,

you could find a television program,

or something that is
actually interesting to you.

Okay. Now, let’s look at it
a little bit more detail.

The first thing we want to look at is

that it is similar to Mimic,

remember the Mimic step we
did or the Mimic method,

but your goal here,

your goal here is speed.

Okay? Speed and fluency.

Okay, speed and fluency are very similar,

but speed and fluency
and also pronunciation

when you’re speaking. Okay?

That’s what makes this
method a bit different.

Speed, fluency, and pronunciation
are the three things

you want to focus on. Okay?

And also what you need to remember is

English is an expressive language.

I mentioned before that it’s
not just the words you use,

it’s also your body language. Okay?

How you move when you are speaking.

So, you need to learn how
to use proper body language.

Remember this is all important

when you’re focusing on
improving your speaking ability.

Okay? Let’s keep going.

Alright, and the final one is Narrate

or Narrate Your Daily Life.

There are things that you
do throughout the day,

but now you want to think
about them in English.

You work, you go shopping for food,

you relax at home, and then you sleep.

But, you want to think about
these things in English.

Okay, so let’s look at it
in a little bit more detail.

The purpose is it will help you to express

more about your life in English.

You should spend about 15 to 20 minutes,

and you should do this on a daily basis.

Now remember, you’re going to be thinking

about your day throughout the day.

So, when you’re working in
your mind just say to yourself,

“I am working on a project.”

When you go to the
store, say in your mind,

“I am shopping for food.”

Then, when you come home in
the evening, you combine that.

Okay? So, let’s keep going.

Now, let’s look at this right here. Okay?

Alright, the first thing is
you need to think in English.

Okay. This is why this is so important.

So, throughout the day you
are thinking in English.

Okay, this is your brain
thinking in English.

Then, next you need to begin organizing

your thoughts in English. Okay?

All of this happens before you speak.

And the third thing that happens is

now what was going on in
your brain throughout the day

becomes the words that will
come out of your mouth,

let’s see if it fits there,

the words that will
come out of your mouth.

So, you will improve your speaking. Okay?

So, this is why this is
important to narrate your day.

So, again there are five ways to speak

without having anyone with you.

Mirror and Read, Mimic,
Teach, Shadow, and Narrate.

I have a free Speak English ebook

that I would love to give to you.

If you haven’t received yours, yet,

please go to
speakenglishwithtiffani.com/ebook

and get yours today.

There are tons of expressions,
idioms, and vocabulary words,

and hundreds of example sentences.

Also, watch my next English
video lesson on the left

and keep learning English.

I’ll talk to you next time.

  • [Tiffani] 全世界有数以百万计

的英语学习者。

每个人都想说英语,

但问题是你没有

像母语为英语的人那样说话的人。

那么,
你一个人的时候怎么学英语呢?

好吧,有五种
方法可以在

没有以英语为母语的情况下学习英语。

它们是 Mirror and Read、Mimic、

Teach、Shadow 和 Narrate

,今天我将教你
如何做每一个。

欢迎与 Tiffani 一起说英语。

我是蒂法尼老师。

让我们直接进入。

好吧,第一是Mirror and Read。

基本上
,你照镜子,然后大声朗读。

好的,让我们
更详细地看一下。

这种方法的目的
是帮助你

在其他人面前更舒服地说话。

你可以花大约 10 到 15
分钟来练习这个方法。

你可以多做一点,也可以少做
一点。

这取决于你,但我的
建议是 10 到 15 分钟

,你想
每周做 3 次。

现在,

关于此步骤,您必须记住几件事。

首先,记住这并不疯狂。

你知道,很多人
或者很多学生认为

自言自语没有效果,

或者你觉得有点奇怪或尴尬。

但实际上,这是
练习

英语口语的好方法。

接下来要记住的就在这里。

你要记住保持眼神交流。

你看,发生的事情是
你练习的眼神交流越多,

即使是看着自己,

当你与其他人交谈时,你就会变得越舒服。

好的?

当您
与母语为母语的人交谈时,您会更自在地进行眼神交流。 好的?

所以请记住,这种做法
将帮助您进行眼神交流。

好的? 这是一个非常好的做法。

你必须记住的最后一件事是

这非常适合表达。

现在,这是
处理面部表情。

你看,英语不仅仅是

一种专注于你使用的单词的语言。

它还专注于您的
面部表情。

所以,这会改善你的面部表情,

让我们进入下一行,表情。

当你说话时,你
会认出你是在微笑

还是
在说话时皱着眉头。

所以,你要确保

注意你的面部表情。

好吧,让我们继续。

好的,第二个是 Mimic。

基本上,您将
模仿特定的对话。

你可以在网上找到它们,

你可以在
电影或电视节目中找到它们。

只要你能找到这些
特定的对话,

你就会模仿它们。

所以,让我们
更详细地看一下它。

你看,这一步的目的
是帮助你

学习如何
在各种情况下自然地说话。

好吧,这不仅仅是
学习表达。

这是

关于在正确的情况下学习正确的表达方式。

现在,对于这一步,重要的

是你要
练习 20 到 30 分钟,

因为你需要一遍又一遍地练习。

我的建议是
你每周做一次。

因为这
需要一点时间,所以

你不想每天都这样做。

你想尝试
每周至少做一次。

现在,你要
记住的是这个词,模仿,

简单的意思是,让我们把这个放在这里,

这个的意思是复制,

让我们修复这个c,

你看到或听到的。

现在,这很重要:
你所看到或听到的。

请记住,英语是关于视觉

和听觉的东西,
好吗? 我们继续吧。

现在,第二件事是,
这一步实际上会

提高你
自然表达自己的能力。

你看,你在
做的是你在看

,你在听其他
以母语为母语的人

在某些情况下表达自己。

因此,即使您没有与其他母语人士在一起,您的英语口语
能力也会自然而然地提高

因为您正在观看
或看着他们。 好的?

最后要记住的
是,通过这一步,

您将学习特定情境的
句子和表达方式。

现在,我将解释这意味着什么,好吗?

句子和表达。 我们
现在就放 exp 。

句子和表达,
你会

学到这些特别适用

或专注于特定情况的东西。

那么,例如,
我在求职面试中要说什么?

当我去买快餐时,我该说什么?

您将学习
专门针对这种情况的表达方式。

好的? 让我们进入下一个。

好吧,下一个是
教,或者换句话说,

你会教
别人你已经知道的东西。

现在,不要混淆。

这仍然是
你要独自练习的东西。

当我单独说时,这意味着
没有以英语为母语的人,

但是您仍然可以将
您所知道的教给其他人。

让我解释。

因此,这样做的目的是帮助您

对自己的
英语口语能力充满信心。

你看,当你

把你知道的东西教给别人时,会发生什么,
它会使

你大脑中已有的信息更强大

,它也有助于它
在你的大脑中更加固化。

好的? 所以,我希望你
练习 30 到 60 分钟。

当您

向个人教授您已经知道的知识时,这真的感觉像是一堂课。

你应该每周至少做一次。

好的,这又是一种不同的方法。

你想改变
你练习的方法,

这样它们也可以帮助你成长。

现在,让我们再仔细看看。

就像我之前说的,你
不需要母语人士,

好吧,练习你的口语能力。

实际上教别人

会帮助你提高和记住。

大脑是如何工作的,真是太神奇了。

当您教别人时,
它也可以帮助您学习。

好的,这就是
你大脑中正在发生的事情。

假设这就是你的
大脑现在的样子。

当你教某人时,
这就是你的大脑,

当你教某人时,
它实际上可以帮助

你组织
你大脑中已经存在的东西

,它会让
你的大脑内部变得更加强大。

所以你已经知道的会变得更强大。

所以,你的英语能力会
不断提高。 好的?

现在,您将
在这里注意到的最后一件事是,

如果您周围没有人和您一起学习,

您甚至可以自学,

类似于照镜子的另一种
方法。

好的,所以你可以
在镜子里自学。 好的?

这都是关于练习的。 好的?

好吧,让
我们继续下一步。

好吧,下一个是影子。

换言之,阴影、
视觉和听觉情境。

重要的、视觉和听觉的情况。

让我解释一下。

好吧,这个方法的目的

是帮助你练习
实际的自然对话

,我的建议是这样
做大约 15 到 20 分钟。

好的? 你想
每周尝试两次。

现在,您可以
更频繁地执行此操作的原因是因为

它可能会更有趣,

因为您正在观看
并且也在聆听。

好的? 因此,您可以找到 YouTube 视频、

电视节目


您真正感兴趣的内容。

好的。 现在,让我们
更详细地看一下它。

我们首先要看的

是它和 Mimic 类似,

记住我们做的 Mimic 步骤
或 Mimic 方法,

但是你的目标在这里,

你的目标是速度。

好的? 速度和流畅。

好的,速度和流利度非常相似,

但速度和流利
度以及

说话时的发音。 好的?

这就是使这种
方法有点不同的原因。

速度、流利度和发音

你要关注的三件事。 好的?

您还需要记住的是,

英语是一种表达语言。

我之前提到过,这
不仅仅是你使用的词语

,也是你的肢体语言。 好的?

你说话时的动作。

所以,你需要学习
如何使用正确的肢体语言。

请记住,

当您专注于
提高口语能力时,这一切都很重要。

好的? 我们继续吧。

好的,最后一个是讲述

或讲述你的日常生活。

有些事情
你一整天都在做,

但现在你想
用英语来思考它们。

你工作,你去买食物,

你在家里放松,然后你睡觉。

但是,你想
用英语来思考这些事情。

好的,让我们
更详细地看一下它。

目的是帮助你

用英语表达更多关于你的生活。

你应该花大约 15 到 20 分钟,

而且你应该每天都这样做。

现在请记住,您将一

整天都在考虑您的一天。

所以,当你在脑海中工作时,
只需对自己说:

“我正在做一个项目。”

当你去
商店时,在心里说:

“我在买食物。”

然后,当你晚上回家
时,你把它结合起来。

好的? 所以,让我们继续前进。

现在,让我们在这里看看这个。 好的?

好吧,首先
你需要用英语思考。

好的。 这就是为什么它如此重要。

所以,你整天
都在用英语思考。

好的,这是你
用英语思考的大脑。

然后,接下来你需要开始

用英语组织你的想法。 好的?

这一切都发生在你说话之前。

第三件发生的

事情是现在
你大脑中发生的事情

变成了
从你嘴里说出来的话,

让我们看看它是否适合那里,

从你嘴里说出来的话。

所以,你会提高你的口语。 好的?

所以,这就是为什么这
对讲述你的一天很重要。

所以,在没有任何人陪伴的情况下,同样有五种说话

方式。

镜像和阅读、模仿、
教学、影子和叙述。

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,我很想送给你。

如果您还没有收到您的,

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有大量的表达方式、
成语和词汇,

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另外,请在左侧观看我的下一个英语
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下次我会和你谈谈。