How to improve English communication skills: 7 tips

Is it possible to improve your English without boring grammar rules and expensive coaching classes?

Yes. Actually learning communicative English is fun!

Explore the exciting ideas we offer below and develop your English communication faster.

LEARN IT LIKE MOTHER TONGUE

Remember how you learned your mother tongue.  As a child, you keenly listened to your mother, and imitated her words and impressions. You committed mistakes and corrected it. Language learning was fun for you. To achieve similar success in learning English, You have to stimulate such stress free environment. Based on these assumptions, experts recommend this two-step strategy: Think in English and Practice it in real life situations.

THINK IN ENGLISH

This first step may look difficult to think in English if you have just begun. Here are some useful activities that will immerse you in English so that you can start thinking in English in no time.

1.     Watch Hollywood movies with subtitles.

 

Language learning is much easier when you are enjoying yourself. Watching Hollywood movies is an effective way of improving your English speaking and listening. English used in movies is natural. You can learn the way native English speak and learn vocabulary used in daily routine. As you watch movies, You can try to repeat dialogues and punch lines in movies. Another way is to download the scripts of the movie and read it aloud until the way you could speak like the characters.

 

2. Watch cartoon movies or programs

 

Watching animated programs in English is an awesome way of learning English. This provides a perfect blend of fun and learning English not just for little ones but for children of all ages. The reason is that the language used is simple to understand. The words are pronounced slowly and clearly. Often the dialogues are repetitive and hence, it helps in memorization for later use in similar situation. They are short and entertaining.      

 

3.    Play video games based on listen to audio and play

 

With this gamified approach, your English learning has become adventurous in the ways you have never imagined. It effectively replaces dull study materials and makes learning interactive. They simulate real life situation and hence you can practice language skills for daily usage. Games are addictive and hence playing selective games for learning English is a suitable remedy for those who give up. You can play “ Influent” for learning 420 nouns, “Professor Garfield Reading Ring” to enhance reading skill  “Bubbles” for learning sentence structure, Fable & 21 days for role play. The list is longer. You can explore to find the most suitable for you.

 

4.   Listen and sing English songs

 

It is said that music is a universal language. A melody song is pleasant to hear and so soothing. That’s why appealing songs brings the English language close to your heart.They can strike your heart so heard that you cannot help but murmur them all day along. Popular songs have short sentences and easier vocabulary. These videos have lyrics animated allowing us to listen and repeat. The process develops an ear for pronunciation and certainly trains our tongue to liberate us from mother tongue influence.  “Believer” by Imagine dragon, “We will rock you” by Queen, “Unfaithful” by Rihanna,” and “Love me like you do” by Ellie Goulding are my favorite numbers.

 Real time practice 

    Now it’s time to practice in real situations. You cannot improve communication without real human interaction.  But practicing it in a non-native atmosphere is not always easy.

But don’t worry.  We have some solutions for you.

5.     Find a buddy for English conversational practice

 

Don’t start the practice English with some friends who may ridicule you for speaking in an alien language or laugh at you if you commit any mistakes . Find a class mate or friend who shares same level of interest, and practice with the person through direct interaction or over the phone. You can discuss studies, gossip, speak about favorite movie or sports and have lot of fun in English.

6.     Befriending a native speaker

 

Nothing is more effective than learning English from native speakers. You can befriend a native speaker through social media like Facebook or Twitter. The native speaker may wish to learn about your country and culture, and you can develop your English communication. This is an opportunity of mutual benefit. You can frequently chat with the person and  later on you can have face to face interaction facilitated through Skype or Google meet. Record those conversations so that you may review them for improvement.

7.     Hotlines for customer care

 

You can call any of the customer care hotlines (preferably international) and ask queries about their products. Customer care people will be glad to speak to you and especially when you make loan inquiry, the enthusiasm goes to next level. It’s one of the cheapest way of getting a person for English communication but still worth trying.

If you are following any other successful methods please comment. We read them with pleasure.