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[Sangin]

Hello! everyone!!!

i'm from Korea.

now i'm in Australia to study English.

i think English is composed by Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.

in my case....

Writing and Speaking are very diffcult for me....T.T

so, i want to ask you...

how do I do?

If you have a good way, could you recommend me?

[iitimone7]

practice, practice, practice!! i have just recently finished my required 2 yrs of foreign language in college (i am a native english speaker). i can sight read and understand pretty quickly, however, reading out loud and writing are always a challenge. the thing that helped me the most is to practice reading out loud...newpapers, books of any kind, road signs. etc. writing is the same, but i seemed to understand how the language worked by copying word for word what i was reading, then ready it out loud. just plain practice is the best. good luck, iitimone7

[RedRose]

yeah, iitimone7 is right, just practice, listen, read, post msg on forums...

and another important way: be happy to lose face for learning english! I mean, the biggest obstacle to learn a second language is to worry about people's mocking, teasing. because when we start learning a new language, our pronunciation is weird and funny, then people would probably laugh. but believe me, they are not malicious, they just feel funny, they are well-meaning. so when you find people laughing at your english, why not laugh with them and meantime ask them to teach you?

[Winnie the pooh]

A non-profit org. to practise your English is TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL

To know more, click on to the website: www.toastmasters.org

No matter you are a native English speaker or not, it is a good way to make you feel confident, to improve your communication skills, presentation skills and leadership skills.

Enjoy it!
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