Have you ever thought or asked a teacher one of these questions?

How can I speak English fluently?

How can I improve my spoken English?

How can I speak better English?

These are the most common questions I am asked! In this article, you’ll learn some simple changes you can make to your life to help you improve your English.

 

Move to an English-Speaking Country.
This is the easiest and the fastest way to learn English. If you are serious about learning a language, take any opportunity you can to spend time in an English-speaking country (for a long period of time, not just one or two weeks). Living with, working with, and speaking to native speakers all day every day will improve your English very quickly.

For many people, this is not possible. So, what you need to do is …

 

Make English a part of your life.
If you can’t go to an English-speaking country, you need to create an English-speaking environment & lifestyle as much as possible!

When you get up in the morning, listen to an English radio station, watch an English TV channel, or read an English newspaper
On your way to work, listen to English music, English podcasts, or English radio stations (in your car or on your phone)
Speak English to everyone and everything: your family, children, friends, co-workers (if possible), pets, plants…
After work, watch English TV shows and movies (it’s OK to watch with English subtitles if you need to!)

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Whatever you do during the day, do it in English!
Write something in English! Even if you only write one sentence a day, this will help you focus and THINK in English. Write it in a diary. Start your own blog. Use Twitter, Facebook or MyEC. Just start!
Do you like to cook? Use English cookbooks.
Do you like clothes and fashion? Read English fashion magazines.
Do you like to know what’s going on in your country? Look for English newspapers and magazines that talk about local or national issues in your part of the world.
Use an English day planner or calendar (or set your phone/email calendars to ‘English’)
Change all the settings on your phone, on your computer, on Facebook/Twitter/YouTube to English
Think of it this way: if you decide to live a healthier life, you don’t say “I’m going to live healthfully for 2 hours every day, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.” When you decide to live healthfully, you do it all day long, every day, as much as possible. If you decide that you want to become fluent in English, you can’t say “I’m going to be fluent for 2 hours every day, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.” It’s something that you have to do all day every day as much as possible!

 

Every little bit helps!
Lots of little things add up to big things. The more you listen to and read English, the more comfortable you become with it and the easier it is to remember new words. You get used to the sounds of English and you can imitate them when you speak!