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by Adriana A Noton

Jan 19, 2011 English as a Second Language (ESL) 5832 Views

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 Would you like to learn to speak English fluently? There are many advantages to be able to speak English. It can open up many opportunities to you that you would not have otherwise, but you have to learn English as second language in an effective manner in order to conquer it in as short a time as possible.

The first thing you have to do is to overcome your shyness. It is important that you take every opportunity that comes your way to communicate in the new language. Don't worry if you are not yet fluent, most native speakers will be very patient with you and if you are in class, then you should try to participate as much as you can as you are in a conducive environment.

You should also try to surround yourself with the form of communication as much as you can and as frequently as you can. If you rely on your weekly lesson to become fluent, you will be waiting for a very long time. There are lots of things that you can do in order to speed up your acquisition of a new language.

One of the things that you can do in order to practice your speaking skills and build stronger conversation skills is find a language exchange partner. If you live in an English speaking country, then it will be simple to find people to do it with. These work by helping each other with the other language: you teach them your language and they teach you theirs.

By widening the net you can learn English as second language and develop the skills you need in order to take advantage of different work or life opportunities that will come your way. By being proactive, you will find that you learn to speak it quickly and effectively.

If you do not live in such a country, there are other alternatives. You can find websites where you can converse through video chat software and practice. Of the four different skills, you are most likely to use listening and speaking most often, so these are the two skills to really work on, everyday if possible.

It is important to build up vocabulary too and using the internet as a tool will really help you. There are millions of websites that are set up especially for ESL, but also reading newspapers online, blogs or anything else that interests you is also going to help a great deal.

You should ensure that you find a teacher who teaches in the target language. If you spend half of your lesson listening to complex grammar explanations in your own mother tongue, then this is not the class for you. A lesson taught in the target lesson will dramatically increase your ability to function in English. After each class, you should also try to make it a habit of going over the lesson point by searching on the internet for follow up activities. These can help to reinforce the point of the class and help you to develop understanding more quickly.

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About Author: http://www.esc-toronto.com/\\r\\nTo begin to learn English in Toronto, you need to select a Toronto ESL school that you feel you would be most comfortable visiting and this means understanding the choices that the ESL Toronto school offers.

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