My submission to ASU Teach English now
Lesson Plan
The majority of people find speaking a foreign language significantly more difficult than reading and understanding it. This is very natural because when you speak, you are on the spot and must produce language quickly. This is tough since the new language is frequently incomprehensible when compared to your original one. There are distinctions in sentence structure and grammar, not to mention the requirement to remember certain terminology. Here are some pointers to help you improve your speaking abilities:
- Practice speaking daily.
- It’s all about communicating when learning a new language. The goal of learning a second language is to be able to communicate in that language. Try to speak the language every day, either out loud to yourself or in conversation with another native speaker, such as a colleague, a friend, a tutor, or a language exchange partner, if possible. The only way to get better at speaking is to do it more.
2. Discuss a topic
Make a list of potential themes and consider what you could say about each one. You may start by writing down your thoughts and then reading them aloud. Lookup any unfamiliar words. You might even come up with questions to ask someone else at the end. Because communication is a two-way street, you’d be asking about someone else as well as communicating.
The following are examples of possible topics:
Your interests and pastimes
Your work is excellent.
You and your family
Your aims and hopes
A recent piece of news that you’ve heard
Home Home sweet sweet home 