Hi
Right now i'm learning cleaning vocabulary, but i got a little bit confused.
What is the diffrence between wash out & clean out?
Wash off vs clean away?
I am washing off the dirt on my shoes.
I am cleaning away the dirt on my shoes?
How do I use these/those with abstract nouns such as ideas?
Is it "those ideas" or "these ideas"?
Also with information, is it those or these?
How do I know which one to use?
My speaking skills are really weak even though my listening and reading are very good.
For example, I can’t describe the place around me for even a minute. I don’t know enough vocabulary, and I struggle to form proper sentences.
I started trying to improve my speaking from scratch by learning everyday vocabulary, like how to make coffee, describe the weather, and things like that. And it actually helped — I’ve built up a decent amount of vocabulary.
But now I feel stuck because I don’t know how to actually practice using the language beyond just speaking out loud. For example, I talk to myself while making coffee, and I even record myself speaking… but that’s it. I don’t really know what else to do beyond that.
Lately, I’ve started feeling like I know English more as knowledge in my head than as something I can actually speak naturally.
My question is:
How can I practice the language in more active and practical ways for everyday topics besides just speaking to myself and recording my voice?
Hi
My speaking skills are really weak even though my listening and reading are very good.
For example, I can’t describe the place around me for even a minute. I don’t know enough vocabulary, and I struggle to form proper sentences.
I started trying to improve my speaking from scratch by learning everyday vocabulary, like how to make coffee, describe the weather, and things like that. And it actually helped — I’ve built up a decent amount of vocabulary.
But now I feel stuck because I don’t know how to actually practice using the language beyond just speaking out loud. For example, I talk to myself while making coffee, and I even record myself speaking… but that’s it. I don’t really know what else to do beyond that.
Lately, I’ve started feeling like I know English more as knowledge in my head than as something I can actually speak naturally.
My question is:
How can I practice the language in more active and practical ways for everyday topics besides just speaking to myself and recording my voice?
I have a question about speaking and fluency in English.
Is it really possible to become fluent in speaking English?
Have any of you gone from not being able to speak at all to speaking comfortably and naturally? My situation is a bit strange. I understand spoken English very well, I read very well, and I know grammar. But when it comes to speaking, I feel like I can’t speak at all.
Lately I’ve started to wonder if fluency is just a very difficult dream.
I’d really like to hear from people who were in the same situation. How did you get past that stage?