Put Together A Plan For Learning Speaking Skills

　　为学习口语制定计划

　　If you want to know how to speak English, you'll have to have a plan for speaking English every day. Here are my top five tips to make sure you speak - not just study - English every day.

　　如果你想学会说英语，你要制定一个每天练口语的计划。这里有5条建议让你每天都能开口说英语而不是只从书上学习。

　　Do all exercises using your voice. Grammar exercises, reading exercises, everything should be read aloud.

　　朗读你的所有习题，无论是语法题还是阅读题。

　　Speak to yourself. Don't worry about someone hearing you. Speak out loud in English to yourself often.

　　自言自语。别在意别人听到你的声音，对自己大声读英语。

　　Choose a topic each day and speak for one minute about that topic.

　　每天选一个话题说一分钟。

　　Use online exercises and speak in English using Skype or other programs.

　　使用Skype或者其他程序在线练习。

　　Make lots of mistakes! Don't worry about mistakes, make many and make them often.

　　犯错误!别担心自己会犯错，多犯错，常犯错。

　　Put Together A Plan For Learning Vocabulary

　　为学习词汇制定计划

　　To make sure you know how to speak English about a wide range of topics you'll need plenty of vocabulary. Here are some suggestions and resources to get you started.

　　要想用英语谈天说地，你的词汇量要广。下面是一些建议和资源供你学习。

　　Make vocabulary trees. Vocabulary trees and other fun exercises can help you group vocabulary together for faster learning.

　　绘制词汇树形图。词汇树形图和其他有趣的练习可以让你把词汇分类，快速学习。

　　Keep track of new vocabulary you've learned in a folder.

　　把新学的词汇放进文件夹。

　　Use visual dictionaries to help you learn more vocabulary faster.

　　用词典可以更快地学习更多词汇。

　　Choose to learn vocabulary about subjects you like. There's no need to study vocabulary that doesn't interest you.

　　学习有关你兴趣的词汇。没必要学习你不感兴趣的词汇。

　　Study a little bit of vocabulary every day. Try to learn just two or three new words / expressions every day.

　　每天学一点单词。试着每天只学两到三个单词或短语。

　　Put Together A Plan For Learning Reading / Writing

　　为阅读/写作制定计划

　　If you want to learn how to speak English, you may not be too concerned with reading and writing. Still, it's a good idea to learn how to read and write in English, as well as learn how to speak English.

　　如果你想学会如何说英语，你不必过多关注阅读与写作。但是，在学习口语的同时学会阅读与写作不失为一个好建议。

　　Remember to use your own native language reading skills. You don't need to understand every single word.

　　记住用上母语的阅读技巧。你不需要了解每一个词的意思。

　　Practice writing short texts on blogs or for comments at popular English learning web sites. People expect errors at these sites and you'll feel very welcome.

　　在博客上写短文或者在热门英语学习网站上写评论。人们喜欢在这些网站上纠错，而你会觉得自己很受欢迎。

　　Read for pleasure in English. Choose a subject you like and read about it.

　　为兴趣而读。找一个你喜欢的话题阅读。

　　Don't translate directly from your own language when writing. Keep it simple.

　　写作时不要从母语直接翻译过来，写作语言简洁点。

　　Put Together A Plan For Learning Pronunciation

　　为学习发音制定计划

　　Learning how to speak English also means learning how to pronounce English.

　　学说英语意味着学会英语发音。

　　Learn about the music of English and how it can help with English pronunciation skills.

　　学着唱英文歌，学着用音乐提高你的英语发音水平。

　　Find out about typical pronunciation mistakes people speaking your native tongue make.

　　找出同母语者常犯的典型发音错误。

　　Consider using a pronunciation program to help you learn better pronunciation through practice.

　　试着用发声的应用帮你通过练习更好地掌握英语发音。

　　Get a dictionary that has good phonetic transcriptions to help you understand the sounds of English.

　　用一本正确标识音标的字典让你了解英语读音。

　　Use your mouth! Speak out loud every day the more you practice the better your pronunciation willbecome.

　　开口说!每天都要大声说，练得越多，你的发音就越好。

　　Create Opportunities To Speak English

　　创造讲英语的机会

　　Using English as often as possible is the key to learning how to speak English well. Join English learning communities online to practice speaking English with others with Skype. Join local clubs that focus on speaking English, speak to tourists and give them a helping hand. If you have friends who are learning to speak English, set aside 30 minutes every day to speak English together. Be creative and create as many opportunities as possible to speak English.

　　尽可能多地使用英语是学会说英语的关键，加入在线的英语学习交流群体来锻炼英语口语，加入当地的英语俱乐部，与旅客交流向旅客提供帮助。如果你有一个在学英语的朋友，每天抽出半个小时一起说英语。要善于创造说英语的机会。

　　Tips:贴士

　　Be patient with yourself. It takes a while to learn how to speak English well. Remember to give yourself time and treat yourself well.

　　对自己有耐心。说好英语需要时间。记住要给自己时间，并奖励自己。

　　Do everything everyday, but only do ten to fifteen minutes of the more boring tasks. If you want to improve listening skills, just listen to the radio fifteen minutes rather than an hour. Do ten minutes of grammar exercises. Never do too much English. It's better to do just a little bit every day rather than a lot only twice a week.

　　每天都要学，但是对枯燥的任务只要抽出10到15分钟即可。如果你要提高听力水平，每天只要听15分钟收音机，不用听一个小时。做十分钟语法练习。千万不要学太多。每天学一点比两周一次性学一堆的效果好。

　　Make mistakes, make more mistakes and continue to make mistakes. The only way you will learn is by making mistakes.

　　犯错，犯多多的错，并继续犯错。犯错误是唯一能让你学会的方式。

　　Learn how to speak English about the things you like doing. If you enjoy speaking about the topic, it will be much easier for you to learn how to speak English well in a shorter amount of time.

　　学习用英语说你喜欢做的事。如果你喜欢谈论这个话题，只需要很短的时间你就能学会如何用英语谈论它。

　　What You Need:你需要什么

　　Patience

　　耐心

　　Time

　　时间

　　Willingness to make mistakes

　　愿意犯错

　　Friends who can speak English with you

　　能用英语和你交谈的朋友

　　Books or internet resources in English

　　英语书籍和网络资源

（编辑：何莹莹）