Become a confident speaker. How to improve your English speaking skills and make you able to communicate more easily and effectively? The following tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.
Practice where you can and when you can. And practice is good — whether you speak to someone who is a native English speaker or not.
It’s important to build up your confidence. If possible, use the simple sentence structure that you know is correct, so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.
Try to experiment with the English you know. Apply (應用) words and phrases you know to new situations. Native English speakers are likely to correct you if you use the wrong word. They usually don’t mind if you use wrong grammar.
Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.
Never translate everything into your own language. It takes you much time and you’ll find it difficult to find an English answer right away. You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you hesitant.
If you forget a word, do what native English speakers do all the time, and say things that ‘fill’ the conversation. This is better than remaining completely silent. Try using ‘um’, ‘er’, if you forget the word.
Don’t speak too fast! It’s important to use a natural rhythm (節(jié)奏) in speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.
Try to relax when you speak, and you’ll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. Speak English at a normal speed.
Final tips: Try to become less hesitant. Don’t be shy to speak — the more you do it, the more confident you’ll become. Remember to be polite — use “please” and “thank you” if you ask someone to do something for you.
小題1:What is the text mainly about?
A．Good ways of studying English well.
B．Suggestions on becoming a confident speaker.
C．Things to pay attention to when speaking English.
D．How to correct your mistakes as you speak English.
小題2:How many tips does the author offer in this text?
A．9.B．10.C．11.D．12.
小題3:In this passage, the underlined word “hesitant” in the sixth paragraph means “________”.
A．sure about what to do
B．fast to make a good decision
C．successful in answering questions
D．uncertain about how to express yourself
小題4:This text is most probably written for ________.
A．English beginnersB．native English speakers
C．English teachersD．language experts

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：本文是寫給那些剛剛學英語的人，是關于如何讓自己成為一個有信心的講英語的人的多個建議。
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句The following tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.說明本文是關于如何讓自己成為一個有信心的發(fā)言者的話題，故B正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。文章第2，3,4，5,7,8，9各一個建議；6段和10段2個建議，共11個，故C正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)第六段最后2行You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you hesitant.說明該詞是指你說的越慢，你就越猶豫，越不確信，故D項正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段Become a confident speaker. How to improve your English speaking skills and make you able to communicate more easily and effectively?說明本文是寫給那些剛剛學英語的人，故A正確。
點評：本文細節(jié)題居多，答題時在文章找到對應的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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