Hey Pablo, Absolutely, the first thing I ask a student is "Do you want to speak English?"
They always answer yes. Then I say...speak English with an over the top enthusiasm to try and illicit a response and to break the ice a bit. Here's a method I tell students to use, perhaps you guys can try it with yours. I ask them to try to these "simple" but not necessarily "easy" tasks. 1. When they get up in the morning they should go to the mirror to brush their teeth and look at themselves and say OUT LOUD! " Today, I will speak English, maybe tomorrow I'll speak (native language) but for today I will speak English. 2. I encourage them to say everything OUT LOUD that they are thinking as they prepare to go to school or work. No matter how simple or odd it may seem. Like, hmm... I think I will wear my blue shirt or brown shoes. Oh, it's almost 7:30am I better go have a shower, or where is my purse or notebook whatever. 3. Next, when they are commuting or waiting somewhere in public they can use their cell phone to call imaginary people and have pseudo conversations. If they're not sure what to say, I encourage them to read from the newspaper into their phone or better yet their textbook. Anyway, I'm a firm believer in speaking to learn to speak and I hope this helps somebody out. ~Mr. D On May 6, 7:13 pm, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > This interesting article: > > http://www.helping-you-learn-english.com/how_to_learn_english.html > > Do you agree? > > Pablo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
