Need to find a talking friend asap

China
August 11, 2012 12:54am CST
I think I really need a teacher or a tutor for my oral english. My client come to our office today, as a guider for him, I am trembling and unprecious. sometimes, i know what i am thinking, but i can not articulate easily and freely. so that's my big trouble. I also reading everyday. but the effects are tiny. So maybe need to find a talking friend as soon as possible. Who can be?
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8 responses
@deazil (4723)
• United States
11 Aug 12
There is a site called italki where you can learn to speak better English, also many other languages. People from all around the world participate in this site. I'm pretty sure you have to pay but I don't know how much. And since you already speak well it might not be much. They have professional teachers as well as community tutors. It would be worth looking into, I think. I heard that it was a very good site. Here is the link: www.italki.com Hope this helps and good luck!
• China
12 Aug 12
You're right. That's the good way to learn english. And also learning is not the easy thing, I must spend much on it. I will conside it. Thanks again.
@deazil (4723)
• United States
12 Aug 12
I found another site! www.american-accent-training.org/free I think it is FREE! You might like this better. You're welcome and good luck!
• China
14 Aug 12
I checked and that's not free. Maybe I should keep looking for a person who would like to exchange language, since that is for free.
@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
1 Nov 12
Sometimes it can help to listen to a foreign language. I often go to do some research to jw.org and their online library, but you can also download literature and articles and listen to them. The Awake magazine has some good articles on different subjects that may interest you. You can get some literature and magazines in Chinese, so you may like to listen or read articles in your own language and then listen to the same articles in English. This site is free to use! Happy studying..
@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
6 Nov 12
More than half of our brain consists of fats, and we can try if it helps to eat good quality fats like cold pressed coconut oil and wild fish - if you can get them from clean waters. Both have helped my memory.. Omega3 from fish has helped me, maybe it helps others too! Eating fresh vegetables and fruit several times a day is good for the whole body, so it may help the memory too.. I hope you get some good ideas here..[em]happy[/em
• China
5 Nov 12
Yes, that sounds good idea. I am thinking of vacabulary. I don't know whether I am getting old and it's hard to keep in mind, something always forgot. that's puzzled me.
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• Canada
20 Oct 12
I would be more than happy to help you with English. We can be in touch by email and use our conversations to help you practice English skills. Please let me know how soon you would like to start on this. Add me as a friend here and I will give you my email address.
• China
22 Oct 12
Done. Now pending your approval. Nice to be friend with you. Waiting for your good news.
@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
18 Oct 12
Here is another way you could learn english.. There are tools on the internet that are free to teach young children english.. Starting with the alphabet and progressing as you go.. There you can go as fast or as slow as you need to in order to really grasp the basics and be able to grow on that.. Another way to use the english language and grow your vocabulary would be getting some word searches.. You may not no know to pronounce the words but working with the words will help you.. I ended up dropping out of school for a year and a half because of personal reasons. During that time I was doing word searches, and other word games.. When I dropped out my reading and comperhansion was at an 8th grade reading level.. By the time that I was able to go back to school my reading and comperhansion level was college level.. In addition to that when I would be talking to other people and they would use words that I did not understand I would ask them what the word meant.. And I still do that.. The more that you can use the english language the more practice you will recieve and I believe you can succeed;-)
• China
19 Oct 12
Thanks for your suggestion. Really appreciated. First of all, I would like to say I have no much necessary to learn alphabet, since I have no any interesting about it, and I am in a kind of level that a progress obstacle, means I am in a station don't keep moving. So i have to give up the 1st suggestion. Secondly, I would like to say I like talking with others and willing to understand these words which I never touched before. But the key point is it's hard to find those people who willing to discuss and contact with, also no one like to free talk and teach. Thirdly, guess game which is really let me feel not well. I have job to do, there is no any enough time for me to do this kind of game, maybe I can think clear about it. I will try my best. Thanks for your adcise again.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
18 Oct 12
To learn the English you should read the News paper daily. Why not talk easily and freely means your confidence is loose. I observed your discussion is more than response so you getting less response and your discussion is not interested try to change the way. Discussion started 37 or answer only on 11 then how the mylotters will respond on your discussions. When you not join others how they join you conversation is must.
• China
19 Oct 12
Yes, try to change the topic and put more charming idea in mylot, that's a good way. Normally, I used to my diary to show my feelings. I always write down what I am thinking at that time. Especially, I am in a bad mood, Meantime I will try to feedback more info. to others to show my respect, besides, more reading.
• Indonesia
9 Nov 12
I learn English step by step since I intermediate school. When I go to college , I meet English native speaker from US. I learn speaking English with him. But honestly, he was not too long in my country , and I can't learn English practically anymore. I think you can find good friend in Speaking English on Internet
• China
7 Dec 12
Yes, I am thinking about it. also I admire you for have a native speaker friend. I am searching by internet, there are not only most of which need to pay fees, but also hard to find a true friend. so I lose my confidence to do that. anywhy, i am continue to work hard and try to find a good way. Hope you everything goes fine.
@meumeu25 (917)
• United Arab Emirates
11 Aug 12
Hi, I know the feeling, but you know what I did? I made a fake account and went to chat rooms in ym (yahoo messenger) and made friends with english speaking people but you should be careful, there are a lot of pervs there, women and men. I just stick with them as long as they talk nicely then I block them when they start to be pervs. I invited them for voice chat only, (don't use web camera it's a bad idea hehe) knowing that I have to practice talking in english because I know it's really different when you speak the language than write. I learned a lot of english there cursing/bad words included. :P I hope this help. Happy mylotting :)
• China
12 Aug 12
Thanks for your advise. That's also my concern points.So that's why I am still chasing to it, but no actual action.
• Philippines
15 Oct 12
You can participate in free voice chat discussion on Paltalk its a voice chat service that has a chatroom that offers free english lessons. You can participate there in order to hone your oral english. You can also, do audio chat in various chat service like yahoo,eyeball,skype etc. and find foreign friends that use english as their mother language. Its hard for non-native english speakers to speak fluently in oral english since we are not used to the language in a day-to-day speaking basis. So, talking to someone who is skilled in the language is in a way, a big help to improve it.
• China
16 Oct 12
That's what I am thinking for a long time, I tried many times for making friends by tools and get into free website. Unfortunately, there are always a bad experience and give me bad influence, so i give up these assumptions.