(Mar 22, 2016 10:49 PM)Frono Wrote:  Practice makes perfect dude. Keep working on it by talking to English speakers I'm sure that would help. Did it take long to write this?

Your English seems to be good when written, well at least this did.

(Mar 22, 2016 11:14 PM)Silver Fang Wrote:  I'm trying to speak when playing games etc. But when it comes to debate or trying to speak in meanings I don't get the right words for it. However when writing it just comes natural...

It's really annoying because whenever i try to debate or speak, just by listening to me people tend to think im stupid, 😭

(Mar 22, 2016 11:23 PM)Coton Pker Wrote:  what's your native tongue?

(Mar 23, 2016 05:40 PM)Jolenem Wrote:  As an English teacher I can tell you that this is absolutely natural. Let's imagine you're 8 years old again and you are learning new things at school. Would it come easier to recite it all in front of some audience or would it be easier to sit down and note it down from your memory? :)

It's a natural stage of learning the language. However, in order to develop your speaking skills, you should implement some speaking and listening activities. Depending on what you enjoy doing, listen to some English audio books, watch Ted Talks or movies in English. It would be a great idea to find some private teacher that specializes in communicative method and just meet him/her a few times purely for conversations. I don't always meet my students at home. Sometimes we go out for some tea/coffee, we go for walks or, sometimes, we even play video games. There is one rule: we can only speak English. I think it would work for you :)

(Mar 24, 2016 12:24 AM)Sashimi Wrote:  The thing I always recommend to my ESL homies... they have to speak English on a daily basis. They need time to understand sarcasm. They need time to understand when people are genuinely interested in asking "How are you?" or when they're just trying trying to be polite.

I still remember being a first grader, straight out of Korea, I came to Canada.

Every recess, kids would go around to each other with their snacks saying things like "Can I have one?" or "Can I have some?"

I then started to ask the other kids, and quickly began to understand that one only gives you one, and some implies more than one.

Mimic.

(Mar 24, 2016 12:32 AM)Silver Fang Wrote:  awww, which Korea'n part may i ask? I guess not North korea? :p

(Mar 24, 2016 01:04 AM)Sashimi Wrote:  South. People of North Korea are forbidden to leave the country. The two Koreas share very little in common except blood.