English Club "Hello, Friend"

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Чтобы начать говорить по-английски - надо начать говорить по-английски:) Speaking English takes plenty of practise. Although talking aloud to yourself does provide some practise, it is even better to talk with someone. To give yourself a chance to practise speaking English regularly, we start our own "English Speaking" club. Having a club which meets regularly to practise English will help you feel more comfortable pronouncing English words. You will also develop better listening skills so you will understand more fully what you hear. This is particularly important if you would like to study or travel abroad. Here are some rules of our club. Since the goal is to practise speaking English, the club could be as small as two people. Meet regularly. Like many other skills, speaking English requires regular practise. Plan to meet at least once a week. Try to set aside an hour or two for the meeting so everybody will get to talk. There will be an English dictionary. Having a ready reference for words will help make the conversations go more smoothly. Looking up words is OK. You can also ask other members of the group to help you with a word by saying "How do you say _____?" Only English, thank you! During our meetings, we make it a rule that we will only speak English with the one exception of asking for a word. Remember, the purpose is to practise English. "Conversation leader" for each meeting. We will rotate this position so a new person is the leader for each meeting. This is another technique to make sure everybody gets practise time. The "conversation leader" is responsible for bringing two or three ideas for the topics which will be discussed at that week's meeting. The leader will start the conversation about each of the topics with everyone else contributing their own thoughts on the topic. One of the topics could be a role play situation. What to discuss. Think about conversations you have everyday when you consider what to discuss at a meeting. Current news events, movies, a new book or music... Role play. Another way to practise English is to role play. Pair off and have one person play the role of shopkeeper and the other person the role of customer. Pretend to want to buy an item. Or have one person play the role of lost traveler and the other person play the role of helpful passerby. We can think of lots of different situations to practise. English club can provide you many opportunities to practise your speaking and listening skills. You will improve your vocabulary, your pronunciation and your understanding of English. You will also have a lot of fun, so call up your friends and get started!