Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about using scripts to boost your speaking confidence.
“Learning English” is such a big challenge that it’s difficult to know where to begin. There are so many words and grammar patterns that it’s quite overwhelming (too much to handle).
Common Conversations
But! In day-to-day life, we often have the same conversations over and over again.
So why not prepare for these common conversations by making your own personalized scripts?
Here’s an example:
Common Topics
Here’s a list of topics you can use to make your own cards:
Hobbies, weekend plans, travel, family, favourite foods, books, movies and TV shows, music, work, education, sports, weather, news, pets, shopping, technology, health, festivals, friends, and dreams.
Use ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an AI chat partner. It’s free to use and it can make scripts for you! Here’s a prompt (instruction) you can give it:
“Hi ChatGPT, I want to practice my English by talking about movies and TV shows. Can you help me create a short conversation script with just 6 lines? Please include questions and answers. Make the conversation natural and engaging.”
Try it! Make 10 English scripts and practise them until you can memorize them. ๐
British English
Since this newsletter is about learning languages, here are some natural English phrases on the topic:
- “Brush up on” – To improve your knowledge or skill in a language.
- “I need to brush up on my French before my trip to Paris.”
- “Pick up” – To learn a language informally by being around it.
- “He picked up Spanish while living in Madrid.”
- “Have a knack for” – To have a natural ability to learn languages.
- “She has a knack for picking up new languages quickly.”
- “Get the hang of” – To understand and become comfortable with using a language.
- “It took a while, but I’ve finally got the hang of speaking German.”
- “Speak fluently” – To speak a language smoothly and easily.
- “After years of practice, he can speak Japanese fluently.”
- “Lost in translation” – When the meaning of something is misunderstood or unclear in a different language.
- “Some jokes get lost in translation and don’t make sense in English.”
New Worksheets and Videos
Before I finish my cup of tea, I want to show you what I’ve made since the last newsletter:
Videos:
- Speaking Skills โ More Question Practice for Daily English Conversation
Worksheets:
- Speaking Skills: Hot Seat: What are you going to do tonight?
- News: Residents protest against solar farm in Japan
- True Story: The film that flopped but became a classic
Private Lessons
My brother is visiting me in Japan for the next two weeks, but I will be available for private lessons from Wednesday, June 19th.
Facebook Group
Last week, I started a Nick’s English Group on Facebook. It already has 37 members! ๐ I try to post something new every day! ๐
Behind the Scenes
With my brother coming to visit, I won’t have much time to make YouTube videos, but I’ll try and do a short Speaking Gym lesson. Maybe I can get him to join me and we can do a video together! ๐
Wrap-up
And that’s it! Thank you for joining me for tea! If you’re enjoying my blog and would like to get new posts in your email, please subscribe. If you have friends who might like these posts, please share this link with them. I really appreciate it!
All the best,
Nick
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