Questions tagged [conversation]
For questions related to the exchange of sentences, phrases, and words between oneself or with others to communicate.
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Are there any good resources where I can listen to very casual real English conversations among native speakers?
When watching a video on Netflix or Youtube, I can usually easily understand English conversations.
However, when it comes to real conversations among native speakers, I sometimes cannot even ...
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How can I practice speaking English by myself?
Currently I'm learning by myself with videos but mostly with textbooks. I have no much people to speak with and I'm trying to find some ways to practice conversation. Do someone have any hint?!
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Are there effective ways to improve oral English or a platform which emphasizes students' improvement?
Am I the only one who feels that these English-teaching websites are just a way for teachers to make a few bucks here and there?
It seems that the majority don't really focus on the intricacies of ...
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Where can I find some people to improve my speaking skills?
I am a new international student at UC Davis, and as the universities are closed at the moment I like to know some places that I can find some people to do more communication and improve my speaking ...
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How to get most language learning benefits from frequent casual conversations with natives?
I know several languages on various levels:
Polish native
English C1-C2
German B2-C1
Russian B1
Spanish B1
I have tons of opportunities to speak to natives:
English - quite a few people at work (...
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Why learn English grammar first? Just gets in the way
I watch Thai kids learning grammar; they can diagram English sentences at age twelve but almost tremble with fear when addressed with "How are you?" (as often as not they say "I am 12 years old.")
My ...
Dick Meehan
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Able to understand conversation but not speak
This is my problem:
If an Englishman is speaking, I can understand him well.
I've read many English novels and stories, I can understand English movies without subtitles, and when I need subtitles, ...
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How can I stop/prevent conversations from switching to English?
I've oft experienced (and heard stories about) conversation participants switching to English when noting some lack of fluidity in the target language. In a similar vein, I've heard anecdotally of ...
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I find myself saying things that get misunderstood due to ambiguity. How can I train myself not to? [closed]
I find myself saying phrases in a non-native language that are ambiguous, and often get understood differently from what I meant to say. This can result in what I say being interpreted as the exact ...
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