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5 Tips to Make Your English Sound More Natural

When someone asks, “How are you?”, is your automatic response, “I’m fine. Thank you. And you?” 

That means you’ve fallen victim to textbook English. Of course, if you’ve learned English through textbooks at school or at an English academy, it’s probable that your English will sound rehearsed and perhaps, awkward. But with just a few changes, you can make your English sound more (natural) like a native speaker’s. 

These tips work for both speaking and writing, but work especially well when you want your writing to be a bit more casual, yet engaging. When we apply these tips to writing, it is called conversational writing-- writing as if you were speaking or having a conversation with the reader. 

Some benefits of conversational writing: 

1. Easier to understand for both you and your audience. 

2. Sounds less awkward and helps the audience relate to you. 

3. Seems more credible to your audience. 

4. Your personality is shown through your writing so you don’t sound boring. 

5. More engaging for the reader so they want to continue reading. 

Although conversational writing may sound more natural, it isn’t always appropriate to use. If you’re writing a professional letter to a superior, you don’t want to sound casual, so use accordingly! 

Here are 5 tips to help your English sound more natural: 

1. Use common words, no jargon 

Jargon means special words or expressions that are used by a specific profession or industry that are difficult for others to understand. If you are talking to people in the same industry as you, it’s okay to use jargon. But if you are talking to an outsider, use common words so it is easier to understand. 

Example: He suffered a myocardial infarction. → He suffered a heart attack. 

2. Break up long sentences into shorter ones 

Writing in long sentences can tire out the reader/listener and also make them confused. Instead of trying to fit a lot of ideas into one sentence, break up the sentences into shorter ones. 

Example: A grapefruit is a round bitter fruit, which is yellow on the outside and pink on the inside, and contains vitamin c, essential for the immune system of the human body. → A grapefruit is a round bitter fruit that is yellow on the outside and pink on the inside. It contains vitamin C which is essential for the body’s immune system. 

3. Use contractions 

Contractions are two words made shorter by placing an apostrophe where letters have been removed. For example, “cannot” → “can’t,” or “he is” → “he’s.” Contractions not only shorten the sentence, but make it sound less rigid. 

Example: I do not want to attend the conference. → I don’t want to attend the conference. 

4. Use active voice 

Active voice is when the subject of sentence is doing the action. Passive voice is when that action is being performed upon the subject. Writing or speaking in active voice makes it easier to be clear, concise and get your point across. 

Example: The presentation was given by Jason. → Jason gave the presentation. 

5. Use examples, similes or metaphors 

A simile is a figure of speech when you compare two things using the words “like” or “as.” A metaphor is basically the same thing without using the words “like” or “as.” When you use these devices, they give your audience something to visualize, making it more impactful . 

Simile→ Wow, it feels like a desert in here. 

Metaphor → The hospital was a refrigerator. It was freezing in there. 

Example → A lot of billionaires dropped out of college. For example, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard after 2 years. 

7 Tips for speaking English Fluently

RULE 1: Always Study and Review Phrases, Not Individual Words

Never study a single, individual word. Never. When you find a new word, always write down The Phrase it is in. Always. 

When you review, always review all of the phrase,.. not the word. 

Collect phrases. 
Your speaking and grammar will improve 4-5 times faster. Always write the 
complete phrase. 

Never again study a single word. Never write a single word in your notebook, 
Learn Phrases Only.Phrases are GROUPS of words that naturally go together. 


**RULE 2: Don't Study Grammar

Stop studying grammar. 
Stop studying grammar. 

Right now. Stop. Put away your grammar books and textbooks. Grammar rules 
teach you to think about English, you want to speak automatically-- without 
thinking! 

So Rule 2 is: Don't Study Grammar!


**RULE 3: The Most Important Rule-- Listen First


What is the rule that Humberto found? Simple. The rule is listening. 

Listening, listening, listening. 

You must listen to UNDERSTANDABLE English. You must listen to English EVERYDAY. Don't read textbooks. Listen to English. 

Its simple. That is the key to your English success. Stop reading textbooks. 

Start listening everyday. 

**Learn With Your Ears, Not Your Eyes

In most schools, you learn English with your eyes. You read textbooks. You 
study grammar rules. 

Spend most of your study time listening- that is the key to great speaking.


**RULE 4: Slow, Deep Learning Is Best

The secret to speaking easily is to learn every word & phrase DEEPLY. Its not enough to know a definition. Its not enough to remember for a test. 

You must put the word deep into your brain. 
To speak English easily, you must repeat each lesson many times. 

You must learn English deeply. 

Learn deeply, speak easily.
Learn deeply, speak easily.

How do you learn deeply? Easy-- just repeat all lessons or listening many times. For example, if you have an audio book, listen to the first chapter 30 times before you go to the second chapter. You could listen to the first chapter 3 times each day, for 10 days. 


**RULE 5: Use Point Of View Mini-Stories


I call these stories "Point Of View Mini-Stories". They are the most powerful 
way to learn and use English grammar automatically. 


Use Point of View Stories for Automatic Grammar
Use Point of View Stories for Automatic Grammar

You must learn grammar by listening to real English. The best way is to listen to the same story... told in different times (points of view): Past, Perfect, Present, Future. 

How do you do this? Easy! Find a story or article in the present tense. 

Then ask your native speaker tutor to write it again in the Past, with Perfect 
tenses, and in the Future. Finally, ask him to read and record these stories 
for you. 

Then you can listen to stories with many different kinds of grammar. You 
don't need to know the grammar rules. Just listen to the Point of View stories and you will improve grammar automatically! 



**RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials


You learn real English if you want to understand native speakers and speak easily. Use real magazines, audio articles, TV shows, movies, radio talk shows, and audio books. 

Learn Real English, Not Textbook English
Learn Real English, Not Textbook English

To learn real English, you must listen to English that native speakers listen to. You must watch what they watch. You must read what they read. 

Listen only to real English
Listen only to real English
Listen only to real English

How do you learn Real English? It's easy. Stop using textbooks. Instead, listen only to real English movies, TV shows, audio books, audio articles, stories, and talk radio shows. Use real English materials. 



**RULE 7: Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat


Use Listen & Answer Mini-Story Lessons
Use Listen & Answer Mini-Story Lessons

In each Mini-Story Lesson, a speaker tells a short simple story. He also asks 
a lot of easy questions. Every time you hear a question, you pause and 
answer it. 

You learn to answer questions quickly-- without thinking. Your English 
becomes automatic. 

How can you use Listen & Answer Stories? Easy! Find a native speaker tutor. 

Ask him to use this method: Ask him to tell a story... and to constantly ask 
you easy questions about it. This will teach you to think quickly in English!

You can also find Listen & Answer lessons. They will teach you to think quickly in English.

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Key to Improve Your English

Ketika mendengar celotehan tukul di acara Bukan Empat Mata, saya tertawa geli. Si tukul ngomongnya keInggris-Inggrisan. Walaupun ucapannya salah, dia tetap PD aja. Rupanya fenomena bicara dalam bahasa Inggris tidak hanya diidap Tukul. Mulai dari host tv, merek produk, nama gedung dan lain-lain sebagainya. Bahkan banyak dari teman-teman saya yang mengidap syndrome ini. Mereka merasa dapat berbahasa Inggris walaupun belum pernah berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris. “Kayaknya seh gua bisa..” : itu kata mereka. (Kayaknya.. ga sekalian Miskinnya!!!)

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Banyak keuntungan yang didapat jika kita ahli bercas-cis-cus Inggris dengan grammar yang benar, seperti : menjadi guru di tempat kursus, menjadi intepreter, menjadi translater dan kepercayaan diri akan secara otomatis meningkat. Itulah yang saya rasakan saat ini.. wkwwk.. (so pede yah..). walaupun saya belum dapat berbahasa Inggris dengan baik dan benar tapi paling tidak saya sudah melangkah kedepan untuk dapat speaking English fluently.

So.. have you already speaking English well..? If not, you can start from now! There is never late to learn. More Soon More Better..!