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Old 16-Jul-2004, 13:58
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hi teachers and friends! :)
i want to ask a question which has been making me very depressed : how can I improve my spoken english myself? I mean without talking to anyone else, just myself. Do you have any good ideas? Do need your helps!
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Hi, Joe. Practising speech on your own isn't always that easy, but imagine yourself in a specific situation and try to imagine what your answers would be. Take an interview and answer the same questions and look at the diffences.
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thanks, tdol! I'll try.
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I for one talk to my cat, and when she doesn't like what she hears she yawns and gives me a taste of her terrible breath.
I know of at least one teacher who seemed to use the same technique. Kung-fu English teaching?

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I for one talk to my cat, and when she doesn't like what she hears she yawns and gives me a taste of her terrible breath.
I know of at least one teacher who seemed to use the same technique. Kung-fu English teaching?

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Do you have any good advice?
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Yes, brush your teeth two times a day and bring the cat to the vet.
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Yes, brush your teeth two times a day and bring the cat to the vet.
:D

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Are you Chinese? :wink:
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The Chinese are smart aleck too?

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The Chinese are smart aleck too?

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Sorry, what did you mean?
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