0. Goal min: 7.0 average
ideally 7.5 overall to aim for beyruth and other unis later
that means I need ideally
• Listening 8.0-8.5 or higher
→ Band Score 8: Listening 35-36, Band Score 8.5: Listening 37-38, 2-3 mistakes
• Reading 8.5-9.0 or higher
→ Band Score 8.5: Reading 37-38, 2-3 mistakes
• Speaking 6-7 or higher →
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There are nine bands and four criteria: Fluency and Coherence; Lexical Resource;
Grammatical Range and Accuracy; and Pronunciation.
1. Fluency and Coherence
This refers to the ability to talk with normal levels of continuity, rate and effort, and to
link ideas and language together to form coherent, connected speech.
Key indicators of fluency
▪ speech rate: ideally, not too slow (hard to keep links between
words/propositions in mind)
▪ speech continuity: ideally, flow of speech will not be excessively interrupted by
false starts, backtracking, functionless repetitions of words and phrases, and/or
pausing during which the test taker searches for words.
Key indicators of coherence
▪ logical sequencing of ‘spoken sentences’*
▪ clear marking (with appropriate use of pausing, and spoken discourse markers
and fillers) of stages in a discussion, narration or argument
▪ relevance of spoken sentences to the general purpose of a turn
▪ use of cohesive devices within and between spoken sentences (e.g. logical
connectors, pronouns and conjunctions).
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*A ‘spoken sentence’ is the unit of speech which most closely corresponds to a written
sentence. It is usually the same as a simple or complex written sentence, but may also
include verbless structures, sometimes involving ellipsis, which perform a sentence-
like function but lack elements which would be found in acceptable writing. Such units
will usually be further distinguished by a pause at the end, which may be very brief,
and ‘final’ intonation, typically a pitch fall.
2. Lexical Resource
This refers to the range of vocabulary at the test taker’s disposal, which will influence
the range of topics which they can discuss, and the precision with which meanings are
expressed and attitudes conveyed.
Key indicators of lexical resource
▪ variety of words used
▪ adequacy and appropriacy of vocabulary in relation to the requirements of:
▪ referential meaning (the correct labelling of things and concepts)
▪ style (formal/informal)
▪ collocation (including idiomatic expressions)
▪ indicating the speaker’s attitude to content (whether favourable, neutral
or unfavourable)
▪ ability to use paraphrase (getting round a vocabulary gap by using other
words), with or without noticeable hesitation.
3. Grammatical Range and Accuracy
This refers to the accurate and appropriate use of syntactic forms in order to meet
Speaking test requirements, and to the test taker’s range of grammatical resources, a
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feature which will help to determine the complexity of propositions which can be
expressed.
Key indicators of range
▪ the length of spoken sentences
▪ appropriate use of subordinate clauses within clauses and phrases
▪ complexity of the verb phrase (correct use of auxiliaries in continuous/perfect
aspect, modality and passive voice)
▪ complexity of other phrases (use of pre- and post-modification: items before
and after the head noun/adjective, etc.)
▪ range of sentence structures, especially to move elements around for
information focus.
Key indicators of accuracy
▪ error density (the number of grammatical errors in a given amount of speech)
▪ the communicative effect of error (its effect on intelligibility and precision or
expression).
4. Pronunciation
This refers to the accurate and sustained use of a range of phonological features to
convey meaningful messages.
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Key indicators of pronunciation
▪ the ability to divide speech into meaningful utterances or chunks within spoken
sentences
▪ the appropriate use of rhythm and stress timing, and the linking of sounds,
using features such as elision to produce connected speech
▪ the use of stress (e.g. emphatic/contrastive) and intonation to enhance
meaning
▪ the production of sounds at the word and phoneme level (e.g. word stress,
vowel and consonant production), and the degree of effort required of the
listener to understand these
▪ the overall effect of accent on intelligibility
• Writing 6-6.5 or higher →
writing task 1 = contributes 1/3 of writing, divide 3
writing task 2 = contributes 2/3 of writing, divide by 1.5
wt17 + wt6.5 = 7/3 + 6.5/1.5 = 6.6 = 6.5
so these score to overall for writing 6.5
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For Task 1 of both the AC and GT Writing tests, the key criteria are:
▪ Task Achievement
▪ selecting key features of the information.
▪ providing sufficient detail to illustrate these features.
▪ reporting the information, figures and trends accurately.
▪ comparing or contrasting the information by adequately highlighting the
identifiable trends, principal changes or differences in the data and other
inputs (rather than mechanical description reporting detail).
▪ presenting the response in an appropriate format.
▪ Coherence and Cohesion
▪ Lexical Resource
▪ Grammatical Range and Accuracy
For Task 2 of both the AC and GT Writing tests, the key criteria are:
▪ Task Response
▪ how fully the candidate responds to the task.
▪ how adequately the main ideas are extended and supported.
▪ how relevant the candidate’s ideas are to the task.
▪ how clearly the candidate opens the discourse, establishes their position and
formulates conclusions.
▪ how appropriate the format of the response is to the task.
▪ Coherence and Cohesion
COHERENCE AND COHESION (CC)
This criterion is concerned with the overall organisation and logical development of
the message: how the response organises and links information, ideas and language.
Coherence refers to the linking of ideas through logical sequencing, while cohesion
refers to the varied and appropriate use of cohesive devices (e.g. logical connectors,
conjunctions and pronouns) to assist in making clear the relationships between and
within sentences.
The CC criterion assesses:
▪ the coherence of the response via the logical organisation of information
and/or ideas, or the logical progression of the argument.
▪ the appropriate use of paragraphing for topic organisation and presentation.
▪ the logical sequencing of ideas and/or information within and across
paragraphs.
▪ the flexible use of reference and substitution (e.g. definite articles, pronouns).
▪ the appropriate use of discourse markers to clearly mark the stages in a
response, e.g. [First of all | In conclusion], and to signal the relationship between
ideas and/or information, e.g. [as a result | similarly].
▪ Lexical Resource
LEXICAL RESOURCE (LR)
This criterion refers to the range of vocabulary the candidate has used and the
accuracy and appropriacy of that use in terms of the specific task.
The LR criterion assesses:
▪ the range of general words used (e.g. the use of synonyms to avoid repetition).
▪ the adequacy and appropriacy of the vocabulary (e.g. topic-specific items,
indicators of writer’s attitude).
▪ the precision of word choice and expression.
▪ the control and use of collocations, idiomatic expressions and sophisticated
phrasing.
▪ the density and communicative effect of errors in spelling.
▪ the density and communicative effect of errors in word formation.
▪ Grammatical Range and Accuracy
GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY (GRA)
This criterion refers to the range and accurate use of the candidate’s grammatical
resource via the candidate’s writing at sentence level.
The GRA criterion assesses:
▪ the range and appropriacy of structures used in a given response (e.g. simple,
compound and complex sentences).
▪ the accuracy of simple, compound and complex sentences.
▪ the density and communicative effect of grammatical errors.
▪ the accurate and appropriate use of punctuation.
1. strategy overall
Субъективно результаты теста зависят 55% знание, уровень языка 25% функциональное состояние выспаться по sleep cycle, чтобы был свеж и бодр, а не по середине цикла, что умираешь стресс на новизну — сходить в цетр, где сдавать будете на занятие мои мысли: таблетки от сдвг выпить перед экзаменом, не прям перед, чтобы если мне плохо станет, чтобы не стало долго говорила про никотиновую свою зависимсть и как оно влияет на функциональные особенности и что она переставала курить за 3-4 месяца до и перед экзаменом покурила это бустануло ее когнитивные функции из-за ее особенностей 10% знакомство с форматом теста Лучше дольше и чаще готовиться каждый день тренироваться связывать со старыми знаниями, нейронные связи помогать формировать → мои мысли, мне важно делать майндмапы и структуры book 101 tips for IELTS, always give the monkey what the monkey wants → очень функциональный тест, там не надо прям креативить и что-то показывать индивидуальное, тупо надо делать то что просят и точно так как надо разные советы у разных учителей по стратегиям (типо читайте задание в reading и только потом текст сам, лучше находить все же то что для вас подойдет, а для этого важно пробовать пробовать и прорешивать тесты) Skills division — полезно для стратегии: Writing and Speaking medium level of Expressing = Reading + Listening Passive Vocabulary and Writing + Speaking Active Vocabulary = 27.25% IELTS Academic collocations Writing + Speaking Vocabulary+Coherence recognizing + expressing = 15% Active Vocabulary recalling for expressing thoughts = 10% writing using, spelling medium speaking using, pronunciation medium Passive Vocabulary recognizing = 2.5% Passive Vocabulary understanding meaning Passive Vocabulary hearing recognizing words расшифровка, конспект лекций с ютуба на английском! Reading + Listening strategies, tips, aka theory = 18.75% Writing + Speaking Task Response (including strategies, logic+ tips, preparing some collocations, specific) = 15% Writing + Speaking Grammar = 10% Writing + Speaking Coherence = 10% Writing + Listening Spelling = 7.5% Listening Advanced hearing skills — recognizing words/sounds, accents, stresses, numbers, when someone spells names etc. = 6.25% Speaking Pronunciation = 5% My focus aka 20% на чем важнее сосредоточиться Reading + Listening strategies, tips, aka theory = 25% Listening Advanced hearing skills — recognizing words/sounds, accents, stresses, numbers, when someone spells names etc. = 6.25% Writing + Speaking Task Response (including strategies, logic+ tips) = 15% Broad worldview for writing task 2 and speaking task 3 Can lie, can improvise, impromptu stories from life for speaking for speaking overall IELTS Academic collocations Writing + Speaking Vocabulary+Coherence recognizing + expressing = 15% Active Vocabulary recalling for expressing thoughts = 12.25% Writing + Speaking Minimum Grammar = 10% past perfect, past simple 1 week before = recall what you’re already know Prep test да важен, но учитывайте регрессию к среднему (хорошо, плохо, хорошо) +-0.5-1 балл от реального может быть разброс оценки Anastasia IELTS videos youtube + boosty
желательно 3-4 месяца, если уже advanced уровень языка, чтобы познакомиться со стратегиями и форматами тестов определиться с целью по каждому навыку прорешивать ielts cambridge academic books 18,17,16,15,14 etc task 1 отменил мин кол-во слов!?? ват! All Ears English, Energy English делать целиком и на время → Academic stamina развить в себе 1,2 секция → можно улучшить быстро (диктант спеллингв сложных адресов, фамилией, номеров) 3,4 сложные части там быстро не сделаешь полное чтение делаем целиком на время стратегии разных заданий понять reading authentic sources The Economist, National Geographic, Forbes, New Yorker, CNN, BBC зашифрован большой объем информации виды эссе познакомиться, понять алгоритм, схемы и понять по task 1 алгоритм как писать не стоит оставлять 13 минут на него, 20 минут минимум task 1 + эссе писать работы каждый день на время writing recent topics на бусти есть список в идеале за пару недель исать уже по несколько эссе в день reading essays task 1 and task 2 band 9 не запоминайте рыбы, шаблоны ChatGPT представь себя экзаменатором IELTS, дай оценку моему эссе и как улучшить, collocations, grammar в виде списка (не надо просить переписывать) слова/collocations перепроверять в словаре! Выдает не используемую лексику 5 почему техника для сильных аргументов НЕ надо показывать сложность, 1 абзац = 1 идея, spoon feeding, простые/clear идеи 5 почему можно еще к вопросу применять для анализа и понимания anastasia ideal essay data base on site менее 30 слов предложение, не перегружать сложной лексикой, должно быть нормально читаемое hedging, neutral language текущие темы прсмотреть и если есть темы которые бредовые для вас, когда вам нечего рассказать, вы подготовите для себя хотя бы какие-то моменты (темы на год и на квартал как будто есть говорят) с идеями ответов и список тем есть на бусти практиковать с кем-то эти темы, лучше с репетитором у кого есть опыт прохождения ielts разогревать артикуляционный аппарат перед speaking part нейтральными старайтесь быть, без перекосов в острых/тонких/политических темах (пример армения турция, возврат приходит один для женщины старшего возраста), так что эмоциональность осторожно, можно риски получить типо оскорбление человека, иногда лучше соврать, если вы умете импровизировать и врать, так будет бльше контроля, чтбы четенько выдать по грамматике, лексике, fluency уточнять можно в третьей части, можно просить переформулировать вопрос, но не просить повторить, By saying this do you mean this? за это не снижают балл учить слова с верным употреблением, которое испольщуют нейтивы = collocation для 7 важно использовать в верном контексте слова (экологгия - слова и коллокации подходящие контексту экологии) коллакационная компетенция учить куски текста top down IELTS vocabulary magoosh на бусти где-то есть прям деки все Quizlet дисграфия не верный вариант и верный вариант слова из статей, словосочетания, чанки словарь коллокаций Ozdic сделать мейндмап по слову Quizlet интервальное повторение не менее 5 раз слово должно быть повторено использовать слово в активе - использовать в письменной или устной речи учебники outcomes, destinations, grammar in use c1-c2 → человек которому легче дается сложное и высокие цели past perfect, past simple системные ошибки не стоит делать снижает балл
Чек-лист представляет собой недельный план, который можно распечатать и держать перед глазами. Придерживайтесь этой схемы - и вы день за днем будете двигаться к своей цели, ставя себе посильные задачи.
8 утра открывается одно, статья, слова и эссе пишем
10 утра по мск следующий день
прорабатываете 1 тему из IELTS портфолио — читаете статьи, выписываете идеи и учите слова в Memrise читатете статьи, выписываете идеи и учите слова по теме эссе на проверку (задания по тегу супер и хардкор) учите лексику дня тег vocabulary и выполняете проверочный тест ежедневная практика Writing essay пишите эссе или task 1 по образцу из IELTS портфолио задания по тегу Супер или Хардкор учите 1 набор карточек Quizlet с идеями для эссе + выполняете проверочный тест по грамматике (тег grammar) вызубрить идеи для эссе по темам writing этого квартала? ежедневная практика Writing letter выделите 5 слождных тем из текущего списка тем IELTS Speaking, учите лексику и готовьте свои ответы записать аудио ответа на проверку учите 1 набор карточек Quizlet с идеями для IELTS speaking ежедневная практика Writing essay участие в LIve dictation или выполнение диктанта из записанных участие в вебинаре Четверг 18 апреля 19.00 мск - Listening Marathon with Examiner (доступ у ВСЕХ подписчиков) ежедневная практика Writing graph task 1 (одну еделю пищем overview, другую два параграфа body paragraph) задание по аудированию тег listening + spelling на memrise или Live dictation 1 полный тест listening cambridge ежедневная практика Writing essay задание по чтению с проверочным тестом, тег reading 1 полный тест reading cambridge практика выхдного дня Writing проверка в течении недели?
подготовка для 8+ для writing, speaking, это больше как готовиться преподавателям погружение важно! читать говорить на английском content related hesitation устраняем, очень плавно говорим хорошо уметь писать на английском, на русском, формировать мысли, много читать сильные аргументы на 8+ должны быть → читать сильные статьи на тему с сильными аргументами, the guardian, the economist выбираю лексику из статей нужно глубоко разбираться в теме, чтобы написать на 8 лексику уровня proficiency брать Outcome учебники, очень лексический подход, обороты огонь и космос эссе
эссе на 6 из кубиков обычно, и всегда экзаминатор это видет
остерагайтесь писать шаблончики себе
типы эссе 4-6
to what extend you’re agree or desagree direct question which is better is this development positive or negative balanced approach, one-sided (Более выиграшное, так как через все эссе должно быть кристальное чисто понятное мнение)
экзаминаторов не учат писать по типам
смотрят вопрос и ответили ли на вопрос
структура общая
введение, вступление → парафрайзинг, прямо отвечаем на вопрос, хорошо или плохо, очерчиваем два аргумента почему боди параграф 1 и 2 →1 аргумент на параграф, и дальше развить его раскрыть present, extend (2-3 предложения), support (пример) заключение → суммируйте позицию и оба аргумента человек парафразирует аргументы в погоне за синонимы что аргмуенты вообще другой смысл обретают и слетает 6-7ка спун фидинг экзаменатору, вы объясняете человеку, который не знает совсем ничего
негативно → почему? а как? а почему/что? The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a standardized test designed to assess the language proficiency of non-native English speakers. It is commonly used for study, work, and immigration purposes in English-speaking countries. The test evaluates four key language skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. IELTS scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 9, with higher scores indicating a higher level of English proficiency. Test takers can choose between the Academic or General Training modules, depending on their goals. Overall, IELTS is a widely recognized and respected assessment tool for English language proficiency.
Pre-requisites / Related
Learning Guide
To begin learning IELTS, start by understanding the test format and scoring criteria. Familiarize yourself with the four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Next, delve into the specific skills required for each section. For Listening, focus on note-taking techniques and understanding different accents. In Reading, learn about skimming, scanning, and understanding different types of texts. In Writing, grasp the structure of Task 1 (report writing) and Task 2 (essay writing), as well as the importance of coherence and cohesion. For Speaking, familiarize yourself with the three parts of the test and practice speaking fluently on various topics. Once you have a grasp of the test format and skills, move on to vocabulary building. This involves learning academic and general vocabulary, as well as synonyms, antonyms, and collocations. Simultaneously, work on improving your grammar skills, paying attention to verb tenses, sentence structure, and punctuation. After gaining a strong foundation in vocabulary and grammar, focus on developing your listening and reading comprehension skills. Practice listening to different audio materials and reading various texts to improve your understanding and retention of information. Finally, concentrate on honing your speaking and writing skills. Practice speaking on a wide range of topics and work on expressing your ideas clearly and coherently. For writing, practice writing essays and reports within the time constraints and seek feedback to improve your coherence, cohesion, and accuracy. Throughout your learning journey, it's essential to regularly practice with sample tests and past papers to familiarize yourself with the test conditions and time management.
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IELTS uses a 9-band scoring system to assess proficiency levels, with 9 being the highest score. The overall band score is calculated based on the performance in each section, and different institutions may have specific score requirements.
books
- The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS Student's Book provides a comprehensive guide to the IELTS exam, including practice questions and tips to help you achieve a high score. Comes with answers and a DVD-ROM for additional practice. - This book focuses on essential vocabulary for the IELTS exam, providing words and phrases that can help you improve your score. It offers practice exercises and tips for effective vocabulary learning. - Target Band 7 is designed to help IELTS Academic test-takers maximize their score. This fourth edition includes strategies, tips, and practice exercises to improve performance in each section of the exam. - This book is tailored for IELTS General Training test-takers, providing practice materials with answers and audio resources. It aims to help improve performance and readiness for the exam. - IELTS Speaking Masterclass offers proven strategies to achieve a high score in the speaking section of the exam. It focuses on effective communication skills, fluency, and confidence-building techniques. articles
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The Listening section of the IELTS test evaluates the ability to understand spoken English. It includes a range of audio recordings and assesses skills such as listening for specific information and understanding main ideas.
books
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The Reading section assesses the ability to understand and interpret written English. It includes various types of texts and evaluates skills such as skimming, scanning, and comprehension of detailed information.
books
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The Writing section requires test-takers to demonstrate their ability to write coherent and cohesive responses. It includes tasks such as essay writing and letter/report writing, assessing vocabulary, grammar, and coherence.
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speaking
The Speaking section assesses the ability to communicate orally in English. It includes a face-to-face interview with a certified examiner and evaluates fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical accuracy.
books
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Make sure that natives are regularly correcting your writing so that you can become aware of these blindspots. When a native speaker points out a blindspot, don't narrowly focus on the specific error. Usually, a blindspot will cause an entire class of mistakes that manifest repeatedly in different situations.
For example, many people will fall into the creases of their NL without realizing. Though the sentence sounds fine to them, a native speaker will consider it strangely worded and uncommon.
Once you are aware of these blindspots, you will naturally search for them in your immersion and avoid them when trying to output. With enough input, you’ll overcome the tendency completely.
In all three of these cases, you just need a little extra exposure to the word or pattern to build the ability to use it yourself. Make a mental note to look for this pattern in your immersion. You can also try to confirm it on the spot using Google or a native speaker.
See the instructions listed in the “Confirm” section of for more detail. Most of the time, you have already acquired the necessary language, but just need to change your mindset. The key to getting around this is asking yourself the right question. Instead of asking, “How do I say this?”, ask yourself “What would a native speaker say in this situation?”. This subtle reframing of the question will often produce completely different results from your subconscious.
Partially Acquired - Grammar
If you repeatedly struggle to output a specific grammar form even though you can understand it, that's an indication that you have not yet acquired it.
The argues that during input you won’t always notice the specific grammar or syntax of the language because they are unnecessary for comprehension. When you try to use unacquired grammar during output you’ll struggle. This difficulty signals to your brain to look for examples of the grammar in your immersion so you can acquire it more quickly. Normally, we would advise you to avoid using this unacquired grammar until you can fully acquire it. Unfortunately, that may not be possible. Many grammar forms are necessary for day-to-day output and you will need to use them even though you haven’t acquired them yet.
This is the one and only case where we recommend using a conscious monitor when outputting. If you can't avoid making the error, then consciously study the right way to do it, and when you output, double-check yourself to make sure you are using it correctly. Eventually, you will acquire the grammar and you won’t need to monitor yourself anymore.
Not Acquired
You won’t be able to express things that belong to a domain you haven’t learned to comprehend yet.
If you have no idea how to express something, then don't bother trying. Say something else that you're confident in. Don't try to use fancy words, difficult concepts, or domains that you haven't yet learned how to comprehend.
Remember, you are trying to master the domain of everyday conversation. Don't try to write a dissertation on physics or politics.
Don't beat yourself up for having gaps in your knowledge. Once you've mastered your first domain, expanding out into other domains becomes much easier. You’ll tackle new domains in Stage 4.
Confirm
Assuming your conversation partner is willing to correct you, they'll be able to give you confirmation in real time. When you get a correction, make a mental note to look out for this situation in your immersion.
If you aren't in a situation where you have a partner that's willing to correct you, then you can use Google as a substitute.
At this stage, output shouldn't be a creative process. Someone out there has probably already said exactly what you want to say. Google the word or structure to see if natives have used the same phrase before and if it’s used the same way you expected.
Confirming via Google can be a tedious process that gets in the way of conversation. If you just want to have a conversation with someone and not worry about confirmation, then just make mental notes of the things that feel uncertain and then look for them in your immersion.
Example Daily Routine
Passive listening to parent throughout the day 30 minutes of output practice (writing or shadowing) 45 minutes immersing with parent 45 minutes reading or listening to talk shows We recommend alternating output activities each day. Focus on writing one day and shadowing the next.
Some of these mistakes will jump out the moment you make them, but others will go unnoticed. When you are focused on a conversation, you don’t have much mental bandwidth to observe your own speech. This is why we recommend recording your conversations so that you can listen back to them.
Because you’ve already developed your competence, the majority of your mistakes will be performance-based. It should be easy to identify these mistakes when listening back to recordings of yourself speaking. Once identified, you can fix the mistake through targeted output practice.
What Natives Express
Speaking a foreign language isn’t simply a matter of expressing the same ideas with foreign words. There are fundamental differences in what ideas are commonly expressed in each language. To speak naturally, you need to express ideas common to your target language (TL) while avoiding ideas that aren’t.
Knowing what sorts of ideas are commonly expressed in your TL is important for sounding natural and avoiding hiccups in communication.
Same Idea, Different Phrasing
Some ideas will exist in both your NL and TL but are phrased completely differently in each.
For example, in English, we say "I am hungry", but in Spanish, they say "I have hunger", and in Japanese, they say "My stomach has become empty".
You have probably noticed many of these already through your immersion. Keep paying attention to the specific way ideas are phrased in your TL to avoid unnatural transfer from your NL.
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The specific fumbles natives use are unique to each language. Learning to pivot like a native will provide you with room to fumble without giving the impression that you lack language ability.
Examples in English:
Speech Connectors
Speech connectors allow you to smoothly continue an idea or transition from one idea to another. They’re important for naturally stringing ideas together when expressing multiple ideas at the same time.
Here is an example of sentence continuation and perspective change:
“So I went to the market, and there was this guy there, and he told me about this concert tonight, and I was like, “Oh my god, my friend loves that band”, and so I had to text you to see if you wanted to go.”
In the above example, there are three types of connectors used. “And” connects a string of ideas to tell a story. The colloquialism “I was like” allows the speaker to transition from the past to the present speaking perspective and quote themselves. The connector “so” creates a cause and effect relationship between the previous ideas and the future ones.
Pay attention to how native speakers connect ideas, retroactively modify their ideas, or go off on
. These connectors will help you speak more naturally.
For both learners and natives, there are two main facets of improving speaking performance:
Exposing yourself to new situations that stretch your speaking abilities. Recording yourself to deliberately review and practice your performance.
Monologuing
If you experience social anxiety when trying to speak, monologuing can be a good way to build comfort with speaking before adding in social pressure. Monologuing means talking about an idea or issue, or telling a story while alone or in front of a camera.
The most important thing about monologues is that you DON’T pre-plan your words. If you simply memorize a monologue and repeat it, then you aren’t practicing your actual speaking ability. Your goal is to practice speaking off-the-cuff.
These monologues don't need to be long. 1-5 minutes should be plenty. If you’re not sure what to talk about, here are some ideas:
Watch a video or read a blog article and then summarize it in your own words. Use a random topic generator to create prompts for you to answer. As you’re speaking, don’t worry about making mistakes. Focus all your energy on organizing your thoughts and putting them into words. When you rewatch (or relisten) to yourself afterward, you will have the opportunity to focus all your attention on identifying and correcting mistakes. We explain how to evaluate these recordings at the end of this article.
Reviewing Your Recording
Once you have a recording of yourself, it’s time to review! Remember, the most important thing to keep in mind is that you are trying to notice your mistakes. The simple act of noticing is often enough to fix the issue.
Once you’ve identified a mistake, try to determine if it was a competence or performance mistake. If you’re unsure of the right way to say something, that’s a competence mistake. If you have an “oh duh” moment, that’s the sign of a performance mistake.
For competence mistakes, all of the advice in still applies. Identify if it’s an acquisition, availability, or activation error and take the appropriate action. For performance mistakes, try to say it again a few times to get comfortable with the correct way to say it. If it was an issue with pronunciation then record yourself and listen back to see if you sound better. You can also use tools like to find examples of native speakers saying the same thing and compare your pronunciation against theirs.
Mindset
Your goal for Stage 3C is not to achieve 100% mastery of the language. You're aiming for B2 proficiency. That means you’re able to have casual conversations about your life and topics that you're interested in using relatively simple, but completely correct, language.
Don’t worry about trying to sound smart or eloquent. Speak simply. Use words and phrases you are confident in. Try not to guess how to say things if you can avoid it. When you do guess, pay attention to what's a guess and what isn't. This will help you avoid solidifying bad habits.
Your goal is to get your thoughts across in a way that feels natural and correct. Once you’ve mastered the domain of casual conversation, you can move on to Stage 4 where you will focus on getting more precise and creative with your speech.
If that’s not a satisfying answer to you, then you can artificially accelerate your output ability by narrowing the focus of your first output domain. Identify a few specific topics and situations (mini-domains) you want to feel comfortable in and focus all your immersion and output practice on those mini-domains. Master this smaller subset before expanding outward.
Comprehension-Output Gap
If you are frustrated that you can understand way more than you can speak, then I have some bad news for you. This is simply a reality of language. It’s true in your NL as well: most native English speakers can read Hemingway, but few can write like him.
You can narrow this gap more quickly by focusing on mini-domains. For example, if you are a food fanatic and love talking about food, then narrow your immersion to food-related content and your output practice to food-related conversations.
Repeated Grammar Mistakes
If you are frequently using a grammar pattern incorrectly, then you probably have not fully acquired it yet. If so, when you think about how to use this pattern, it may feel fuzzy and unclear.
This is solved by getting more input. In particular, extensive reading (i.e. reading lots of books that are on your level) can help expose your brain to many examples of the grammar pattern and acquire it faster.
In the meantime, you can learn the grammar rule through deliberate grammar study, consciously monitor your output, and correct yourself when needed. Keep in mind that this is a temporary crutch and will not fix the underlying issue; only immersion can do that.
Oftentimes
Finding the Wrong Words
If you can only think of the wrong way to say something, that’s usually a sign of interference from your NL.
Oftentimes, an idea you want to express will be associated with the specific way it’s phrased in your NL. This makes it so that when you try to express the idea in your TL, all that comes to mind is a direct translation from your NL.
The key to getting around this is asking yourself the right question. Instead of asking, “How do I say this?”, ask yourself “What would a native speaker say in this situation?”. This subtle reframing of the question will often produce completely different results from your subconscious.
To help make this more concrete, here’s an anecdote we once heard from someone learning Russian.
This learner was speaking with her conversation partner and said “I want to go to Florida to see the sun” in Russian. Her partner was confused; in Russian, they don’t say that.
In English, if you live somewhere with lots of bad weather, it’s common to say “I want to see the sun”. The true meaning behind this expression is “I want to experience nice weather”.
Instead of asking “How do I say ‘I want to see the sun’?”, this learner should have asked, “How would a native speaker say that they want to experience nice weather?” This might have allowed her to express the same idea in a natural way.
Nothing Comes to Mind
If you are trying to express an idea but can’t find the words for it, try asking yourself if there are any different, but similar, ideas that you do know how to express.
Different languages express different ideas, so sometimes there simply won’t be a natural way to express the particular idea you had in mind. As explained in the previous section, internally reframing the question is often key to sidestepping the patterns of your NL.
There may be situations in which you’re under pressure to fill a gap in your competence as quickly as possible. For example, maybe someone at work asks you to give a talk in your target language and you need to get up to speed before the presentation.
In cases like this, we recommend dropping all other practice and doing an input binge. Watch, read, and listen to every piece of content you can find in the particular mini-domain until you acquire it.
Activation During Conversation Is Too Slow
If you’ve been immersing for a long time but are new to output, you will have a huge pool of acquired language that needs to be activated. Activating this language during a conversation can be frustrating because of how slow the process is. It takes extra time for you to find the right mental query, get the available pieces, and put them together in a coherent manner.
This is why writing can be a good way to activate acquired language. The lack of time pressure frees you up to go at your own pace.
If you’re already comfortable with writing in the form of text conversations but are still struggling with activation, try long-form writing. Long-form writing on a topic will help you activate the language for that topic and make it more available for use during conversation. You can further activate that language by monologuing on the same topic.
Try to write a one-page article on the topic you want to activate, then try to summarize it verbally in your own words without looking at the article. That should activate the language for conversation.
Persistent Bad Habits
Sometimes, a piece of grammar or vocabulary will get acquired and activated incorrectly. Once the bad habit is solidified, it can be difficult to change.
If you only have a few bad habits, then we recommend using a conscious monitor to check yourself whenever you try to use that piece of language. As long as you continue getting input, eventually, the habit should fade away or your conscious monitor will become adept enough to immediately override the habit.
However, if you come from a traditional learning background where you were encouraged to output very early, then you may have solidified a large number of bad habits. In this case, we recommend going through a silent period to reset your output.
Stop outputting for 3-6 months and get as much input as possible. This should reprogram your subconscious and eliminate the bad habits that have formed.
Activating Acquired Language
Most of your acquired language should have been activated by the writing practice in Stage 3B. If your mind goes blank when trying to speak, you probably need to activate more language.
Keep conversing with people via online text chat. You can also use long-form writing as a way to activate large chunks of newly acquired vocabulary and solidify your grammar abilities.
Most language should be activated and ready for use in speaking, but sometimes you need to say it once or twice to make the final connection. Practice monologuing or casual conversation with natives to expose yourself to situations where you can make the final speaking connection.
Practice in noisy environments to train your brain to filter out the noise and focus on the signal.
Since your listening ability is already very strong, passive and background listening are much more useful now. So listen as much as you can! The more time you spend with the language, the easier it becomes to guess from context. Eventually, you’ll reach a point where you can “finish someone’s sentence”.
It's not just a matter of accent, it's a matter of cultural history and norms. To reach "native level", you need to understand how natives were raised and how they interact with each other throughout their lives.
What cultural events did they experience that shaped their perspective?
What were they taught in school about their society and how it fits into the rest of the world?
How do they interact with each other?
You may be familiar with the concept of “Method Acting” where an actor completely embodies their character on and off set. Striving for native level is like method acting. You’ll completely and deeply adopt the persona of a native speaker in the ways you speak, act, and interact with others.
The gaps in your knowledge of a native worldview are not due to a lack of vocabulary. It’s a lack of shared cultural experience. Adopting a native worldview means imagining how your life would be if you had been born in a different country.
Anthropolgy
At this point, we are no longer language learners. We are anthropologists. We are studying the patterns of behavior in a foreign society and trying to emulate that behavior.
You can also explicitly study cultural norms by reading books on anthropology and cultural etiquette. If you'd like to speed up the process, you can hire an expert service like that teaches international etiquette for business and diplomacy. 
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