“‘Tie in’ and join the Better Spoken English Club!”
We’ve found that so many students of spoken English have difficulty in finding a partner to speak to using their English skills; so we’ve started a ‘Club’.
It’s pretty easy to join. All you need is a piece of yellow ribbon 30cms long, folded in half, and knotted about 2/3rds of the way up. Fit a safety pin at the back and you have it done! You’ve made ‘the tie’.
Wear it on your lapel, and when you see someone wearing the same tie, chat with them in English only please.
Whatever your situation; whether you’re in a university, college, workplace; wherever you are, ask the people around you to join. In this way you’ll never be without a partner, and you will create an ‘English Environment’ about you; something that is so important to your progress.
Soon, we’ll have a ‘Better Spoken English Club Page’: a special page to this website that will give you all the latest news and activities regarding the club. Have fun and…
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
I like the atmosphere to speak English! Thourgh the yellow ribbon I could find the right person to speak English. Then, we will have many words to say. When I want to speak in English, I struggle to find a topic. The other person usually just waits for me to ask him or her about something. So, our conversation can just last for a few minutes. Sometimes, we can’t help speaking in chinese!
Greg, you told me to find the rules about playing pingpong to talk about it. I searched on the internet, but found them to be too formal for me. I can’t understand the words used in describing the rules. So I find it hard to talk about it with others. I ‘d rather use my ower words to talk about the sport!
Funny, we understand that you’re happy to practise spoken English through the ‘Better Spoken English’ club. It seems that you have a few issues that you’d like us to respond about…
Well, as to the difficulties in maintaining your conversation in English, it’s a normal situation for many beginners to experience. When you start speaking in English more and more, those problems will disappear. There’s no need for you to find topics to discuss. Just talk about anything and everything you’ll normally talk about in your native language – only this time talk in English.
Regarding the rules about Pingpong, you might find it a bit easier to lookup Pingpong rules that are set out for children. Keep in mind though, that many sports have technical words. At first this might be difficult but once you learn these words, you would be able to talk about the sport with anyone who loves it.
Good luck!