Try to Improve Spoken English
I've been working hard to practese my spoken Englis these days by reading, imitating and chatting through the web. It's really a good beginning. But there's a problem, everytime when I imitated the English native spekers' tone, I felt it sounds weird, although it's correct, that makes me confused. Maybe I need more time to correct.
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My Chinese name is Zhao Lei, it's common in China.
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You're welcome. Btw, I'm afraid I can't read Chinese -- how do you pronounce your name, does it mean anything?
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Thank you, I appreciate it.
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You're on the right track... when you use proper English pronunciation it will at first sound weird to you because it's not the same as the intonation of your native language. The main reason learners fail to acquire a native pronunciation is that they allow this "weirdness" to scare them! Keep speaking and especially, listening, and you'll get used to speaking like a native.
Here's a good link for listening practice:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
By the way, the minor errors in your entry are not unusual among native speakers, so keep up the good work!
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Trying to improve my spoken English
I've been working hard to practice my spoken English these days by reading, imitating and chatting through the web. It's a really good beginning. But there's a problem, everytime when I imitate the English native speakers tone I feel it sounds weird, although it's correct and that makes me confused. Maybe I need more time to practice correct.
It will sound weird because it is something that you are not used to. Just keep practicing and it will feel more natural.
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