What is the problem of forgetting words in conversations?
When I speak English I can forget simple words. But when I read some books or articles I can understand almost all. I can easily understand meanings of most words. I can easily translate sentences from English to Russian. I can understand English text without translating. But when I want to say something, I feel like a brake in my mind.

Maybe, the main cause is simple absence of writing/listening practice?

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What is the problem of forgetting words in conversations?
When I speak English I can forget simple words. But when I read some books or articles I can understand almost all. I can easily understand meanings of most words. I can easily translate sentences from English to Russian. I can understand English text without translating. But when I want to say something, I feel like a brake in my mind.

Maybe, the main cause is simple absence of writing/listening practice?

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I think you've got the right answer.

It happens in both native language and the second language. It's interesting that they are related things but they are kind of independent at the same time.

Reading and writing are more related, listening and speaking is another pair.

We consider reading and listening as input, while writing and speaking are the output, which need more practice to improve.

For instance, you can understand very well when you read novels and news reports in your native language, but it's completely another thing to write such things by yourself.

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нет практики русско-английского перевода

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