Microphone is your friend. If you really want to improve your oral English, be aggressive in finding time to actually talk, and not just have a chat. I focus on learning Chinese characters, so I keep a dictionary near me and check and character I don't know. Do the same for improving your vocabulary and speech. ^_^

you should seek any opportunities to speak english.

Here are the Italki English/ Chinese speakers. Email some of them and invite them to be your friend or language partner. Set up a time to chat on skype. Remember the time differences between countries, If there is a green light next to a person's name, it means that they are on line. Good luck! Click on here: http://www.italki.com/partners/1-Chinese-English200-00-0.htm There is a free online talking dictionary of English pronunciation. Just click over the pink words to hear them spoken at www.howjsay.com/index.php?word. Here is a free online translation service: http://free-translator.imtranslator.net http://www.taisha.org/ is recommended by other Italki members There are many Italki groups for learning English. Here is the group for Mandarin speakers learning English: http://www.italki.com/groups/165 Italki member Courtney recommends this voice chat study group for learning English: 我看见有一个可以skype聊天的group,但是没什么人去，最好还是在语言伙伴里找人，然后加他再语音吧，祝你好运 Also have a look at Quick Speaker which may be useful 还在为去国外旅游无法独自开口表达而烦恼吗? 有了 QuickSpeaker 这一切将变得轻松简单!

1. Find Language Partners - Click on 'Language Partners' to find a native speaker to practice oral communication or just to learn about other cultures. 找语言伙伴 - 到语言伙伴中去寻找，要主动一点。可以从简单的对话开始交流。 2. Find a Language Teacher - You can find a professional teacher when you click on 'Language Teachers' to formally instruct you. Or you can hire a tutor to help you with your homework or materials. 如果你的经济上允许，你也可以找一名专业的教师来帮助你。italki上有不少的英语教师资质都是不错的。并且价格也相对一些培训机构的便宜很多。 Good Luck!!!