English Coffee Hour

 

Hi All, 

A great way to practice your English is by having an English Coffee Hour. This is an hour that you pick to have with your friends or family. Here are the steps. 

1. Choose a friend or family member to participate with you. 
2. Choose a timeframe. It can be 1 hour, 30 minutes or even a whole day; the length of time is not important, but the more time you practice, the better it is for you. (Try to make a habit of it by doing it at least 3 times a week.)
3. Sit down with your partner and favorite beverage (coffee, tea or whatever) and start a timer. (You can use a stopwatch, your phone or even a YouTube video.)
4. Speak only English during this time. Do not cheat! Even if you need to use a translation book, a dictionary or your hands---speak only English. 
5. Have fun! This hour is not meant to be stressful. If you do not know how to say something, just jot down a note to yourself to look it up later. This is free-style hour. You are with your safe-person. They won't laugh at you, so don't worry. Making mistakes or sounding like a total idiot is OKAY, so just relax and have fun with it. Talk about the weather, family, school, work-----the topics are endless. (You can even go my English with Yasmine question data base for conversation starters here.)

So let's review the benefits of practicing an English Coffee Hour. 

1. It will help build your speaking confidence. 
2. It will help improve your listening skills. 
3. It will help with vocabulary development, because it will cause your brain to think when and why to use certain vocabulary words. 

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