Expert · Fluency and confidence · topic 58 of 59 · 15 min
Your daily speaking routine
Explanation
Your mouth has muscles, and muscles learn by daily practice, like a gym. A fixed routine (रोज़ का नियम) also removes the daily question "What should I practise today?". Here is a plan you can do in 20 to 30 minutes, even on a phone.
| Time | Activity | How |
|---|---|---|
| 5 min | Warm-up | Read a paragraph aloud slowly; say two tongue twisters three times. |
| 5 min | Shadowing | Shadow the same short clip all week. |
| 5 min | Speak and record | Talk for one to two minutes on a topic; listen back once. |
| 5 min | Five new chunks | Learn five useful phrases and use each in your own sentence. |
| 5 to 10 min | Real conversation | A call, a chat with a colleague, or a voice note to a friend in English. |
| Sunday | Weekly review | Listen to this week's recordings and note one thing to fix. |
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Say it: shee SELZ SEE shelz by the SEE SHOR
वह समुद्र किनारे सीपियाँ बेचती है।
A tongue twister for s and sh. Start slowly, then speed up.
Today I want to talk about my favourite festival.
Say it: to-DAY ai WONT to TAWK a-BOWT my FAY-vrit FES-ti-vul
आज मैं अपने पसंदीदा त्योहार के बारे में बात करना चाहता हूँ।
"Favourite" is the UK and Indian spelling; American English writes "favorite".
Can we talk in English for ten minutes? I'm practising.
Say it: kan wee TAWK in ING-glish for TEN MIN-its? aim PRAK-ti-sing
क्या हम दस मिनट अंग्रेज़ी में बात कर सकते हैं? मैं अभ्यास कर रहा हूँ।
Let me record this and listen to it later.
Say it: let mee ri-KORD this and LIS-en to it LAY-ter
मैं इसे रिकॉर्ड करके बाद में सुनता हूँ।
Topics for one-minute talks
- My hometown and what I miss about it
- A person who changed my life
- The best and worst thing about mobile phones
- How I would spend one lakh rupees
- My plan for the next five years
Check yourself with technology
Turn on voice typing (dictation) on your phone keyboard and speak a few sentences. If the phone types what you meant, your pronunciation is clear. If it types something else, repeat that word slowly. The speak tasks on this site work the same way.
Basically, actually, I am, you know, very interested.
Say it: BAY-sik-lee, AK-choo-a-lee, ai am, yoo NOH, VE-ree IN-tres-tid
मुझे, मतलब, असल में, बहुत दिलचस्पी है। (बहुत ज़्यादा भराव वाले शब्द)
Too many fillers! Better: "I am... very interested." A short silent pause sounds more confident than "basically" or "actually".
Watch the lesson
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Hello! Today you build a daily speaking routine that fits your life.
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In real life: A bank clerk plans her practice with a friend
Shalini: I want to speak better English for my promotion interview, but I have no time. Anita: How much time do you spend on your phone on the metro? Shalini: About forty minutes a day. Anita: Use twenty of them. Five minutes shadowing, five minutes reading aloud quietly, and record a one-minute talk on your way home. Shalini: And who will I talk to? Anita: Me! Let's send each other one English voice note every evening. Shalini: Deal. And on Sunday I'll listen to all my recordings. Anita: Perfect. Keep your day 1 recording. You will be surprised in a month.
Practice (0/4 done)
Ask a friend to practise with you.
Can we talk in English for ten minutes every evening? I'm practising for an interview.
क्या हम हर शाम दस मिनट अंग्रेज़ी में बात कर सकते हैं? मैं इंटरव्यू के लिए अभ्यास कर रहा हूँ।
Listen and type the sentence.
Write your own 20 to 30 minute daily plan for the next 30 days (when, where, what), then record a one-minute "Day 1" talk about your hometown.
Which practice plan works best?
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