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Good at Grammar ✍ 文法が得意 – English here こっちの英語 by Ikuko
English 英語

Good at Grammar ✍ 文法が得意

Accurate grammar and vocabulary help express thoughts and feelings more efficiently,

so being good at memorising and understanding those things is an advantage!

Still many find logic alone doesn’t necessarily improve their communication skills.

Can anything else be added to this hard earned knowledge?

正しい文法や語彙が分かっていると考えや気持ちをより効率的に表現できるので、

文法理解や語彙暗記の分野が得意だと強みになりますね!

ただ、理論だけではコミュニケーション力が上がらないと感じられる方も多いです。

一生懸命蓄えた知識に足せることって他にあるでしょうか?

It may seem obvious but the best practice for speaking is to speak, for listening to listen.

It is a challenge to find such opportunities though if English is not spoken very much around you.

Here are some practice ideas which can be done whether you’re in an English speaking area or not!

当然のようですが、話せるようになるには話す練習、聞こえるようになるには聞く練習が一番です。

でも周りで英語が話されていないとまず話す・聞く機会を見つけること自体難しいかもしれませんね。

英語圏にいるいない関係なくできる練習アイデアをいくつか挙げますので、よかったら参考にしてみてください!

Grammar knowledge helps sort word order puzzles 文法は語順パズルの強い味方

⭐ Using pictures instead of text

  • Encourages speaking (using text tends to train reading ability rather than speaking)
  • Helps visualise different scenes
  • Highlights unfamiliar words and grammar

⭐ Enjoyable English videos that double as listening practice

  • Easy to follow the content if the theme is interesting
  • Can make good use of subtitles in English and/or Japanese
  • Some setups allow speed adjustments

⭐ Listening, pronunciation, conversation apps

  • Some apps are like games and quite fun
  • Help analyse our skills and record progress
  • A good choice to suit different tastes and situations (on a train, in a waiting room, at home etc.)

⭐ Online conversation partners

  • Quite realistic as a conversation practice
  • Can choose to converse and/or be taught in Japanese, English or both
  • Opportunities to speak with natives and those who speak English as their second language
  • Many online English schools and sites offer 24-hour access

⭐ 文字の代わりに絵を使う

  • 話すことを促す(文字を使うと話すより読む練習になりがち)
  • いろいろな場面をイメージできる
  • 分からない語彙や使い慣れていない文法が浮き彫りになる

⭐ 楽しめる動画で同時に聞き取り練習

  • 興味があるテーマなら内容についていきやすい
  • 英語・日本語字幕付きを使い分けた練習もできる
  • 動画によってはスピード調整が可能

⭐リスニング、発音、会話アプリの活用

  • ゲーム感覚など楽しみながらできるものもある
  • 力の現状や進歩をある程度把握する助けになる
  • 好みや状況(電車、待合室、自宅など)に応じ使い分けできる

⭐オンラインで英会話を練習

  • 人が相手なので自然な会話に一番近い
  • 日本語、英語、または両言語で会話したり教えてもらうことが選択可能
  • ネイティブや第二言語として英語を話す人とも接点が持てる
  • 24時間接続可能なスクールやサイトが多い
English speaking environment can be created どこにいてもある程度の英会話環境を作れます

Give it a go if there’s anything above that you haven’t tried yet ☕

If you find yourself struggling to speak or understand what’s being said after getting used to the method, it’s a sign that sticking to it might improve your communication skills!

I’ll be back with an example of using pictures for speaking practice another time.

この中でまだやったことのない点があったらぜひ試してみてくださいね😄

やり方に慣れてきても話せない・聞こえないなぁという場合は、続けることでコミュニケーション力につなげられる可能性があるということです!

別の機会に絵を使った練習アイデアをもう少し詳しくご紹介したいと思います。

be good at … 「…が得意」

able to do something well

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/good

give it a go 「やってみる」

to try doing something

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20it%20a%20go
When is your favourite time to practise English? 英語を練習するのにお気に入りの時間帯ありますか?

Photos by Ross Sneddon and Calvin Hanson on Unsplash

An online English(EAL) teacher from Japan, based in the U.K. for over 20 years. Passionate about creative and practical English teaching ideas 🌸🌸🌸 日本出身、イギリス在住20年以上のオンライン英会話講師。使う英語学習に情熱的

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