English Speaking Online
Welcome - this site is perfect for you if you want to:
* Speak English more confidently and fluently
* Improve your English pronunciation so other people understand you better
* Reduce your native accent
You can practise speaking English whenever you want, even if you don't live in a country where English is spoken. It's free and there's no software to download. All you need is a headset with a microphone or speakers and microphone.
How It Works
Step 1 Listen to the correct pronunciation given by native English speakersStep 2 Repeat and record the phrase
Step 3 Compare your pronunciation to native English speakers
Get started by choosing a section on the right. If you need to check your headphone, speaker or microphone settings click here.
Latest English Speaking Exercises
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English Speaking Tips
Speaking English Slang
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Phoning TipsTelephoning can be more difficult than other speaking situations, as you can’t the other person’s face. It also takes time to process what the other person says, then…
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English Pronounciation
Question Tags in English
How do you pronounce person B’s part in this conversation? A: Hello. I’m here for a meeting with Mr Banks. B: Oh, you’re David Jones, aren’t you. A:…
Stress and Intonation in Information QuestionsWhen you are asking a “real” question (i.e. you don’t know the answer, as opposed to you needing to hear the answer again) your voice should fall at…
Stressed and unstressed words when Speaking EnglishNot every word in a sentence is stressed in English. We tend to stress “information” words, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Grammatical words, like prepositions, auxiliaries…
English Speaking Exercises
English Conversations (16)
Everyday Life (9)
Health (6)
Travel (9)
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