How to Speak Idiomatically!

[ESAL'S BOY]

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By: ESAL'S Boy

Learning the English language turned out to be a pain in the neck for most students. The last resort would be in making English look like a piece of cake. Some learners may say that being out of touch with the common English lingo cost them their English speaking abilities, and some teachers may say not being updated with the latest English slang made teaching classes like pulling teeth.

‘’This book is for you if you already speak some English and now would like to speak like a native.1’’ This quote is from Amy Gillett, author of Speak English Like An American, who had a career in teaching English for years and so became familiar with the kind of difficulties that English learners face. Her book is a remarkable contribution in the field of teaching American English and solved a lot of burdens for those novice learners who don’t know how to be tactful.

Her book can add a beautiful color to a learner’s language who spends too much time thinking of speaking English like a native instead of actually speaking. This book deals with the matter of interpreting and using American idioms, which can make all the difference in the world to a language learner.

In this humble and educational article, I found a method to help learners to speak English like an American, and that by following several important steps they can take their language to the next level. This method can improve the way that they speak and will benefit them in so many ways.

Let’s start by giving an example, because examples are often the best way to teach. Here is a speech given by a student:

‘’Yesterday, I took a chemistry test and I feel that I’m going to fail because I don’t attend my classes. My father always advises me to study harder because he saw me not being serious enough. I want to tell him that I don’t like chemistry classes because they are beyond my abilities and I want to clarify that nobody will care if I get high marks, but my father tells me if I really want something I must work hard.’’

If we look at the previous speech, we will find that the speaker described his resentment of chemistry classes and gave reasons for his resentment. The normal listener will find the speech grammatically correct and appropriate, but those who are acquainted with native ways of speaking will find another way of saying the same thing. The following steps can help in the process of native paraphrasing:

1 - Underline those phrases which you think can be paraphrased.

2 - Paraphrase those phrases using an American idioms book.

3 - Repeat the paraphrased sentences more than one time.

4 - Record your speech and replay it, using a tape recorder.

Let’s implement those steps and see what would happen at the end. Here is the first step, which says to underline those sentences that can be paraphrased.

‘’Yesterday, I took a chemistry test and I feel that I’m going to fail because I don’t attend my classes. My father always advises me to study harder because he saw me not being serious enough. I want to tell him that I don’t like chemistry classes because they are beyond my abilities and I want to clarify that nobody will care if I get high marks, but my father tells me if I really want something I must work hard.’’

Step number two says to start paraphrasing those underlined phrases. Let’s do it using any book of American idioms.

‘’Yesterday, I had a chemistry test and I feel that I’m going to blow it because I cut class. My father always advises me to stop slacking off and start hitting the books. I want to tell him that I can’t stand chemistry classes because they are way over my head and I want to clarify that nobody will give a hoot if I get high marks, but my father tells me if I set my heart on something I must buckle down.’’

Step number three says to keep repeating those paraphrased clauses, as repetition will help the student to memorize.

Finally, regarding step number four, the process of recording and replaying will either show the kind of change in your regular speech or not.



1 Speak English Like An American, Amy Gillett