I dare not speak in English class. Is there any solution?

Before I learned English, an elderly passerby said to me, "English is difficult to learn, but as long as you have a good memory, you will be fine."

I still have confidence in my memory, so English is difficult to learn? We are not afraid!

In junior high school, I really started learning English, and I was dumbfounded.

Mainly pronunciation. Before, I only knew Pinyin A, O, E, I, U, U, but in English, I found that several pronunciations are all like Pinyin A, and several pronunciations are all like E, which sounds the same, and there is no difference. In addition, some consonants, biting their tongues and putting on airs, are uncomfortable and awkward to read, but they are still not allowed.

The teacher is very patient and takes the students to read aloud repeatedly to correct our pronunciation. But this feeling is very strange: others sound different and I sound the same; I feel that I am not mistaken, but others think that you are not mistaken.

I know I'm not cut out to learn English!

From then on, I gave up learning English, and I didn't get decent results in English until I went to college.

But I have always been dumb English, and it was not until long after graduation that I improved my oral English by practicing in various English corners.

Later, I found that many people, like me, decided that they were not cut out for English learning because of their nonstandard pronunciation, and English learning was in a semi-abandoned state.

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To learn English, you don't need to pronounce it correctly.

Look, there are many people around. Don't they learn Chinese well because they can't speak standard Mandarin?

In English-speaking countries, many people also speak dialect English. Australians and Scots, their English is not standard (or have their own standards).

Like Indians and Malaysians, their English pronunciation is even more strange and difficult to understand at first.

As for the French and Spaniards, English is generally good, but they all have a strong native accent.

As far as pronunciation is concerned, many China students, even if their English is dumb and poor, are not necessarily worse than their pronunciation.

However, inaccurate English pronunciation has become an unacceptable heart disease for many students, which makes them hate English and even give up learning English.

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Sometimes in the news, when I see a head of state or a UN official shouting English, I just want to take it off and beat it up. It is so irregular that I have the courage to show my face in front of people all over the world.

Language is like a person's business card and face. If you can't speak English correctly, as long as you speak, someone will definitely sound uncomfortable, and many people will definitely dislike you.

Everyone is afraid that others don't like it and are afraid of jokes. Therefore, the more inaccurate we speak English, the more afraid we are of speaking.

But why do so many people, even some celebrities who can be on TV, still speak nonstandard English? Don't they want to speak standard English? Don't they just want to be liked when they open their mouths?

Not really! The real reason is that if English is inaccurate, it is difficult to correct it.

Just like around us, some people from remote areas, no matter how hard they practice, still can't speak standard Mandarin.

Psychologists have found through experiments that when children are born, they can recognize the pronunciation differences of all languages, but before long, they will lose the ability to distinguish the pronunciation that does not exist in life and mother tongue.

Many people in southern China can't hear the difference between N and L all their lives, and they can't distinguish the pronunciation of Z, C, S and zh, ch and sh.

Many Japanese, when learning English, can't distinguish the pronunciation of L and R.

For people who can tell, the difference is so big, how can they not tell? It's hard to understand.

But this is a fact, which has nothing to do with everyone's IQ, but only with the growth environment.

Growing up in a certain environment, you will not be able to distinguish certain pronunciations, even if your IQ is higher; Growing up in a specific environment, even with an average IQ, you can distinguish a specific pronunciation.

Pronunciation is not standard, just like ugly people, they may be discriminated against at any time. Make friends, when you speak, people don't want to talk to you; Go to an interview and ask people if they want you.

Although many ugly people have climbed to the top of society, many people whose English is not standard often go to TV.

However, some ugly people have always felt inferior, and some people with poor English have always given up.

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In fact, most English beginners and people with inaccurate pronunciation can finally speak very standard.

Just like a person who just started learning basketball, he will be in a hurry when he takes the ball. Only by practicing constantly will his dribbling skills gradually improve.

When I first started learning English, it was normal to speak badly. Only by practicing constantly will I become more and more skilled and standard.

English pronunciation practice is actually a physical activity, listening, reading and imitating. The control of pronunciation organs will naturally become more and more automatic, and the more you speak, the more you feel.

But first, you should let go of your worries, don't be afraid to show your horrible pronunciation, and don't worry that you will never get rid of those terrible accents. If others feel uncomfortable, it's your own problem, not your reason to give up.

Don't be too superstitious about the slogan "China people speak English better than Americans". There are so many people in China who can't speak standard Mandarin, let alone English.

The goal is too high and beautiful, which may inspire infinite motivation or be intimidated by the goal!

Although I also want to play basketball like Jordan, if I practice for a long time, I will be at the CBA level at most, even at the level of the school team and class team. So what's the harm?

Although I want to speak English as standard as the host, I still have an accent after practicing for a long time. What's the harm?

Even if you can only speak dialect English, you can speak fluent English. Great!

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For students with poor English, my first suggestion is often: read a certain amount every day, not too long, just ten minutes and twenty minutes.

Even if reading is very inaccurate and ugly, don't care, let alone feel inferior.

You can also find some videos dedicated to practicing phonetic symbols and practice them according to them, but this practice will last for three to five minutes, once a week or two, or even once a month. If you practice too much, you may not make rapid progress.

You can also find some special English audio, imitate while listening, imitate pronunciation, imitate tone and imitate pause.

It doesn't need to be too tired or too long to study every day. After two months to half a year, English learning will make impressive progress and be more confident!

Are you the one who is afraid to speak because of the nonstandard English pronunciation? Are you the one who always wants to learn English but feels that you can't learn it well? Have you not spoken a word of English for a long time?

It's not too late to say!