How can I speak English like Natives, fluently and fast without mistakes?
To be honest, it’s almost impossible for most English learners to speak with the fluency of a native speaker. However, you can certainly develop your fluency to the point where others can easily understand what you say and you can communicate well on a wide range of subjects. Fluency and speed don’t always go well together. In fact, the faster you speak, the less clear your English is likely to be!First, I recommend you focus on clarity of speech, rather than speed. If you want your spoken English to be free of mistakes, you’ll need to speak slowly, using accurate grammar and word stress. A lot of learners try to sound like native speakers by speaking really quickly. In fact, the result is usually disastrous because the faster you speak, the more pronounced your accent becomes. Speak slowly and you will be able to polish your vowel and consonant sounds, get your English stress patterns right and work on your grammar and word order, all at the same time. Speak quickly and everything will most likely get jumbled up!Secondly, some of the best resources you can use to help you speak clearly are Ted talks - TED: Ideas worth spreading. There are hundreds of these available free online on a huge range of topics and presented by English speakers with a wide range of regional accents. There’s also a transcript of the entire talk with each video. My students work on their English pronunciation by reading the transcript while they’re listening to the talk, slowing down for difficult words, hitting the pause button to copy unfamiliar words and shadowing the speaker when they feel confident about saying the words at the same speed. Give it a try!Finally, you’ll need to work on getting your grammar absolutely right if you want to become fluent and that involves working through the exercises in a good grammar book like Raymond Murphy’s ‘Essential Grammar in Use’
How can I improve my native English written grammar?
I'm not sure how being dyslexic can be paradoxical or ironic. That's a condition, not a choice like choosing English Literature. Dyslexia can affect whatever subject you choose. It can be a challenge but it doesn't have to be an impairment or an excuse. The way to improve your native English written grammar is to edit, edit, edit. No writer is perfect - every writer benefits from working hard at editing down and improving his or her work. If you are vague, write and then set the piece aside briefly. Reread it and see what you have left out that might make it vague. Clarify and focus on filling in the missing blanks.If you are unclear, look for opportunities to clarify. What in rereading you work do you find missing information or not making the right connections? Have someone else read your work and see what they find unclear, then work to improve it.If you are overambitious, cut what doesn't belong in your writing. Pare down overly long sentences and paragraphs. Eliminate unnecessary adjectives and adverbs. If you've taken on too big an assignment or topic, simplify. Eccentric punctuation is an interesting comment. Learn standard punctuation rules and follow them. There is no excuse for coming up with your own. Some are harder than others, like commas, and confusing them is understandable. But there is no reason to use multiple exclamation points, for instance, or substituting punctuation marks for others. Not sure what you are doing here to earn this kind of comment."Needs work at the level of the sentence," is also interesting. Are your sentences overly long? Do you have trouble with noun-verb agreement? With dyslexia spelling can be a challenge, but that's when spellcheck can help. Are you using incomplete sentences? A grammar checker can help, although they are not altogether reliable. Perhaps it's a matter of sentence-length variety. Again, I urge all writers to work hard at self-editing. Some are so vested in what they have written that they lose perspective. Or they have spent so much time in what they have written that they can't see the errors. Let what you have written sit for a few hours or a couple of days if possible, then go back and read it again. You will be amazed at what issues will pop out at you. Then read it again focusing on spelling, punctuation, grammar. Then read it again. Read it until it's perfect, even if it's a half dozen or a dozen times. That's how you perfect your writing.
Why is it incorrect to say "I slept at six" in English? I am a native speaker while my roommate is not, and this is a mistake he continually makes but I can’t quite explain why it’s wrong.
"I slept at 6" sounds a bit strange to a native speaker.This is because the statement "I slept" describes an action with an indefinite duration, just like "I studied."One cannot perform such an action (e.g., sleep, study, run for president) all at once--not completely.For the phrase "I slept," a duration should also be provided. For instance, "I slept from 6 to 11."At a single point in time, the act of sleeping can only be said to begin or end (i.e., "I fell asleep at 6"; "I woke up at 11"). The same holds true for 'slumber,' a synonym of 'sleep.'Note: Most people can't say precisely when they fell asleep, so they add 'around' or 'roughly' to indicate that the time given is an approximation (i.e., "I fell asleep around 6"; "I fell asleep at roughly 6).If, conversely, the duration of sleep is very short, an hour or less, it is appropriate to say "I took a nap at 6" or "I power-napped at 6."Alternatives to "I fell asleep at 6" include"I went to bed at 6" and "I turned in at 6."Or, for a more dramatic emphasis:"I knocked [or ‘conked,’ ‘zonked,’ or 'passed'] out at 6.""I hit the hay [or 'bed'] at 6.""I slipped into sleep [or 'slumber'] at 6.""I was down for the count by 6."If you wish to include an accidental component, one of several idiomatic sleep expressions may be used.The following sleep expressions connote that the action of sleep was unintentional:"I dozed off at 6.""I nodded off at 6."There are, however, certain contexts where the statement "I slept" makes sense.Examples:"My childhood was edenic. I frolicked. I ate. I slept. Oh, how long for those carefree days full of infinite possibility!""After nearly 20 hours straight of cramming for the exam--alas--as 6 o'clock rolled around, I slept."Side note: In the case of finally getting a little sleep after having been awake for an especially long time, it is, in an informal context, acceptable to say, "I got some much-needed shut-eye."
How can I learn to write grammatically correct English? What are some books or video lectures that will help me improve?
It is necessary that the basic “structure” of sentences be studied.Most native speakers learn this without studying grammar.The process of memorizing sentences from the time we are small children teaches us how to think continually in terms of basic sentence structure.Nursery Rhymes show us things like:Hickory dickory dockThe mouse ran up the clock.The clock struck one,The mouse ran downHickory Dickory Dock.If you study the Subject———Verb——-Object pattern, you will memorize how to think, write, and speak in terms of basic grammatical structure.The mouse (subject) ran (verb) up the clock (object)An Internet search using the following search termsSubject + Verb + -Objecteither alone or with the term + sentenceswill show you many websites about how to create basic sentences.The following is an example of one such website:Basic Word Order in English: SVO (Subject-Verb-Object)Such websites show how to create sentences with other elements.
Thesis on European Colonization help.?
Yes: Different Euros settled in different places: English and French in North America and the Spanish in Central and Latin America The English pretty much were much more agreeable to the Native Americans compared to the Spanish, who employed slavery and forced labor systems on the Indians in their territory. The English colonies varied because of climate/geography: New England was based around fishing and fur exports Mid Atlantic region was shipping (Philadelphia is an example) and the South was about cotton, tobacco and dyes such as indigo. Hope this helps Lance
What tense for a french literature essay?
I have to write a literature essay on a french book, in french. The thing is I'm unsure which tense I should use to write it. Should I be using the present tense, past historic or the imperfect? This is part of my final exams at university and is the first time I've done french literature so your help would be muchly appreciated.
Are all citizens of the U.S treated fairly in our courts of law?
Nope. Just look at celebrities and politicians for blatant proof of that. Connections=unquestioned innocence. Current source of reference: Lindsay Lohan. I'm dead-f*cking-serious. Those groups get away with so many heavy crimes that it's insulting to the general public! >:I Those other things matter some. Sexuality is kinda hard since it's not something that you can necessarily tell. Same with religion. If you're connected to a radical religious movement and your crime is linked to that then of course religion is going to come into play, but otherwise religion isn't going to really come up unless you bring it up. Race can matter somewhat, especially if you don't speak english in an english-speaking nation. I think it irritates the judges and prosecutors more than anything else. They've got enough on their schedule without having to spend the extra time translating your native language because you haven't learned english for some inexplicable reason. The big one I think is appearance. If you're going to court you should dress to reflect the fact that it is a serious matter. If you're going just to pay a fine for a parking ticket that's one thing, but if you're going for DUI or assault or even a speeding ticket, don't arrive like you just rolled out of bed or like you just came from a gang meeting. It's a matter of respect and as I said it displays that you understand this is a serious situation and you're not just brushing it off. Wear some slacks and at least a polo shirt and shoes that aren't beat to hell. You can get an decent outfit for court at Good Will for maybe $30, so don't b*tch about not having anything to wear. Shower, comb your hair, don't be hungover, etc. None of those are really what I would consider "unfair" though. The "unfair" stuff comes in with connections. If you have them you'll get out of things, if you don't you're going to face a harder road. In that way the courts end up being unfair to the majority of people that they deal with. We're not held to a higher standard, but we do have to take responsibility where people higher up the food chain can weasel out of consequences time and time again. Like I said, just look into hollywood and capital hill and you'll be able to find enough to write a book series on how the court system is flawed and skewed. Then again our whole political system is broken at this point, so no surprise! :P