
Why speaking practice alone won’t help you improve your English skills
Discover why speaking practice alone won't help you improve your English skills. Learn how to effectively improve your level with a balanced approach to English speaking practice

Discover why speaking practice alone won't help you improve your English skills. Learn how to effectively improve your level with a balanced approach to English speaking practice

You've studied the rules, checked your tenses, done the exercises. But fixing grammar won't help you speak the way you want to — not at this stage. For most intermediate learners, grammar isn't the real problem. Here's what's actually getting in the way, and what to focus on instead.

A student came to a lesson and told me about a conversation she’d had with her manager. It didn’t go well. Her manager criticized her work in front of the whole team. She felt angry. She tried to stay calm…