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I'm afraid of speaking English!!! There are lots of people here whom I can speak English with, but I've just understood that I'm afraid of it! I don't know, maybe it's because I'm too shy (that is ridiculous for 32nd year old's woman who have a child), or I just don't want to look like a fool (for example when I forget a word and try to remember it)... what can you advise me in this situation? maybe there are other ways to train my oral speach? for example, some Internet resources where I can speak with machine, or any techniques to speak with myself?)))
10 de ene. de 2014 18:05
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I'm afraid to speak English!!!
There are lots of people here whom I can speak English with, but I've just understood that I'm afraid to do it! I don't know, maybe it's because I'm too shy (that is ridiculous for a 32-year-old woman who has a child), or I just don't want to look like a fool (for example when I forget a word and try to remember it)... What can you advise me in this situation? Maybe there are other ways to train my oral speach? For example, some Internet resources where I can speak with a machine, or any techniques to speak with myself?)))

 

It’s a little bit more natural to use “afraid to” when referring to something that you can decide to do or not do; and to use “afraid of” when referring to things that will happen unintentionally, i.e., you do not decide whether or not it will happen. Example: “I’m afraid to drive my car over icy roads, because I’m afraid of being injured in an accident.” I used “afraid to drive” because that is something I can decide to do or not do; and I use “afraid of being injured”, because whether or not I am injured is something that happens or not without my being able to decide if it will happen or not.

 

The Russian formula (x)летний usually translates well as "(x)-year-old".  Thus, "a 32-year-old woman."

 

10 de enero de 2014

I'm afraid to speak English!!!

There are lots of people here whom I can speak English with, but I've just understood that I'm afraid of it! I don't know, maybe it's because I'm too shy (that is ridiculous for 32nd year old's woman who have a child), or I just don't want to look like a fool (for example when I forget a word and try to remember it)... what can you advise me in this situation? maybe there are other ways to train my oral speach? for example, some Internet resources where I can speak with machine, or any techniques to speak with myself?)))

10 de enero de 2014
Don't worry we all go through the same thing
10 de enero de 2014
Thank you very much for your help, Zaineb and Rob! Hope I will be confident enough! You know, I'm becoming confindent reading and writing English without an dictionary now :) This means I'm not as bad as I think))
10 de enero de 2014
excellent advice by jeet and zaineb,i am very worried at looking silly talking in a language i don't really know,i am learning chinese at the moment and i cant pronounce the words properly and i cant hear what is being said either, but so far noone has been frustrated with me,i think because we can all relate to the same problem,i also want to learn russian but i am thinking i cant learn both russian and chinese at the same time. anyway you have nothing to worry about :) and even if you made a mistake like say the wrong word people can work out by context! and if someone thought you were a fool because of this (extremely normal and expected)mistake then they are the fool not you! the best way to learn a language is by talking to native speakers very often and different people,i am from england by the way i forgot to say :) hope this helps you a little :)
10 de enero de 2014
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