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I suggest the following methods for spoken english improvement:
1. listen to brief conversations, no longer than 10 minutes on tv or english movie and note words that you didnt understand.
2. invest in a good quality dictionary and thesaurus. these are also available online. check up meanings in a dictionary as well as the thesaurus. it would help you grasp the meaning better. also online dictionaries give you the additional benefits of phoenetics (i.e., you can hear how the word is pronounced properly through an audio file).
3. you could maintain your own register/diary of difficult words and its correct pronounciation as you heard it online, if need be in your own language. e.g., we used to sing songs in malayalam or german or russian in school that we could not speak or write otherwise, but simply because we wrote how the words were spoken in hindi.

now for writing correct english:
1. learn the grammar of english, you would find it very similar to that in hindi. eg., sentence analysis in english is padd parichay in hindi. the best book i remember for this in school was "wren and marten english grammar'. please buy it.
2. learn to write in brief and shorter simpler sentences with simple words. this would help you express your meaning clearly and simply. there is no necessity of extremely complex words to start with.
3. do not hesiate to take assistance of a person well versed in the language to use a difficult word.

last but not the least, if you have a child at home, attempt teaching them english yourself by reading up their books. this according to me is the most effective way to learn yourself how to write better as well as speak better english.
while you are at it, do not forget to be proud of your regional language as a national language and slowly ,sentence by sentence, attempt translating your favorite book in your language in english. you would realise that this would greatly improve your english as well as give you pride in your own language.
best of luck.

Answered by: Myth Maker at 12:56 AM on October 14, 2008 | Myth Maker's Q&A | Report Abuse
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well i will advice u to talk in english with ur frnds and with ur family too .. u will c the result aft the mnth ok man !!!!

Answered by: Nitin at 9:48 PM on October 13, 2008 | Nitin's Q&A | Report Abuse
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do conversation ,read news paper and see english movies.

Answered by: Vipan Thapar at 5:47 PM on October 13, 2008 | Vipan Thapar's Q&A | Report Abuse
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Watch all english conversation and try to repeat them watch also english movies.

Answered by: Govindarajan at 5:29 PM on October 13, 2008 | Govindarajan's Q&A | Report Abuse
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Dear Ashok, It is good you want to improve your English. First and foremost thing you need is YOU. All you need to do is give quality time not the quantity. Do make a conscious effort and smart work. Try to learn and use 10-15 words in a day to day conversation. That's all. You'll see the improvement in your english.

Answered by: Vivek Anand at 12:12 PM on October 13, 2008 | Vivek Anand's Q&A | Report Abuse
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Dear Mr Ashok,
To improve your english, you can follow these tips,
try to watch english movies as much as possible, at first you wont understand properly, but slowly you will imitate their acsent and vocabulary.
then try to read the newspaper editorial section, and write down the difficult words daily and find their meanings and use them in your convesation.
Listen to english news.
For writing read the books on letters, essays and stories.
slowly you will get the idea of using english in your convenience.
Finally find people with whom you can communicate with english and who are much comfortable in conversing in english.
Lastly read the paragraphs loudly in english and record it, then listen to yourself.
you will understand your own loopholes, and will rectify it.

Answered by: V V at 9:46 AM on October 13, 2008 | V V's Q&A | Report Abuse
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Learning, writing and speaking English is one aspect that can be credited as basic essential in modern society. In metropolitan cities, there are institutes that teach you well with proper guidance and tutorials. I would advice you to read English newspapers and magazines and try to correlate the written matter in your own mother tongue. It will be easier for you to understand the importance and significance of each word as translation works magic in understanding other languages. Secondly, do write the matter in your own version and try to cross-check with some literate person to know your understanding. It will surely polish your skills and will hone your English speaking and writing capabilities.

Answered by: jyoti at 8:43 AM on October 13, 2008 | jyoti's Q&A | Report Abuse
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read a lot and interact with english speaking people

Answered by: Tribhuvan at 7:19 AM on October 13, 2008 | Tribhuvan's Q&A | Report Abuse
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whether it is English or any other language one can improve it by reading, writing and conversing in the language.
make it a habit to read regularly, you may no have the time to read a good book but you surely have the time to go through the news paper. so, go for a standard english news paper and read it with comprehension and by keeping note of the usage of the language.
also watch some english news channels, this would help you pick up the accent and style of speaking.
simultaneously start speaking in english as much as possible (mind you! don't speak in english with those who are not comfortable in english)
practise makes a man perfect, same goes here, prcatise writing. read something and then try to out it in your own words. now read yours, compare it with the original. you would find differences, now you know where you have to improve.
you can be friends with people who are well conversant in the language, ask them to help you. ask them to read your write ups and make correction. this would help in improving your grammar.
when in a group with close friends or relatives, converse in english without hesitation and ask them to correct you, in case you go wrong.
the final tip, build your confidence level, so that you do not hesitate in speakig in english. there are many who fumble and lose fluentsy just because of lack of confidence.

Answered by: A Banerji at 10:51 PM on October 12, 2008 | A Banerji's Q&A | Report Abuse
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Learning language is much more than just learning the formal structure; it is learning to communicate with the people that speak it.
Speaking, reading, listening to native speakers every day, you will gradually learn how they think, behave and live, until you are truly able to say: “ I know how to speak real English"
Spoken English is taught along with personality development in many institutions. You can learn to speak English with your own effort. Read & improve your vocabulary, & try to speak with confidence. Need not feel shy if u go wrong in the beginning, as it's not ur mother tongue, but a foreign language. Listen to radio or TV programmes in English, & learn the accent.

Answered by: Tingtong S at 9:41 PM on October 12, 2008 | Tingtong S's Q&A | Report Abuse
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