Just because you’re good at listening and understanding, does not necessarily mean that you’ll speak well. A discriminating ear does not always produce a fluent tongue. There has to be “training” in the productive skill of speech as well. In many cases, listening “should” lead naturally on to speaking. Especially at the phonological level, where it is essential to develop an ability to recognize a sound before success in producing it is possible. Here’s my tip: The LINK between listening and speaking good English is bridged by pronunciation techniques. Proper English pronunciation involves two interrelated skills — recognition or understanding the flow of speech, and production or fluency in the spoken language. There’s HOPE for you, because these skills rely very little on intellectual mastery of any pronunciation rules. Ultimately, it is “only practice in listening and speaking” which will give the learner the skills he/she requires. So, I close today with two final thoughts: “PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT” and “NEVER QUIT!!”