Translate yourself: Talk about your day

Use this skeleton. Fill in the gaps with your own life. Read it aloud. Read it again. By the third time, your tongue knows the words.

1. Hello. My name is ___. (Lesson 1)

2. I am from ___. I am ___ years old. I am ___ (your job, e.g. a teacher). (Lessons 3, 6)

3. I have ___. (a family member, a thing). (Lesson 7)

4. My ___ (mother, brother, etc.) is ___. (Lesson 5 + 9)

5. I wake up at ___ o'clock. (Lessons 6, 8)

6. I drink ___. I eat ___. I go to ___. (Lessons 2, 8)

7. My ___ is big / small / beautiful. (Lessons 5, 9)

8. I always / usually / sometimes ___. (Lesson 8)

9. I am happy. / I am tired. / I am hungry. (Lesson 3)

10. Thank you. (everyone knows this one)

Round 1: Read your minute slowly. Out loud. Even if you stumble. Especially if you stumble.

Round 2: Read it again. Faster. Trust your tongue.

Round 3: Without looking. Just from memory. If you forget a sentence, glance at the skeleton, then close it.

Do this every day for one week. Then change one or two sentences. Then change three. Soon you will speak about yourself without thinking.