You absolutely need to perfect your English to better manage some important communicative aspects of your work, or to feel more comfortable when traveling abroad: you have already spent a lot of time on books, but you have decided that the time has come to consider a more practical approach to the matter.

Some friends have told you about the possibility of registering on sites to speak in English , where you could converse with teachers who have a fluent knowledge of the language, or even with people from all over the world who share the same need as you. which to initiate a productive cultural exchange. Not being very familiar with these services, however, you would like to deepen the topic to select a reliable platform that is at the same time suitable for your needs.

Well, today is your lucky day: in the next paragraphs, in fact, you will be able to evaluate the best resources for conversing in English available on the Net, personally tested and verified by me. These are platforms capable of responding to different needs and suitable for different levels of knowledge of the Albion language. How do you say? Do you just have some free time to devote to this activity? Perfect! In this case, all I have to do is wish you a good continuation. Have a good time!

Index

• Sites for speaking in English
  • Skyeng
  • Tandem
  • Speaky
  • Other sites for speaking in English

Sites for speaking in English

On the Web it is possible to find many sites to speak in English : the offer is varied and it is not easy to find the solution that best suits your needs.

To simplify the task, therefore, I have selected some resources that I consider particularly valid, each of which is characterized by certain characteristics that make the service unique: I am sure that, in this way, you will have no difficulty in choosing the best site to speak in English. according to your specific needs.

Skyeng

First of all I would like to talk to you about Skyeng : it is, to all intents and purposes, a large online English school that offers comfortable private lessons , which can be carried out comfortably from a computer or from a mobile app . Its success and the effectiveness of the proposed learning method can be easily guessed from the numbers: the service, in fact, counts for more 160,000 students , with 11,000 teachers and 115 courses .

One of the most interesting strengths of this platform is represented by the variety of the offer, which includes courses for both adults and children (from 4 years upwards), with flexible hours that can be agreed directly with the teachers.

Furthermore, it is also possible to choose based on the level of knowledge of the language and opt for general English lessons (possibly also with a mother tongue teacher ) or linked to specific purposes: for example, you can find English courses for traveling , or preparation for the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exams e TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) , or professional English (with a personalized learning program based on specific needs related to your job).

Another interesting possibility included in the offer is to participate in conversation clubs : for 30 minutes it will be possible to converse with other Skyeng students on different topics, depending on the level of English reached, to practice the language and meet people and cultures from various parts of the world.

There is also a final exam, the passing of which leads to the achievement of a certificate that confirms one’s level of English on the CEFR scale. (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, also known in Italy as the Common European Framework of Reference for the knowledge of languages. ).

Costs start at € 9.90 for a 50-minute lesson (children can join an optional € 4.90 for a 25-minute lesson ), with the possibility of purchasing packages from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 64 lessons .

If you want to take a free trial , this option is also available: you will have the opportunity to test your English level and choose the course corresponding to your needs.Furthermore, by using the code ARANZULLA2 in the reserved area during the trial lesson (or before), you can get 2 free lessons with the purchase of packages of 8-16-32 lessons .

To try Skyeng for free, all you have to do is connect to the official website and fill out the form on the right side of the screen by entering your name , email address and telephone number and finally pressing the Try for Free button .

Then, connected to your e-mail box, open the e-mail you received from Skyeng and click on the button to set the password for your new account and confirm the intention to activate it. Within a short time (maximum one hour) you will receive a call from Skyeng at the telephone number indicated during registration to agree on the day and time of your free trial lesson .

Subsequently, you can use the site menu to purchase one or more paid lessons, access the material made available specifically for you, access the conversation club, or discover one of the many learning methods provided by the platform.

Tandem

If you are looking for sites to talk to people in English , I strongly suggest you give it a try Tandem : it is a platform developed specifically to allow people to improve their knowledge of a language simply by talking to other users who have the same need.

If this solution reflects your desire, connected to the main page of the service that I linked to you a little while ago, then press the Register button located at the top right. Next, select the English language using the appropriate drop-down menu and click on the symbol of the histogram that appears next to the selection to define the relative level of knowledge , then press the Continue button , and perform the same operation to also define your native language .

Once this is done, indicate whether you are fluent in other languages ​​as well , or press the word Skip below to move on to the next step and answer the three questions that are proposed to you to perform a profiling of your account and find compatible users: the questions concern the topics you want to talk about , the ideal profile of the “tandem” (ie the person you would like to have a conversation with) and the study objectives . Press the Continue button each time to proceed with the registration procedure.

At the end you will have to select a profile photo with which other users will be able to identify you: you can load one already present on your computer, by clicking on the [+] button in the center of the screen, or take one directly, by pressing the camera symbol located at the bottom of right. Remember, the face must be in the foreground and clearly recognizable to ensure that your application is accepted: therefore, avoid inserting photos that do not allow easy identification of the face.

The last step concerns user registration: you can choose to do it with your Facebook or Google account (you will be sent back to the relevant authentication form), or fill in the form below with your personal information, i.e. name , surname , email address , password , date of birth and gender , finally pressing the Register button located at the bottom of the page.

You will receive an email to the indicated mailbox with a link to validate your account . In some cases, the activation of a profile may take some time ( up to 7 days ), as the community examines the various requests for membership individually in order to allow a smooth running of the conversation sessions for the purposes set by the project. .

As soon as you are notified of registration to the service via a new email message, go back to the main page of the service and authenticate by pressing the Login button , then authenticate with the system chosen during registration.

Then, click on the Go to the Web app button , then choose the partner with whom to start a conversation among those proposed. You can also apply filters to view only the users corresponding to certain characteristics, by pressing the selector symbol located at the bottom right and setting the parameters relating to the location and the location . age in the panel that appears on the side.

I point out that Tandem also provides the possibility of using an app, compatible with Android (also check on alternative stores if your device does not have Google services) and iOS / iPadOS , which integrates some additional services not available in the browser version.

Speaky

Speaky is one of the best known free sites for speaking in English : subscribing to this service will allow you to put your knowledge of the Albion language into practice by chatting via a browser (or, if you prefer, from an app ) with others. users from all over the world.

To start using it, connected to the main page of the service , then select the language of the site from the drop-down menu located at the top right. Next, choose the English option from the drop-down menu next to the wording I want to practice , and register by pressing the Google or Facebook button .

At the next step, complete the authentication on the form of the chosen service, then, to start profiling your account, select the level of knowledge of the English language by choosing one of the options proposed and press the Next button that appears on the side.

Once this is done, select the native language from the appropriate drop-down menu, then fill out the form that is proposed to you with the information relating to date of birth and gender . Next, enter a brief description of your profile and press the Continue button on the pop-up that notifies you of the completion of the registration process to access the main interface of the service, where you can already view the profiles of the people with whom to start. language exchange.

To start a conversation, all you have to do is press on the card of the chosen user and press on the cartoon symbol located at the bottom of the window of the profile just chosen. You can also apply filters to the results by clicking on the Filters button , located at the top right, selecting Gender , Age , or indicating any languages ​​to be blocked and finally pressing the Save button .

As I told you at the beginning of the chapter, the Speaky platform is also usable from an app , which is compatible with Android devices (also available on alternative stores ) and iOS .

Other sites for speaking in English

Have you read carefully the suggestions of the previous chapters, but would like to evaluate other sites to speak in English as well ? No problem, below you can find other proposals that I think are equally valid and functional.

• Conversation Exchange– through this site you can choose between three types of language exchanges: face-to-face conversation (planning a live meeting in a public place via the platform), pen friend (to exchange text messages), or chat partner ( in this case the conversation can take place through instant messages, including voice and video)
• Busuu– if you are looking for a site that offers online English courses, this platform offers afree basic subscription that entitles you to take lessons for learning a single language, while the Premium versionshave costs starting from € 5.83 per month and integrate the offline mode, the ability to customize the study plan and a series of ad hoc tools to facilitate learning.
• Lingoglobe– if you prefer to exercise by talking to native speakers from other countries, I recommend that you also test this site which has more than 50,000 registered users : in this case you can also filter the contacts taking into account anyshared hobbies and interests .
• Coeffee– this is a particularly original and fun site that offers special games to share with other users, with which it is also possible to start a conversation via chat or video later.