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Hi Mohammed Hope you are enjoying this month as a student blogger. I couldn't resist to tell you that your written english is perfect and I am sure your spoken english is as good as your written english. I think it is just because we want to speak and write english like native speakers of english which is not an easy task to achieve. Unless you start learning it from childhood. Learning a second language in adulthood is quiet challenging as get embarassed easily when we make mistakes. When we write something in english we can think of more appropriate words and may deleet and write it something a couple of times to get it write but for speaking you have to think of the right words on the spot. Sometimes I say words incorrectly even though I know that I am saying it wrong. This is because we need to answer the person asking the question on the spot and we don't have much time to think. Sometimes people correct me and this help me to say it right next time. The key to learning a language is practice and I think we are doing it through blogging. Realising our own mistakes is also good for improving our english. Imagine, if you speak english without being realising that you are speaking it incorrectly. At this way we can think of the right words and next time use them correctly. I will advise you to speak as much as possible. Keep up the hard work and I will write to you tomorrow. Take care Rabail UK

Hi!Your English is ,for sure, better than mine.But still ;i want to suggest something here.I think the best way to overcome the speaking challenge is to pretend that you are talking to native speakers when practicing your lessons and remember they could probably do some mistakes if they were to talk to you in ARABIC.

Hi Jihad, the problem of fluency in spoken english is one of the most difficult problems that one must solve. At least you are face to face with your interlocutor. In my job sometimes I must deal by phone. (here difficulties go increasingly exponentially). And moreover, sometimes due that 'I'm the best in the world of ignorants', I must solve situations that I don't know, working as interpreter. Be patient, at least I like your writting style. It's understandable and clear. Come on, I cheer you up with your english. See you, Toni.

Hi Mohammed, I hope you're doing good and having a good time with your teacher. I can see how lucky you are to be a student blogger. I have been to your country before,and have lived there more than five years. I used to live in Nasr City, and Heliopolis , and I loved the lifestyle there. Also , I know Giza very well, it's where the pyramids are. You are taking me back! Wonderful. I studied English at the AUC, down town in Tahrir, I think you know it well. Anyway, nice to meet you, and I wish you good luck. Bye

Actually, you shouldn't worry about your speaking because no one is prefect. So what you have to do is hold any chances to improve your speaking.

Hello Jihad! Wellcome to BBC blog. I am really pleased to have a colleague blogging this month. I am looking forward to hearing more about your job and also about your country.See you soon.

hi Mohammed,I used to worried about my English, I was waste of time and lost many good chance for my job because of my English not good. I also similar to you, I am not confident by myself when I speak E, It's difficult to speak E fluently. Because I am not good reflex skill. I think that The best thing to learn E is practing E every day, in your mind always every thing in English,You have to more speaking, more writing and more listening...even if I always speak E by myself in front of in the mirror. You don't shy anything when you speak wrong.Because Nobody can speak E very well If they never make mistake and This is my way to English now, of course! i had succeed. i hope that I can share a little my E experience for you. I think that It's useful to you so much! have a succeed!

Hi Mohammed, you needn't fret over all the little mistakes you made. The most important is that the people you talk to understand you. After all, English isn't your first langauge. Rather, I believe that you're very lucky to have an opportunity to improve your English while at work. Do you listen to the MP3s you can download her. They're superb. All the best, Hania

Hi Jihad, fluent english is not for all. I too have problems in conversation with native speakers, but I mean we have to progress in an international use of language to connect people and ideas.

Hello Jihad! Wellcome to the BBC blog.Looking forward to learning more about your country and working in the chemist. See you soon. Alenka

Mohammed. Making mistakes is an important part of the learning experience. The important thing is to notice your failures and correct them for the future. I enjoyed your previous entry about the porcine flu and pigs in Egypt. Bye

For your entry on 03 May 2009, everybody considered your written skill, all of people said that it was ok and I am also thought that. But with this comment, I want to share with you the emotion when we talk to foreigner by English. You said that your face flushed, your body temperature spiked suddently and you made mistakes. Actually, I am too, I really scare when I talk to someone special to native person who uses English as mother tongue. However, the foreigner whom I met and talked to, they were very friendly and already help me to repair my mistakes. And day by day, step by step I talk and talk to everybody as my sister (because she’s good at English), my friends, my colleagues…And you know, I can control my emotion, my heart is not beaten promptly, my face is not changed color and … And I have a result that if you are confident to yourself and have practice day by day, you will improve to your skill, like me. And last, hope you are lucky in your works and your life. Best wishes for you… Nina