7 Days of English Speaking Practice for Beginners
This plan outlines seven bite-sized English speaking tasks: introducing yourself, explaining what you like, ordering something, asking for a price, asking for clarification, talking about your routine, and repeating the first conversation. You can dedicate one session to each day or repeat a single task across multiple days.
This is a practice routine, not the finding of a study nor a guarantee that you will achieve a specific level in one week. The sentences are example prompts written for this guide. Use your own details and adapt the difficulty as needed.
Before You Begin
You need a place where you can speak out loud and a way to hear or read a question. You can practice with a partner, with a voice tool, or by recording yourself on your phone. Keep a note sheet with three fields: what I tried to say, one correction, and my new attempt.
In each session, follow this sequence: try to answer without reading, look up what you were missing, and answer again while changing one detail. If you are starting completely from scratch, listen to or read a short answer first, and then cover it up.
Day 1: Say Three Things About Yourself
Answer “What's your name?”, “Where are you from?”, and “What do you like doing?”
Example: “My name is Luis. I'm from Colombia. I like music.”
Record a brief attempt without overpreparing, if you feel comfortable doing so. Save it for the final day. If you prefer not to record yourself, write down what you managed to answer without looking and which question required help.
Day 2: Explain What You Like
Practice question: “What do you like doing in your free time?”
Example: “I like cooking. I cook with my sister.” Swap out the activity and the person. You can use reading, walking, or playing football if they fit you better.
A possible correction: “I like cook” → “I like cooking.” For this exercise, use like + -ing. I like to cook is also correct; you do not need to discard a valid sentence just to follow the example.
Day 3: Order Something in a Coffee Shop
Start with “I'd like a coffee, please.” Your partner or the AI might ask “Small or large?” Answer “Small, please” and finish with “Thank you.”
In another attempt, swap the coffee for tea or water. Do not memorize an entire dialogue: focus on recognizing the question and choosing your own response. You can play both roles if you are practicing on your own.
Day 4: Ask How Much Something Costs
Try “How much is this sandwich?” A sample response would be “It's five euros.” Then ask for two items: “How much are these two sandwiches?”
Notice the shift from is to are. If this still feels challenging, practice with a single item first. When discussing real money, always verify the price with the person or business; this exercise only uses made-up amounts.
Day 5: Keep Going When You Don't Understand
Your task is to ask for a repetition before responding. Use “Could you repeat that, please?” or “Could you speak more slowly?”
Then add a specific question: “What does ‘large’ mean?” If they explain that it means "big," go back to your choice: “A small coffee, please.”
Asking for help and steering the conversation back on track completes the task. You do not need to pretend you understood the first time.
Day 6: Share Something About Your Routine
Practice question: “What do you do in the morning?”
Example: “I get up at seven. I have breakfast. I go to work.” If you study or work from home, change the last sentence so that it is true for you.
A possible correction: “I am go to work” → “I go to work.” To talk about a routine here, use the present simple. On your next attempt, describe another day's routine and change the time or an activity.
Day 7: Return to the Initial Conversation
Answer the three questions from Day 1 without checking your notes. Add a question directed back at the other person, such as “What do you like doing?”
Listen to both recordings, if you made them. Compare observable outcomes:
- Did you answer all three questions?
- Did you need to read a full sentence, or did you only need to check a single word?
- Were you able to correct a sentence and use it with different information?
- Did you ask for a repetition when you needed one?
These observations do not equal an official grade or a formally measured improvement in level. If the second session felt difficult, pick the question you struggled with the most and use it as your next practice task. There is no need to restart the entire plan.
How to Use the Plan with an AI
You can use this prompt, adapting the topic for the day:
Let's practice ordering at a coffee shop in English for beginners. Ask one short question at a time and wait for my response. If I don't understand, help me in English. After my response, explain one helpful correction and let me try again. Change one detail in the next question.
Check any corrections you do not understand. An AI can make mistakes or misinterpret your voice; if speech recognition fails, switch to typing or record yourself outside the tool.
Practicing on Edyssey
On Edyssey, you can choose English, set a starting level, and describe an everyday goal when creating your course. Use the daily theme as a goal or as a request for your tutor. Activities are generated dynamically and may differ from the questions in this guide; this article does not launch a fixed seven-day course or schedule automated reminders.
Check out Edyssey for Android and iOS. AI features require an internet connection; check your app store or the application itself for current terms and pricing.
If you want to prepare a single conversation first, start with how to practice English with an AI as a beginner.
What Should I Do After the Seven Days?
Choose a situation you will genuinely encounter. Repeat the exercise using a different meal, a different time of day, or another person. If a task already feels easy, add a follow-up question. If you need help with every sentence, shorten it and stick to a single question for your next session.