Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

60 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to HONE

Jun 30, 2014
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INSIGHT

Meaning And Use Of "To Hone"

  • To hone means to improve, to perfect, or make something better, especially skills.
  • Coach Shane uses listening and repeating to hone listening, pronunciation, and intonation skills.
ADVICE

Practice By Listening And Repeating

  • Practice actively: listen and repeat to hone your English listening and pronunciation skills.
  • Mimic intonation and pronunciation to improve multiple skills at once.
ANECDOTE

Birthday Speech Example

  • A mock dialogue shows a speaker starting a speech with "Yo, what's up" at a grandmother's birthday.
  • The friend jokes that he needs to hone his communication skills because the opening is inappropriate.
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