Learn English – Can “do somebody” mean “imitate somebody” in spoken English

There are a few things I would like you to take note of:

1. Read: Don't stop reading. Try reading aloud and attentively. Try to listen to your own reading. The more you read, the more your ears get accustomed to normal English constructs.

2. Write: The more you write, the easier it is for you to remember new words, grammar usage etc. Practice of writing would make your thought process fluent.

3. Learn and memorize new words: Increase your vocabulary. The more words you learn, the better you'll be able to express your thinking to a correct degree and in the correct way. Learn synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms will prevent you from feeling at a loss for words to express yourself. Antonyms can also help you remember a certain word in certain contexts.

4. Watch English: Yeah, no kidding! I have tried it on myself. It works the same way as reading helps you. Your ears are likely to remember common constructs in English. But please don't go for learning dialects at the start. They would confuse you.

5. Think in English: Most of the time, the basic problem with non-native speakers is, they first think something up in their mother tongue and then translate it into English, which on the one hand makes your thought process lengthy and on the other hand several errors may be added to your speech even before you realize it. So when speaking in English, stop thinking in your mother tongue and try to think in English and express yourself in English directly.

6. Practice: There is no short cut for it. The more you practise the more you will improve. If you have nobody around you, talk to yourself standing in front of a mirror. This would help you observe yourself during speech. I often imagine myself within a debate and talk as if I were having a conversation with several people at once. Believe me, it helped me a lot.

To become a fluent English speaker, you must study and master reading, listening, and speaking.

Some methods :-

1.Don't study grammar too much- Studying grammar will slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native.

2.Learn and study phrases and collocation- These are essential part of spoken English.If you know thousand words, you might not be able to say one correct sentence. But if you know one phrase, you can make hundreds of correct sentences and similarly a collocation shows your level and knowledge of the language.

3.Practice speaking- In order to speak English fluently, you need to practice speaking.Practice speaking until your mouth and brain can do it without any effort. By doing so, you will be able to speak English fluently.

NOTE-->When you want to create an English sentence, do not translate the words from your Mother tongue. The order of words is probably completely different and you will be both slow and incorrect by doing this. Instead, learn phrases and sentences so you don't have to think about the words you are saying. It should be automatic.

4.Study correct material- You should read a newspaper daily (English). You can read novels,classical works and articles on different topics on internet. You can also read magazines and comics.

5.Watch English news channels-As you are from India and you will be talking to Indians only,the Hollywood movies will not benefit you much as they are American(generally) and this will cause problem due to difference in accent.So it's better to watch English news channels as they use the same dialect as used in India and it will also help in increasing your knowledge and you will stay updated about current affairs.
You should also watch English Talk shows as they help in quickly developing communication skills,improve non-verbal skills and up-to some extent in grooming body language.

List of some books which will help you in improving:-

1.Cambridge - English Vocabulary in Use(upper-intermediate & advanced) by McCarthy and felicity O'Dell

2.Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

3.Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

4.Wings of Fire by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

5.I, Robot by Isaac Asimov