You’re going to keep having the same conversations as in A1. Start talking more and more about areas of your interest (hopefully they’re also your language parent’s area of interest).
Also keep having chats with any other people when you have the opportunity!
We’re also introducing a new technique so you can practice speaking more deliberately when your language parent (or other conversation partners) are not around.
Shadowing means mimicking a native speaker in real-time. You say the same as they say, at the same time. You also imitate their gestures and facial expression. This is again physiological training for your mouth and face to speak like a native.
Example of Shadowing in English:
You need recorded content of a native speaker. Ideally, this is your language parent (to avoid you mixing different accents), which is why we recommend recording your chats with them. If you don’t have a lot of recorded content of your language parent, ask them if they know a YouTuber or other influencer with lots of content online, who speaks in a similar way as they do.
Record yourself while shadowing, and the compare your recording with the recording of your language parent. Repeat shadowing a particular part until you can’t notice a difference in the recordings.