Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Tips for Learning English Faster
1. READ EVERYTHING YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON
Classic literature, paperbacks, newspapers, websites, emails, your social media feed, cereal boxes: if it’s in English, read it. Why? Well, this content will be full of juicy new vocabulary, as well as a fair amount you already know. This helps you improve quickly, as re-exposure to learned vocabulary gives you new examples in context, therefore reinforcing those words in your mind.
3. TALK WITH REAL LIVE HUMANS
What is a language for if not to communicate? Just think of how many times you’ve heard people say that they “understand, but can’t speak English.” Try speaking in english with your friends. Take advantage of your English classes. Speak as much as you can during classtime.
5. GO ABROAD
If there’s a better way to learn English than being immersed in it while living and studying in an English-speaking country? Try visiting English speaking countries.
6. USE YOUR FRIENDS
Have friends who post online in English? Don’t gloss over them in your newsfeed: scan the items they share and commit to exploring one or two each day. They might be news or magazine articles, videos, talks, blog posts, songs, or anything else: if it’s in English and the topic interests you, it’s going to be helpful!
7. ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it also propelled the language learner to fluency! As you learn English, you’ll soon collect a mountain of questions. Don’t sit on your doubts – be curious and resolve them! If you’re enrolled in a course, ask your teacher (it’s what they’re there for, after all).
8. TAKE A LEAD FROM THE STARS
Mix up your learning by picking a native English-speaking actor or singer you like.
9. START WITH WHAT YOU REALLY NEED
Your English studies are likely to go far more quickly if you constantly remind yourself of your motives for learning.
Classic literature, paperbacks, newspapers, websites, emails, your social media feed, cereal boxes: if it’s in English, read it. Why? Well, this content will be full of juicy new vocabulary, as well as a fair amount you already know. This helps you improve quickly, as re-exposure to learned vocabulary gives you new examples in context, therefore reinforcing those words in your mind.
2. ACTIVELY TAKE NOTE OF NEW VOCABULARY
This tip is a classic one for good reason: it works! When learning, we often enjoy a new word of phrase so much that forgetting it seems impossible. But trust us, not everything sticks the first time. To fight this, get into the habit of carrying around a funky notebook. Whenever you hear or read a new word or expression, write it down in context: that is, in a sentence and with its meaning noted.
This tip is a classic one for good reason: it works! When learning, we often enjoy a new word of phrase so much that forgetting it seems impossible. But trust us, not everything sticks the first time. To fight this, get into the habit of carrying around a funky notebook. Whenever you hear or read a new word or expression, write it down in context: that is, in a sentence and with its meaning noted.
3. TALK WITH REAL LIVE HUMANS
What is a language for if not to communicate? Just think of how many times you’ve heard people say that they “understand, but can’t speak English.” Try speaking in english with your friends. Take advantage of your English classes. Speak as much as you can during classtime.
4. SUBSCRIBE TO PODCASTS OR YOUTUBE CHANNELS (IN ENGLISH)
Like humor? Politics? Blogging? Cooking? With topics covering every interest imaginable, there’s an English-speaking podcast or Youtube channel out there for you.
Like humor? Politics? Blogging? Cooking? With topics covering every interest imaginable, there’s an English-speaking podcast or Youtube channel out there for you.
5. GO ABROAD
If there’s a better way to learn English than being immersed in it while living and studying in an English-speaking country? Try visiting English speaking countries.
6. USE YOUR FRIENDS
Have friends who post online in English? Don’t gloss over them in your newsfeed: scan the items they share and commit to exploring one or two each day. They might be news or magazine articles, videos, talks, blog posts, songs, or anything else: if it’s in English and the topic interests you, it’s going to be helpful!
7. ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it also propelled the language learner to fluency! As you learn English, you’ll soon collect a mountain of questions. Don’t sit on your doubts – be curious and resolve them! If you’re enrolled in a course, ask your teacher (it’s what they’re there for, after all).
8. TAKE A LEAD FROM THE STARS
Mix up your learning by picking a native English-speaking actor or singer you like.
9. START WITH WHAT YOU REALLY NEED
Your English studies are likely to go far more quickly if you constantly remind yourself of your motives for learning.
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