WHY ENGLISH?
After mandarin, English is spoken by more people more than any other language, and is native language of more than 350 million people. Moreover, English is the international language of diplomacy, business, science, technology, banking, and so on. Finally, if you are studying English at school, college, or university, remember that getting an 'A' grade in English is almost worthless, in term of communication, if you cannot speak the language. Spoken is used in the best careers, the best universities, and is increasingly being used at job interviews. So, like it or not, English is an very important language to learn.
BUT HOW TO IMPROVE OUR ENGLISH?
Actually, learning English is so fun. Here, we provide 10 SIMPLE WAYS to improve English. Happy learning!
1. READ
You have to read anything and everything in English. You can read ;
- Story books
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Blogs
- Comics
- English textbooks
- Instructions and ingredients on food packages
- Advertisements and so on.
Don't force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won't enjoy. You have to make reading fun! You just need to read books that you ENJOY reading. We hate to read books that bore us too.
2. WATCH ENGLISH MOVIES WITH SUBTITLES
This would be the most of people favorite ways of learning English. You will not only get to have fun time watching the movie, but you'd also learning new words at the same time, and knowing how to pronounce them. You can also get movies with English subtitles on DVDs.
3. LISTEN TO ENGLISH SONGS
Read the lyrics as you listen to the songs. You just need to listen to your favorite songs, and sing along to them.
4. START A BLOG IN ENGLISH
Blog on something that you love. If you are a fan of movies, start a blog and write about your favorite movies, your favorite characters, what do you think could be improved in the movie, what new movies to be expected for the next year. Beside of blogging, you can also try joining online forums, or engage in online chatting, and more.
5. WRITE IN YOUR DIARY/JOURNAL IN ENGLISH
You can write anything in it, but if you write something that you wouldn't want others to read, make sure you hide somewhere safe, or try not to write anything offensive at all in case someone does find it. You can also write about neutral stuff like the places you went that day, what you ate, who you met and so on.
6. BE BEST FRIEND WITH A GOOD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
You can use Oxford, Collins, Cambridge, etc. You can buy a dictionary that you are comfortable with, and USE it at all times. You need to keep it next to you while reading a books. So when you stumble upon a word that you don't know, you don't have to get up and look around for it. It's right on your side. Thus, You have no excuse for not looking the word up!
8. SPEAK THE LANGUAGE WHENEVER YOU CAN
You need to speak English with your friends, or family. You can also sing along to English songs, in instance, try karaoke. You don't have to be shy to try speaking the language, and don't be afraid that others will tease you. In fact, they will admire you for your courage, and confidence.
9. LEARN A NEW WORD A DAY
You need to keep your your own vocabulary notebook, and write a new word, and its meaning everyday. You have to refer to it as often as possible so that the new words will stick in your head.
10. LEARN NEW PHRASES, IDIOMS, OR PROVERBS A DAY
A kick in the teeth, sit on the fence, make a clean sweep, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, a man's home is his castle and so on. When you come across a saying that you like, write it down, and its meaning in your notebook.
Actually, there are many ways for you to improve your English. What We had listed here are just 10 simple ways to improve English without throw away your money when you can learn the language in cheaper ways, or even priceless.
Scene from 'Oh My English'
