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101 Ways to Learn English

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Here are 101 things (in no particular order) you can do

to improe your English:

1. Dont be afraid to make mistakes. Be confident. People can only correct your

mistakes when they hear you make them.

2. Surround yourself in English. Put yourself in an all English speaking

enironment where you can learn passiely. !he best way to learn is through

speaking.

". Practise eery day. #ake yourself a study plan. Decide how much time a week

you are going to spend studying and stick to it. Establish a routine.

$. !ell your family and friends about your study plan. %et them to push you to

study and also dont let them interrupt you.

&. Practise the $ core skills' reading( writing( speaking and listening. !hey all need

to be worked on for you to improe.

). *eep a notebook of new words you learn. +se them in sentences and try to say

them at least " times when you speak.

7. ,isit E-s free learn Englishwebsite at least once a day and complete a lesson.

. #emorisation of lists is one of the most common ways of learning ocabulary

for a test. /t0s only a good eercise for short term studying because you often do

not retain the information that you hae learned for a test.

. +se your body clock. /f youre not a morning person( study in the afternoon.

13. 4ou will find words easier to remember if you try to remember an eample

sentence using that word rather the word on its own.

11. Plan to take a test. 4oull find that you work harder when you need to study forsomething.

12. Saying that( its better not to studyjustto take a test. !hink of the bigger picture.

5hat can you do when you hae a good command of English6 7ow will the

8uality of your life improe6

1". %ie yourself a long term goal. 9ocus on working towards it.

1$. %ie yourself short term goals too and reward yourself when you achiee each

one.

1&. -reate an atmosphere in which you want to learn( not because you hae to.

4oull learn more when youre learning because you want to.
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1). *now what works best for you. !hink about what methods hae been successful

for you in the past and stick with them.

17.9igure out how you learn. /t can be by memorising( reading( speaking(

summarising or other methods. 9ind out how you study best. /t can be in a 8uiet

place by yourself or with a group.

1. %et help: /f you dont understand something youe got to ask someone. ;sk

your teacher( classmates or friends for help.

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"$. Dont translate into English from your own language. !hink in English to

improe your fluency. !alk to yourselfGbut not on the bus otherwise people

will think you hae gone craHy:

"&. 4ou cant learn English from a book. ?ike driing a car( you can only learn

through doing it.

"). !he most natural way to learn grammar is through talking.

">. *eep an English diary or ournal. Start by writing a few sentences a day and

then get into the habit of writing more.

". 5hy not start an online blog and share your writings with the world6

". !o become a better writer brainstorm as many ideas and thoughts onto paper

without worrying about grammar or spelling. !hen think about the structure.

;fter that( write your piece using good grammar and spelling. 9inally( read it

through or gie it to someone else to check for mistakes.

$3. *eep an eye on your punctuation as it can totally change what youre trying to

say. -heck out the difference in meaning between these two sentences' IA

woman without her man is nothingJ and IA woman: without her, man is

nothingJ.

$1. Sing your heart out: Show the world your beautiful oice: ?earn English songs

and sing along with them to improe fluency and intonationG anyone for

*araoke6

$2. %et a penfriend or use chatrooms( forums and community sites. /f you cant

speak to someone in English( this is the net best thing.

$". Shadow English -Ds. ?isten to a few sentences then repeat what you heard.

9ocus on the rhythm and intonation.

$$. 7ae English radio on in your house. Een if you are not actiely listening to it(

you will still be training your ears.

$&. #irror -Ds. . =obody likes to hear their own oice( but be brae and try it:


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&1. Dont become too reliant on your dictionary. 4our dictionary should be an aid(

not your main teacher. !ry to guess the meaning of words rather than going

straight for your dictionary.

&2. Dont gie up: Stay positie: Sometimes you will feel that you arent learning

8uickly enough. Eeryone feels like this( dont worry about it. 4oull get therein the end.

&". Enoy it: 5e learn more when we are haing fun:

&$. /f you get nerous when speaking( take two deep breaths before you say

something. 4oull speak better when you feel relaed.

&&. *eep yourself motiated by looking back at the tetbooks and -Ds you used in

the past. 4oull be surprised at how easy they seem to you now:

-ongratulations( your leel is improing:

&). 4ou are neer too young or too old to start learning English. Dont makeecuses not to learn. 5hat are you waiting for6

&>. Procrastination can stop you from being successful. !o stop procrastinating( it0s

important you understand if your procrastinating is to aoid studying( or if it is

your bad habit.

&. /f you haent gotten the results you wanted yet( its not because youre bad at

languages( its because you haent found your own special way of learning yet.

&. +se resources which match your leel. Dont use tetsKlistening eercises which

are too difficult or too easy. +se materials which challenge you but dont

frustrate you.

)3. Dont worry about making your accent perfect. /ts an important part of your

cultural identity to keep your accent. =atie English speakers enoy hearing

English spoken with an accent.

)1. !here are many types of English' British( ;merican( South ;frican and so on.

=one of these are wrong or not as important. English is English.

)2. /nstead( be aware of the differences in ;merican and British English and use

your words accordingly. 9or eample'ElevatorA+SC KLiftABritishC.

)". -arry cue cards with you. !hese are small cards which you can write new wordson. 4ou can pull them out and look at them wheneer you a free minute.

)$. +se postit notes and stick them around your home. 4ou can use them to label

things. Stick one on your pet dog:

)&. 4ou cant ignore phrasal erbs Atwo words erbsC( there are hundreds of them in

English and theyre widely used. !he more you focus on their meaning( the

more youll be able to guess the meaning of new ones. 4oull start to recognise

their patterns.

)). +se your intuition. %o with your gut feeling( youll be surprised how often yourfirst guess is the right guess. ?ike we said before( be confident.


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)>. %ather your thoughts. !ake a second to think about what youre going to say.

4ou know the grammar( but maybe you dont use it correctly when you speak.

). #eet new people. #ake the effort to mi with English speakers in your town.

4ou could oin a club or go to bars where foreigners hang out. Buy one a drink(

they loe that:

). Be the person to start conersations in English. !ry to keep the conersations

moing and use listening words ALreally? K Lgo onGK Lwhat happened then?C

Dont wait for others to speak to you. %et in there:

>3. Debate. Discuss topics in a group. Each person should choose a iewpoint Aeen

if you dont agree with itC and debate it within the group. #ake sure you get

your point across. ?earn to listen actiely. ;ctie listening will help in the

classroom and it will help you get more out of( and contribute more to( group

study sessions. 9ocus on the person who is talking. Dont fidget or become

distracted by other people or eents. -oncentrate on the speaker with your ears

and eyes. 9ollow the moements the speaker makes in an effort to hear more. /tmay help to repeat what you hear others say in an effort to understand their

thoughts.

>1. /ts not enough to only learn English words. 4ou can teach a parrot English

words but that doesnt mean it can speak English: 4ou still need to hae an

understanding of grammar.

>2. ,erb tenses are used by English speakers to talk about the timing of actions.

4ou might not hae the same epressions in your own language. /ts important

that you know these tenses and when to use them.

>". English has many irregular erbs. 4ou should drill yourself on them.

>$. *eep it up: /f you take a break from speaking English( you will find that your

leel decreases and all your hard work has been wasted.

>&. Dont be put off by a bad test score. Sometimes students hae the ability to pass

an English test( but cant communicate well with English speakers. /f you can

speak freely in English( you should be proud of yourself.

>). >. ?earn English with a friend. 4oull hae someone you can practise with and youcan motiate each other to study.

>. . %et used to the Lschwa sound ' an unstressed and toneless neutral owel

sound. L!chwa is the most common owel sound in English. 9or eample( the

0a0 in aboutand the 0u0 insupply.

3. *eep in mind that it takes longer to improe when our leel is high. +sually the

fastest progress is made when we are beginners. Dont think that youresuddenly not learning anymore( its ust a less noticeable progress.


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1. #ake sure that your English matches the occasion. /ts F* to use slang with

friends but not in a business meeting. Decide in which situation its appropriate

to use the words and phrases you hae learned.

2. !etbook English is often different from the way we casually speak. !o learn

casual Lslang watch moies.

". /dioms can be difficult to memorise( but they are great fun to use and theyll

make your English more colourful.

$. 5hen talking we usually link words together so that two words can sound like

one. Simply put( we link words ending with a consonant sound to words

beginning with a owel sound Aconsonant M owelC. 5e link words ending with

a owel sound to words beginning with a owel sound Aowel M owelC. Practise

these to improe your listening and pronunciation.

85.#ake use of the internet. /ts full of resources to help you learn' BB- ?earning

EnglishN learnenglish.ecenglish.com

). !hink about your strong and weak points. 5rite down which areas you want to

improe on and work on improing them. Ff course( dont ignore your strong

points. -ongratulate yourself on how well youe done:

>. +nlearn your mistakes. 4ou probably make the same grammar mistakes oer

and oer again. +se English tests results as a study tool. %o oer your mistakes

and choose one or two that you want to focus on. +se your faourite grammar

book to check rules.

. +se the correct article AaKan( theC. Be aware that there is more to this rule than

aKan@ non specific( the@specific. 9or eample'A universityAnotan university

because it begins with a consonant soundC.An hourAnot a hourbecause the Lh

is often silentC.

. 9or fluency( try image training. Before you go to that restaurant think through

what the waiter is likely to say to you. !hink of what phrases you are going to

use.

3. #uch communication comes through body language and gesture. !hese can be

different between cultures and countries. 9or eample( the twofingered O,O for

ictory symbol is fine palmsout. /f you make it with you palm facing toward

you( you0ll offend a British person. /t meansGwell( you ask a British person andfind out for yourself:

1. !he easiest one Sleep: 4oull learn more after a good nights sleep. 4oull be

able to concentrate more.

92.!ake an English coursein an English speaking country.

". /f you studying abroad( mi with people from other countries not only people

from your own country. /ts not a good idea for you to lie in a shared house

with people from your own country. Enoy a more cultural eperience by

spending time with other nationalities.$. 7ae you thought about getting a ob or doing an internship abroad6
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&. %et yourself a 8ualified teacher. 5ho wants to learn wrong things6

). =obody can learn all of the English language. =o need to worry about trying. ;

useful shortcut to learning is that in English we hae lots of words that hae the

same pronunciation( but a different spelling and meaning. 9or eample( Lcome

here has the same pronunciation as( L/ can hearthe birds. 4ou might find iteasier to build ocabulary by knowing the different meanings.

>. Fnce you hae a basic leel of English eplore the different ways you can say

the same thing. !his makes your English more interesting to the listener and it

shouldnt be too difficult for you because you already know the basics. 9or

eample( how many ways can we say( L"oodbye0 in English6

98.5hen you are on your English course( be prepared for your class. Do your

homework as soon as possible and hand it in on time.

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