These are things that I've tried for learning English :1. Reading English writting, like books, articles, etc. And I think, almost up to 70% informations we read everyday nowadays are written in English, including textbooks.2. Listening to a song in English, and try to get those words before googling it out.3. Watching movies with or without the subtitle, to practice my hearing and correct my pronounciations.4. Join English-club, I mean the real one, where I could hang around with some natives, but because of my schedule, I couldn't attend the metting again.5. Participating in this site, well, this makes me improving my English (well, at least I feel it) a lot (maybe). Writting blogs in English, which I have never even thought to write, even in my own language. Commenting some blogs, participating in English learning activities, and enter the chat rooms. All those things are really helpful. You become use to express yourself or tell what's on your mind in English.That is what I think I do here, well, what I actually do is messing around, espc when you keep doing wrong things without you realise it, or learn from others which is also maybe wrong... At least I get wet.6. Trying to speak English, and record my own speaking to evaluate. Like, read an article, or re-tell the article we read.7. Translate what I heard (usually speech or sermon) to English dirrectly in my mind, and search the new words.8. Talking in English with my friends.9. Signing up to English podcasts.10. Listening to English radio, like BBC.11. Join skype, I meet several people with so much passion in learning English.12. Watching youtube English lesson. The latest activity that I found interesting is watching a recorded video of an English teacher who held a converence, there, you can learn a conversations with good topics and also listen some people answering it in English.13. Join some coursesEtc...I think the improvement is cannot be seen in days, but one time you'll realise how far you have gone. How about yours?*maybe some correction?
Wow, do you often travel to London? That is great!!! What are youndoing there Sewar? Yes, in English speaking country, I feel my ability suddenly increase a bit, haha...
My friend, really you have a nice sense of humor. Anyway, to improve my English language, in addition to what you have mentioned above, I travel to London from time to time and speak English with the natives. Really this way has helped me a lot and made me speak English with an English accent, which I adore. In fact, it is very lovely to find yourself in an English city and you have to run your life there by your own self. Thanks, it's good to exchange our experiences to learn from each other how we can take our English to the next level. I wish you the best.
Practical post! Your approach 7 is similar to a video I watched recently. It shows how we can think/speak in English naturally in our daily life. Keep it up! :)
I admire your enthusiasm and perseverance !!! It seems you use all possible activities to learn English! How can you combine all this with your work!?! I respect a lot such people as you, Stephen. You're right about achieving the result. At first it seems to you there's no result but as we know 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. So if you don't give up one day you realise that you achieve a lot.
I think I'll show your blog to my students. At the beginning of every school year we discuss all possible ways to learn English. And it will be useful for them to learn your experience. So we'll read and discuss your story and they'll share what they do to learn English. Thank you...
Some tips:
join something ( without in) e.g. join Skype, join English club
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My friend, really you have a nice sense of humor. Anyway, to improve my English language, in addition to what you have mentioned above, I travel to London from time to time and speak English with the natives. Really this way has helped me a lot and made me speak English with an English accent, which I adore. In fact, it is very lovely to find yourself in an English city and you have to run your life there by your own self. Thanks, it's good to exchange our experiences to learn from each other how we can take our English to the next level. I wish you the best.
Improve should be a verb not a gerund, we should add a preposition after commenting, is + can, totally wrong, double modal verb. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing!
Tips:
...this makes me improving ( improve )my English ...
...commenting (commenting on) some blogs...
...is cannot be seen...
Hope it helps!
Thanks teacher Galina for your correction, still so many grammar rules I must learn. :)
Practical post! Your approach 7 is similar to a video I watched recently. It shows how we can think/speak in English naturally in our daily life. Keep it up! :)
Wow! Stephen!
I admire your enthusiasm and perseverance !!! It seems you use all possible activities to learn English! How can you combine all this with your work!?! I respect a lot such people as you, Stephen. You're right about achieving the result. At first it seems to you there's no result but as we know 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. So if you don't give up one day you realise that you achieve a lot.
I think I'll show your blog to my students. At the beginning of every school year we discuss all possible ways to learn English. And it will be useful for them to learn your experience. So we'll read and discuss your story and they'll share what they do to learn English. Thank you...
Some tips:
join something ( without in) e.g. join Skype, join English club
Always remember that practise make us improve. Keep on practising.
thanks for sharing this :)