Seven secrets in learning English1)Listening This skill is very important to enhance ones fluency in speech, and pronunciation .Listen and re write in your own words.2) ReadingThrough listening we start to read. Read as much as you can,and in variation be it through the news papers from a simple advertisement to stories local international or sport news. Each story has their own individuality ,style of presentation and outlook. New words and phrases are learnt subsequently.Reading fiction and non fiction books helps us a long way.It develops our mind ,senses and imagination taking us to a world of literacy and fantasy. We are able to develop our writing and vocabulary too.3) WritingStart small maybe comments from discussions to blogs, personal pages of members, to chat dialogue on the mains.Move on to writing articles and blogs., refer anything you wish from grammar to slang to the English Club feed on the main page.To improve your writing , vocabulary and grammar copy write in your free time.4)TalkingObserving the three rules , practice it with speech.Talk talk talk .you may stumble, nobody will laugh. English is a second language, not the mother tongue. Do not get frightened.You can exchange your Skype or messenger id at the chat room or at the Groups Find a learning partner/ Lets speak English/ Skype, naming a few.Get Actively involved on the mains ,discuss from word games, quizzes, topics.5)PronounciationGive ear much as possible to fluent and native speakers. Through the influence of our mother tongue, we can pronounce different.How could this be done? Listen and watch good International news service. Instance BBC/ CNN and also not forgetting your local English news. Documentary pro grammes, family dramas and classic story serials are too welcome to enhance your listening skills.Read out loud for you to hear , while practicing your speech and pronunciation.When reading out a speech, or any other readings, . Revise in front of a mirror , with the correct posture,and stance to bring out your words more confidently and clearly.6) conciseBetter understanding of reading and knowledge of grammar, is to concise what you learn Rewrite in your own words briefly with the main idea intact.7) think think thinkMake it your goal to accomplish the fluency, be at it as much as possible Get on to conference , one to one voice chat. Listen as much to native and fluent speakers .Interact with other speakers too. We all learn from our mistakes , and it is very nice and interestingMy three step marketing plan.I will share this link with all active members, newbies and the lazy member to wake them up from their snooze.2 I will send the link through the chat room to take a look at useful links, and to write down their progress in Tara's EC progress group.3 Nervous I may be, will try to link on to Twitter and English Club.com's face book.
Thanks Nadira for your secrets, actually I´m listening VOA Special English http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home, it´s a broadcast designed to people whose native language it´s not English.
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Glad it is useful, thanks Nazie
Yes of course, I am free in the mornings and sometimes in the late evenings.
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Perhaps we should meet Anele on conference. via Skype
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