English is one of the most difficult languages to learn from scratch.
It has no gender, no formal or informal tense, and has many exceptions
to the rules. Here are 5 proven ways to improve your English skills in
no time.
1. Don’t be embarrassed: The key to learning any language is to
interact with native speakers. So not matter how bad you think your
English skills are, you need to get out there and use the language. If
you feel shy, find a friend or roommate who will be your point man -
they will initiate the conversation and drag you into it.
2. Pubs are every language learners friend: Alcohol is the great
social lubricant, and it also relaxes our sense of embarrassment.
Being a drunk is not the order of the day, but a pint or two will make
it much easier for you to start conversations and speak in English,
even if it’s not as fluent as you would like.
3. Watch TV: The television is a great tool for listening
comprehension. The setting of the program makes it easy to understand
the situation, and you can find programs for any level of English. If
you’re having trouble understanding fast dialog, you can watch a show
for children (they’re often better anyway) or pop in a video and
rewind to areas where you had trouble understanding.
4. Live in English: Try and do everything you can in English. Turn the
language of your mobile phone into English. Only speak to your friends
in English, and only send text messages in English. Pay your bills in
English, and order everything from food to gadgets in English. Use the
English system of measurement, and try and act in every way possible
as an English speaker would.
5. Work on the Accent: Strange as it may seem, developing an accent of
an English speaker (whether British, American, Australian etc) helps
to better understand the language. Native speakers differently place
accents differently on words then foreigners do, and it will also gain
you a lot more credibility among the native speakers.
Learning English is not an easy task – but with patience, perseverance
and effort you will be speaking like a native in no time.
This guest post was written by M. Richard, who is currently a cell phones critic.
She can be emailed via mayarichard@gmail.com.
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