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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:05 am Tips on learning english |
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may i add some more tips. . .
1. Always try to think in English
2. Read English books ALOUD.
3. Exaggerate your pronunciations 200%.
4. Watch English films.
5. Sing English songs.
6. Be confident about yourself speaking English.
7. Practice English at all times. |
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Sheri
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:43 am How to learn English? |
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| tatiana_baccarat wrote: |
| Lets make a list of tips... I?ll start... |
Hello Tatiana, thanks a lot for joining our community. It's great that you want to share your learning experiences and you will find some comments on our tips below. Regards. Torsten
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| 1. Speak English as much as possible |
That's a sound proposal as long as you make sure that what you are saying in English is correct.
| tatiana_baccarat wrote: |
| 2. Listen to your teacher and classmates |
That might be a good idea too but then again, when you are listening to your classmates, how do you know that what they are saying is correct English? Also, your classmates are struggeling to make correct English sentences just like you. Wouldn't it be much better if you listened to authentic audio recordings instead of your classmates?
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| 3. Do your homework |
What if your teacher doesn't give you any homework or doesn't care to check it?
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| 5. Ask your teacher for help |
That's an excellent idea!
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| 6. Take an active part in class |
That's a great proposal too. Could you please give us some concrete examples that demonstrate how you put this idea into practice?
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| 8. Watch movies in English |
Please share your experiences with us. How many movies do you watch per month? What was the last movie you watched in the original English version? How did you like that movie? Who is your favourite actor or actress and why?
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| 9. Read story books and Magazines in English |
How many stories do you read per week?
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 04, 2006 18:51 pm Tips on learning english |
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| sheri wrote: |
| 2. Read English books ALOUD. |
Excellent advice, as long as you're already somewhat familiar with English sounds. Reading aloud has always been one of my mottos and pleasures. Dictionaries that include phonetics are particularly useful to learn or check the pronunciation of new or forgotten words. I used to enjoy opening dictionaries at random and read phonetics only.
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| 3. Exaggerate your pronunciation 200%. |
Another wonderful (and unusual!) piece of advice. I often have my students do that. Trying to do voices at the same time and/or imitate some favourite character can help learners shed their inhibitions, produce a less 'insipid' accent as well as improve it.
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| 5. Sing English songs. |
This is definitely an all-time favourite with me -- as my younger students know only too well (they just have to bear with me on this one, I'm afraid!). I vividly recommend a little singing from time to time, if you enjoy it, of course! |
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Conchita
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 13, 2006 22:04 pm Tips for learning English |
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| tatiana_baccarat wrote: |
7. Listen to songs in English
8. Watch movies in English
9. Read story books and Magazines in English
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I listen tons of music with english lyrics, but it's very difficult to understand what the singer sings. Same thing with movies without subtitles. 
What is a penpal? |
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Rollo Tommasi
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Jul 13, 2006 22:30 pm Tips for learning English |
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Hi,
Pen Pal means something like pen friend and "in English"
means just to have somebody native spoken used to make hard work instead of you.
Just wild guess.
Penpal is probably wrong written but I don't know this for sure.
Regards
Jan
English friend ?? Horrible... |
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Jan
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Jul 13, 2006 22:48 pm Tips for learning English |
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| Rollo Tommasi wrote: |
| I listen to tons of music with English lyrics, but it's very difficult to understand what the singer sings. |
You can find plenty of lyrics on the Internet to help you understand the words and sing along, too!
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| What is a penpal? |
In addition to Jan's explanation, a pen pal or pen friend is a person abroad or overseas whom you have never met, but with whom you exchange letters. A modern variant of 'pen friend' is 'email friend'. |
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