Establish a relationship with the grammar lessons to help you to break down the barriers to practicing it. Every week, I am going to put on this page basic references to the spoken and written grammar of British and American English.
I don't have a pretension that English learners will get the whole truth about English grammar. However, if you follow the rules in this section, you will be unlikely to make many mistakes.
This page is for those who want to memorize words in English. If you want to become more fluent in the English language, it's important to focus on memorizing a wide range of words. By putting together new words to your memory, you'll gradually expand your ability to express yourself and communicate effectively. Whether you're practicing conversation skills or simply reading and writing in English, the more words you know, the more confident and fluent you'll get. Therefore, make sure to prioritize memorization as an essential part of your language learning journey
The habit of being in permanent contact with the English language, reading, listening, and writing, makes you to memorize a large set of words. However, I suggest at first that you memorize words that are related with your daily life, with your familiar life, to your meeting with friends, with your days at labor, and your days at school. If you don't have the habit of increasing your vocabulary, you will not speak fluently.
If you want to start your dictionary, I give you the opportunity to do it by clicking on the button below. My spreadsheet has 1000 words. What you have to do is just to download the file. After downloading it, you have to open it and save it on your computer. Complete the table with as many words as you can. 3000 words is a good starting.
There might be much more to learn about a language than you can realize. As well as vocabulary, speaking and listening have a great influence when learning an idiom. However, the reading is the keystone part which puts all together. Choosing appropriate reading material can be extremely challenging, but in the end, all the sacrifices you did will be rewarded for your efforts.
Some good tips are: ensuring that texts you read are well produced with clear fonts and well-chosen illustrations that add contextual meaning; selecting stories with strong narratives or familiar non-fiction topics will be more appealing than texts without an authentic purpose; getting texts about subjects which you like the most, or texts that are related to your own experiences; trying to select stories that are written in active voice; avoiding texts that are overly colloquial, and as possible, picking texts that provide vocabulary explanations.
“Suitable books should be identified for those at the early stages of reading. It is really important to ensure that the level of language is challenging, while at the same time ensuring that the content is cognitively and culturally suitable for the age and maturity of the learner” (Pim 2012, p. 96).
Wherever you can, read aloud. It's not necessary to read the entire book aloud, but parts of it. In this manner, you will improve accent, pronunciation, and listening.
Some good ideas for developing active reading are:
∎ Text marking – identify time connectives, setting description, powerful verbs, and so on;
∎ Text reconstruction – remove chunks of text from narrative panes, or from speech and thought bubbles;
∎ Story sequence – scramble a set of panes that require sequencing to retell the story;
∎ Collecting words – underline and separate words that you don't know into a spreadsheet. To know new words and expressions that have the same or nearly
the same meaning will save yourself from forgetting words that you would intend to speak, write, or listen to.
Listening to music is an excellent method of improving your language skills. It's a fun way to learn English!
Learning a new language can be a hard task. However, by incorporating music into the process of learning can make it much more enjoyable and effective. Whether you're someone who is looking for picking up a new language, by reading song lyrics can help you remember the vocabulary and grammar rules. Besides, it's a fun way to learn, becoming the process not like a work, but like a playing. So, try putting music as a learning task, and see how much it is easier to remember of the words.
Every week, for those who want to improve their English skills, I'll leave here a song and its lyrics. Listening to music aid in the comprehension of idioms, so try it!
My name is Idson Costa, founder of EngStudio. I am proficient in the English language, and graduated in accounting. Currently, I have been studying Computer Science at the University of The People, from Pasadena, California, in the United States.
I have a studio where I teach the English language the way I would like teachers had taught me when I was a teenager. However, they didn’t do it; that is, they don’t disclose the main key-issues of the English which make them so hard to learn.
My teaching method is to go “straightforwardness” to the subjects most important of the English language. Also, my studio is built and outfitted with advanced technological devices for audio and video, which improve the support to students so that they can learn fast and with quality.
To maintain the effectiveness of traditional teaching, my classes are in-person. Please visit my website and see my teaching proposal.
