Watch, Listen, Read, Speak
Ever wondered how you acquired your mother tongue! There was no magic and nobody sat down with you with loads of books to teach. You heard, watched people and one fine day everything just came to you. You were able to make simple sentences and successfully get your message across. Grammar and other technical aspects came much later.
Language needs environment to sprout, to grow. So sow the seeds today. Nothing can be more fun when both entertainment and learning can be fused. Start watching and listening English programmes on television and radio or maybe youtube. Watching is a great way to improve English language skills as its easier to understand while watching. There are lots of clues which the actors give away through gestures, facial expressions thereby helping you to understand the dialogues. Listening too improves your understanding by helping you learn new words and improve pronunciation.
Reading is a great way to acquire new words and improve grammar. And its fun too. Reading throws open up a whole new world. Its a constructive leisure activity. Initially it might be boring but when you come across topics which interest you then there is no looking back.
When you have acquired new words start throwing them around. Catch hold of your friend whose English is good and start testing his patience! Jokes apart, till the time you don’t practice you will not improve. So speak a lot.
The last piece of advice is – join a good English language Institute. Make sure that its teachers are well trained and lots of speaking activities are done in the class.
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