Now , I am studying English
2006-12-25 21:55:20 · 5 answers · asked by Gayan K 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Ok, I can understand your frustration, been there, done that!
English is my second language, and I didn't really start to learn it until I was 20. Sure, I had English in school, barely passing each year. It was a nightmare for me and I was certain my teacher was right: I would never ever learn it!
My secret: I started talking to English speaking people, and never EVER looked words up in the dictionary! Because you can't literally translate words. I asked people to explain the words to me I didn't understand, and explained the words I was trying to use rather than just looking them up and not knowing the entire meaning of them. Make sure you ask people to be kind enough to correct you any time you make a mistake, grammar or vocabulary, does not matter! The more often you get them pointed out to you, the more likely they are gonna stick!
The other thing that really helped me was reading "light" literature in English, starting with kid's books, working my way up as my vocabulary grew. Once the books got bigger, I read them in my language before I read them in English, to make sure I would understand the "big" words in there, without having to ask anybody. Once I knew the story I learned a lot from what I read.
And last but not least: watch TV in English! The news for starters, after you watched them in our own language, so you know what it's about and learn new words as you go along. Your favorite movies and TV shows are also important!
Conclusion: The more you hear the language, the clearer it gets. Yes, the English language has a lot more words than any other, but then again, the ones that are commonly used are no more than in any other language, either! Don't let anything or anybody disencourage you, you CAN do it!
Good luck!!!
2006-12-25 22:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If English is not your first language, you can attend english speaking classes.
If you speak fine, but want to better yourself, go for a public speaking course which will give u confidence and fluency.
You can also improve by the following:
1. Reading more books especially classics by Charles Dickens, The Bronte Sisters, Anna Sewel, Louisa May Alcott and Hans Christian Anderson to name a few.
2. Reading the newspaper daily - especially the editorial
3. Listening to the BBC / Voice of America
4. Practice talking in English to people who are good at it.
5. Get audio instructional tapes and listen to them and practice speaking english
6. Solver as many grammar exercises from Wren and Martin
A good place to start is by reading graded books. Many ICSE schools have graded rapid readers - based on difficulty level and maturiyty of the pupils - start with the initial grade and go on.
You can also watch English movies which have been adapted from books.
2006-12-25 22:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by honey007rmsas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have conversations in English, watch English movies, and read English newspapers.
Also have a translation dictionary.
2006-12-25 22:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by dvraptor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vocabulary issues aside (English skills/not knowledge)
Buy tutorial CD's
Try conversing as much as possible in English
Create situations in your mind and converse in English (make-believe)
Read books/newspapers.
2006-12-25 22:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by HsNWarsi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy answering others questions, maybe.. ^_^
nice to know you..
2006-12-25 22:01:27 · answer #5 · answered by abe_poetra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋