I'm Italian and live in Italy (unfortunately!!!) :))))))
I mean spoken english skills
Serious and useful answers plz!!
Thnx everybody
2007-03-28 09:44:41 · 10 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
ok: can u suggest me some EN or US worthy writer, plz???
I mean someone current!
Thnx
2007-03-28 09:55:35 · update #1
to Jabber..: u can't see me in Venice unfortunately, coz i'm from NAPLES!!!
I don't know how many US people are here, besides teachers (u have to pay them, that's the problem!!! :))
even if we have the NATO right here,
but i never met one!! :((((
Tourist don't even try to meet us, anyway donno, generally they think we don't understand En (sometimes it's true)
but i mean what i can do to improve when studying on my own...
2007-03-28 10:15:38 · update #2
I'm a teacher, usually I recommend reading a lot. "Penguin Readers" books are excellent because they are labeled according to the level of the reader. I would also suggest listening to the radio, perhaps BBC in "Easy English" for a while, then moving to the normal broadcast. Another alternative is a CD ROM course, I've got one named Tell me more! and I like it very much, try finding one, it's interactive and it adapts itself to your pace.
About the writer, I would consider J.K. Rowling.
Why do you say that unfortunately you live in Italy?, I think it's a wonderful country.
2007-04-05 07:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Luis Pachon 007 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to watch only English speaking TV channels and read newspapers and magazines in English only. I have learned my English this way and I think I didn't do so bad.
2007-04-05 02:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read small stories and modify each sentence in it and understand the meaning of the sentence. And slowly start reading big stories and understand the meaning of the story.check spellings.if you dont know the meaning of something check out with the dictionary.Take help of your parents or friends or any teachers if they know english or even your neighbours.
2007-04-04 01:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by Akshaya J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch all the American TV you can. Millions of people learn English watching "The Price is Right"!
Watch soap operas and game shows. Good luck!!
2007-04-05 02:55:41 · answer #4 · answered by LadyLynn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to learn a language is to immerse yourself in it. Try finding people who are skilled in the English language and have conversations with them in English.
2007-03-28 16:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
from movies.
watch american movies and try to immitate their pronounciation.
you can also learn how to speak the natural american-english that way.
that's how i did when i studied english (and still learning a lot when i'm watching movies)
and that's how i do learning korean right now.
hope my suggestion helps
2007-04-03 23:11:09 · answer #6 · answered by clueless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't beat practice. Go where Americans like to hang out. They would love to practice with you. Love your country. I'm going to Venice in April. Maybe I'll see you.
2007-03-28 16:54:55 · answer #7 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Call someone who moved from America or knows English really well and talk in english with them.
2007-03-28 16:50:13 · answer #8 · answered by Firefly 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read good English novels.
2007-03-28 16:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Wabbit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
download podcasts from http://npr.org http://bbc.co.uk/radio4 http://abc.net.au/rn http://www.rte.ie/ and listen in your portable MP3 player whenever you've got a chance.
I've done much of my early reading practice reading Shakespeare (fun but not very practical way of learning English)
Another more contemporary author that I like is Dickens.
I have also read a few volumes of Harry Potter, it is fun and easy to absorb.
2007-03-28 16:52:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋