how do u get ur standard of english so good??

Question

i'm 19, any good literature that will definitely pull my english standard up a notch?? pretty pls?

i read harry p and a few other books, but not any other great authors tho. i think joanne is rather good in the way she conveys the emotions of a character plus her descriptions are good.

victoria: i read any kind of books, almost. even those simple books that are meant for kids less than half my age.

i grew up on roald dahl, enid blyton (both when i was 7years old) etc, and i still love to read them (less of enid tho)

thank you for the recommendations! i'll try them out.

dr c: i'm not very good at english, but i'v had people tell me my eng is good, and that i speak well.. i hope to maintain that calibre or at least, surpass it. but i dont write that well either. standards dropping.

i dont really devote my time to studying english, but i have a love for books.. just that the bug's dying down ever since i got more issues to handle than i can cope with.

i'll try those books - i know the story but havent read the actual books yet, only the adapted versions.

Harry Potter is awesome, I agree!! I often re-read most of the sentences just to let the music of these words wash over me - again, and again and again!!

Answer 1

Depends on what you like to read. In my opinion it really doesn't matter WHAT you read, as long as you read something. Reading is pretty much where I learn my English.

Some good books:
"Good Omens" Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Any books by Neil Gaiman.
"Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien (a bit heavy, but is well written and IS the second-bestselling book after the Bible"

Answer 2

Try Oscar Wildes' short stories. Some of his stories: The Fisherman and His Soul, The Star-Child, Birthday of the Enfanta, The Devoted, The Artist, The Picture of Dorian Gray, And many more.

You will fall in love with the work of Oscar Wilde. All his works are classics. He published the above stories between 1887 and 1891.

They are impeccably written and certainly good for your English!

Check out The Secret Garden, Wind in the Willows, books by Jane Austen, poems by Emily Dickenson.


Keep reading! It will enrich and enhance your life as well as your English.

Answer 3

I'd read modern books, because no one speaks Old English anymore...

Try reading the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer.

Book 1 - Twilight
Book 2 - New Moon
Book 3 - Eclipse

If you like Harry Potter, you'll probably like these books. Oh, and the Harry Potter books are awesome!

Answer 4

You might enjoy some of the classics, like The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, any of the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe (The Fall of the House of Usher and Annabel Lee are my favorites), The Awakening by Kate Chopin, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

I love to read authors with vastly different styles, some of my favorite being Francesca Lia Block (Dangerous Angels, Ecstasia), Liz Berry (The China Garden), Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle), Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse-Five), Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451), Tamora Pierce (Alanna: The First Adventure), Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest), and Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Mists of Avalon).

Answer 5

Depends just how good you want to be will determine the level of effort and sacrifice you are willing to make.

As I expect to top perform myself in life, I only go to the very best in life's various fields.

Writing:
Holy writ &...
The great classics of all-time:

Shakespeare and Charles Dickens are the top for English fiction - one for plays, the other - novels.
Probably a great starting point for Dickens might be Oliver Twist or The Christmas Carol.

One of my favourite classics is Tom Sawyer [Mark Twain].
Then again, if you like characters and Brilliance for kids, try A A MIlne's stuff - 'Winnie the Pooh' being the best known.

'Potter'??
I read them all.
I thought she was sheer Genius - JK Rowling - probably the best story writer for 100 years!
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Answer 6

Morgan Llyweln
BOOKS:
Red Branch
The King of Ireland
Brian Boru? I think it is... She's really good. Also Dean Knootz is excellent, my fav. Odd Thomas and Forever Odd are good, haven't read Brother Odd yet... Definally The Taking and Mr. Murder. The Door to November was interesting. Hmmm.... There's one... I don't remember the author... but it's called, "The Only Alien on the Planet"... it's deep, I'd definally recommend that one.

Answer 7

I agree with what the other say about reading - read what you like, you will enjoy it more.

Also, take as many writing courses as you can, it will be difficult at first since you might not like everything you are assigned to write about and some of the instructors can seem harsh. But you seem interested and that is the key to becoming great at any subject - if you are interested in it, for whatever reason, it makes it fairly easy to excel in the field.

Good luck and most of all, have fun with it!

Answer 8

It doesn't really matter what you read just keep reading and try to vary the author / style of the book this way you will pick up many different styles of the english language. It really is as simple as that.

Answer 9

Force yourself NOT to use chatspeak. Chatspeak makes you sound stupid when used in anything other than an IM. In order to improve your English, you need to write in complete sentences. Using the abbreviated form of chatspeak will prevent you from understanding how English is suppose to be structured.

Answer 10

Read everything you can thats the answers... then try with writting.