7 ways to quickly improve your English language skills

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Watch movies in English      

Watching series on Netflix might not exactly improve your debating skills or formal register, but it helps you to tướng understand the language better, get used to tướng colloquial, conversational forms of English and implicitly get a feeling for the language. Also, you could try to tướng pick out words that sound highly informal and look up their more scholarly counterparts. Of course, there is also a plethora of documentaries (try anything by David Attenborough to tướng start you off) to tướng be found online as well. Being exposed to tướng a language for the length of a movie might help you to tướng actually start thinking in English.          

Immerse yourself in English language news        

Try to tướng sample a broad range of English language newspapers, including broadsheets as well as magazines and tabloids. As well as helping you keep up to tướng date with current affairs, this range of news sources will also expand your vocabulary. Another advantage is that you will also become more comfortable with how words are spelt and the contexts in which they are used.                 

Start a vocabulary book of useful words              

Either in a notebook or on your computer, start making a list of useful words and phrases. Every time you hear or see a word you’re not familiar with, note it down. Don’t only focus on the word itself, but tìm kiếm for synonyms and phrases in which it’s used. After all, you might understand what words such as “precedence” or “tantalizing” mean, but bởi you know how to tướng use them accurately?

Have conversations in English

As helpful as listening and reading tasks may be, you also need to tướng use English interactively and practice your own speaking skills. If you’re lucky, you’ll be friends with a few native speakers who can help you out, but if not then try to tướng meet up with someone else studying English. Another option is to tướng talk to tướng yourself in the mirror or record yourself. Listening to tướng the sound of your own voice might be a little bit awkward at first, but you will be able to tướng hear mistakes of which you weren’t previously aware.     

Practice, practice, practice         

Let’s face it, academic phrases won’t just fall from heaven and straight into your brain. Even if your English is already quite good, don’t be complacent and underestimate stressful factors such as the time pressure in an exam. You still have to tướng practice, no matter how much time you have left before your big day. Try coming up with a word of the day, and then try to tướng employ it as often as possible. If you bởi this, don’t waste time on extremely specific words you will never actually use. Instead, focus on conversational English which is likely to tướng be relevant in the exam.      

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Curiosity doesn’t always kill the cat        

In order to tướng improve rapidly, you should ask a lot of questions and resolve them. Don’t just read phrases. Ask why they are used in a particular way, whether other constructions are possible as well and don’t trust everything you read online. Of course, it is tempting to tướng be nội dung with the first answer that pops up on Google, but you’ll find more rewards if you show a bit of curiosity.

Don’t forget to tướng have fun while you learn