How to study for English

How to study for English

There is no hard and fast rule.

To score and do well for that language, you need to immerse yourself unconditionally in that language.

Think, Do, Plan, Act in that language.

For children who are not using English as their first language, you literally need to do a switch into English and perform the daily tasks using English. You need to be actively aware that you need to use this language to acquire more information.

Another social factor would be to immerse yourself in an environment where English thrives!

These are the following tips (although they are not all exhaustive!)

1) Read a story book for at least 30 minutes every day. (And I mean everyday!)

2) Learn one new word every day and try to include into your daily conversation the next time.

3) Listen to a English radio channel. Start small with 30 minutes which you can progress to a few hours.

4) Listen to some online short stories. Librivox provides a lot of free audio recordings which you can use for your listening.

Check out this link: about the Aseop Fables which you can listen. You can access this page to download this: http://librivox.org/aesops-fables-volume-1-fables-1-25/

The file is about 22 mb. http://www.archive.org/download/aesop_fables_volume_one_librivox/aesop_fables_volume_one_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip

5) Write – without fail, you need to start writing. Start small. Start write with a comfortable topic that you like to talk about.

6) Talk to others using the correct forms of English. (and not Singlish)

7) In school, get into an environment where others are also using English as their first language. Do not hesitate to use English and only English. For those who like to use their mother tongue, it takes a while before you can make that change in you.

Hope the above helps.

Cheers,

Mdm Chan