
- The Internet. There are online English courses, online advice and lessons in English, video and audio in English (Youtube, radio stations, mp3′s, podcasts), explanations (dictionaries, thesaurus, wikipedia), social networking websites (facebook, twitter) and much more!
- Movies & Music. Check out your local video store and see if there are movies in English. As mentioned above, you can also get probably a lot off the Internet.
- Read titles in English. Use your library to see if there are titles in English, if you can, obtain ebooks and pdfs of books online or at book websites, and find as many books as you can that interest you in English.
- Read out loud. Take the reading one step further and actually read out loud. Practice the sounds of the words that you read silently. One of the reasons why we trip up so often when speaking is because we never use the words out loud. It’s like exercising. You need to run a few kilometers so that when you finally do have to run a long distance, you don’t want to die.
- Take it a step even further. Record yourself when you speak English. After you are finished recording, play it back and see what you sound like. If you are not clear, then you can simply try again. This is a great way to see how others hear you. » Continue reading “20 best ways to learn English plus online English learning websites”
March 3, 2010
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