Quora is a website for people to ask questions and write answers. It has been around since 2010 and is extremely popular. It is also a great website for English learners to use to help them improve their English skills. The two main skills it can help you with are; reading and writing. But it […]
In many of my other blog articles, I advise students to read out loud. This is usually to help students practise or improve their English speaking skills. But what are the main benefits of reading English out loud? Let’s take a look. Practise Reading The first benefit of reading English out loud is
Shyness is terrible. It can stop you living a full life. And if you are studying English, it can prevent you from opening your mouth to speak. It can stop you from learning English. It is a waste of time for anyone to say — just try. Just try to speak, it’s easy. Because for
The English language has over one million words, while the average native English speaker knows around 60,000 of these words. There are 360 to 400 million native speakers and 750 million people who use English as a second language. In total is it estimated that over two billion people can speak English. It is the
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The Kaizen Method is from Japan. It is a system designed to help workers — and students — work more effectively and reach a point of expertise. It is used all over the world to great effect by all kinds of people in many industries. You can also use it to help you with studying
It is a very standard conversation. Your English teacher — or any other English-speaking person — approaches you and asks: “How are you?” Then you stumble for an appropriate answer, your brain cracks, and you come out with: “Fine.” I can tell you, there are many other ways you can reply to this question. You
I have met many students afraid to speak English out loud. These same students can understand pretty much anything a native English speaker says to them in English and can read well too. But when speaking or writing they shrivel up. It is perfectly natural to feel a certain amount of nervousness or anxiety when
First a disclaimer — I do not recommend giving yourself only one month to improve your English. You should give yourself longer than that. Regular daily practice in all English skills is a much better method. You will learn more, remember more and see a marked improvement over the weeks, months and years. Slow and