My subscribers probably noticed that I do not give out the advice unfoundedly, I always try to back them up with life examples, to prove that what I write about in my articles is real and every person, after trying a little, will be able to repeat it.
I do not write about what I do not know about, I do not give out semi-finished products.
The topic of today's article is not an exception.
It is based on the history of a real person.
I, of course, could tell you myself, where to begin to learn English , because I know this language at the proper level, but decided to take the advice of a person who started studying English in Ukraine, and then continued to do so, emigrating toUSA.
Plus a couple of tips from English teachers.
Where to start learning English, my relative
advises. My second cousin Vlad won together with his wife Svetlana a "green card", which gives the right to live legally in the USA.
About a year they needed to sell the property and solve other organizational issues at home.
Naturally, during this time, Vlad tried to learn English.
Learning German in school, lack of time, laziness - all this led to the fact that in the US my brother left with a minimum vocabulary.
In the States, he and his family rented a flat in one of the districts of New York, inhabited mainly by immigrants from the former USSR, and besides found a job with a Russian-speaking Pole.
Products purchased wife.
There was no time to study English again, and he did not see the point in the intensive lessons, because in his environment, mostly spoke Russian, Ukrainian and Polish.
After six months of such a life in the US, he decided that it was time to look for a normal job, because so far their lives were not much different from the sad existence in their homeland.
How can I learn English by myself?
Of course, Vlad understood that without excellent knowledge of the language he does not shine, so he began to wonder, where to begin to learn the English so that at last it is normal to master.
Combining several different techniques and tackling this issue seriously, Vlad already spoke English well in a month, and two years later he also mastered the written language.
I think his advice will be useful to you.
What is it so difficult to start learning English?
I sometimes wonder why many people in our country teach English for 7-10 years at school, then continue to pore over him at the university, but apart from "London - Isse Capital of Great Britain" do not know anything at all.
It is clear that memorizing topics is not the most effective way to learn English, but some kind of database should be formed?
Vlad is confident that there is something without which it is impossible to learn a foreign language in a short time, he was convinced of this on his own experience:
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Motivation.
Until you understand why you need to learn unfamiliar words and make your way through the thorns of someone else's grammar, you will not achieve anything at all.
Vlad spent a year and a half trying to master at least a minimum, and it took only three months to English not only speak fluently, but also write.
But it happened only when the cock cocked his ass.
You have to convince yourself that English will open doors for you to future work, travel, new acquaintances, etc.
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Time.
All those bastards that assure you: "It's only five minutes a day. ..", they meanly lie.
At least half an hour is needed daily to focus on learning English.
No matter what method you choose for yourself, it will still take time.
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Help.
Here you can choose for yourself, to whose help you will resort: individual lessons with a tutor, group trainings, audio, video, books, an English friend who will speak with you in his native language, etc.
But it's impossible to do it alone, without using any materials.
Do I need to learn English in kindergarten?
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Positive attitude.
The eyes have great fear.
Vlad was convinced of the truthfulness of this proverb.
He is sure that to master English at home, he was prevented by an internal obstacle: "It's complicated, I can not manage it."
Believing in success and own strengths is the engine of progress.
Beginning to learn English: 8 tips
If you have already believed in yourself, have found time and have a strong motivation, then you can start directly to learn English.
Here are 8 tips for both my second cousin and professional teachers who will make the learning process easier for you:
- Identify the type of people you belong to:
- visual( the best you remember the information when you see it);
- discrete( you can not remember anything without systematizing information using charts and tables);
- audial( you remember what you hear).
This will help you choose the right tools for learning English.
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Immerse yourself in the language environment.
The most optimal option - to go on a trip to an English-speaking country with a small dictionary and communicate, communicate, communicate.
If you can not afford it, then simulate immersion with foreign television channels.
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See as much as possible of the English-language video.
If your level is zero, then first look at your favorite movies, TV shows, cartoons, in which a lot of dialogs have already been studied.
A good option for beginners - movies with Russian subtitles.
- Find on the Internet translations of English songs and, listening to the originals, check the translation.
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Use cards or stickers with foreign words and translate them into your native language.
The more such cards you will be surrounded, the better.
- Audio lessons are very effective for learning English, besides they can be downloaded directly to a smartphone and listen on the way to work.
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Correctly prioritize: do you want to first learn to speak English, read or write on it?
It's not necessary to try to master everything at once.
Act gradually.
- Learn to understand English and answer an alien can and independently, but go labyrinths of grammar better together with an experienced conductor.
And some more effective tips on how to start learning English
and not throw it half way to the result,
look in the video:
Now you understand where to start learning English : with the right motivation and positive attitude.