1- Memorize the 100 more commom words;
2- Read topics of your interest in English;
3- Practice everyday;
4- Speak with someone you like in English;
5- Avoid speaking in your mother-tongue;
6- Watch TV and movies in English;
7- Read the newspapers in English;
8- Use flash cards;
9- Be confident;
10- Never give up;
Practice the TRLP (Talk, Read, Listen and Practice):
Talk with your classmates in English;
Read books or articles that you like in English;
Listen to american/british music;
Practice, at least, 30 minutes per day (at the bus stop, elevator... doesn't matter, just be criative!).
But how can I improve my vocabulary???
Start memorizing the basics, like: colors, animals, objects, pronouns and verbs. Put as a goal memorizing a certain numbers of words per day
You must read articles: you can do this in stages. Read the article, underline the new words and write down a list with them. Try to figure out the meaning of the word by context, and after, go to the dictionary and write de exact meaning of the word in the side. Read and try again. If you want to, you can create phrases with the new words.
Chose a theme to explore your vocabulary. If you like shoes search for words on websites that are about it. Do this with others subjects such as soccer, fashion, make up, cars, tools, etc.
If you enjoy drawing, try to remember the meaning of some words drawing things that make referece tho them. You can also write names of objects in ducked-tape and put on the objects that you have in your house.
Watch films and Tv series in English. Search for international newspaper, books and musics of your preference on-line that are in English.
False Friends
Words that seems to have one meaning but have a different meaning
E.g: My arm/army hurts.
I pretend/intend to enter college.
Push/Pull my finger!
In the Comic Strips:
Don't Panic!
In the Comic Strips:
Costume means the clothes that we wear in parties, not Custom that is a habit, something usual in daily life.
The word Actually in the second comic strip means in fact, trully. Not Actual, that means Atual in portuguese.
Lunch can be a snack or the meal that you have at midday. So we have brakfast in the morning, at the midday we have lunch and at night we have dinner, and between meals we have Snack.
To explore the new words acquired try to:
Check familiarties;
Use words in a sentence;
Explain the meaning;
Give synonyms;
Give the opposite.
Don't Panic!
Learning a foreign language takes some time, don't worry. As you, everybody is learning and have their own doubts.
Take your time and enjoy yourself!
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