How to make my English better ?

India
January 5, 2011 11:18am CST
Hey guys, mayur here, Actually this is my first discussion in the case of English learning. Probably my English is not that bad but still it needs to improve lots of thing in it according to me. I am little confused that is it better way to read more and more English topics for making my English much better, but please guys let me know your experience or whatever you did to become a professional English speaker.
6 responses
• United States
5 Jan 11
professional? like a teacher?
• India
5 Jan 11
what.......what you meant, i didn't get you.
• United States
5 Jan 11
What do you mean when you said professional?
• India
5 Jan 11
i just mean to be a good speaker of English in offices and in corporate world. Not with my friends or with my family or in my college. So i think both are different, isn't it ?
@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
5 Jan 11
I don't know if this is true, but I've heard that one of the best ways to pick up a foreign language is to watch television shows in that language. I don't know if you get English speaking shows, but if you do, that might help. I think it's because you get sort of an idea how every day people use the language. Because travel books and lessons probably give an academic way of speaking that most people don't use. But, even with tv, it's good to remember that the people talking have scripts to follow, which real people don't. I also wouldn't use any slang or anything from the tv. But, in general, tv is supposed to give you an idea of the basic speech patterns of people in the country. Also, since you're on the internet, you have a pretty valuable tool. Browse some discussions, try to find some by people who's first language is English. And, since a lot of things online are posted in English, go hunting for message boards or blogs where people are just writing for themselves or their fans. That should give you more exposure to the language.
• India
5 Jan 11
I marked you the best aanswer, because it gave me the lots of ideas and the facts too. thank you very much !!!
@bird123 (10632)
• United States
6 Jan 11
I think you are doing good with your english. Practice makes perfect. The more you read,write and speak english; the better you will become.
@VirtGod (58)
• Portugal
6 Jan 11
An advice is to see movies without subtitles or with a paper in front of them.
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
6 Jan 11
They say if you want to be rich, act and live like a rich, so if you want to be good in english act, read, watch and learn. The best teach would be an American or any english speaking professional. You can use chatting. I also wanted to be good in english, I just don't have time to study. Goodluck!
@sameer786 (832)
5 Jan 11
Reading and listening are the inputs and writing and talking are the output, if you take proper input, the output will be proper, so keep reading and improve your listening power so your english will be best, my english is also not good but i continue keep improving and mylot is a platform to learn many things including english.
• India
5 Jan 11
yes, it does. Mylot is the best way that i have found and i know it will take me to the my destination i.e. to become a professional english speaker. thank you for your nice of response. sorry again, if my English is BAD!!!