How can I improve my English?

China
March 16, 2009 6:40am CST
English is my second language. I have learned English for six years. But the time I learn English is almost at school. That is to say, my study is passive. My English is not very good. Especially,my spoken English is poor.So, give me some suggests to improve my English..
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13 responses
• United States
16 Mar 09
practice it! like with anything else, practice makes perfect. are there opportunities for you to be involved with english speaking people? don't let yourself feel intimidated, people are more understanding than you might think. you are trying to better your use of the language and people will understand that. read as much as you can. maybe get a book on tape and listen and follow along with it? you write pretty well, good luck to you.
• China
16 Mar 09
Yes,sometimes, I may feel intimidated. So I don't want to speak too much.I am afraid of making mistakes. I need more practice and confidence. Thank you ^_^
@zhx629 (44)
• China
16 Mar 09
this is the hot tpic that i am concerned much too. i graduated from school a few years ago, and i haven't touch it since i leave from school. now i found english is important when finding a job, i want to improve my english, especially oral english. thank you for your advices.
@zhx629 (44)
• China
16 Mar 09
ok, come on.hehe
• China
16 Mar 09
English is useful in the world. Let's work hard together!
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
16 Mar 09
Just by speaking with natives is not enough. If you want to have a real upgrade, a good way is to find topics to your interest, and write articles of certain length, say, 400 words and with concrete contents. You can surf on internet to get raw materials, but you have to restructure them and use your own language. By regular practice, you are sure to make good progress. You can find good topics on websites like helium.com, which is a live textbook for english language.
• China
16 Mar 09
I need to write articles in the university.I found it is diffcult to restructure the raw materials and use my own language. As you say, I need regularpractice..I got the website (helium.com).Thanks
• China
16 Mar 09
That is important insist.you can watch English movice.listenning English music.you shoould reading English book and said.The sad is very important.
• China
16 Mar 09
Yes, language need to speak out.
@agmamayo (804)
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
To improve one's ability to speak certain languages which is not native to him, takes time, but with some familiar and easy techniques, fast learning can be done. English is the major language used mostly around the world like in commerce, business transactions, education, diplomacy, etc. To learn it well you need to read english books which interest you, or some newspapers written in english. Don't just read them, instead read them out loud.reading outloud will train your tongue to pronounce the words well. Do this everyday and you will have avocabulary of english terms in due time with the ability to pronounce these words exactly as they should be spoken. Watch also english programs or news, these will help you hear the exact way of pronouncing the words that you find it hard to speak. It will stimulate your brain to register those sounds. You can try also some english language practice tests, like IELTS. In here it gives you some practice test on vocabulary, listening and writing exams. Writing english stories or poems can help too, this will enable you to compose a well organize thought using english words. Lastly, be patient, learning english takes time. if you have mistakes in speaking it, no worry that happens, just practice and do the steps I mentioned.
• China
16 Mar 09
Yeah, you are right. English need to speak out. You advice me to do some English language practice tests. I know I can get some skills and collect vocabulary when I do these tests. When speaking to others, I should more confident. Your advices are useful.
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
I'll give you three words, Practice Makes Perfect. Post as many as you can, use mylot as a medium for your improvement and don't be afraid if you commit wrong grammar, eventually it will improve as time goes by.
• China
16 Mar 09
Practice makes perfect! What a nice sentence!
@jillbeth (2705)
• United States
16 Mar 09
The best way to get better at anything is to just keep practicing! Your written English isn't too bad, I'd say. Just keep posting here at mylot, and speak English regularly with anyone else you know who also speaks it.
• China
16 Mar 09
You are right. Mylot is a good place to improve my English.Thanks for your advice.
• Thailand
16 Mar 09
Try using this. It is free and seems to work. http://www.livemocha.com/
@minfas (878)
• Sri Lanka
16 Mar 09
You need to practice it with someone. There was a fried of mine, she was from estonia, she got used to english by chatting with me . I mean she studied to learn english so wanted to practice to get perfect. Try to find someone to practice talking with. That will help a lot. Have a nice day
• China
16 Mar 09
Minfas,you give me a nice advice..I will try. There are some friends of mine loving English and they are better than I..Have a nice day,too
• India
16 Mar 09
I think you should start reading newspaper and plus you should watch some english movies or for the beginning if you find it difficult to catch their tone then you can start watching english news channels that will help you to know the exact pronounciation......
@venchaul (541)
• China
16 Mar 09
hi,you can talk with everyone here,which shows your Enlgish is very good. And of course you can do better! I think the most important is to stick to studying every day to accumulate little by little. then you will make great progress. This is my email: venchaul@163.com.If you'd like to give me an email and i will email you the good club site i often visit.
• China
16 Mar 09
Ok,I will send an email to you. Sticking to studying every day to accumulate little by little,I got it.
@zedlav23 (458)
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
I work in a call center and the primary language we use is English. What I was taught in our trainings is to converse as often as possible in the English language, listen to English music, read english books aloud, and watch English movies. And that immersion will surely help you improve your conversational capability. dont be shy if you get some words mispronounced or your grammar a little offshoot. But be mindful of those mistakes because it will make you have that conscious effort to refrain from doing the same mistake again.
@spice123 (15)
• India
16 Mar 09
The best and easiest way to improve your ability to write and speak English is Watch English news channel attentively and read news papers with more focus on presentation of matter.