Do you enjoy photography? If so, here’s a great way to expand your vocabulary and have fun at the same time. Collect together some of your old photos and try to describe them in detail in English. Think about all the objects in the photo. Do you know what they are all called in English? …
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Reading is a great way to build your vocabulary by seeing new words and phrases in context. It’s fun, too. Sometimes, though, reading alone in another language can be a little lonely. One of the most fun things about reading is discussing what you’ve read with your friends afterwards. If your friends can speak English, …
The industry based around teaching kids English is huge. Millions of dollars a year are made by schools and publishing companies. There are so many reasons why it’s important for kids to learn English and if you have learnt English as your second language already, you will probably know all of them. While it’s great …
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We’ve discussed different ways of making notes in English before on the World of Words. This week, I’d like to go into more detail on how to make yourself a set of index cards for learning new vocabulary. Index cards are very easy to make, all you need is a printer, a pair of scissors …
Fear of making mistakes in a new language is a common problem and holds a lot of people back from developing their speaking skills. Obviously, if you are in an exam, you need to make sure your grammar is accurate in order to get a good mark. If you’re just practising, though, making mistakes is …
A lot of the tips for learning English that I mention on this site rely on taking notes. Everyone likes taking notes in different ways and different methods of note-taking suit different lifestyles. Today I thought I would go through all my favourite ways of taking notes when learning a language. 1. A notebook. Notebooks …
Habit forming is a great way to learn new things. I used habit-forming techniques to teach myself to get up early, go four times a week, and learn two languages. It really works and it’s a great way to get motivated and really reach your goals. Here are seven great tips on turning learning English …
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Many of you (especially those in China) will have heard of Li Yang the ‘shouting’ English teacher. He hosts workshops for hundreds of people (paying hundreds of dollars per ticket) where he and the audience shout phrases over and over again. Li Yang’s system seems like a good way to improve your English pronunciation but …
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