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 [...] → Continue Reading 5 reasons why you should practise English with your kids
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 [...] → Continue Reading How to make English vocabulary index cards
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 [...] → Continue Reading Don’t be afraid of making mistakes in English
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 [...] → Continue Reading How to take notes in English
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 [...] → Continue Reading The English habit: How to reach your goals in English
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 [...] → Continue Reading How to improve your English pronunciation: Speak loudly
Everyone knows that singers and athletes need to be able to control their breathing. What about speakers of a new language? We all know how to breathe, don’t we? We’ve been doing it since we were born! When speaking another language, though, people often forget to breathe properly because they are so busy thinking about [...] → Continue Reading How breathing properly will help improve your English
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! I spotted this site in the news today. It’s for people who want to speed-date online. Speed-dating is when you have a short 5-minute discussion with a potential partner to find out if you like him or her. I’m married so a speed-dating site isn’t [...] → Continue Reading Valentine’s Day English Tip