ACME
20-11-2010, 08:01 PM
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Here are some slightly unusual but fun
ways of improving your English
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Computer settings
Change the settings on your computer so they’re all in English.
It’s a great way to get your brain into gear for learning English.
You’ll also learn lots of useful words and expressions such as
“print, insert, copy, cut, paste” and “page layout” (to name just
a few).
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Story telling
Learn how to tell your favourite anecdotes or jokes until you
can say them without thinking. First, write your stories out on
a piece of paper. Then, make notes and practise saying them
to yourself until you know them by heart. Now you’re ready to
try them out on real people. The more you practise, the better
they’ll get. It’s amazing as you watch other people listen to
your funny story in another language and laugh in the right
places!
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Computer fun
Have fun writing sentences on the computer and listening to
them repeated back to you. Visit http://translate.google.com
and type in words or expressions, or paste them in from
another source. Then, click on the audio symbol and listen. For
extra fun, type in funny sentences or words and listen to the
computer lady read them back to you. It’s hilarious!
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:smile2 (1)::smile2 (1):
Free conversations
Phone up international hotels in towns where you live and
make enquiries in English. Even if you live in a non-Englishspeaking
country, the reception staff will almost certainly
speak English. This is a great way to practise your spoken
English... and it’s free. Just invent a few questions to ask. You
could do the same in shops (pretending to be a foreigner who
only speaks English), but that’s a bit more difficult as you have
to act the part too!
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:smile (48)::smile (48):
Act it out
Get together with some friends and act out scenes in English
from your favourite films or TV series. You can get the scripts
for just about any film or TV series from the internet. You could
even try to learn your parts by heart, which would really help
your English. If you’re feeling adventurous, you could put on a
mini-show at your school or place of work.
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Above all, have fun! And good luck!
.
Here are some slightly unusual but fun
ways of improving your English
*****************
Computer settings
Change the settings on your computer so they’re all in English.
It’s a great way to get your brain into gear for learning English.
You’ll also learn lots of useful words and expressions such as
“print, insert, copy, cut, paste” and “page layout” (to name just
a few).
******************
Story telling
Learn how to tell your favourite anecdotes or jokes until you
can say them without thinking. First, write your stories out on
a piece of paper. Then, make notes and practise saying them
to yourself until you know them by heart. Now you’re ready to
try them out on real people. The more you practise, the better
they’ll get. It’s amazing as you watch other people listen to
your funny story in another language and laugh in the right
places!
*********************
Computer fun
Have fun writing sentences on the computer and listening to
them repeated back to you. Visit http://translate.google.com
and type in words or expressions, or paste them in from
another source. Then, click on the audio symbol and listen. For
extra fun, type in funny sentences or words and listen to the
computer lady read them back to you. It’s hilarious!
**********************
:smile2 (1)::smile2 (1):
Free conversations
Phone up international hotels in towns where you live and
make enquiries in English. Even if you live in a non-Englishspeaking
country, the reception staff will almost certainly
speak English. This is a great way to practise your spoken
English... and it’s free. Just invent a few questions to ask. You
could do the same in shops (pretending to be a foreigner who
only speaks English), but that’s a bit more difficult as you have
to act the part too!
**********************
:smile (48)::smile (48):
Act it out
Get together with some friends and act out scenes in English
from your favourite films or TV series. You can get the scripts
for just about any film or TV series from the internet. You could
even try to learn your parts by heart, which would really help
your English. If you’re feeling adventurous, you could put on a
mini-show at your school or place of work.
*********************
Above all, have fun! And good luck!
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