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HOW TO PERFORM BETTER IN ENGLISH
1.
Have conversations in English
As helpful as listening and
reading tasks may be, you also need to use English interactively and practice
your own speaking skills. If you’re lucky, you’ll be friends with a few native
speakers who can help you out, but if not then try to meet up with someone else
studying English. Another option is to talk to yourself in the mirror or record
yourself. Listening to the sound of your own voice might be a little bit
awkward at first, but you will be able to hear mistakes of which you weren’t
previously aware.
2.
Listen to what others in the class say.
During group lessons, some
students turn down the volume of their classmates until it’s their turn to
speak. Not a good idea! Listen to what others say. First, they may make
mistakes that you make too and you can both improve when the teacher corrects
them. Second, English is universal. You have to get used to hearing it from
people all over the world. A French person speaking English may sound different
from a Chinese person. English is the language of the world, so it’s important
to understand the variations.
3.
Watch television and films in English
Not
only do Britain and the USA produce some of the best TV shows and films in the
world, but you can learn English whilst watching them. If you’re still getting to
grips with the language at any level (from beginner to upper intermediate) then
it’s worth putting the English subtitles on so that you can read along and
listen at the same time.
You
can also listen to English radio stations and find plenty of listening sources
on the internet. Another idea would be to put English subtitles on films or
television programmes from your own country so that you can read along with
them in English and make the translations as you go.
4.
Practice, practice, practice
Let’s face it, academic
phrases won’t just fall from heaven and straight into your brain. Even if your
English is already quite good, don’t be complacent and underestimate stressful
factors such as the time pressure in an exam. You still have to practice, no
matter how much time you have left before your big day. Try coming up with a
word of the day, and then try to employ it as often as possible. If you do
this, don’t waste time on extremely specific words you will never actually use.
Instead, focus on conversational English which is likely to be relevant in the
exam.