Nowadays you know the basics of English is essential in all areas, especially business and tourism. Not everyone can afford to pay for a course or a trip abroad, but fortunately there internet through which you can learn English or any other foreign language for free and fast.
The method propose is not based on the study of books or boring manuals and is very effective and fun. We all have our interests and our passions such as movies, music, social networking, reading, meeting new people … now here show you how to learn English.
In order for this method to be effective, however, must have minimum knowledge of english grammar, what you have learned in school will be more than enough to start. Here are the basic steps to follow:
Film: The most important thing for beginners is to start listening to conversations in English and there is no better way to do that than by watching films in original language. At first suggest you watch it with subtitles in order to associate that you feel in a practical significance. Now you ask what are the movies to watch on tips to learn English. Start with something you really like.
Or you can watch your favorite movies, a movie that everyone would watch again and again, here in this case, your passion for that film could help, in fact if you already know the dialogues and the general sense of your task will be much easier.
At first you seem to not understand a word, but after a week you’ll start to learn new words and understand the general meaning of the sentences. After the first stage with subtitles (about a week) started to use those in English (also available on DVD) so you will begin to associate sounds with written words, suggest you keep a notepad handy where you can write the words that you do not know. If you do not understand something stops the video, look for unknown words in the dictionary paper or online, repeat them out loud and continue the vision.
Without concern, the movie or TV show again without subtitles paying particular attention to the words of the characters, you will see that the dialogues will be easier to understand and you will also have a lot of satisfaction. For a proper learning is advisable to see a film in English a day or two episodes of a show. For a more effective learning will also advise you to read before going to sleep & spell check, the words you written in notebooks.
Song: At the stage of learning through film is also associated with the songs. Take your favorite songs in English and of course listen to them paying attention to the words and not so much the music. Now go to the internet and look for the lyrics in English and your language. Compare them and write down the words you never knew. For grammar and spelling check you can use www.whitesmoke.com. Now listen to the song at the same time follow the words on the text in English, you will notice a significant improvement. Every time you hear a song on the radio always try to focus on the text and do not let the words slip away meaningless.
Reading: After the first two phases is the time to read a little, does not need to read the classics of literature, just read what you like best, can be anything: a book, a magazine … the important thing is to always write down unknown words and concentrate while reading. A very important thing: do not read the classics of English literature as Shakespeare, the language of these authors is archaic and almost incomprehensible even to the English.
This method is not time or a precise time course, is a kind of continuous learning in which the various stages are intertwined. In other words, suggest you continue to watch movies, read books and listen to music in English, because this day after day your level of proficiency will continue to increase and it would be a shame to stop after a few weeks.
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