Some facts can be harmful when you try to learn and improve your English. Be aware of them and avoid them whenever possible…
1. You Do Not Know Why You Want To Learn English.
To know the answer to that question is basic:
Why do you want to improve your English?
If you can answer this question, you can work on your English with an aim in mind. You have to know the reasons that made you want to work your English in the first place.
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The first question to ask before starting to learn English
2. You Do Not Have A Goal
Everyone has a different reason for learning and improving English. If you work your English in the same direction as your goal, it will be easier, faster and more motivating.
Before starting to learn English, you need to have your goal in mind:
- Will you learn English to find a better job?
- Do you want to improve your English because you like to travel abroad?
- Are you looking for new friends around the world?
Having a clear goal will help you to improve your English in the right direction and to keep always motivated.
3. You Do Not Follow A Personal Strategy
Everyone is different and has different needs. You must build and follow a personal strategy to ensure you are working your English in the best direction to reach your goal.
Do not work your English in the same way that someone who has nothing in common with you.
4. You Do Not Plan Your Work
If you want to improve your English, you have to plan beforehand the work you will do. Do not work your English in any direction. Use your precious time wisely. If you plan your work beforehand, you will improve faster.
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Improve your English faster through a good strategy
5. You Do Not Check Your Progression
Checking your progression every now and then is crucial.
- Is the work you are currently doing helping to improve your English?
- What do you need to change in your personal strategy to boost your improvement?
6. You Are Not Aware Of Your Current English Level
You have to check and be aware of your English level.
- What is your current Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing level?
- Which skills are improving, and which ones are not?
- Which skills do you have to prioritize?
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Check the four basic skills before starting to learn and improve your English
7. You Avoid What You Do Not Like to Do
We humans tend to avoid the tasks that we do not like to do. This natural behaviour is doing a lot of damage to your English improvement.
If you do not like to write, you will avoid any opportunity you have to work on your writing skills. Be aware that if you want to improve your English, you must work on all four basic skills (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing).
As a personal example…
As for me, reading a book in English is easier than finding an English friend to talk to. Because of that, I worked a lot on my reading skills and almost forgot to work on my speaking skills.
Do not avoid anything. You have to work on the four skills and prioritize your weakest ones.
8. You Do Not Work Regularly.
You have to work every day. It is better to only work 30 minutes seven days a week than 8 hours in a row only on Saturdays.
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How to work your English speaking skills every day.
9. You Are Shy
Do not let your shyness stop your improvement. You lose a lot of opportunities to improve your English because of your shyness. Do not find excuses.
- Use the English language whenever you have the opportunity. It does not matter if you have a basic level.
- Look for an English conversation group.
- Find a native English friend in your city.
- Go to events where English is the language used.
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The most valuable thing to improve your English speaking level
10. You Only Like To Work On What You Are Good At
We prefer to keep doing things we are good at because we enjoy doing them.
For example…
If you are a good basketball player and always win, but whenever you play chess, you always lose, I bet you will prefer to play basketball instead of chess.
It is the same for your English…
If it is easy for you to read English books and, on the other hand, your speaking level is not good, then why do you keep reading books and more books when what you really need to do is to speak and speak in English?
Remember that I always recommend you prioritize and work on your weaknesses first!
What About You?
Is that ringing a bell?
Are you going to change something about how you work your English?
All your comments are very welcome!!!