How to improve your speaking and writing

Reading or watching movies to learn Englsh

I often hear people say that they like watching movies and TV programs to learn English. I have always maintained that repetitive reading and listening is more useful for language improvement. The reason is simple. In watching movies you have lots of clues as to what is going on. The dialogue is not so concentrated unless you are watching a very intellectual movie. When reading, or listening to an audio book, you are completely dependent on the language. The intensity of the learning experience is much greater. It is easier to repeat your reading and listening and it is easier to do, whenever and wherever you want.

Think of people speaking their own language. Who will express themselves better, whether in writing or speaking, people who watch a lot of TV and movies, or people who read a lot? I rest my case.

GOOD LUCK

Thank you very much for the very useful lesson. I really face difficulties in speaking and listening though I knew the words while I’m listening.

The more you practice the better.  This means whatever you do to get immersed into the language is good to improve your English. You need to learn how to think in English in order to gain fluency. Keep in touch either with native speakers or somebody who command it as much as you can. It is worth it. Like they say:  " Practice makes perfect"  Good luck!!  Orlando Serna

A letter to the learners of English: 5 Reading, the best way to learn English —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Prof. M.N.K.Bose Professor of English, Faculty of Education, Taiz yemen

 Dear learner friends, In my last letter I said reading is the best way forlearners to learn English. Listening to and speaking involve at least two people and you may not get a willing partner to converse with, but reading is a personal activity and you don’t need another one. Speaking in English in public places may annoy some people. One of my students narrated this incident: when he and his friend were discussing something in English while travelling in a bus, one of the co-travellers was so much annoyed that he put his hand on the jambiah; my student got the message and discontinued his talk. But no one can stop you from reading as much as you like and as and when you like; you don’t annoy anyone while reading silently, do you? Start with simple, well written stories in English or comics with a lot of pictures and slowly move on to difficult ones. Every time you read something new, recollect it after you have finished reading it. Better, tell the story to one of your good friends; you can tell the story in Arabic once a while. You can form a readers’ circle with like minded people and share your stories among yourselves. Have you heard of the Outlook Listeners’ Club of the BBC? Most of the Radio Stations encourage such clubs; Yemen Radio must also have such clubs. Form Listeners’ Club, listen to the English news bulletin everyday and discuss the items in your club. I also suggest that you write down the new words you come across and their meaning in a pocket note book to prepare your personal dictionary; more importantly, use those words in your writings often till the words become a part of your own vocabulary; this will enrich your word power. Go on reading. Don’t despair if you don’t understand what you are reading; in the first instance you may not understand what you read, but if you read it for the second time some of what you read will be understood and the third time more. When you read something next time you will be getting more of what you read. Reading like any other skill is learnt only through practice. Who has learnt to drive a car at one attempt? So, don’t despair if you don’t understand what you read for the first time; go back to the same material after sometime, you will get more from it. Good luck. Happy reading! Yours affectionately, Dr .M.N.K.Bose.

THANK YOU for your advice it's very help me, i start listen VOA news broadcast program and you say truly this site help for read and expand word bases too. But i ihave some question, 1) I'm finansist by profession and now i start learn words and read book by profession but it's very hard, i learn some words but after sevral days while reading the book I see that i forget them and it make me so upset. So what you think i ought to learn another literature books or going on with it? 2) If you save some advices by books option please tell me. My level intermedia, how do you think which professor's book i should read for intermedia level concerned with finance or economic?

Hi Gula
Please reread the last paragraph
of Dr M N k Bose letter .and don’t worry if you forget words, step by step you will commend in it by using thes words for example here in forums.i myself prefer to read stories and newspapers but i cann’t say you read only it.
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Thank You a lot Hakimi. I'm very gratefull for you, really you very help me . Thank YOU! This is very good sites for my speciality. But i don't understand DR MNk Rose letter? Where i can read it? Please if it don't problem write me how and where i can read it ? Thanks Beforehand!

here abovewhere this emotion a letter Dr Bose

Thank for your advice,I will  fully make advantage of it.I maintain that"practice make perpect"

Thanks for your advice