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shaakira.hannah

Viet Nam

September 25, 2007

I dont really know which is the best way to study english but in this entry i would like to share my ways to all of you and i set this topic on to discuss with all of you and i can learn something from somebody here. So i hope you will share something with everybody here after read this entry.

Be patient to read this Laughing

First, lets the english lession tobe in interesting way. What does it mean? It means you should merge your hobbies with studying english.

For example, some guys, they like playing games and along with games, there will be a story (love story or detective story or spaces war...) and some tips to show you how to solve obstacles tobe the winner of those games.

May be you wont understand some words in those stories or tips, try to use dictionary to understand and you will really understand when you go through the game with actions (like a movie) and at the same  time you can listen to the guider's reading during those games.

You will improve your listening and your vocabularyand even get some useful information for life.

If you are the people of MUSIC world. Now starting listen to english songs, close your eyes, try to "taste", to feel them... You can choose some soft, romantic songs to relax and study english via songs. Listen to the song, try to get all the words, there might be some miss words that you cant get them or you dont understand them, try try try try to guess what they are. Then  look for the lyrics of those songs on internet or in lyrics book or wherever you can find them...

NOW, wooo, we have lyrics already, listen to the songs again and follow the lyrics. All the words that you guessed were corrected or not...and which words that you dont understand, what you are waiting for then...DICTIONARY.

LOL. When you got all the meaning and the missing words already, listen to those songs again this time, pay attention to the pronunsiation.

Sometime you can even use the information in those songs in real life.


For example: You met a very handsome guy in the shopping center, and in casual situation you got his email address or his cell number. You want to send him a romantic email or an impression message. At that time, all the information (like romantic stories, the way to making friends with somebody..etc) that you got in some love songs before will immediately come out as automatic reflex. That's GOOD !

Or you can do the same with watching movies. You saw the movie Gone With The Wind already by your language now you should rent or buy a DVD with english subtitle and do the same like when you listen to english song.

First, watch movie with english subtitle (if the movie is that you have never seen, so watch it with your language subtitle first then english subtitle).

Some words you wont understand but you can guess the meaning with the actions of actors or actresses. But you can write down those words and later can check in dictionary. And watch that movie again with full meaning of those words that you got meaning in dictionary, uhm now you can understand whole movie much more.

The last step, watch the movie again without subtitle and pay attention to the pronunciation. GREAT!

You should choose a nice movie for this training LOL, if it is too bored so you cant watch again and again like that, choose your favorite movie...like Notting Hill or Love story, will be the good ones LOL.

And there are so many other ways to study english via hobbies (collecting stamp, watching advitisments...et)

Second, i think one of the best way to study english is making friend with foreigners who is original english speaking or some friends who are studying english, so you guys can share all the experiences that some original ones cant even know LOL.

Sometime hanging out together, try to speak english to each other, dont be SHY.

And this website is also a nice "land" for all the english studier "dating". Try to use your opportunities to speak english, to listen to english and to read english here then try to write something yourself from what you learnt.

I hope that after read this entry, you will share something with me and all friends here.

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