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Listen
The more you listen, the more you learn! Try copying what you hear to practice your pronunciation and learn which words in a sentence are stressed. Find something you interested in such as songs, news, video clips to listen to the pronunciation of words.
Speak, speak, speak!
Do not be shy to make mistakes! The more you practice the better and more confident you will become in your pronunciation and vocabulary. Be confident and speak as often as possible to as many people as you possibly can!
Read out loud
Read a magazine, the newspaper or any books you interested in out to yourself. You could even find a script for your favorite TV show and act it out! This is a great way to practice pronunciation because you only need to concentrate on making sure your English sounds great and don’t need to worry about sentence structure or grammar.
Watch films
Watch movies in English and pay attention to new vocabulary and pronunciation. Imitate the actors and have fun with it. No worries if you can’t catch the sentences on the first-time watching movie, repeat watching the movie until you catch more sentences.
Do interesting activities in English
Join a book club, art club, expats activities or take a cooking course in English! Anything you enjoy doing, make sure you do it and communicate it in English. Using English to talk about things you enjoy will make practicing a positive experience.
Make friends
Make friends with English speakers or others learning to speak English. Talk about things that you have learnt and exchange ideas.
Use technology
A smartphone can be a powerful tool for learning languages. Use it to record yourself speaking then listen back to see how your English sounds to other people. Make the most of all your favorite productivity apps to organize your practice time and make a note of all the new words you learn.
Learn a new word every day
Choose some words or idioms you would like to work on and use practice it in different sentences. Use the word until you have learnt it and keep using it regularly.
Discuss some interesting topics
Discuss all the topics that interest you with friends in English. Try to use as much vocabulary as you can to get your point across and listen to the other arguments carefully so you can learn the new words while discussing.
Use a dictionary
Online dictionaries often have audio examples so you can check your pronunciation and there are lots of great dictionary apps that you can learn the new vocabulary at any time. Make sure not to become too reliant on these tools, though. Have a go at saying the words first then check afterwards to see if you were right!