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13 Simple Ways to Improve Your English

Stanley Low

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20 Jul 2015

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Life Learning, Study Tips

English is one of the most widely spoken language in the world.

Go to any city in the world, whether it’s Beijing, Dubai or even Harare in Zimbabwe, and you’re likely able to communicate with the locals in English.

Not only that, English is also the primary language used by many companies in Malaysia, so your employment may very well depend on how proficient you are in English. In fact, according to a survey by JobStreet, having a good command in the English language is one of the top deciding factors when hiring fresh graduates.

So, what do you do if your English isn’t that great? Is there a way to improve your English without spending thousands of ringgit on language classes?

We’ve scoured the depths of the internet to find the best resources for you. Here are thirteen ways for you to improve your English — all without spending a single sen!

1) Surround yourself with English

Put yourself in an English-speaking environment so that you can learn passively through listening. College is a great time for you to break barriers, so don’t just stick to familiar friends. Make new friends who speak mostly in English, join college clubs & societies that conduct their activities in English, and most importantly — don’t be shy and just converse in English!

2) Learn one new word each day

Don’t learn ten or twenty words a day — learn just one. This isn’t a sprint; it’s a marathon. Once you’ve learnt the word, keep using it throughout the day in your conversations with friends and family for the day, even if it sounds as ridiculous as, “You’re so funny, I can’t stop cachinnating.” (It means laugh loudly, by the way).

Here are some of our favourite “learn a word a day” sites:

• Dictionary.com
• WordThink
• The Learning Network on The New York Times

3) Read, read and read some more!

There’s no running from it — if you want to improve your English, reading is key. Start with the newspaper, or any online site with topics that you find interesting, whether it’s the latest tech news, football, or even gardening! Try reading fictional novels too, which will expose you to a different style of writing. Sites like Project Gutenberg offer a wide range of free e-books.

4) Practise English with a friend

Doing it with a friend always makes things easier, since you will hold each other accountable if one person is slacking off. Speak to each other in English frequently and don’t be afraid to correct one another. To make things more interesting, you can even have an embarrassing punishment for the person who skips out on tasks the most often, like missing to learn a word a day!

5) Listen to English radio stations

FlyFM, Hitz.FM and RedFM are some of the most popular English radio stations in Malaysia. By tuning into these English radio stations, you can train your listening skills and learn how English sentences are constructed. Most of the deejays are entertaining to listen to as well, so you’ll be having some fun at the same time!

6) Pay attention to your surroundings

Whenever you are out and about, take note of all the billboards, posters and signboards that are around you. Advertisements are particularly great because they often use catchy phrases to attract your attention. When you’re in the supermarket, mentally identify the items on display in English. If you don’t know what something is, remember to jot it down and find out later!

7) Start your own blog

Love food? Start a food blog! Know or thing or two about gadgets? Write about that! Writing down your thoughts, ideas and opinions will not only improve your English, but also help you articulate and structure what’s on your mind. It doesn’t matter if it’s about your daily agenda or the most random of topics, keep practising your writing by blogging about your interests!

8) Learn English through song lyrics

There’s no better way to learn while having some fun! Pick your favourite tune, look up the lyrics online and sing along! Songs are great way to learn a new language (not just English!) becausethey contain useful vocabulary and lots of everyday words and phrases, so you won’t be stuck learning words that no one uses anymore. Phrases that are learnt through songs tend to stick better too, because of the catchy tune that comes with it.

Pro Tip: LyricsTraining is a great site where you can choose your favourite song, and while the song is playing, you need to fill in the blanks. It’s a fun way to practise your listening skills!

9) Record yourself speaking

You probably know how English words are supposed to sound like, but do you know how it sounds when they come out of your mouth? Words may sound a little different because you may not be pronouncing words properly. Record yourself reading an article or a book, and go back and listen to what you said, making sure you notice your strengths and weaknesses.

10) Watch movies and TV shows

Movies and TV shows (or even YouTube videos) are a great way to improve your English, and have fun at the same time! Films and videos are usually made for native speakers, so you’ll be hearing the English language just as how you would in real life — spoken quickly with lots of colloquial, everyday phrases as well as slang. Watch whatever that interests you, whether it’s a superhero blockbuster movie, Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show on YouTube or Game of Thrones!

11) Learn as many words as you can from a single category

Are you a foodie? Learn all the words related to food and cooking! If you’re into photography, then pick up words related to that field instead. You may think that this may be too specific, but you’ll be surprised how many words in the English language are related. For example, if you’ve learnt the word flambé as part of your food vocabulary, you will realise that words like flammable, inflammation and flambeau are all connected, and has something to do with flame!

12) Imitate your favourite actor

Personally, I’ve tried this before and it is really fun to do! All you have to do is pick your a celebrity like Robert De Niro or Arnold Schwarzenegger and try speaking like them. Listen to some dialogue and phrases, and repeat what they say. Shadowing someone’s way of speaking can help improve intonation & pronunciation, and perhaps get rid of some Malaysian slang.

13) And most importantly, keep speaking & practising!

This is where most students stumble. Due to lack of confidence, students tend to avoid speaking in English for fear of saying the wrong thing. Don’t be afraid! In order for you to be able to improve, you MUST keep practising and speaking out loud. Find every opportunity to speak in English, whether it’s giving directions to a stranger, ordering a burger from McDonald’s or conversing among your friends.

Always remember that in order to improve in anything, you need lots and lots of practice!

WORLD NEWS

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senior experience and thier study smart tips

1.停止看韩剧。换看美剧。开Chicago Fire和Chicago PD。下载它们的srt 字幕file来看。不要看有华文字幕的。

2. 勤力查字典。用smartphonec查。查完记录起来。

3. 分清楚什么是verb, nouns, subject verb agreement, adjectives, adverbs， tenses, passive voice。要知道，这些字怎样词句重组。 

4. 多读英文报，或者上网看malaysian insider。 

5. 多讲，就算broken english或singlish也要讲！ 你有看美剧的，多年后，你的讲的英文会变美剧里的对白，少数broken english。

6. 如果你是理科生，更加要多看纪录片如Air crash investigation, The universe, cosmo, seconds from disaster。 这些在youtube的有得找到， 免费的。

bookss motivation and morality

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suicide

Over 90 percent of the people who die by suicide have a mental illness at the time of their death. They die by suicide because they ARE NOT thinking clearly and are suffering from excruciating emotional pain.
And they feel that they MUST die by suicide to end their pain.
But there are many people who are IGNORANT about suicide and use the deeply offensive攻擊性 and patently/obviously INCORRECT term “self-murder” when they talk about suicide.
But murder is defined as “the unlawful非法 killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice預謀的惡意（做飯法之前所預先計劃的惡意）.” So, as any intelligent person can see, suicide unquestionably DOES NOT fit the definition for murder…at all.
The first problem with labeling suicide as “self-murder” is that it implies意味/含 suicide is a crime. But suicide is NOT a crime. People who die by suicide are trying to stop their pain. There is NO criminal（adj） component犯罪成分 to suicide. Period.
Next, the word “murder” implies a very evil intent(堅決） bring the most severe harm imaginable upon another person.But with suicide there is NO evil intent and NO desire to bring harm upon another person. Again, people who die by suicide want to stop their pain.
Severe=serious嚴重
And “murder” means the killing of another person. But there is no other person killed in a suicide.
Contorting the word “murder” by placing the prefix “self” in front of it causes the new word “self-murder” to be a nonsensical, twisted term – a term that is oftentimes used by people with a NEGATIVE (and ignorant) agenda against people who die by suicide and against suicide survivors幸存者。
For example, those who claim that suicide is a sin will oftentimes state that those who die by suicide commit “self-murder.” Thus they try to advance their idiotic agenda by using the word “murder” as a WEAPON of hate...a weapon to denigrate and dishonor suicide angels and suicide survivors. But the individuals who advance this idiocy are only exhibiting their own IGNORANCE by making such statements.
Suicide is NOT a sin罪孽
Suicide is NOT a crime.
And suicide is NOT self-murder.
To be –成爲，nonsensical愚蠢（adj）,oftentimes=usually，state-describe ,agenda=議程，denigrate and dishonor =詆毀羞辱

ENGVID

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ENGLISH jenniferr VIDEO

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english simple essay

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"By evening, she was running a high fever ... "

Far up in the mountains of Canada, there is an old abandoned log cabin. Once it was occupied by a young couple who wanted to distance themselves from the chaos of this modern world. Here they were miles away from the nearest town. Bob, the husband, made the occasional trip into town to buy supplies whereas Jan, his wife, spent her free time by the fire, sewing. Their life was simplyidyllic.Then, one midwinter's day, Jan woke up from bed with a strange ache in her bones. Putting it down to overwork, Bob shooed her to bed and made sure she rested. Though Jan was impatient to get to her chores, Bob soothed her, "Relax, Sugar. You're overdoing things. All these chores will be here when you recover." However, Jan seemed to be getting worse instead of recovering. By evening, she was running a high fever and in greater pain. In spite of his best efforts, Bob could not manage to ease her suffering. And then suddenly, she started to lapse into unconsciousness. It was then obvious that she was seriously ill. What could Bob do? He had no experience in treating the sick and Jan was getting worse by the minute. He knew that there was an old doctor in town but he lived three miles away, downhill. Pot-bellied and obese, there was no way the doctor could make it up to their cabin. Something had to be done quickly! Bob racked his brains but to no avail. The only thing left to do was to go to the doctor. In Jan's condition, she could never walk that far in the waist-deep snow. Bob would have to carry her! Bob searched his mind for a way to move poor, sick Jan. Then, he remembered. He had once made a sledge so that they could ride together over the mountain. They never got around to using it though, because the whole mountain was thickly covered with rocks and trees. He had never found a safe way down, not even once. "Well," he thought, "looks like I'm going to have to try it anyhow," as he dug out the sledge from the storeroom. "Jan may die unless I get her to the doctor, and life means nothing to me without her." With this thought in mind, Bob gently tucked Jan into the sledge, got in the front, and with a short prayer for safety, pushed off. How they got through that ride alive, Bob has never figured out. As trees loomed up in front of him and just as quickly whizzed by his side, close enough to touch, he felt relieved that Jan was not awake to experience the ride. It was all he could do not to scream as collision seemed imminent, time and again, with only inches to spare. At last, bursting from the mountainside, the town came into view. Barely slowing down, they sped through the icy streets, only losing speed as they neared the doctor's house. The sledge, battered through the journey, collapsed in the left ski as it came to a halt, spilling out its occupants. Bob picked up his Jan and made his way into the doctor's house. After what seemed to be a long winter, Jan recovered fully from her illness but Bob never recovered from his fright. They moved into the little town so as to be near help in times of crisis, and have lived there ever since.

idyllic simple and carefree rack one's brains strain to find a solution batter to damage as by heavy wear