How to learn English. How to speak English fluently.

Photo courtesy: chinese-breeze.com

Rule No. 1
Always study and review phrases, not individual words- Do not study a single, individual word. When you find a new word, always write down the phrases it is in.
When you review, always review all of the phrase, not the word.
I believe your speaking and grammar will improve many times faster by doing so and also, always write the complete phrase.
Phrases are groups of words that naturally go together.

Rule No. 2
Don't study too much grammar-Kindly put away your grammar books and text books. Languages exist before anybody makes rules and regulations. Grammatical rules may limit your learning capacity.

Rules No. 3
Listen first-This is one of the most important rules. you must listen to understand English. Everyday, you should expose yourself to the language as much as you can. It is simple and could be key to your success.
No child can speak without listening or getting exposed to a language.

Rules No. 4
Slow and deep learning is best-One of the secrets to learning speaking English is learning every word and phrase deeply. It is not enough to know a definition or remember it for a test. You must put the word deep into your brain. Repeat it many times. Learn deeply, speak easily. How do you learn deeply? Just repeat all your lessons or listen them many times. For example, if you have an audio book, listen to the first chapter dozens of times before you go to the second chapter. I suggest you listen to the chapter 1 at least 3-5 times each day, for 10 days.

Rule No. 5
Use point of view mini-stories-This is one of the most powerful ways to learn English grammar. Use point of view stories for automatic grammar. You must learn grammar by listening to real English. The best way to listen to the same story, told in different times (points of view): Past, Perfect, Present, Present, Future.

Rule No. 6
Only use real English lessons and materials-You learn English if you want to understand native speakers and speak easily. So, I suggest you use real magazines, audio articles, TV shows, movies, radio talk shows and audio books. To learn real English, you must watch what they (native speakers) watch, listen what they listen to, read what they read. Watch their movies

Rule No. 7
Listen and answer, not listen and repeat-Use listen and answer mini-story lessons. In each story, a speaker tells a short simple story. He also asks you a lot of easy questions. Every time you hear a question, you pause and answer it.

Contributed by Nasser Gorsi

ESL lecturer