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Learning Tips
Grammar
In class How to learn grammar better
How to learn better in class Refer to the Grammar Reference.
Look at your teacher and the board and take notes. Use grammar tables.
Listen carefully to your teacher and the CD. Have a grammar notebook. In it write:
Ask your teacher when you don’t understand. - tips and/or rules in your language,
Speak in English as much as possible. - example sentences,
Take part in pair and group work activities. - important grammatical points e.g. irregular verbs.
Make a note of grammatical errors that you often
make.
Outside the class
How to learn better outside the class Speak
Read the dialogues and texts from your book and How to do better when doing speaking tasks
listen to your CD. Before you speak, make sure you understand the
Read the dialogues and texts aloud and sometimes task and how you should use the prompts.
record yourself. Look at the example and use the prompts given.
Study the vocabulary and grammar and then do Use the language you have learnt.
your homework.
Read selected texts from English magazines and Speak only in English.
newspapers. Speak clearly.
Read English websites. Don’t worry if you make a mistake. Correct yourself
Listen to English songs. if you can, otherwise continue speaking.
If you can’t remember a word, don’t stop. Try to use
Watch English TV programmes and DVDs.
other words. For example, when you don’t know
what something is called, try to describe its shape,
what it’s made of, what it’s used for, etc.
Vocabulary © MM Publications
How to learn vocabulary better When you are talking with someone, make sure
you contribute to the conversation but also pay
Write down new words in a notebook. attention to what the other person is saying.
Together with the English word: - Listen carefully to him/her and show that you are
- write the translation in your language, following what they are saying by using phrases
- write an example sentence, like I see, Uh-huh.
- draw or stick a picture. - When you hear good news, raise your tone of
Put words in groups or use diagrams. voice to sound excited and enthusiastic, and use
Learn whole phrases (e.g. verb+noun) not just phrases like Really?, How exciting!
individual words. - When you hear bad news and want to express
Learn new words in context (in sentences sympathy, lower your tone of voice to sound more
describing situations). This way, it is easier to serious, and use phrases like What a shame!,
remember them. Poor you!
When you learn new words, write down if they are - To keep the conversation going, respond to what
verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc. the other person is saying by asking questions, by
When you learn new words, it’s a good idea to expressing your opinion, agreeing, disagreeing, etc.
also learn any corresponding synonyms and/or
antonyms. Read
Refer to the Wordlist. How to do better when doing reading tasks
Practise the spelling and pronunciation of new Before you read, try to predict what the text is
words. about with the help of the title and the pictures.
Look up unknown words in a dictionary. Look for key words in the text to understand the
Regularly revise words you have learnt. main ideas.
Try to use words you have recently learnt when Keep in mind that a text will most probably
you speak or write. include unknown vocabulary. There’s no need to
panic. It does not mean that you won’t be able to
understand the text as a whole.
Try to understand which of the words in the text
are really important. Try to guess the meaning of as
many of these words as possible from the context.
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