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Learning Tips
In class Grammar
How to learn better in class How to learn grammar better
Look at your teacher and the board and take notes. Refer to the Grammar Reference.
Listen carefully to your teacher and the CD. Use grammar tables.
Ask your teacher when you don’t understand. Have a grammar notebook. In it write:
Speak in English as much as possible. - tips and/or rules in your language,
Take part in pair and group work activities. - example sentences,
- important grammatical points e.g. irregular verbs.
Make a note of grammatical errors that you often
Outside the class make.
How to learn better outside the class
Read the dialogues and texts from your book and Speak
listen to your CD. How to do better when doing speaking tasks
Read the dialogues and texts aloud and sometimes
record yourself. Before you speak, make sure you understand the
Study the vocabulary and grammar and then do task and how you should use the prompts.
your homework. Look at the example and use the prompts given.
Read selected texts from English magazines and Use the language you have learnt.
newspapers. Speak only in English.
Read English websites. Speak clearly.
Listen to English songs. © MM Publications
Don’t worry if you make a mistake. Correct yourself
Watch English TV programmes and DVDs. if you can, otherwise continue speaking.
If you can’t remember a word, don’t stop. Try to use
other words. For example, when you don’t know
Vocabulary what something is called, try to describe its shape,
what it’s made of, what it’s used for, etc.
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
describing situations). This way, it is easier to more serious, and use phrases like What a
remember them. shame!, 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,
also learn any corresponding synonyms and/or etc.
antonyms.
Refer to the Wordlist.
Practise the spelling and pronunciation of new
words.
Look up unknown words in a dictionary.
Regularly revise words you have learnt.
Try to use words you have recently learnt when
you speak or write.
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