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Learning Tips
In class Speak
How to learn better in class How to do better when doing speaking
Look at your teacher and the board and take tasks
notes. Look at the example given.
Listen carefully to your teacher and the recording. Use the prompts given.
Ask your teacher when you don’t understand. Use the language you have learnt.
Speak in English as much as possible. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes when you
Take part in pair- and group-work activities. speak.
Speak only in English.
Outside the class
How to learn better outside the class Read
Read the dialogues and texts in your book and How to do better when doing reading tasks
listen to the recordings. Before you read, try to predict what the text is
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Read the dialogues and texts aloud and about with the help of the pictures.
sometimes record yourself. Look for key words in the text to understand the
Study the vocabulary and grammar and then do main ideas.
your homework. Try to guess the meaning of unknown words.
Read selected texts from English magazines and Read the text quickly to understand the main
newspapers. idea.
Read English websites. Read the text carefully to understand speci ic
Listen to English songs. details.
Watch English TV programmes. Decide in which part of the text you can ind the
information you need.
Vocabulary
How to learn vocabulary better Listen
Write down new words in a notebook. How to do better when doing listening
Together with the English word: tasks
- write the translation in your language, Before you listen, look at the pictures and read
- write an example sentence, the questions and answers carefully.
- draw or stick a picture. Before you listen, try to predict what the
Put words in groups or use diagrams. speakers are going to talk about.
Learn whole phrases (e.g. verb + noun) not just Before you listen, try to predict what kind of
individual words. information is missing.
When you learn new words, you must remember While listening, try to understand the general
if they are verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc. idea, not every single word.
Refer to the Wordlist. While listening, don’t assume that an answer
Practise the spelling and pronunciation of new is correct just because the speakers mention a
words. word that is in the activity. Listen carefully before
Look up unknown words in a dictionary. you answer.
Regularly revise words you have learnt.
Try to use words you have recently learnt when Write
you speak or write.
How to do better when doing writing tasks
Grammar Make sure you understand what you are asked
to write.
How to learn grammar better Plan your writing and make notes before you
Refer to the Grammar Reference. write.
Use grammar tables. Join your ideas with and and but.
Have a grammar notebook. Use pronouns (he, she it, them, etc.) to avoid
repeating the same words.
In it write: - tips and/or rules in your language,
- example sentences, Write neatly.
- important grammatical points, After you inish, check your writing. Check
punctuation and capital letters, word order,
e.g. irregular verbs. spelling, linking words, grammar and vocabulary.
Make a note of grammatical errors that you
often make.
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