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Don' t worry!
English can seem
difficult, but please don't be nervous, try to relax. If
you relax, it
can be fun learning
English.
Don't worry about
the mistakes!
You are learning so it's
normal to make mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes.
If you make a mistake
you can normally be understood. Your answers don't need
to be perfect. If you
could speak perfect English you wouldn't need to learn
it.
Speak
It is very important to
try to speak. If you say nothing because you are shy or
afraid, no one will
know if you can speak English or what you think or want.
Always try to say
something! The worst answer to any question is silence.
You will normally
be understood. If you are not understood say it again,
maybe
try using different words.
Speak loudly , you will
sound more confident and your English will be clearer
if you speak loudly. If
you speak very quietly and nobody can hear you it will
be difficult to
understand you and people may think you can't speak.
Think
You need to think
about what you are doing all the time. If you are
listening
think about what
you are listening for, while you are speaking,
think about what you
are talking about, what
you need to say. While you are reading think about what
information you are
reading for and while you are writing think about what
you are
writing about. Think
about what you are trying to learn.
Ask question
Don't be afraid to ask
questions. If you don't understand something ask!
Don't be shy about
asking. You are probably not the only person who
doesn't
understand. We all get
confused sometimes and teacher and books don't
always explain things
well.
Practice
Practice, practice,
practice and practice!!! This is the most important part
of
learning a language.
You don't need to be very clever to learn to speak
English
but you need to
practice. You need to practice in the classroom (not
fall asleep)
and you need to
practice out side of the class room too. Look at the
work you
have studied already.
Maybe practice with your friends. You can also listen to
the radio (In Thailand
99.5 FM is a good example), listen to songs, read
magazines
(the Bangkok Post,
Student weekly etc.) and books and watch movies and
videos.
It's up to you
If you want to learn
English you must try to learn it yourself. Your teacher
and your
friends can't learn it
for you! They can only help you, it's up to you to learn!
*Be confident-You can
do it!
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