35 Ways to Improve your English

We’ve often heard that making changes in our lifestyle will help us lead a happier and healthier life. But what if we tell you that you can improve your English by making a change in your lifestyle.

35 Ways to Improve your English

1. Practice the 4 core skills — Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
2. Watch English news channels only.
3. Make vocabulary lists. Write down new words and new phrases with their meanings on a sheet of paper. Refer to that sheet everyday.
4. Learn a lesson each day.
5. Use your native language lesser and lesser. This may seem weird first but it is an essential step towards gaining fluency in a new language.
6. Speak in English with your family. By doing so, you will gradually stop conversing in your mother tongue and your focus will shift towards English. This will improve your language.
7. Watch shows and movies only in English with English subtitles.
8. Maintain a journal. Note down all important rules that you come across in your journal.
9. Set S.M.A.R.T. goals.
10. Learn to enjoy the learning process. The more you feel like you’re doing it for fun, the faster you’ll observe growth.
11. Connect with people who are also trying to learn English.
12. Find study buddies! Make learning fun and enjoy the process.
13. Test your knowledge. Take periodic tests to understand how close you are to your goals.
14. Identify your problem areas.
15. Review! Every time you take a test and identify your problem areas, review and rectify them.
16. Set time aside for English learning each day.
17. Practice regularly. Make a study plan and diligently follow it.
18. Keep yourself motivated. Avoid books or materials that you find boring.
19. Try to connect your existing hobbies with learning English. For example — you are a cricket enthusiast and you read/hear about it only in your native language. Change it to English and see the difference.
20. Become a part of internet forums based around English learning. This will open up a whole new array of learning opportunities for you.
21. Understand your learning patterns. If you’re a night owl, it’d be best to learn at night. If you’re a morning person, then schedule your learning lessons in the morning.
22. Get yourself an English magazine/newspaper subscription. Read it daily!
23. If you’re a visual learner, make flashcards, outlines, flowcharts etc to aid your learning process.
24. Learn to think in English! This will improve your fluency.
25. Make a list of random topics that you find interesting and write articles on them.
26. Read these articles out loud to practice speaking skills.
27. Read books. Especially graded readers. These are built according to difficulty levels.
28. Read out loud. This helps in building confidence and fluency.
29. If you’re old school, listen to English radio. It is a great listening exercise.
30. Practice dictation. Pick difficult words each day, learn their spellings and give dictations.
31. Get a whiteboard! You can note down all the things you want to cover in your every day English lessons on it.
32. Participate in debates, elocutions and other speech-related competitions.
33. Take up a research-based project in English. This will expose you to the possibilities of the language.
34. Be mindful of punctuations! Punctuations can make or break your sentence. They can also completely change the meaning.
35. Lastly, Allow yourself enough time. Don’t rush the process.

We wish you all the best in your English learning journey!