20 ways to improve your English without struggling

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20 ways to improve your English without struggling

Most of the companies and institutions require you to know English, if not certificate, at least a daily used English to communicate with other nationalities that have different language and culture.

To learn English is to practice, live and use the language on a daily basis, here you can find the most efficient and easy 20 ways that can help you doing that:

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	<li>Get used to English voice, train your ear and brain to listen and get used to English, try to understand what you hear, you can start with easy songs.</li>
	<li>Get used to English words, train your eyes to read short sentences in specific period of time, Movies and clips subtitles would be very helpful.</li>
	<li>Don't be afraid to make mistakes, when you make mistakes you give others a chance to correct you and you will never forget your mistakes.</li>
	<li>Nobody can learn all the English and it is OK, in English many words has same pronunciation but different meanings, so it is easier to remember the words by its meaning not its spelling or pronunciation.</li>
	<li>Sleep! You’ll learn more after a good night’s sleep. You’ll be able to concentrate more.</li>
	<li>Use body language, using body language and gestures will help you more remembering and would add more fun to your learning, plus it is cool :).</li>
	<li>Unlearn your mistakes, you might be doing a grammar mistake over and over again, focus on one mistake at once and keep trying to unlearn it, then move to another mistake...etc.</li>
	<li>Surf on the Internet,try to learn something new everyday like new words, new grammar, new gesture or any new thing that you find it cool and helpful.</li>
	<li>Idioms and Expressions, they might be hard to memorize but they will make your English colorful, making you sound very fun when you speak them out, for example: "Cry over spilt milk"- When you complain about a loss from the past.</li>
	<li>Casual English, English books will teach you formal English, which you might find boring, try to learn the slang English by watching movies and listening to music.</li>
	<li>more advances less progress, keep in mind that it takes longer to improve when our level is high. Usually the fastest progress is made when we are beginners. Don’t think that you’re suddenly not learning anymore, it’s just a less noticeable progress.</li>
	<li>Get a mate, learn English with a friend, you’ll have someone you can practice with and you can motivate each other to study.</li>
	<li>Keep it up! If you take a break from speaking English, you will find that your level decreases and all your hard work has been wasted.</li>
	<li>Grammar is important, it is not enough to learn English words only, you need to know how to connect these words using the grammar, so don't Underestimates it.</li>
	<li>Think again before you talk, take a second to think about what you’re going to say. You know the grammar, but maybe you don’t use it correctly when you speak.</li>
	<li>Phrasal verbs are many and important, (take off, look for, listen to... etc) the more you focus on their meaning, the more it will be easier for you to guess the meaning of new ones.</li>
	<li>Don’t feel shy about making your accent. It’s an important part of your cultural identity to keep your accent. Native English speakers enjoy hearing English spoken with an accent, so be proud of it.</li>
	<li>Learning has no age, don't feel too old or too young to learn English, don't give your self fake excuses, start learning NOW.</li>
	<li>Use an English/English dictionary as it will help you to keep thinking in English and not translating. If an English/English dictionary seems scary, there are learner’s dictionaries for English students of your level.</li>
	<li>Review! Review! Review! Make sure that you take the time to review things you have studied in the past.</li>
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if you want to master English, simply use it every day and every time you got the chance to, you will feel the difference in few weeks only.

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