Even since young, English has always been a subject that I loathe
a lot as I never seems to be able to do well in it no matter how hard I tries.
A huge part of the reason is because I rarely converse in English with my
friends and classmates but rather in Chinese which I am more comfortable in.It was only when I received my O level result for English subject
that it struck me that it is time to buck up on my English.
In order to tackle my poor English (which it is still now),
I have taken various steps to improve it, which includes:
1) Learning by listening and watching
Instead of simply watching drama or listening to music, I will
focus on how the actors/singers articulate his/her lines or use certain vocabulary
that is totally alien to me.
2) Journey entry for vocabulary that I
stumbled upon
Upon hearing or learning of a new word, I will jot it down
in a journey entry and write down a short definition for each of them.
3) Practice make perfect
In layman terms, just converse and write more in English.
From the above three methods that I employed, I find that I
does not stutter as much as before when I am conversing in English.
Furthermore, I managed to have a greater vocabulary pool to choose from as
compared to the past.
In conclusion, I will highly recommend these three methods
that I have employed to improve my English to fellow amateurs that are trying to
master their English as well. Not only is these three methods quick and
effective but also circumstances that we are most likely to encounter in our
daily routine or rather can try to practice in our daily routine.
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