1. Don’t study grammar too much If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar. |
2. Listen first Spend most of your study time listening – that is the key to great speaking. |
3. Practise speaking, what you hear Speaking is the only requirement to be fluent. The natural order is listening, speaking, reading, then writing. |
4. Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat Every time you hear a question, you pause and answer it. You learn to answer questions quickly—without thinking. Your English becomes automatic. |
5. Study correct material Study English material you can trust, that is commonly used, and that is correct. |
6. Don’t translate When you want to create an English sentence do not translate the words from your mother tongue. The order of words is probably completely different and you will be both slow and incorrect by doing this. Translating and thinking about the grammar to create English sentences is incorrect and should be avoided. |
7. Always Study and Review Phrases, Not Individual Words When you find a new word, always write down The phrase it is in. |