How to Learn English
1. Motivation
Motivation for learning English
What is necessary to learn English well?
Changing your life
The problem
Negative attitude
Typical learner vs. motivated learner
What to do?
Improving your motivation for learning Englsih
imagine yourself in the future
Why learn English
Get access to knowledge
Communicate with people
Push your career forward
Enjoy art like never before
English is easy to learn
Get satisfaction
English makes you feel good
imagine...
Learner reports
English makes you feel good
otherpeople who have done it
Remember that you are already good
Remember there is a lot that you don't know
Use English whenever you can
SRS
Talk to people about English
Find a friend who is learning English
Spend some money on learning English
Read Unlimited power by Anthony Robbins
Remember that learning requires action
Why learn English
English makes you feel good
There biggest challenges facing an English learner
1. Developing a passion for learning English
2. Making the first change to one's life
3. Making further changes to one's life
2. Dictionary
Use a good English dictionary
You need a good English dictionary
How to buy a good English dictionary
Example sentences: more important than definition
Dictionary reviews
Comparative review of dictionaries for English learner
Comparative review of English pronunciation dictionaries
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
Why publishers are unable to develop a really good software dictionary
3. No mistakes
Learn English without mistake
You can damage your English by writing and speaking
How practice can damage your English
What about "learning from your mistakes"?
Solution: Stop making mistakes!
FAQ
"But if I'm afraid to make a mistake, I will never open my mouth!"
"I make a lot mistakes when I speak English-what should I do?"
"But you cannot learn anything without mistakes!"
"Can I ever make a mistake on purpose?"
Mistakes and pronunciation
Learn to pronounce English words as soon as possible
Guess can damage your pronunciation
How to avoid forming bad habits
How to learn to pronounce English words
1.Learn to recognize all the English sounds
The sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet
Introduction to phonetic transcription
The sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet
printable IPA/ASCII chart
Does this chart list all the sounds that you can hear in British and American English?
Typing the phonetic symbols
IPA phonetic keyboard
ASCII Phonetic Alphabet
Learning to pronounce the sounds
PerfectPronunciation
Benefits
Feature
How reviews work
Buy PerfectPronunciation
2. Get the habit if checking the pronunciation of English words in a dictionary
Check the pronunciations of English words
Check the pronunciation while(of after) speaking
Check the pronunciation while reading
CHeck the pronunciation while listening
A handful of tips
3. Listen and notice
4. Practice pronouncing English words from time to time
Getting it right in your head
How can you avoid making mistakes?
Rules of error-free speaking and writing
1. Use simple language
2.Be slow and careful
3. If you're not sure how to say something,don't say it
4. When writing, always look things up
More information on using Google when writing
5.Know where you can screw up
How to get the most out of English texts
Reading for content
Pause and think
Important notes
An example
Further reading
Is "pause and think" worth it?
"Will ever be fluent if I speak so slowly and carefully?"
My experience with error-free writing
Don't speak or write too early
What happens in English classes
Learning English pronunciation
Why should you study English pronunciation?
First impressions
Communication
Can you communicate in English?
Communication is not enough
Further reading
What are the features of clear,plesant pronunciation?
What is good English pronunciation?
More about Level 3(clear and pleasant pronunciation)
Choosing between American and British pronunciation
American pronunciation
British pronunciation
which one should you choose?
My choice of General American pronunciation
The important of learning about the other accent
How close to GenAm or PR do you have to be?
How to learn good pronunciation?
Learn to pronounce English words as soon as possible
Test your English pronunciation
How to learn English pronunciation
1. Study the sounds of English and their IPA symbols. Learn to recognize all the sonds
2. Learn about phonetic transcription and word stress
3. Choose your pronunciation model: American or British
4. Get in the habit checking the pronunciations of words in a dictionary
5. Listen and notice
6. Practice pronouncing English words and phrases
How to practice pronouncing English words
Tools for "official" practice
Pronunciation training website/software
Rachel's English
BBC Learning English
Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
General dictionaries
Cambridge Dictionary
Macmillan Dictionary
Tips for practicing English pronunciation
7. consider learning the pronunciations of the most common English words
Learn more
What is good English pronunciation?
Useful phonetic concepts:
phonemic transcription vs. narrow transcription
Flap t
We created the ASCII Phonetic Alphabet
Demonstration of phonetic transcription
English vowel chart
"Your are a foreigner, therefore you will always have a foregin accent"
Comparative review of English pronunciation dictionaries
What is a pronunciation dictionary and why is it useful?
Do you need a pronunciation dictonary?
The dictionaries
Review criteria
Testing methodology
Grading system
Get input. Lots of it.
Input-what it is and why you need it
The model of language learning
comments on the model
What the model mmeans for language learners
How input can change your English
How I realized I was a native speaker
Further reading
Two interesting cases
The powere of reading-two stories
The case of L
The case of Cohen
How much input do you need to speak English fluently?
How much information do you need?
How much input do you need?
"Holy moly!"
Why your input should be fun
Regularity
Dedication
Attitude to English
What if you're a beginner?
Further information
What to read when you're a beginner?
Simplified books
Simplified books are the ideal solution for people who are just starting to read in a new language
How to choose a simplified book that you will like:
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Extensive Reading Foundation
Macmillan Readers
Cambridge Readers
Black Cat
Penguin Readers
Ocford bookworms
Egmont Easy Readers
Simple English Wikipedia
What to read when you're more advanced?
websites
Literature
How-tos and self-help books
Sciences and philosophy books
Textbooks
Tom's List(high-quarity sources of regular audio/video imput for English learner
Why you need to take change of your English learning
Amount of input
Rate of input
Authenticity
How much input do you need to speak English fluently?
How much information do you nees?
How much input do you need?
"Holy moly"
Why you shouldn't rely on grammar rules
Example of learning by grammar rules
Grammar rules vs. input-summary
Can grammar rules be useful?
Stop asking people to tell you grammar rules
Why your input should be fun
A few tips on choosing sources of input
Formal and informal English
Great output skills without output practice?
Ways to get English input
Reading websites and books. Reading is the easiest way to quickly grow your vocabulary and grammar
Reading is easier than listening
It's easier to understand written English than spoken English
It's easier to build your vocabulary with written English
An example
"Do I have to read?"
How to get the most out of English texts:
What to read if you're beginner
more advanced?
What to read: some recommendations
The power of reading-two stories
spoken English is very important:
Watching movies in English
Why watch movies in English
How to learn as much as possible
the difficulty of watching movies
What to do when you don't understand something
Movie guides
Learning techniques
Where to get movies English?
Learning English with adventure games
What is an adventure game?
Why adventure games are good for your English
How to use adventure games
Recommended games
Example sentences
Example sentences in dictionaries: More important than difinitions
Understanding meanings
Grammar and usage
Brain programming
One more example
Final advice
British National Corpus
Corpus of Contemporary American English
Correct English Serch
Spaced-repetition software(SRS)
E-mail
Software
practical reasons
Why you should use English versions of your OS and other software
The role of mistakes in language learning
Are mistakes good or bad?
"Mistakes are an inseparable part of the language learning process"
"Making mistakes is agood way to learn a language"
Final word
4. Pronunciation
Learning English pronunciation
5. Input
Get input.Lots of it.
6. SRS