[comcanhchaopho]

Originally Posted by fud_etra

Believe me, there's no shortcut to mastering a language. You should try to break into individual doable task and practice anytime you can. Just wanna share some of my experience:
- Speaking: I got little chance to talk to foreigners in my company so I took any chance to talk to them, during a company trip or in a town hall conference. It trained my behavior and reaction so that I don't "forget" how to speak
- Reading: I read 1 scientific article before going to sleep everyday, some people prefer reading a chapter of novel or else, you can choose whatever suits your styles
- Listening: after reading an article, I listened to a podcast while falling into sleep. I usually can listen to the first ten minutes part though
- Writing: I was not born for writing so I don't care about it, it's a dull task but if you want to improve it, try to improve your Reading

Remember, perseverance is the key. Commit yourself and enjoy the journey!

you must have extremely high determination to learn English to do it this way. And this is the slacker way to learn English
- Speaking: Speak to yourself, in front of a mirror. Remember what you've said and correct it anytime you find any incorrect in your speaking
- Reading: Find an English book (romance, thriller, mystery, detective,.. whatever genre that you like) and read it. Use the dictionary or google any thing that you cannot understand. Will be suuuuuper slow at the beginning for sure but you will do it faster over time
- Listening: music (80's-90's pop, country, ... anything but hip hop and instrumental), film (with subtitle)
- Writing: Create an online blog, write whatever you want to ride (letter to crush, letter to yourself in the future, ....). It will be terrible at the beginning for sure but will be better as you read more and listen more

As you can see, it is totally effortless, but will take you long time ... like 4-5 years. But consider it will take you that much time to finish the bachelor degree, you can actually learn English during the time in the university. Imagine you go to the university, knowing nothing about English and graduate with enough English for business.

So, start it NOW

[KCUS]

I think you need to live in American about three to five years then everything can solve.

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Originally Posted by KCUS

I think you need to live in American about three to five years then everything can solve.

America*
can be solved*

[xakira]

Originally Posted by ;153512031

In my opinion, we should focus on learning new vocabulary that we may accidentally meet when reading books, documents or stuff written in English. I mostly learn words through games, reference books and by watching films with English subtitles.

When we have archived a number of frequently familiar words used in normal conversations every day, we should start learning synonym. So, what is a synonym? A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word in the same language.

For example:
Sick = Ill
Old = Ancient
Peaceful = Quiet
Sad = Sorrowful = Unhappy...
...

We shouldn't skip the reading skill and listening skill, either. Strongly focusing on the pronunciation of every single word is helpful for us all. At school, we are often taught English by Vietnamese teachers so sometimes their pronunciations can be very confusing or different from native speakers'. What can we do to improve these skills? Practice reading and listening everyday. This helps your reading and listening skills and means that you are meeting new vocabulary all the time. It is fine to read and listen to things that are easy. After reading and listening to something, tell someone about it. Don't be shy when using English all the time!

Finally, we should feel confident and relaxed when speaking English without having to worry about the grammatical mistakes that may occur! People don't mind fixing your sentences as long as they understand what you are trying to say.

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Which basic films (games, books) for beginners ?

[Robert John Downey, Jr.]

Originally Posted by xakira

Which basic films (games, books) for beginners ?

You should try "The IT Crowd". Super funny and I think it's suitable for beginners.
Btw, should we post news in English here?

[xakira]

Originally Posted by Robert John Downey, Jr.

You should try "The IT Crowd". Super funny and I think it's suitable for beginners.

Tks you very much, let me try

[gunz098]

Originally Posted by xakira

Tks you very much, let me try

TED Talk as well, keep you motivated and positive )

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[kakami23]

From my point of view, the best part of learning english is speaking . Because, when i studied at school or any english center, i was good at listening and speaking skills, but i was good because of they were my teacher and they taught english to me so they had to speak slowly and clearly.... And when i'm working in a english communication, foreigners speak too fast and hardly to hear. They even cant hear me talk absolutely . So if you want to improve your english skill, i think you better care about your speaking and listening first .

[khoan888join]

Originally Posted by xakira

Which basic films (games, books) for beginners ?

this grammar book could be useful for beginners https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aoN...-BaGT5laj/view
tell me if you want more, i got tons of books and magazines

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Originally Posted by khoan888join

this grammar book could be useful for beginners https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aoN...-BaGT5laj/view
tell me if you want more, i got tons of books and magazines

Nice one! Can you give us more?

I'm currently looking for documents for advanced learners. 226552