One can never have too many tips for improving English fast, and easy. The following tips are four that often get overlooked. Unfortunately, overlooking them can slow your improvement.
1. Micro goals
The big goal is to speak English. I know. You know. We ALL know. But how do you reach that big goal? Through micro goals! A micro goal is a small objective that you want to achieve. When you’re trying to improve your English, you need to keep the smaller goals in mind. What could these smaller goals be? For example, learn 5 new vocabulary words this week? Or, speak English fluently and correctly for 2 minutes twice a week. But don’t let these goals be the only ones. You can literally choose any micro goal to use to help you improve your English.
2. What Ifs
Did you know that it’s important to plan for what could happen? Yeah, this step often gets overlooked. Basically, life happens. What will you do to continue improving your English when life happens: you’re tired, traveling, having a bad day, etc.? That’s where the what ifs happen. You must have a plan for this. If you don’t plan for this, you will slow your progress in learning English, or you’ll derail yourself. This means that you will stop improving your English. So, for which what ifs have you planned?
3. Listen up!
Having difficulties understanding people when they speak English? There’s a solution for that. Know what it is? More listening! Yes, It’s that simple. The Living in English: 365 podcast has free audio lessons to improve listening.
Listening is a passive activity, but it’s helpful. DON’T neglect this. The first time you listen to something, you may not understand everything. When you listen again, things will be clearer. After you listen more and more, you’ll increase your listening proficiency in English. Yes, it IS that simple. That’s how this works.
4. Expect This
You’re going to make mistakes. No pressure! Making mistakes isn’t the end of the world. Knowing that you will make some mistakes in English, and being okay with that, is the ultimate growth. Please have some fun now, okay? Often times there are so many nerves and such high pressure and anxiety. If you’re petrified of making mistakes and dying of embarrassment, join Fluency Academy for greater confidence.
Most people you meet won’t belittle you or make fun of you for making a mistake in English. Knowing that you will make a mistakes (or many mistakes) will make you more relaxed when you speak. You’re not yet an expert in English speaking, and that’s okay. Expect the mistake(s) and embrace it.
Conclusion
There are many tips to keep in mind when learning to improve your English. The four above are some of the most important ones. To recap, set micro goals. This helps you reach your bigger goal of learning English properly. Plan for things that happen in life. This is called planning for the what ifs. But you shouldn’t stop there! You must also listen and expect mistakes in English. All are perfectly normal and fine. Once you do these four failproof things, you will be well on your way to improving your English. Best of luck!