Suborna Rahman Sony
The concernment of learning English is acknowledged by people from all walks of life thoroughly. Certainly, this necessity is increasing not only among the education conscious individuals but also in the less lettered workers. In a nutshell, we need to learn English to make our lives better and to cope up with the circumstances around us. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has led us to endure an unpleasant situation but many of us are rewarded with some unexpected time by chance. To turn this quarantine to quality time, what if we utilize our time to polish our susceptibilities. Here are multiple ways that can be used to strengthen our four levels of practical English.
Listening
Originally, we learn a language in a couple of robust ways: acquisition and learning. The acquisition is the procedure through which we adopt our mother tongue: we listen, enjoy, and learn. Here comes the contribution of listening. The more you willenjoy listening the more you will be able to tame the particular language. So,listen to any English conversation every day, and a variety of podcasts can be effective assistants in this regard. BBC Learning English is one of the popular applications you can listen to enhance your listening capacity and to enrich your vocabulary. Cling to one of the following podcasts and enjoy them at least for thirty minutes on a daily basis.
Some exoteric podcasts: BBC 6 Minutes English, Voice of America, EnglishClass 101.com, Happy English Podcast, Real Life English Podcast, All Ear English Podcast, Ted Talk Daily, The Feel Good English Podcast, Second Life, etc.
Reading
Be ready to hear the simplest instruction of all time. Who did not read textbooks in primary school? We all are familiar with reading more or less. Stick to this method and spend thirty minutes reading every day. Read anything that is in English you get in front of you; English newspapers, storybooks, magazines anything will work. Read loudly and be indifferentto your pronunciation. The recommendation is to keep a colorful pen to underline the unknown words and look into the meaning of the words in the dictionary later. This way your reading capability will be developed and your vocabulary will be enriched as well.
Writing
I know you have completed your 12 grades and you know how to play with the words. If you are still confused with the grammar and aimless in using correct vocabulary, just have a shudder of pleased recognition: you need not be careful about your correctness. Just write 100 words on a specific topic regularly; select the topics from the phenomena you are surrounded by. Yes, now you just need someone to check the writings and explain the errors that you have ventured. Several online grammar checkers can be helpful to inspect your grammatical omissions.
Popular Grammar Checkers: Grammarly, Ginger, WhiteSmoke, ProWritingAid, etc.
Speaking
Fortunately, we have learned to speak in our infancy and undoubtedly there is nothing new to add to this pickle. Need to alter the medium and just be confident. Stand in front of the mirror and speak in English to your soul. Who cares for the mistakes? English is not an art to be mastered, it is an instrument to play with. Practice for at least thirty minutes to convey your feelings to your own identity.Besides, select numerous funny topics to speak up. Gesticulation can affix an overwhelming attraction to your conversation.Do not mimic others’ style; you are unique and you are extravagantly welcome along with your own posture. Furthermore, you can record your speech to judge your fluency and you must be auspicious if you find an amicable speaking partner.
Despite all our limitations and drawbacks, we have to partake in the race of advancement to taste the victory. Be courageous; yes, it is you who can conquer the spurt of upliftment. Do not waste your time on overthinking; definitely you will shine!
