The coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown means we are living through some very strange times. Many of us have much more free time available during the day due to reduced working hours or simply by having to spend more time at home.
Why not use some of this extra free time to improve your English? Take a look at some suggestions below.
1) Immerse yourself in English.
Even if you don’t live in an English-speaking country it is still possible to surround yourself with English. Try to find ways to make English part of your everyday life. The more exposure you have to the language, the better.
E.g. By having a television news channel or radio on in the background in English you can hear real English spoken at normal speed. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand everything. The input is still valuable.
2) Write in English.
It doesn’t really matter what you write as long as you write something. It could be a blog, a diary, a journal or even your shopping list.
Make this a regular part of your day / week and over time you should improve your vocabulary, grammar and your use of everyday English.
3) Listen to real English. Try a podcast.
It’s really easy to find free English podcasts online. Listening to podcasts is a great way to train your ear and to get used to hearing real English, spoken at normal speed.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand everything the first time. Simply listen again to anything you missed, or weren’t sure about.
Have fun learning English!
Louise