There are different ways to improve your English in a short time. First of all, you need to know how well you speak English. If your English is not good enough and you would like to go and study at university in Australia, you need to know that you have a long way to go. Learning a new language does not happen in a short period of time. You need a lot of practice and spend many hours studying before you realize that your language is improving.
A good thing to do is to come to class every day. If you don’t come to class, you will miss out on work that other students will do. The teacher will not be able to cover all the things you have missed because you were not in class. Of course some people have strong reasons not to come to class sometimes. They may have a doctor’s appointment or their child may be sick. There is very little they can do and they can’t help it. If you have a doctor’s appointment, you need to ask the receptionist at the doctor’s surgery to make the appointment before or after class so you don’t miss out.
How can I learn English in a short time? Well, you can listen carefully in class to what the teacher says. Try not to use your native language and use English only when you talk to others in class. Watching TV in English will improve your language a lot. If you don’t understand what is said on TV, you will pick up new words each time you watch it.
There are many web sites that you can visit to improve your listening and reading. The more time you spend on the internet, the more you will learn. Also, if you don’t do any work at home, your learning will be absolutely slow and it may take you years to speak English.
Try to practise your English with native speakers. If you find it difficult at the moment to take part in conversations with people whose first language is English, don’t stop. They may help you by speaking slowly to make sure you understand what they say. Speaking English with native speakers will help you gain confidence.
Read newspapers in English. Most newspapers in Australia have web sites that you can visit. This will not cost you any money. You will learn new words and improve your reading skill each time you visit these web sites. You will need to use a good dictionary to understand what you read. Reading words that you don’t understand does not make sense.
Visit your local library and get yourself a membership card. When you become a member, you will be allowed to borrow books, magazines, videos and DVDs. There are activities in the library that you can take part in. This will also help you make friends. When you make friends, you will enjoy living in Australia more. Your local library is open 7 days a week. You can choose a time that suites you and have a look at what the library has to offer. In your local library, you may find books in your own language. Box Hill library, for example, has a lot of books that are not in English for people to borrow.
When your 510 hours of learning English are about to finish, you can talk to one of the counsellors at AMES. He or she may tell you about courses you can enrol in to study English further. The counsellor can tell you about courses outside AMES that you may be interested in. You can see a counsellor at any time while you study at AMES but you have to book an interview first. Counsellors are very busy because they meet so many students every day to give them advice about what they can do.
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There are different ................to improve your English in a short time. First of all, you need to know how well you speak English. If your English is not good enough and ...............would like to go and study at university in Australia, you need to know that you have a long way to go. Learning a new ........................does not happen in a short period of time. You need a lot of practice ...................spend many hours studying before you realize that your language .................improving.
A good thing to do is to come to class every day. If you don’t come to ................., you will miss out on work that other students will do. The teacher will not be able ..................cover all the things you have missed because you were not in class. Of course some people have strong reasons not ................come to class sometimes. They may have a doctor’s appointment or their child may be .................... There is very little they can do and they can’t help it. If you have a doctor’s appointment, ...................need to ask the receptionist at the doctor’s surgery to make the appointment before or ..................class so you don’t miss out.
How can I learn English in a short time? Well, you can listen carefully in class to what the teacher says. Try not to use your native language and use English only when you talk to others in class. Watching TV in English will improve your language a lot. If you don’t understand what is said on TV, you will pick up new words each time you watch it.
There are many web sites that you can visit to improve your listening and ................... The more time you spend on the internet, the more you will learn. Also, if you don’t do ..................work at home, your learning will be absolutely slow and it may take you years to .................English.
Try to practise your English with native speakers. If you find it difficult ..................the moment to take part in conversations with people whose first language is English, don’t stop. They may ....................you by speaking slowly to make sure you understand what they say. Speaking English .................native speakers will help you gain confidence.
Read newspapers in English. Most newspapers .................Australia have web sites that you can visit. This will not cost you any money. You will learn new words and improve ..............reading skill each time you visit these web sites. You will need to use a ..........................dictionary to understand what you ................. Reading words that you don’t understand does .......................make sense.
Visit your local library and ..................yourself a membership card. When you become a member, you will be allowed to borrow books, magazines, videos and DVDs. There are activities in the library that you can take part in. This will also help you make friends. When you make friends, ...............will enjoy living in Australia more. Your local library is open 7 .....................a week. You can choose a time that suites you and have a look at what the library has to offer. In your local library, you may ...............books in your own language. Box Hill library, for example, has a lot of books that .....................not in English for people to borrow.
When your 510 hours of learning English ...................about to finish, you can talk to one of the counsellors at AMES. He or she may tell you about courses you ...................enrol in to study English further. The counsellor can tell you about courses outside AMES that you may be interested in. You can ..................a counsellor at any time while you study at AMES but you have ..................book an interview first. Counsellors are very busy because they meet so many students every day to give them advice about .....................they can do.
