Tips to improve your English for non-English speakers

1. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR
ENGLISH
By
Mohamed Abdel Monem
@MAbdelMonem93

2. WHY ENGLISH
 First language in the world
 Highly needed to get a better job
 New culture
 Communicate with foreigners
 Traveling abroad
 Other reasons!

3. DO I SPEAK ENGLISH?
Background knowledge of English
Actual ability to use the language in everyday activities

4. COMMON PROBLEMS
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• I can’t speak English (fluency)
• I always make mistakes!!
• Other

5. HOW TO GET BETTER
• Practice then practice then practice!!!
• Work on skills you need to improve
• It’s not about grammar! Nor your score in high school!
• Then practice again and again!!!

6. DIFFERENT LANGUAGE SKILLS
Listening Speaking
Reading writing

7. 1- HOW TO IMPROVE LISTENING?
Speaking to English speakers
Watching TV and movies
Watching foreign movies with English subtitles
Listening to radio
Reading audio books
Singing English songs
Practicing pronunciation
Joining conversation groups/one-on-one conversations

8. 2- HOW TO IMPROVE SPEAKING?
 Reading aloud
 Networking and making friends
 Greeting people on the street
 Having small talks in public
 Joining one-on-one conversations, conversation and common interest groups
 Talking to your friends in English

9. HOW TO HAVE A GREAT CONVERSATION?
 Relax and calm yourself
 Listen well
 Ask questions
 Use a friendly tone
 Choose your words and questions carefully
 Avoid controversial and intimate topics as well as arguments
 Neither interrupt a person in the middle of his thought, nor speak on top of it
 Compliment the other person
 Thank for a great conversation

10. HOW TO IMPROVE MY CONVERSATION SKILLS?
 Don’t be shy and self-conscious!
 Communication errors can be solved.
 A conversation is an interactive activity involving listening and speaking from both
parties.
 It’s all about listening and asking questions.
 If a conversation is going wrong, it may not be your fault.

11. 3- HOW TO IMPROVE READING?
 Reading books & E-books
 Watching movies with English subtitles
 Listening to songs and following their lyrics
 Learning letter/letter combination sounds
 Stressing words correctly
 Paying attention to punctuation signs
 Slowing down and pronouncing every single word as well as word endings

12. 4- HOW TO IMPROVE WRITING?
 Reading, listening and speaking
 Learning English grammar and vocabulary
 Understanding the basic subject-verb sentence structure
 Using correct spelling
 Keeping in mind frequently misspelled words
 Making use of grammar and spell-check tools
 Punctuating correctly
 Blogging, text messaging or having pen friends

13. RESOURCES FOR IMPROVING ENGLISH
• Learn English Free Online:
http://www.learnenglish.de
• Learn American English Online:
www.learnamericanenglishonline.com
• Learn Languages for Free Online:
http://www.busuu.com

14. THANKS A LOT…
@MAbdelMonem93