Hi everyone, I know all of you are working hard on improving your English and most of you have been quite successful at it.

Even though we all make some progress, sometimes we feel we are not making as much progress as we should despite our best efforts. So, here are a few tips I would like to share with all of you and believe me they are all from my personal experience and they will work for each one of you provided you take them seriously.

First and foremost is the exposure to the language.
Expose yourself to the language as much as possible.
For example ??

• Listen to English news/programs on radio while driving to work.
• Read English short stories, jokes?圯tc during lunch break or free time.
• Assign a particular time as your English hour and converse with your family members or friends ONLY in English during this time. If someone forgets, they have to pay a penalty. This could be great fun.

Another very important tactic is to begin to think in English!
YES, strange as it may sound but it goes a long way in improving language skills.
Learn to talk to yourself in English, this may require some deliberate efforts in the beginning but gradually as you train yourself to do this (which may not take more than a day), you will be surprised how soon you get to improve your language abilities.
Talking to yourself is always the safest!!

Lastly I would like to mention our frustration when it comes to vocabulary.
Well??.there is really no short cut to learning vocabulary. Again exposure through listening and reading is probably the only way to strengthen the vocabulary skills. When ever you come across a new word, make it a point to note it down somewhere, review it as many times as you can and try to use it in your conversation, or while writing e-mails etc.