2 Fill in (c) with the information about yourself.

FOLLOW UP

Speak about your study at University. Use the information you have known from the questionnaire.

LESSON 8

LEARNING ENGLISH

READING AND SPEAKING

Read the text. Discuss the steps described and say what is the best way to learn English in your opinion.

Now to learn English, you have to follow some steps, which are not very difficult if you know how to handle them.

First, becoming friends with people speaking English, you have to get used to their customs. Although accepting some of their customs, such as eating junk food, watching too much TV, and living together before marriage, is very difficult, little by little you’ll get used to these foreign practices if you convince yourself that you need English-speaking friends.

Second, reading different newspapers and magazines in English will help you a lot. If you read every day, find new words and write them in your notebook, and try to use them when talking to your friends, you’ll see how much your English progresses in just a few months.

Third, listening to the radio and watching TV are among the most important things you can do. I think watching TV at least an hour a day is necessary, because it is much easier to understand than radio. Fortunately, there are many different channels on TV, which gives you the chance to choose your favourite program. In my opinion, the best program on TV is the news. Also, there are many different shows and movies to choose from; they will help you too.

Fourth, and most important of all, is self-confidence: don’t be embarrassed about making a mistake. The point is to talk and practice; therefore, you should not be shy and afraid of talking to Americans. When you make a mistake, you have to try to correct yourself. You may have a lot of problems, but you have to be patient and face your problems and solve them courageously.

And that is how to learn English.