crystal87
My sister and I are talking about a list of the hardest books to read that are written in English, but we can't find it anywhere online. Does anyone know where we could find it?
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James Joyce "Ulysses" It is supposed to be a great book, but it is nearly impossible to read.
James Joyce "Ulysses" It is supposed to be a great book, but it is nearly impossible to read.
Need help with English !?!?
Sara
Hello guy!! I really need your help! I'm starting to feel like my English is not that good and now I want to perfect it! I have not studied English carefully therefore I can now only what I learned from TV.
So I'm a 16 year old girl who Swedish, Arabic, a bit Spanish and English! I want to speak, read and write english perfectly! I don't know where to start that's why I need your help! What can I do, Where do i start and do you have any thing like a website, video anything just recommend please help, Thank you!! :D
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Reading books in English is highly recommended. If you already have favourite books that you've read in your other languages, try getting them in English if possible - ask at your library. I would recommend also a news site such as the BBC because, as with most books, grammar and spelling are reasonably quality controlled. Write down every new word you come across, make sure you know how to pronounce it, make up a sentence of your own where it's used, and what it means in Swedish or any of your other languages.
Use an English-English dictionary such as the Longman dictionary - it shows pronunciation in British English and American English, as well as many examples of how to use the words. A good English-Swedish online dictionary is the Norstedts one (ord.se).
When you watch TV in English, try to avoid reading the Swedish subtitles, i.e. listen first and read later. If you watch movies on DVD, switch on English subtitles where available.
You can practise pronunciation by repeating what people are saying in the movie, but do make up your mind whether you want to practise American or British English, and stick to that version.
Also, bear in mind that native English speakers also make grammar mistakes! Participate in discussion forums or Yahoo Answers. it's a great way of practising your written English. Be aware, though, that the YA spelling checker defaults to American spelling. I use British spelling and check it with an add-on dictionary in my web browser (Firefox). Alternatively, if you have Microsoft Word, you can write your text into a document and have Word check your text for grammar and spelling errors, then copy-paste it to wherever you want. Personally, participating in YA is the only way I get to practise written English these days, and I don't get to speak much as I don't have any local English-speaking friends.
A good discussion forum for language learners is the WordReference Forum - there are lots of questions and answers about language usage, grammar, specific words or phrases, and all the major world languages are represented. I use Yahoo Answers to answer questions about topics I'm interested in.
Finally, the best way of perfecting your spoken English is sadly the most expensive: Go on holidays to such a country, or on a language course, or move there. For example, there are umpteen companies in Sweden specialising in language courses abroad. Alternatively, go abroad as an exchange student in high school ('gymnasiet') or at University - a relative of mine went to New Zealand for a year (2nd year of 'gymnasiet') and came back speaking near-perfect English with a NZ accent! :-)
Reading books in English is highly recommended. If you already have favourite books that you've read in your other languages, try getting them in English if possible - ask at your library. I would recommend also a news site such as the BBC because, as with most books, grammar and spelling are reasonably quality controlled. Write down every new word you come across, make sure you know how to pronounce it, make up a sentence of your own where it's used, and what it means in Swedish or any of your other languages.
Use an English-English dictionary such as the Longman dictionary - it shows pronunciation in British English and American English, as well as many examples of how to use the words. A good English-Swedish online dictionary is the Norstedts one (ord.se).
When you watch TV in English, try to avoid reading the Swedish subtitles, i.e. listen first and read later. If you watch movies on DVD, switch on English subtitles where available.
You can practise pronunciation by repeating what people are saying in the movie, but do make up your mind whether you want to practise American or British English, and stick to that version.
Also, bear in mind that native English speakers also make grammar mistakes! Participate in discussion forums or Yahoo Answers. it's a great way of practising your written English. Be aware, though, that the YA spelling checker defaults to American spelling. I use British spelling and check it with an add-on dictionary in my web browser (Firefox). Alternatively, if you have Microsoft Word, you can write your text into a document and have Word check your text for grammar and spelling errors, then copy-paste it to wherever you want. Personally, participating in YA is the only way I get to practise written English these days, and I don't get to speak much as I don't have any local English-speaking friends.
A good discussion forum for language learners is the WordReference Forum - there are lots of questions and answers about language usage, grammar, specific words or phrases, and all the major world languages are represented. I use Yahoo Answers to answer questions about topics I'm interested in.
Finally, the best way of perfecting your spoken English is sadly the most expensive: Go on holidays to such a country, or on a language course, or move there. For example, there are umpteen companies in Sweden specialising in language courses abroad. Alternatively, go abroad as an exchange student in high school ('gymnasiet') or at University - a relative of mine went to New Zealand for a year (2nd year of 'gymnasiet') and came back speaking near-perfect English with a NZ accent! :-)
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