LEARNING ENGLISH IS HARD. WITH YOYO IT'S EASY.
PRACTICE EVERY DAY AND YOUR ENGLISH WILL GET BETTER FAST.
Follow these steps:
1. Watch a TV show you like.
2. Watch music videos.
3. Write for 15 minutes.
4. Talk to others. Talk to yourself.
5. Write down notes, vocabulary and grammar.
Want more?
Explore YouTube, apps, take English classes.
LEARN
WATCH
WATCH A TV SHOW YOU LIKE
Bingewatching is good...
Find a show you enjoy. Watch every day.
With time, you will start thinking in English.
Do you need English for work?
Watch "The Office" or Mad Men."
Check out shows and YouTube links HERE
1
EASY: Watch with subtitles in your language.
Improve your pronunciation:
Repeat some of the sentences you hear.
Look up a few words
in a dictionary
write them in a notebook or online document (Example HERE)
MEDIUM: Watch an episode with subtitles in your language first,
then watch again with English subtitles. Pause and repeat a few times.
DIFFICULT: Watch with English subtitles. Then without. Pause+repeat.
WATCH MUSIC VIDEOS
Music makes you happy.
Watch different music videos.
Multiple times a day.
Soon, you will sing along.
Don't know a lot of English music?
Check out music genres HERE
2
WATCH songs on EnglishYOYO YouTube Playlists or Google "song name + lyrics"
LISTEN, READ, sing along
Don't like singing? Speak along.
Sometimes READ the text out loud, without music.
WRITE about a song.
Do you like it? Why? Why not? What happens in the song?
TALK about the song with others.
WRITE FOR 15 MINUTES
Writing is therapy.
Get a notebook.
3
JOURNAL WRITING
Set a time to write regularly for 15 minutes.
Write down your thoughts:
Today I feel... Yesterday I went to... I worry about... I am happy about...
Don't stop writing. Write mostly in English.
Don't worry about mistakes. Don't look up words. Keep writing.
There is no wrong way of doing this. This is just for you.
Too busy? Find the time. Your writing will improve dramatically.
WRITE MORE IN ENGLISH
Make shopping lists.
Write post-it notes for friends, family, for yourself.
Text and email your friends and family.
TALK TO OTHERS.
TALK TO YOURSELF.
Don't be shy.
Don't worry about making mistakes.
Don't worry about always speaking correctly.
Don't worry about sounding like a native speaker. Speaking is an active skill. Enjoy it.
4
IMPROVE FLUENCY
DON'T WORRY, JUST SPEAK
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Talk to others often. Make it a game - talk to family members in English for 10 minutes.
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Talk to yourself in English.
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Join a class or a group.
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Create a Whatsapp group with other learners and leave voice messages.
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Try to think in English for a few minutes.
IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION
PRACTICE WITH VIDEOS AND BOOKS
Everybody has an accent. It's important that people understand you. Check out these links:
Listen. Pause. Repeat. Be patient.
American English: Rachel's English on YouTube LINK
British English: ETJ English on YouTube LINK
Read texts aloud: to yourself, your kids, or friends
EASY: Dialogues: ESL fast website LINK
MEDIUM: ESL fast website LINK
DIFFICULT: ESL-BITS website LINK
WRITE DOWN
NOTES,VOCABULARY
AND GRAMMAR
Learn new words every day.
Look up a few in a dictionary.
Write sentences in a notebook.
Practice and review.
5
CHOOSE A FEW WORDS
WRITE DOWN SENTENCES
Think first. Do you understand the text?
Don't look up every word you don't understand.
Look up words that are important.
Use Google Translate LINK
Merriam Webster's Learners Dictionary LINK
Learn expressions, not just words: go for a walk, take a look, reduce stress, wait in line
REVIEW VOCAB REGULARLY
Write all vocabulary words and expressions down.
Use a notebook, an app or Excel or Google Sheets.
Your choice. Just do it.
Practice up to seven times to remember new words.
Review your words and expressions every few days.
Cross out/delete the ones you know.
GRAMMAR VIDEOS
WANT MORE?
Learn new words every day
Explore YouTube, apps, take English classes.
Check out more HERE
How often do you play with your phone?
Use it for English. Enjoy.
Set your phone language to English.
Try out a new app. If you don't like it, try another one.
