Some students are patient and others are very impatient. Some students are diligent and others want to communicate as much as possible and as quickly as possible. The ones I see improve most quickly are the impatient ones. Why? Hungry for language Impatient students are hungry for language and they will try to soak up … [Read more…]
There are other things in life. You may have a job, several interesting hobbies, a social life. Many of these things are more interesting than studying English most of the time. Do you want to be great? It doesn’t just happen to you. How much your English improves depends on how much time you put … [Read more…]
Should you pay to study? Some students do very well with free study material while others like to have a lot of textbooks. It can be quite expensive to buy a lot of textbooks but there are also advantages. I am going to talk about the pros and cons of studying using free material and … [Read more…]
“I want to use English,” my students say, “but I don’t have anyone to talk to apart from you.” “What about writing a diary?” I suggest. “I never keep to it. I always abandon it after a week or so.” In which case, here are some other suggestions. The first one is from my student … [Read more…]