There are many ways you can utilize a simple text to study a language, and I’ve noticed that they strengthen different skills.
In this article, I’ll show you 6 ways to practice pronunciation, improve your vocabulary and memory all by using one simple text in your target language.
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What should you do after you pass your level B2 language exam?
First of all, congratulations! It takes a lot of effort to get this far in learning a language.
To go from intermediate to advanced level, you have to fine-tune grammar skills, learn more abstract rather than practical vocabulary, adjust input resources to match your level level, and possibly work on your pronunciation.
Read moreHow do you go from intermediate to advanced in a language?
When I asked someone to talk about a picture as I was teaching him I immediately noticed that he was translating in his head because of the errors he made and how much time it took him to form his thoughts. I stopped him and asked him to name all the things around him that he knew how to say in the language he learns. Then I told him to pay attention to not to translate. I also made him write notes on the topics he wanted to talk about in that language. The result was immediate. As soon as we continued with the exercise he stopped stuttering and taking huge breaks in between sentences. He also made much fewer grammar mistakes than he did before. All because he didn’t translate in his head.
Anyone who has ever started to learn a language at one point has wondered: How much time does it take to become fluent? But I realized the question we have to ask first is: What is fluent?
Here is a little language learning motivation:
I KNOW PEOPLE WHO WOULD HAVE NEVER MARRIED THE LOVE OF THEIR LIVES OR HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THEIR DREAM JOB IF THEY HADN’T SPOKEN THE LANGUAGE THEY LEARNED.
Don’t give up on your language studies, who knows what it could bring into your life!
Now let’s see what you be the problem and let me give you practical things you can do to motivate yourself on lazy days.
How to improve my pronunciation
This is a topic that divides language learners. Some strive to have perfect pronunciation, some say it’s enough if people understand them. Some even think accents are charming.
Imagine yourself chatting it up, laughing, and sharing stories and opinions with a local in your dream country in your target language.
Talking to native speakers? It is possible!
Do it gradually. If you feel shy try to overcome it step by step. You don’t have to jump in deep water, ease yourself in.
The main goal of all the methods I mention is to leave your mother tongue out of the process. It also helps to remember words easier and longer than with old-fashioned memorizing and repeating.
It is beneficial to know how to check your language development and see how far you’ve come from time to time. It helps to decide the areas you need to work on, and it also helps to motivate you to learn more.
Everyday speech and literary language are very different. This is why you should learn slang to actually learn a language.
You can learn all the grammar rules, more than 5000 words and to conjugate perfectly, but might not actually speak the language.