Where To Start

Why do you want to learn English?

You need to start by asking yourself a very important question. Why do I want to learn English? This is a very important question you have to ask yourself before you begin to study English. Is it because you really want to, or because someone else wants you to? Like every decision you have to make in life, studying English must be something you want to do, otherwise you will not succeed.

Set goals

Setting goals is easy if you know why you want to study. For example, maybe you want to learn English for making English friends. Your goal might be to learn "Everything you can to be up to speed with them". You might already know many useful phrases, but you want to improve your listening skills and pronunciation. Whatever your goals are, write them down.

Have fun learning English!

The things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing. If you aren't having fun learning English, you're not studying the right way! Your chances of succeeding are bigger if you learn English in a fun way.

Study a Balance of the 4 Key Skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)

Most students want to communicate better in English. If this is one of your goals, it is important to study a balance of the four major skills. Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing are the main skills you need to communicate in any language. It helps to think of these communicative skills in two groups.

Study a Balance of the 4 Key Skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)

It's simple. Think of it this way. First you have input. Next you have output. First you listen to someone ask you a question. Second you speak and give them your answer. First you read a letter from someone. After that you write back to them. Being very good at only one of these skills will not help you to communicate. For example you need to be able to read well before you can write well. You also need to be able to listen before you can speak.