10 posts tagged “learn english”
I have done it….this time I got 7.5 band in IELTS exam which is the best. When I appeared for this exam last time in Jan I got 6.5. At that time, I got only 6 (out of 9) in speaking.
Here is the detailed mark sheet of my IELTS result….
Overall - 7.5 (all marks are out of 9)
Reading - 8.5 (I don’t think anyone will get out of out)
Listening – 8
Speaking – 7
Writing – 7
In Jan, I got fewer bands in speaking and writing (6 each). Then I joined the Linguist and after studying hard at the linguist now I have achieved my goal. This exam is really very tough in a sense that it includes all the aspects of English and time span for exam is very short.
I really want to thanks to all the tutors of the linguist. I personally want to thanks Steve (for creating such an efficient and wonderful method of language learning), Jill (she is my group discussion tutor) and Tracy (for correcting my writings).
I still remember my initial days when I was very nervous about my English. Then I got really good support from the Linguist team and they’ve always encouraged me to do better. I want to say thanks to Tony (he has always supported and encouraged me even though we never got chance to speak with each other), to Tana and Ruth (my group member).
I am really happy today and I want to celebrate it with all you guys……Cheers!!!!!!
Content Studied : Hot stove I, part II
Word List
| belabor | But the reality is, I mean, not to belabor the point, but the learners have to learn on their own, pick stuff they're interested in, and work hard. |
| proficient | And I think what is unique about our system is that we make it easy for the learner to explore the language, to explore things that interest the learner, and then gradually train themselves to become proficient in the language. |
| imposition | That is not to say that I don't have sympathy or solidarity for the people who have suffered in south Asia, but just, to connect that with my language learning is an imposition by the teacher. |
| solidarity | That is not to say that I don't have sympathy or solidarity for the people who have suffered in south Asia, but just, to connect that with my language learning is an imposition by the teacher. |
| connotation | And they have to try to control the delivery. |
| rummaging | So then I have to go rummaging through my supply of old screws to find screws that I could actually use. |
| bland | And they have a, I think an attractive style which this sort of light Scandinavian, functional, not overly minimalist, and yet not completely bland. |
| Scandinavian | And they have a, I think an attractive style which this sort of light Scandinavian, functional, not overly minimalist, and yet not completely bland. |
Phrase List:
| belabor the point | But the reality is, I mean, not to belabor the point, but the learners have to learn on their own, pick stuff they're interested in, and work hard. |
| putting forward | And, I was on a blog the other day where they were talking about language learning and a lot of teachers were putting forward their examples of what they had done to make the class lively and interesting and one teacher said that she had instructed her students to go on the internet and find articles about the recent tragic earthquake in south Asia to study. |
| going together | It was going together great, and it was sort of almost like the last thing I had to do were these, the little rails that the drawer slides in and out on, and you talked about before the little centimeter long screw that had to fit in the right spot, so I had, there was one screw that the thing that, the hole that it screwed into in this bracket, uh, for some reason it just didn't fit, like it just wouldn't stay in. |
New episode of linguivocal podcast has been released today. In this episode I talked to Hitomi about her English passion. Its been long time I wanted to talk to Hitomi but due to inconvinient time of discussion we couldn;t. That's why i decided to talk to Hitomi on my podcast. It was nice to talk to her and she shared her experience of English learning. Her English is perfect and I like her accent (perticularly) May be because she lived in USA for three year and her accent became American???
Just check out this episode on my podcast
In simple terms, podcast is nothing but an audio file that you can download on your computer. Podcasters record their episode and publish it online on the net and you can download it by using some software.
If you want to download podcast then you need specific software. The most common and easy to use software is iTunes. First you have to download this software. For this just click on this link http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and follow the instructions. Once you have installed iTunes then you can download various podcasts just by clicking on iTunes address provided below. When you click podcast address (as few of them provided below) iTunes podcast page will open. Then just click on Subscrite button and you will get download all episodes of that perticular podcast.
1. Steve's podcast - Steve talks about language learning
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=151265521&s=143455
2. My podcast - It's my podcast where I talk to other linguist members about English learning
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=161645654
3. Bob and Rob show - podcast about English learning both in American and British accent
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=74188444
4. BBC Women's hour - daily podcast about women?s issues. With British accent ..
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=130950322
5. BBC news - daily news with British accent
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129693236
If anybody knows about other useful podcast please share it here so that others can take advantage of it.
Recently I have been interviewed by James from AnswerEnglish.com. This is the site which guide foreigners who wants to attend English courses in London . This site provides all information related to course as well as accommodation. Few days ago I came across this site and James asked me for interview. Last Wednesday we talked through Skype. It was fun talking to a native speaker. We talked on my life in the as well as on learning English. I told him about learning English at the Linguist. He was amazed with our approach towards language learning. He also appreciated my efforts at Linguivocal podcast.
Latest episode of Linguivocal podcast is out now.
Listen to episode # 13 : Blogging and English learning
When was the last time you had to speak in front of a group? How did you feel?
It was the last lecture I had given in front of medical students. It was about one and half year ago. At that time, I was working as a tutor in the medical college. My English was not good enough to deliver a fluent speech. Whenever there was my lecture, I used to become nervous. I couldn’t speak properly and my vocabulary was very limited. I could manage to conduct an hour’s lecture as I had thorough knowledge of my subject. I think it was easier for me to talk in academic language than casual one. My problem was, I couldn’t answer properly the queries of my student (as I lack in English fluency). I think I had a lot of courage and that’s why I could face all the students confidently (even without proper English).
I used to prepare my notes beforehand and I just set foreword the points. I think as the lecture was more academic oriented, I could manage with my limited English proficiency. The problem used to occur when I used to finish the topic before the time period. Then I didn’t understand what to do to pass the remaining time. I didn’t have fluency and proficiency of English and that’s why I couldn’t manage to chat with students. Then, instead of using wrong English, I used to speak in my native language. That was far better than allowing students to make fun on my English. I think, now I have that much confidence and knowledge that, I can talk to them even in casual English.
Today, the new episode of Linguivocal podcast has published. To read and to listen to it just click here.
In this episode I have talked to my wife, Smita, about her English language. Yesterday, while sitting in living room, it just came in my mind why not to talk to my wife about English learning. She is very good in English and she has learned English since childhood. So, we talked for a while and I really enjoyed this interview. We talked about her English learning, about how she got used to British accent. At the end of conversation, I asked her about my progress in English and she told me that I have improved a lot. She advised me to practise speaking English with her. I didn’t think in this way before. I have decided, now onward I will speak in English with her, daily at least half an hour.
She doesn’t know much about learn English @ TheLinguist. She only knows that I have joined this site. She has listened to some of my discussions. I told her about Steve’s approach towards language learning and about grammar phobia. She totally agreed upon Steve’s view.
So just go there and check it out this wonderful interview. Your comments and opinions about my podcast are most welcomed.
After spending some time I have prepared a linguist vox community blogroll at my Linguivocal blog. When you scroll down the left sidebar of my Linguivocal blog, you can find this blogroll. I have added our active blogs in this blogroll. If anybody wants html (and if your blog allows adding html in the sidebar) then I would love to share it with you.
