How to Improve English Proficiency
Improving your proficiency in any foreign language is something that you could work on the entirety of your life. When it comes to English, the best way to improve your proficiency is to make sure your foundation and understanding in all grammar concepts is more or less secure and then to work on using the language as much as possible. The more proficient your English is the more doors that can open for you in your career and life.
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Take a proficiency test. You can do this by visiting an English language school and asking for a placement test or for free online. You can visit the Web site transparent.com and click on "Free Resources" and scroll down to tests. Click on "English."
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Take the test answering every question as best as you can. Click "evaluate" at the end of the screen or if taking a placement test at a school ask for someone to grade and evaluate your level and weak areas. The computer screen will give you a breakdown of the grammar points you need to study and the school should be able to outline your weak areas as well.
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Study the grammar points that you need to work on in your grammar book. Test yourself on your understanding by completing exercises when finished. Practice with more exercises by going to the Web site agendaweb.org or englishmedialab.com and click on the grammatical concept you need more work in.
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Build your vocabulary: read at least a few pages of an English newspaper or magazine each day underlining the words that you don't know and looking them up later. Try to use at least five of them per day in conversation.
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Visit the onlineslangdictionary.com each day and commit to learning a new slang phrase or word. This Web site offers accurate and up to date colloquialisms and clear explanations. Practice your new words or phrases in conversation.
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Befriend native speakers of English. This is the best way to improve your proficiency and to fine tune the grammatical concepts you've learned and to put new vocabulary into use. Speak with native speakers in English. Don't be afraid to ask them to repeat something or to ask a question to check your understanding.
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wow..i am very interested to join without payment..to improved my weak points..
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I truly feel obliged to increase the proficency. Key activity is to read up English Newspaper and look up in the dictionary. Understand the meaning and practice it often. Over a period of time, It will definelty aid your conversation.
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