It contains tips and websites to improve your English language.

1. Smart English
Upgrading your English Language Skills
Mr. Medhat Mohsen
Assafwa Private Schools
Ain Shams University

2.  Some advice
 Websites
Upgrading you English Language Skills

3.  Get out of a learning rut.
 Widen your vocabulary.
 Give yourself time to think in conversations.
 Change the tone of what you say.
 Keep the conversation going.
 Change your pronunciation.
 Improve your spelling.
 Upgrade your emails.
Upgrading you English Language
Skills

4.  Be selective in what you learn.
 Make meaning families.
 Describe new words in your own words.
 Read more English.
 Look for synonyms.
Widen your vocabulary

5.  Find something new to talk about.
 Meet new people.
 Activate what you know already.
 Vary the programs you listen to.
 Set yourself some new learning goals.
Get out of a learning rut

6.  Take one or two deep breaths before you begin to
speak.
 Use ‘thinking time’ sounds and phrases to fill the
silence.
 Learn phrases, not just words.
 Ask for help or clarification.
 Work on paraphrasing.
Giving yourself time to think in conversations

7.  Use the words ‘actually’ or ‘well’ to show that you are
about to disagree.
 Use positive words with ‘not’ rather than negatives.
So, instead of saying ‘I disagree’, you can say
‘Actually, I don’t agree.’
 Make your advice or opinion sound like a suggestion.
 Use question forms instead of imperatives.
 Use the phrase ‘It’s a bit...’ or ‘It’s a little...’
Changing the tone of what you say

8.  Try voice-setting by imitating an English speaker
speaking.
 Identify your own problem sounds.
 Make sure you identify the stress when you learn new
words.
 Don’t confuse fluency with speed.
 Set achievable goals.
Changing your pronunciation

9.  Think of questions which you can use to begin a
conversation.
 Respond to an answer with a more detailed question.
 To broaden the conversation, you could ask questions
about the speaker’s past.
 Try to make sure that you ask open questions.
 Show you are interested.
Keeping the conversation going

10.  Learn some common spelling patterns.
 Learn to recognise common sound/spelling links.
(sequences – tion)
 Spell by syllables
 Make your own mnemonic
 Test yourself.
Improving your spelling

11.  Think of an appropriate greeting
 Think ‘informal but polite
 Be careful with punctuation.
 Organise your information clearly.
 Try to avoid very informal language until you know
the reader better.
Upgrading your emails

12.  Dictionary: http://www.infovisual.info/
 Listening and speaking: http://www.talkenglish.com/
 Reading: http://www.eslfast.com/
 Vocabulary: http://www.languageguide.org/english/
 Quizzes: http://a4esl.org/
 Grammar: http://www.englishpage.com/
 Kids & all: www.go4english.com
 Newspapers: http://www.refdesk.com/top100pap.html
 Magazine: http://www.topics-mag.com/
 Games: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/
 Encyclopedia: http://www.britannica.com/
Websites

13. Last  Break
Time!