SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH

SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH

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Summer can be the perfect occasion to improve your English! You have more free time and you can use some of it to practise and  improve your English.

Practice makes perfect!

What could you do to make the most of your summer holidays? Here are some fun activities!

1. Watch videos on Youtube with subtitles

You can choose videos about topics, people, events, subjects, arts, sports you are interested in.

2. Watch movies or TV series  with subtitles

You can find them on satellite TV channels or online ( Amazon, Netflix or Youtube)

3. Listen to podcasts or songs

You find a great deal of podcasts about so many topics online! For example, on the website BBC English you find many different ones  with their transcripts.  Then, you could listen to songs and learn new words from their lyrics.

4. Read + listen!

There are materials in English to help you work on reading and listening simultaneously. For example, graded readers with audio CDs (from different publishers with a wide variety of genres) or magazines with CDs like Speak Up (De Agostini)

5. Grammar revision

Create your own grammar book! Use colours, charts, drawings, pictures, graphics, memes to organize your grammar notes from your English lessons.

6. Keep a journal   

Do you like keeping notes about the important experiences/events in your life? Try to do it in English. You can start with very simple sentences and short comments. It’s a great way to use the new vocabulary you’ve been learning while watching, listening or reading

7. Native speakers

Are there any native speakers in your town?  Summer camps or drama clubs in    English in your area?  It’d be great if there were, you could practise your speaking skills without travelling abroad.  

8. Travel abroad

If you are lucky enough to be able to travel to English - speaking countries and live there for a while, that's the best way to practise your skills and improve very quickly.