Saturday 24 March 2012

Having fun learning English

Lots and lots find it difficult to learn English expressions and without even knowing they start migrating to a very different approach and simply destroy everything that could come in hand to learn more and become better. A very simple method is to watch cartoons, videos, movies with English subtitles and say the word few times after hearing it. Another way is to read newspapers (online), magazines and information regarding the main interest.

A different and very simple idea is to search for favorite songs and poems and write them down and then take the lyrics to confront. A weird yet productive idea is to write notes, letters to yourself or a friend and keep them as they are and after reading 3 very different books (a novel, a fairy tale and a"how to... book") check the spelling of the letters, notes again, then read some more (articles, rules of games, rules of contracts, invitations, letters of intention) and get back to our spelling again.

What I'm trying to say and make you understand is that many people are very sensitive when it comes to starting phrases with "no, not like this", "to correct it..." or "oh, this not at all what I had in mind" or indicating negativity or strict grammar practice rules. Any way you put it we must admit that English is a very "open minded" language ready for the challenge of changing and adapting terms, forms, ways of expressing without repressing any of our emotions, creative moods or stimulus. Being a free interpretation language, I guess, the only good thing to do is to float smoothly through its delicate ways of establishing communication between minds.

As a paradox and a conclusion I invite you to watch: My Fair Lady (I hope you'll understand it in a correct way, it's a tricky adorable and profound movie)

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