How to learn English at home

Tips to learn English at home

If you don’t have time to go to an academy, these tips will help you learn English from the comfort of your home.

1. Make a plan

Before you start studying, it would be good to draw up a plan to define your objectives and identify the best way to achieve them.

For example, you can determine if you want to learn to use verbs and basic vocabulary that allow you to communicate in a limited way in your daily life or, on the contrary, you want to reach an advanced level of this language more oriented to the professional or academic world.

Whatever it is, you must identify your objective from the beginning and draw up a plan to achieve it.

2. Prepare your material

To learn English from home, one of the first steps is to get the necessary material; that is, theory books and  exercises. They can be physical or virtual books, according to your preference.

Also, another fundamental tool you must have at hand to learn English is a good dictionary. There are good dictionaries both physical and virtual. Choose one that suits your possibilities. 

3. Use your house 

Your house can become a tool to help you practice vocabulary. You can learn the names of different rooms like living room, bathrooms, bedrooms, dining room, etc., and the furniture and utensils found in it.

To make it fun, you can turn it into a game where you compete with yourself. Enter a room in your house and say its name in English and the names of all the objects you can remember.

On your mobile or notebook, write down the correct answers you got and try to beat yourself the next day.

4. Watch TV in English

Watch movies and series in English. You can use subtitles at first and progressively remove them. Doing this will get you used to the pronunciations and familiarize you with the vocabulary. 

If you do it regularly, you will start recognizing the slang and the different accents. 

5. Listen to some English every day

Listening to radio and podcasts in English will strengthen your listening skills. You can choose them by topics or level or try several until you find something you like. The important thing is to dedicate some time every day to get your ear used to the sounds of English.

6. Read a lot

Reading is an excellent way to learn English that helps you acquire vocabulary and easily memorize the correct spelling of words. To start, use simple texts and as you progress increase the complexity of the readings. 

You can use novels, stories, comics, magazines, newspapers, or any other kind of written content you like.