In today’s highly unusual circumstances, it can be difficult to adapt to new modes of working and studying. To avoid losing your English language skills, many things can be done to help you keep practicing while respecting social distancing.
Listen
One of the excellent solutions is to keep listening to real English conversations, podcasts and radio interviews. Available online and offering a wide range of different topics, you’re sure to find the right one for you! This is a great way to increase your knowledge about a topic while getting used to listening to and following a conversation in English. You can also do it while cooking, showering, before going to sleep, etc.
Watch
On the top of every list for ways to practice English, you will find this solution: watching movies or series in various OTT platforms or YouTube videos. This is one of the best ways to get used to the way English is spoken in real life. You will learn a lot of vocabulary and pick up important cultural references. You can start practicing with subtitles to help you, and then slowly try to watch videos without subtitles. With an impressive number of videos available on all of these platforms, there are no excuses to not find the right one for you!
Play
This might be quite surprising, but playing online games is an effective way to practice English. Since games can include a lot of dialogue, playing one in English can be a great tool for improving your reading and listening skills. It can also increase your vocabulary and help you practice while having fun!
Classes
Many resources exist for online teaching. Platforms offer English classes, which can be very useful for keeping up an academic approach to learning English. Many online schools offer their own materials and packages to help you continue studying English without going to a classroom.
Talk
The most difficult skill to master when learning a language is speaking. Fear of being judged or a lack of confidence can make it difficult to find the right moment or the right person to practice speaking English with. However, talking to yourself can give you a boost of confidence for your English-speaking skills and make you feel more comfortable when speaking to a native speaker in the future.
Maintain
Organize your schedule to fit in a few hours of study per week. Make a schedule and stick to it. Time flexibility is a huge benefit of distance learning, but it can turn into a headache for the ill-disciplined student. Just because it is online, that doesn’t mean you can leave it all to chance.
