Learn English Smarter: Daily Habits That Make a Big Difference
Learning English doesn’t have to be difficult or boring if you build the right daily habits. Small actions, done consistently, can make a big difference in how quickly you improve. In this post, I’ll share simple and practical ways you can start using English more every day.
Talk more in English. Ask and answer more questions. Don’t worry about making mistakes. When you make a mistake, learn from it.
Talk with the teacher when you get to the classroom (ask how’s it going, ask what did you eat for lunch, what did you do yesterday and more). Talk with your classmates a lot in English.
Think of more you can do besides just what the teacher asks. For example, if the teacher says write 5 sentences, you should write 7 if you have time. Always check your work for grammar mistakes and spelling mistakes. Does what you wrote make sense? Is it clear and easy to understand? Are your sentences too long? Think carefully about what the teacher taught you and how you can use that to complete the task.
Write in English every night before you go to bed. Start with one sentence. Then two or three sentences. Then write a short paragraph. You can write about what you did that day or anything you want. Write more every time you write.
First Night - “My teacher gave me an apple.”
Second Night - “Today my teacher gave me an apple. I ate it.”
Third Night - “Today my teacher gave me an apple. It was delicious. Tomorrow I will give her an apple.”
Use Scribens, Hemingway and Write & Improve to check what you wrote for mistakes. They will explain why so you can learn from your mistakes.
Your speaking ability is closely related to your writing ability. Speaking and writing are output and listening and reading are input.
Use AI to improve. You can use the voice mode of ChatGPT and try Hachi. Talk with AI just like you would talk with a friend. Ask for it to correct you and explain why (in English or Vietnamese) so you can learn from it. You can use Replika to make an AI friend (and talk with your friend often).
Watch EngVid videos and take the quiz after you watch the video. This will help you get stronger at grammar. Always take a quiz after you watch a video about learning English. If there isn’t a quiz on the website, you can use AI to make a quiz for you.
Use LingoClip (app) / LyricsTraining (website) to improve your listening. It’s a game where you listening to songs and fill in the blanks.
Use the BatCave to find a comic book online that you are interested in. It should be a story you like. The reading level of the comic shouldn’t be too hard or too easy for you. You can find your reading level here.