What should I do to have a grip on the English language?

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Aqib Imroze

Read newspaper daily and you can even go for novels
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To get a grip on language, first study and practice the functional grammar topics. Start reading newspapers, books and articles to understand the language better. Converse in English with your friends and family members.
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The ideal way of getting a grip on any language is to learn to read and speak. Same applies for English too. To express oneself, it is essential to have a good active vocabulary. Vocabulary can be improved by various means like using a dictionary, learning new words and using them in a context to build...
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The ideal way of getting a grip on any language is to learn to read and speak. Same applies for English too. To express oneself, it is essential to have a good active vocabulary. Vocabulary can be improved by various means like using a dictionary, learning new words and using them in a context to build sentences. read less
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1. Read your favorite Comics, Why: you will see small group of sentences that actually helps you to learn and understand English, 2. If you are adult, 18+, read adult books, magazines and stories. Why: something that interests you at extreme level, can help you achieving your goals easily, Although,...
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1. Read your favorite Comics, Why: you will see small group of sentences that actually helps you to learn and understand English, 2. If you are adult, 18+, read adult books, magazines and stories. Why: something that interests you at extreme level, can help you achieving your goals easily, Although, it is somehow not acceptable but you'll have to do to learn fast and improve your vocabulary without extra efforts, 3. Watch English movies, favorite genre and then practice dialogue delivery, 4. Sing English songs along with the singer while putting earphone in ear while watching lyrics on YouTube, read less
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You need to practice as much as possible under the guidance of capable teacher
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Start speaking small sentences at home first like go down. Come upstairs. Please note it down. No I don't want to eat rice today like this when you will become confident start speaking same in society with colleagues.
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