The visual learner
Do you need to see your teacher during lessons in order to fully understand the content of a lesson?
Do you prefer to sit at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions (e.g. people's heads)?
Do you think in pictures and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs?
During a lecture or classroom discussion, do you prefer to take detailed notes to absorb the information?
!Learning Tip - you may benefit from taking part in traditional English lessons, but maybe private lessons would be better.
The auditory learner
Do you learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say?
Do you interpret the underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch, speed and other nuances?
Does written information have little meaning until you hear it?
!Learning Tip - you may benefit from listening to the radio or listening to text as you read it. You could try reading text aloud and using a tape recorder to play it back to yourself.
The Tactile/Kinesthetic learner
Do you learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring the physical world around you?
Do you find it hard to sit still for long periods?
Do you become distracted easily?
!Learning Tip - you may benefit from taking an active part in role plays or drama activities.

Improve your Learning Skills
Learning is a skill and it can be improved.Your path to learning effectively is through knowing
yourself your capacity to learn processes you have successfully used in the past
your interest, and knowledge of what you wish to learn
Motivate yourself
If you are not motivated to learn English you will become frustrated and give up. Ask yourself the following questions, and be honest:-
Why do you need to learn/improve English?
Where will you need to use English?
What skills do you need to learn/improve? (Reading/Writing/Listening/Speaking)
How soon do you need to see results?
How much time can you afford to devote to learning English.
How much money can you afford to devote to learning English.
Do you have a plan or learning strategy?
Set yourself achievable goals
You know how much time you can dedicate to learning English, but a short time each day will produce better, longer-term results than a full day on the weekend and then nothing for two weeks.
Joining a short intensive course could produce better results than joining a course that takes place once a week for six months.
Here are some goals you could set yourself:-
Join an English course (and attend regularly).
Do your homework.
Read a book a month.
Learn a new word every day.
Visit an English speaking forum every day.
Read a news article on the net every day.
Do 10 minutes listening practice every day.
Watch an English film at least once a month.
Follow a soap, comedy or radio or TV drama.
A good way to meet your goals is to establish a system of rewards and punishments.
Decide on a reward you will give yourself for fulfilling your goals for a month.
A bottle of your favourite drink
A meal out / or a nice meal at home
A new outfit
A manicure or massage

Writing essays
The sentence, the paragraph, and the essay are three basic building blocks in communicating your ideas. A sentence expresses one or more complete thoughts. A paragraph, which is usually made up of three or more sentences, expresses one idea and explains or supports that idea. An essay, which consists of two or more paragraphs, expresses and explains a series of related ideas, all of which support a larger, broader idea.
The emphasis in this text is on writing effective sentences and paragraphs. However, in some of your courses, your instructors may ask you to write essays or take essay or take essay exams. Some writing instructors prefer their students to begin by writing single paragraphs and then to progress to essay writing. Regardless of when you begin writing essays, the following introduction to essay techniques will be useful to you. It will show you why good paragraph skills are absolutely necessary for good essays.
What is an Essay?
An essay is a group of paragraphs about one subject. It contains one key idea about the subject, which is called the thesis statement. Each paragraph in the essay supports or explains some aspect of the thesis statement.

I love you
I love you, you love me.
We’re a happy family.
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you,
Won’t you say you love me too?
I love you, you love me.
We’re best friends like friends should be.
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you,
Won’t you say you love me too?
(The story of the Song)
This song is often sung on the “Barney” TV program. All children need to know that they are well- loved by their parents and grandparents. This love provides the important foundation for a healthy and useful life.

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