Find new ways to improve your English skills !!!

UVM Walden induction

Ideas !!! Go !!!

Think smart !!!!how to study ?

where ?

when ?

my skills ?

my goal ?

• List your needs and times • Brainstorm & mindmap• Draw a rought draft• Take advantage of your abilities • Draw a rought draft • Decide your what skills to use • Commit to yourself • Do your best • Make changes if necessary • Achieve

Action tips !!!!!!

homeworks

tasks

assignments

projects

It is up to you !!!!• Today , I learned … a new word !!! a new phrase !!! a joke !!!! I created a mind map !!!!! I read global business news in an international website !!!!!

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Improve your English !!!!!!

speak write

read listenThink

English

Practice

speak give your opinion

tone & speedaccent & attitude

express yourself

record yourself

listen choose material and sources

to pronunciation & phonetics & contrast sounds

identify main ideas and details

to all kind of topics

read choose material and sources

record references

use skimming & scanning

identify messages & ideas

write choose a topic and sources , start with a draft , organize ideas , plan …

record references , review grammar, punctuation , format …

produce written material : compositions & essays

Use APA style for academic writing !!!!

Practice Practice Practice Practice

references

• How to Study: 11 steps – wikiHow• www.wikihow.com• Study skills articles and study tips, improve st

udy habits, teaching tips• www.how-to-study.com/

Easy Mind Mapping - Make Great Mind Maps Fast

• www.smartdraw.com/