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[ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ] studies seriously at all which (laughs) I regretted when I came over here to England. The whole atmosphere there wasn't really geared for learning English. That was never a priority really. Well my nephew, Jatinder, he was, I think, seven years old and I used to learn from him actually. I tried to copy him and also I joined evening classes for learning English then I picked up a few bits and pieces from general use of English. I couldn t carry on learning English on a continuous basis because of my job. And also in that factory there wasn't a great need because I was working predominantly with Indian people. When I changed my job, then my job was with an Englishman and that really helped me. That forced me to learn English. But that was more sort of factory type English, more sort of swear words and that sort of thing. Presenter: We ve heard the personal stories of immigrants from Japan, Congo, Mexico, and Germany. They all faced the challenge of coming to terms with English as it s spoken in Britain. Talk about English © BBC Learning English Page 5 of 6 bbclearningenglish.com Here are some of the methods that they found useful to make progress: asking English-speaking friends about words and phrases they didn t understand. Watching or listening to television and radio to get used to hearing different British accents. Playing word-games, to help build vocabulary and improve spelling - and as in Frank s case, to improve their social lives! And - like Ana - preparing for more formal situations, such as housing, money matters or health, by learning the words and phrases required to express their needs and opinions. And finally, building vocabulary by listening to the words and phrases used by children. Most of these methods can be used by learners of English wherever they are, so if you re a student of English why not try them! Talk about English © BBC Learning English Page 6 of 6 bbclearningenglish.com [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ] |