Motivation is half the Work!

“Boring!” Well, that’s definitely not the way it works.

Try to find a positive aspect to studying. Why not watch your favorite film in English

and write down some useful words or phrases that you want to remember. You

could also read the lyrics of Top 10 songs and try to understand what they are

about. Or check out celebrity sites and learn more about famous actors, bands and

other stars. This sure is good for your vocabulary and on top of that – it’s lots of

fun.

Always look on the bright

side of life.

TIPS TO LEARN ENGLISH!

Treat yourself to something good!

Everybody notices what you failed to do. But nobody appreciates what you

succeeded to do. That's rather frustrating, isn't it?

Appreciation is always a good motivation. And if nobody else appreciates your

efforts, you'll have to do it yourself. Set a target for the day, the week or the

term and do also set a reward for yourself that you can look forward to, e.g.:

If I achieve the target, I will treat myself to ...

•an adventurous monster killing game on my computer•a visit to the cinema at the weekend•a short trip to LondonIf it's a long-time target, write your reward down on a piece of paper and hang it up in a place where it catches your eye. This sure will be a good motivation. Go for it!

Thanks to DVD, watching films in English has become an easy thing to do.

Choose your favorite film – you’ve watched that film a dozen times and probably know all

the dialogues off by heart in your native language. So following the story will be easy for

you.

Have paper and pen ready as you may want to jot down useful words or phrases that you

wish to learn. English subtitles might be useful for that (although they might differ from

what is actually being said).

If you are not used to watching films in English, choose a only few episodes – at the

beginning it isn’t easy to concentrate on listening to the foreign language for a long time.

What you see is

what you get.

LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH MOVIES

Set small, achievable targets, e.g.: learn 10 new English words or phrases every day, Mondays to Fridays

(repeat on Saturdays, relax on Sundays) unlearn one typical mistake before the next study 15 minutes every day read the lyrics of an English song every week and try to understand its

main content read and try to understand one short English text every week study English on ego4u every day ;o) Reaching your target step by step is much better than setting a huge target

that you cannot achieve. Easy does it … and keeps your motivation up.

Meet friends and study English together. You can repeat your English vocabulary, do your homework together

and help each other with English grammar. And why not try one of our games on ego4u. Studying with friends simply is much more fun.

It’s also a good opportunity to exchange ideas on studying in general. Maybe your friends have found out about a good way of studying more effectively. Or, who knows, maybe you can advise your friends on this?

All for one and one for all.