TIPS+for+English+Skills

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 * ** Critical thinking and speed of writing **
 * Get IELTS part 2 questions.
 * Take 5 minutes to do a brain map.
 * Do 4 a day.
 * Write the opposite of what you want to write.
 * Brain storm both sides
 * ** Vocabulary **
 * Prefixes
 * Suffixes
 * Root
 * By context
 * Exercises later
 * Academic vocabulary list
 * Focus on vocabulary
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 * ** How to explain your opinions with specificity **
 * Use examples
 * But how do I know if I need to explain?
 * Ask the questions “so what?” and “why should anybody care?”
 * ** Pronunciation **
 * Individual sounds
 * P/f, b/v, /l/r
 * Ferd, Crane, Char, Queen, Joe, Scott, Tony
 * Front vowels
 * Ferd, Crane, Queen, Scott, Tony
 * Intonation
 * Ferd, Crane, Queen, Scott, Tony
 * Rhythm
 * Ferd, Crane, Queen, Scott, Tony, Jason, Victor, Jack, Lee, Joey
 * Syllables
 * Ferd, Crane, Queen, Scott, Tony, sometimes Amber, Joey, Char, Jason, Jack
 * Get an audio book, and get the real book. Listen to it at about 5-90 percent and read it out loud. Record your voice.
 * Do it for 20 minutes day.
 * Next day, listen to yourself and compare to the original recording.
 * ** Grammar **
 * We will have to work in class.
 * Grammar exercise on the internet.
 * This is only for the rules and the usage.
 * Not for actual practice.
 * Ambiguous writing.
 * Logical problems
 * Missing verb to be (in Chinese you don’t need to have be in some cases)
 * Parallelism
 * Note taking
 * Need to practice notes.
 * We will examine note taking strategies
 * Reading
 * Learn to understand what the author is not saying
 * Speed