In recent years, many of our fellow citizens are increasingly interested in learning English from scratch. Actually, time itself dictates such a need. We are talking here primarily about the dominance of various cultural English-language products: cinema, music, literature, and so on. At the same time, many modern Russians have quite affordable opportunities to travel abroad for tourism purposes or to change their permanent place of residence. This category of citizens is even more keenly interested in learning English from scratch. How to start doing this and achieve good results soon? You can learn some useful tips from the article below.
Learning English from scratch. Let's start with grammar first
Of course, first of all, you should master the simplest rules in the construction of phrases, as well as the most elementary everyday words. Teaching English from zero to any decent level necessarily requires perseverance and constant motivation.
It is quite possible that at some stageyour classes will seem boring and difficult to you. It is very important not to quit training and not to interrupt it. It must be continued without particularly long breaks, otherwise it may become a step backwards.
If you have at least some small vocabulary and grammar from the school bench, then the initial stage will be completely simple. But if you are interested in learning English from scratch, then you need to find yourself a good textbook first of all. For recommendation, a textbook called "Cambridge English Grammar" is worthy. It is a very concise, but at the same time intelligible reference book on the rules of grammatical constructions of the language being studied. It can be freely downloaded on the Internet or purchased in paperback. Only after a couple of weeks of classes you will be able to recognize different types of tenses, numbers, passive and active forms of verbs and other subtleties.
Learn English from scratch by reading books
Don't be afraid, considering that this is impossible with your still meager vocabulary! There is a little secret here. The fact is that for these purposes there are already specially adapted translations, in which each English phrase is followed by its own translation into Russian with an additional translation and analysis of words that are encountered in the text for the first time. An example is the adaptation of the authorship of Ilya Frank. Of course, when you start choosing a book to read, pick one that you would love to read in Russian. SoIn this way, you will be able to combine a pleasant reading with a useful study of new structures and words. After a couple of months of intense study, you will probably already be able to read simple texts without help.
Learning a language should not be limited to reading. In no case do not forget that listening to speech is no less important! To do this, it will be very useful to regularly watch films (of course, also those that are of interest to you) with sub titles - English or Russian. A good reception is the constant translation of English-language tracks. Be sure to translate the lyrics of your favorite songs!
