Guide Table of Contents

Grammar (Top 5 Tips)

ADDING -D OR -ED TO WORDS IN THE PRESENT TENSE TO MAKE THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE FORM (REGULAR) – PAGE 4

REMEMBER THE 'YOU' EXCEPTION WITH THE VERB 'TO BE' – PAGE 6

USING SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS TOGETHER – PAGE 9

REMEMBER SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT FOR CORRECT SENTENCE STRUCTURE – PAGE 11

GOOD VS. WELL – PAGE 13

Listening (Top 5 Tips)

USING AUDIOBOOKS TO READ AND LISTEN ALONG TO THE STORY, PASSAGE, OR ARTICLE - PAGE 14

EXPOSE YOURSELF TO DIFFERENT ENGLISH ACCENTS - PAGE 16

THE CALL AND RESPONSE METHOD - PAGE 18

THE RADIO IS YOUR FRIEND - PAGE 20

THE POWER OF PODCASTS - PAGE 22

Reading (Top 5 Tips)

FOCUS ON YOUR OWN LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY- PAGE 24

MIX UP YOUR READING OUTLETS AND CONTENT - PAGE 26

PRACTICE READING OUT-LOUD TO GAIN CONFIDENCE - PAGE 28

AN HOUR PER DAY OF PRACTICE - PAGE 30

HIGHLIGHT OR UNDERLINE WHAT YOU ARE READING - PAGE 32

Speaking (Top 5 Tips)

SPEAK SLOWLY AND CLEARLY – PAGE 34

STUDY THE PHONICS RULES (VOWELS, CONSONANTS, AND SYLLABLES) – PAGE 36

KNOW YOUR ENGLISH PHONEMES – PAGE 39

IT'S NATURAL TO MAKE MISTAKES – PAGE 41

THE UTILITY OF MAKING SMALL TALK – PAGE 43

Vocabulary (Top 3 Tips)

LEARN A NEW WORD EVERY DAY – PAGE 46

MAKE LISTS OF WORDS IN THE SAME CATEGORY – PAGE 47

KNOW YOUR GREETINGS – PAGE 49

Writing (Top 2 Tips)

NO RUN-ON SENTENCES – PAGE 51

HAVE AN INTRODUCTION + BODY PARAGRAPH + CONCLUSION IN YOUR ESSAY – PAGE 53