Nowadays, English learning have been increasingly popular all over the world. In the career world, English level shows somewhat the competition ability of the employees. That’s why so many people break their necks to learn English. However, a well acquisition of the language is not reachable during a short period. To achieve a high English level needs long-term persistent practicing with scientific ways as well as the help of some useful resources.

Long-term persistent practicing includes a well-round training of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening ability could be improved by a daily practice, such as listening to English radio or watch videos.

When listening and watching, do keep a concentrated mind and try to catch each word. Don’t choose those videos with Chinese subtitles since we always tend to rely on those subtitles, which will hinder us from making fast progress.

Speaking, or oral English, can be practiced by daily imitation of the news reports (here I recommend the VOA special English) or some TV sitcoms like Friends. The news reports are more standard, while the sitcoms are more close to life. There are some differences in accent between British English and American one. If you want a British accent, BBC news is a better choice.

We can know that reading and writing are the more essential parts of a language from the case that an illiterate can speak a language while he can not read and write. There are different ways of reading like extensive reading and intensive reading, which will be used in different situations. For easy articles, extensive reading is more efficient while intensive reading will be more helpful when you read a more complicated one. Good writing is based on a wide range of reading. A well written article is valued by its precise word choice, complete structure, good cohesion as well as deep thought. Writing can be improved also by daily practice, like short diaries, comments or book reviews.

There are many helpful resources we can resort to when learning English. The first one is websites for English study, which provide large amount of materials from reading to writing. The second one is some software with the function of dictation and reread, which is favorable for us to improve our accent and listening. With the help of those resources, we can get twice the results with half the effort.