1. Write in English every
day
This is the most important
tip to improve your writing skills in English. Start by thinking of a theme,
for example, you could start writing a diary of something that happens to you
every day, you can write a few lines of a story each day or you could write
emails to your friends in English. This might be difficult at first but the
more you continue, the easier it will become and you might even end up enjoying
it!
2. Ask someone to check
your writing
If you’re studying at an
English language school, you could ask your teacher to check your writing for
you. Otherwise, why not ask a friend or relative who speaks English? I’m sure
they’d be happy to help! You might even be able to do a writing language
exchange – find an English person who is learning your language and write
letters or emails to each other (you can write in English and they can write in
your language). When you send a reply, you can also send their letter back to
them with corrections and they can do the same for you!
3. Improve your vocabulary
Having a wide range of
vocabulary is very important when you’re writing in English. An excellent way to
improve your vocabulary is to read as much as possible. If you read books,
newspapers or magazines in English, you will learn many new words and common
English idioms. Remember to write down the new words and expressions you read
and their meanings so you can learn them.
4. Use a dictionary
You might feel that using a
dictionary when you write is ‘cheating’ but think again – it is actually a
great way to improve your vocabulary and practise using words and phrases that
you’ve heard but haven’t used before. Remember to ask someone to check your
writing to make sure you have used the vocabulary correctly.
5. Check your writing carefully
After you have written
something in English, you should always read it again, either straight away or
the next day. When you do this, you will probably see a few mistakes that you
didn’t notice when you were writing it. Remember to check the spelling, grammar
and vocabulary – have you used a particular word many times? Can you think of another
way to say it?
6. Write about different
topics
If you write about the same
thing every day, you could become very bored and you might end up using the
same words and phrases over and over again! It is a good idea to find different
topics to write about as this will help to widen your vocabulary and will be
much more interesting for you. Writing about something you read in a newspaper or
watched on TV is a good starting point.
7. Do your homework
If you have classes at an
English language school, your teacher probably gives you writing homework to
do. It is really important that you do all your homework as your teacher knows
your level of English and will be able to give you good advice on which parts
of writing you need to improve most (e.g. vocabulary, spelling, grammar). This
is extremely important if you are planning to take an English language exam.
8. Write to your friends
Do you have friends who speak
English (e.g. people you have met in your English classes)? If so, you should
definitely practise your writing with them! There are many ways to do this –
using social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.), sending emails, writing text
messages, chatting on Skype etc. The best thing about writing to people who are
also learning English is that you can correct each other’s mistakes!
9. Write a blog
It doesn’t even matter if no
one reads it, but writing a blog is a great way to practise writing in English.
Set yourself a goal (e.g. upload one blog article a week) and start writing!
The great thing about a blog is you can write about absolutely anything and there’s
a chance that you might even help or entertain someone who reads it!
10. Don’t be afraid to make
mistakes!
It’s easy to decide not to do
any English writing as you are worried that you will make lots of mistakes.
However, the more you write and get your writing corrected, the fewer mistakes
you will make!
Source: Bloomsbury
International
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