EnglishWithLucy
P1.Simple Trick to Become Fluent in English
STOP TRANSLATING IN YOUR HEAD
Think Directly in English!
- Don’t start translating in your head in the first place
- Insist on only speaking English with your teacher
- Use a monolingual dictionary in the language you are learning.
(monolingual: speaking, writing, or using only one language) - If you want to find a word, use a thesaurus.
(thesaurus: a book, website or other resourse that contains lists of words that have similar meanings) - Speak out loud to yourself in your target language. Think to yourself in your target language.
- immersion
(immersion: use the language as often as your mother language - make it daily