English for beginners:
where to start?

Starting something new is always a little scary. And especially when starting to learn a new language. It seems that it is simply impossible to understand all the features of pronunciation and grammar on your own.

But, in fact, everything is much easier than it seems!

So where to start? Of course, with letters!

Having studied the alphabet and the reasons for the different sounds of the same letters, you should exhale and praise yourself. And then, take a breath again and plunge into the most interesting world of letter combinations. After all, sounds that are familiar to us, such as “Zh”, “Sh”, “Ch”, are denoted in English by several letters at once.

After you learn to read all the letters and letter combinations according to the rules of the language, you should remind yourself that there are exceptions to any rules. And in English there are, in principle, more exceptions than rules.

In order to remember them better, you should replenish your vocabulary daily. It’s worth getting into the habit of adding at least five words to your vocabulary every day.

It is very convenient to use various applications and online resources for learning the language.

Online Video+Audio English Course for Beginners: http://www.bistroenglish.com/course/

If you are too lazy to look for new words to memorize, the application will push you a few more words closer to mastering the language with a fun alarm every day.

The next step should be grammar.

Various online resources can also help you study it. And it, just like words, will have to be memorized. Yes, a little boring, but effective and forever.

Next, let’s start listening. It is unlikely that you want to learn English just to read books and magazines. In order to learn to speak, you need to listen.

Be sure to use your visual memory!

Read as much material as possible on topics that interest you. It’s worth starting with small volumes. Try writing down unfamiliar or difficult words in your personal dictionary, which you can flip through, for example, on your way to work.

Try watching your favorite movies in the original, listening to the news, or understanding the words to your favorite song. This way you can learn pronunciation from a native speaker, as well as understand live speech.

Even if you spend at least half an hour studying every day, very soon you will notice that English is, in fact, a very friendly language.

In just a couple of months, an abstruse set of letters will form concrete words and sentences, English-language news anchors will quite clearly tell you about the latest events, and a lost foreigner who asked for directions will thank you for an accurate explanation.