Let me expalin you how the 'LSRW' concept works with an simple example :

1. Listen : Take an example of new born baby. Initially he can only able to list
en things. (Intense listening required, news channels and english rap songs with
lyrics in your hand)
2. Speak : After listening baby is able to speak few words taught by mother or f
ather or other family members. (Speak english infront of the mirror, it shows yo
u how good you are looking)
3. Read : As he/she able to speak properly, then reading is easier for them. (re
ad your best local english news paper)
4. Write : Finally they can write. (Ask your friend or any family member to give
a random topic to you, and you have to write on this topic. make it a for few d
ays.)
To summarize all, don't feel shy when you want to learn english. Treat yourself
as a infant. But let me tell you one thing, your day will definitely come.

Read Newspapers, Novels, Kids English test books etc.(Read out loud) and narrate
the summary of it in english to your kids or friends or family members.
Watch News in brodcasting news channels as NDTV, BBC or CNN
Watch English films without sub-titles which will increase your understanding po
wer and also helps you in pronouncing words correctly.
Cultivate the habit of speaking English with your collegues, friends, family mem
bers etc. Don't feel uneasy when you make a mistake instead learn from your mist
akes.
Learn grammer . Purchase this book - "Wren & Martin".
Try chatting with your friends in Yahoo, Google, Rediffbol, icq, paltalk etc
Record and play back your conversations to see how does it sound when you delive
r.
Everyday stand in front of the mirror and pretend as though you are in conversat
ion with your friend. Speak in english and observe your body language and facial
expressions.
Buy a dictionary to read and understand a new word every day/week and ensure tha
t you use that new word at-least thrice daily whenever possible.
Attend free seminars of people talking in English even if they are of no interes
t for you, just so that you may understand the language and the ways that it is
spoken.
If anyone is talking in English, firstly pay good attention and try to learn tha
t how that person is putting his thoughts into words
Its definitely a slow process but sure shot way to increase your fluency. Have c
onfidence and don't feel shy. Keep practicing as this leads to perfection. Good
Luck to you.

How can I describe my level of English now?

Many people agree in recognising 7 levels of ability in English:
1. Beginner; 2. Elementary; 3. Low (or Pre-) Intermediate; 4. Intermediate;
5. Upper Intermediate; 6. Advanced; 7. Proficient
Do I need to study grammar?
The easy answer is 'Of course not'. You learned your first language, as all you
ng children do, without the help of a grammar book. You could use verbs correct
ly for many years before you knew what they were.

101 Ways to Learn English

Here are 101 things (in no particular order) for you to think about for improvin
g your English.
1. Surround yourself in English. Put yourself in an all English speaking en
vironment where you can learn passively. The best way to learn is through speaki
ng.
2. Practise every day. Make yourself a study plan. Decide how much time a w
eek you are going to spend studying and stick to it. Establish a routine.
3. Tell your family and friends about your study plan. Get them to push you
to study and also don t let them interrupt you.
4. Practise the 4 core skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Th
ey all need to be worked on for you to improve.
5. Keep a notebook of new words you learn. Use them in sentences and try to
say them at least 3 times when you speak.
6. Visit EC s free learn English website at least once a day and complete a l
esson.
7. Memorisation of lists is one of the most common ways of learning vocabul
ary for a test. It's only a good exercise for short term studying because you of
ten do not retain the information that you have learned for a test.
8. Use your body clock. If you re not a morning person, study in the afternoo
n.
9. You will find words easier to remember if you try to remember an example
sentence using that word rather the word on its own.
10. Plan to take a test. You ll find that you work harder when you need to stu
dy for something.
11. Saying that, it s better not to study just to take a test. Think of the bi
gger picture. What can you do when you have a good command of English? How will
the quality of your life improve?
12. Give yourself a long term goal. Focus on working towards it.
13. Give yourself short term goals too and reward yourself when you achieve
each one.
14. Create an atmosphere in which you want to learn, not because you have to
. You ll learn more when you re learning because you want to.
15. Know what works best for you. Think about what methods have been success
ful for you in the past and stick with them.
16. Figure out how you learn. It can be by memorising, reading, speaking, su
mmarising or other methods. Find out how you study best. It can be in a quiet pl
ace by yourself or with a group.
17. Get help! If you don t understand something you ve got to ask someone. Ask y
our teacher, classmates or friends for help.
18. Review! Review! Review! Make sure that you take the time to review thing
s you have studied in the past.
19. It s not a good idea to study on your own for more than 30 minutes at a ti
me. Take regular breaks, get some fresh air and stretch your legs.
20. Don t be in such a hurry to move up a level. Concentrate on the level you
are at now.
21. Watch DVDs rather than TV. It s better to use something that you can watch
over again to catch information you might have missed the first time.
22. Watching TV only gives you the chance to hear something correctly first
time. This is better for high level students. It can be great practice for speak
ing to native English speakers so you don t have to ask them to repeat themselves!
23. Read graded readers. These books are especially written for your level.
Read a whole novel. You can do it! You ll feel great afterwards.
24. Children s books have easier words and are a good alternative to graded re
aders.
25. Newspapers are a good place to find passive constructs. Read through an
article and see if you can find the passive sentences.
26. Read for the general meaning first. Don t worry about understanding every
word, then go back and look up new words.
27. For a word you don t understand in a sentence, look at the other words aro
und it. They will give you a hint. Try to guess the meaning from the context.
28. Learn root words. They ll help you guess the meaning of words. For example
: scrib = write, min = small
29. When you learn a new word, think of all its other forms: Beautiful (adje
ctive), beauty (noun), beautifully (adverb).
30. Learn prefixes (dis-, un-, re-) and suffixes (-ly, -ment, -ful), these w
ill help you to figure out the meaning of words and build your vocabulary.
31. English, unlike Japanese or French, uses word stress. For new words, cou
nt the syllables and find where the stress is. Only one stress per word and alwa
ys on a vowel. Two syllable verbs have a stress on the second syllable (beGIN).
2 syllable nouns (TEAcher) and adjectives (HAPpy) stress the first.
32. Use English whenever you can. It s as simple as that!
33. Don t translate into English from your own language. Think in English to i
mprove your fluency. Talk to yourself but not on the bus otherwise people will thi
nk you have gone crazy!
34. You can t learn English from a book. Like driving a car, you can only lear
n through doing it.
35. The most natural way to learn grammar is through talking.
36. Keep an English diary or journal. Start by writing a few sentences a day
 and then get into the habit of writing more.
37. Why not start an online blog and share your writings with the world?
38. To become a better writer brainstorm as many ideas and thoughts onto pap
er without worrying about grammar or spelling. Then think about the structure. A
fter that, write your piece using good grammar and spelling. Finally, read it th
rough or give it to someone else to check for mistakes.
39. Keep an eye on your punctuation as it can totally change what you re tryin
g to say. Check out the difference in meaning between these two sentences: A woma
n without her man is nothing and A woman: without her, man is nothing .
40. Sing your heart out! Show the world your beautiful voice! Learn English
songs and sing along with them to improve fluency and intonation anyone for Karao
ke?
41. Get a penfriend or use chat-rooms, forums and community sites. If you ca
n t speak to someone in English, this is the next best thing.
42. Shadow English CDs. Listen to a few sentences then repeat what you heard
. Focus on the rhythm and intonation.
43. Have English radio on in your house. Even if you are not actively listen
ing to it, you will still be training your ears.
44. Mirror CDs. Read out loud along with a CD. Again, this is great for into
nation, pronunciation and rhythm.
45. Dictation. Listen to a CD or friend and write down what you hear.
46. Nobody likes to hear their own voice, but be brave and try it! Record yo
ur voice and listen to your pronunciation and intonation. It will help you to id
entify your problem areas.
47. Ask your helpful teacher if you can record his lesson. This is a great w
ay to review. You can also listen to your teachers speaking speed and intonation
.
48. Use an English/English dictionary as it will help you to keep thinking i
n English and not translating.
49. If an English/English dictionary seems scary, there are learner s dictiona
ries for English students of your level.
50. Don t become too reliant on your dictionary. Your dictionary should be an
aid, not your main teacher. Try to guess the meaning of words rather than going
straight for your dictionary.
51. Don t give up! Stay positive! Sometimes you will feel that you aren t learni
ng quickly enough. Everyone feels like this, don t worry about it. You ll get there
in the end.
52. Enjoy it! We learn more when we are having fun!
53. If you get nervous when speaking, take two deep breaths before you say s
omething. You ll speak better when you feel relaxed.
54. Keep yourself motivated by looking back at the textbooks and CDs you use
d in the past. You ll be surprised at how easy they seem to you now! Congratulatio
ns, your level is improving!
55. You are never too young or too old to start learning English. Don t make e
xcuses not to learn. What are you waiting for?
56. Procrastination can stop you from being successful. To stop procrastinat
ing, it's important you understand if your procrastinating is to avoid studying,
or if it is your bad habit.
57. If you haven t gotten the results you wanted yet, it s not because you re bad
at languages, it s because you haven t found your own special way of learning yet.
58. Use resources which match your level. Don t use texts/listening exercises
which are too difficult or too easy. Use materials which challenge you but don t f
rustrate you.
59. Don t worry about making your accent perfect. It s an important part of your
cultural identity to keep your accent. Native English speakers enjoy hearing En
glish spoken with an accent.
60. There are many types of English: British, American, South African and so
on. None of these are wrong or not as important. English is English.
61. Instead, be aware of the differences in American and British English and
use your words accordingly. For example: Elevator (US) / Lift (British).
62. Carry cue cards with you. These are small cards which you can write new
words on. You can pull them out and look at them whenever you a free minute.
63. Use post-it notes and stick them around your home. You can use them to l
abel things. Stick one on your pet dog!
64. You can t ignore phrasal verbs (two words verbs), there are hundreds of th
em in English and they re widely used. The more you focus on their meaning, the mo
re you ll be able to guess the meaning of new ones. You ll start to recognise their
patterns.
65. Use your intuition. Go with your gut feeling, you ll be surprised how ofte
n your first guess is the right guess. Like we said before, be confident.
66. Gather your thoughts. Take a second to think about what you re going to sa
y. You know the grammar, but maybe you don t use it correctly when you speak.
67. Meet new people. Make the effort to mix with English speakers in your to
wn. You could join a club or go to bars where foreigners hang out. Buy one a dri
nk, they love that!
68. Be the person to start conversations in English. Try to keep the convers
ations moving and use listening words ( really? / go on / what happened then? ) Don t w
or others to speak to you. Get in there!
69. Debate. Discuss topics in a group. Each person should choose a viewpoint
(even if you don t agree with it) and debate it within the group. Make sure you g
et your point across. Learn to listen actively. Active listening will help in th
e classroom and it will help you get more out of, and contribute more to, group
study sessions. Focus on the person who is talking. Don t fidget or become distrac
ted by other people or events. Concentrate on the speaker with your ears and eye
s. Follow the movements the speaker makes in an effort to hear more. It may help
to repeat what you hear others say in an effort to understand their thoughts.
70. It s not enough to only learn English words. You can teach a parrot Englis
h words but that doesn t mean it can speak English! You still need to have an unde
rstanding of grammar.
71. Verb tenses are used by English speakers to talk about the timing of act
ions. You might not have the same expressions in your own language. It s important
that you know these tenses and when to use them.
72. English has many irregular verbs. You should drill yourself on them.
73. Keep it up! If you take a break from speaking English, you will find tha
t your level decreases and all your hard work has been wasted.
74. Don t be put off by a bad test score. Sometimes students have the ability
to pass an English test, but can t communicate well with English speakers. If you
can speak freely in English, you should be proud of yourself.
75. Remember that as long as you have tried your hardest, you have succeeded
!
76. Learn English with a friend. You ll have someone you can practice with and
you can motivate each other to study.
77. Remember, the way we write English is not the same as how it s pronounced.
For example Ough has over 6 pronunciations. Familiarise yourself the Phonetic Alp
habet. It will help you correctly pronounce words in the dictionary.
78. Get used to the schwa sound [?] - an unstressed and toneless neutral vowel
sound. Schwa is the most common vowel sound in English. For example, the 'a' in a
bout and the 'u' in supply.
79. Keep in mind that it takes longer to improve when our level is high. Usu
ally the fastest progress is made when we are beginners. Don t think that you re sud
denly not learning anymore, it s just a less noticeable progress.
80. Make sure that your English matches the occasion. It s OK to use slang wit
h friends but not in a business meeting. Decide in which situation it s appropriat
e to use the words and phrases you have learned.
81. Textbook English is often different from the way we casually speak. To l
earn casual slang watch movies.
82. Idioms can be difficult to memorise, but they are great fun to use and t
hey ll make your English more colourful.
83. When talking we usually link words together so that two words can sound
like one. Simply put, we link words ending with a consonant sound to words begin
ning with a vowel sound (consonant > vowel). We link words ending with a vowel s
ound to words beginning with a vowel sound (vowel > vowel). Practice these to im
prove your listening and pronunciation.
84. Make use of the internet. It s full of resources to help you learn: BBC Le
arning English ; learnenglish.ecenglish.com
85. Think about your strong and weak points. Write down which areas you want
to improve on and work on improving them. Of course, don t ignore your strong poi
nts. Congratulate yourself on how well you ve done!
86. Unlearn your mistakes. You probably make the same grammar mistakes over
and over again. Use English tests results as a study tool. Go over your mistakes
and choose one or two that you want to focus on. Use your favourite grammar boo
k to check rules.
87. Use the correct article (a/an, the). Be aware that there is more to this
rule than a/an= non specific, the=specific. For example: A university (not an u
niversity because it begins with a consonant sound). An hour (not a hour because
the h is often silent).
88. For fluency, try image training. Before you go to that restaurant think
through what the waiter is likely to say to you. Think of what phrases you are g
oing to use.
89. Much communication comes through body language and gesture. These can be
different between cultures and countries. For example, the two-fingered "V" for
victory symbol is fine palms-out. If you make it with you palm facing toward yo
u, you'll offend a British person. It means well, you ask a British person and fin
d out for yourself!
90. The easiest one - Sleep! You ll learn more after a good night s sleep. You ll
be able to concentrate more.
91. Take an English course in an English speaking country.
92. If you studying abroad, mix with people from other countries not only pe
ople from your own country. It s not a good idea for you to live in a shared house
with people from your own country. Enjoy a more cultural experience by spending
time with other nationalities.
93. Have you thought about getting a job or doing an internship abroad?
94. Get yourself a qualified teacher. Who wants to learn wrong things?
95. Nobody can learn all of the English language. No need to worry about try
ing. A useful shortcut to learning is that in English we have lots of words that
have the same pronunciation, but a different spelling and meaning. For example,
come here has the same pronunciation as, I can hear the birds . You might find it ea
sier to build vocabulary by knowing the different meanings.
96. Once you have a basic level of English explore the different ways you ca
n say the same thing. This makes your English more interesting to the listener a
nd it shouldn t be too difficult for you because you already know the basics. For
example, how many ways can we say, Goodbye' in English?
97. When you are on your English course, be prepared for your class. Do your
homework as soon as possible and hand it in on time. Review your notes and your
last lesson a few minutes before the class. Doing this will refresh your memory
and you'll be warmed up for lesson.
98. Don't get distracted in class. Focus on the lesson, don't stare out of t
he window. Don't be late, arrive a few minutes before the start of the lesson. D
on't sit next to people who won't speak to you in English. Switch off your phone
. Be organised, remember to take your textbook, notebook and pen.
99. Find a comfortable, peaceful place for quiet study. You need somewhere w
here you can focus 100%.
100. Last but not least, Learn English with EC!
101. Don t be afraid to make mistakes. Be confident. People can only correct yo
ur mistakes when they hear you make them.