How can adults learn English if they don’t understand it?

In fact, anyone can learn English if they are willing to put in the time and effort. The biggest enemy for adults learning English is themselves. So let’s take a look at this article on how adults who don’t understand English can learn English. Don’t miss it.

1. Must have a clear and firm goal

The purpose of learning English may be to work, take IELTS, TOEFL or immigrate. First of all, there should be a firm goal of learning English. Without a firm goal, it's difficult to stick to it.

You can set one long-term goal and many short-term goals. Because setting some goals that are unattainable at the beginning but cannot be achieved in the short term will weaken the confidence in learning English.

Setting multiple short-term goals and completing them step by step will increase the sense of accomplishment in the English learning process and enhance intrinsic motivation.

2. Perseverance

You must persevere in learning English. You cannot fish for three days and dry the net for two days. No matter how busy or tired you are, set aside at least half an hour or an hour every day to learn English, and use all your free time to learn English.

Once learning is interrupted, what has been learned will be quickly forgotten and it will be easier to give up. So make it a habit to study English every day.

3. Learn phonetic symbols

You can download applications for learning phonetic symbols from the Internet. Listen and read again and again. If you can't remember them all, that's okay, 70% to 80% will be fine.

4. Learn words and sentences

If your vocabulary is small, it will be difficult to understand what others are saying, let alone reading, reading newspapers and watching movies. It is very necessary to memorize words, and it is necessary to combine listening to recordings, copying words and copying sentences to memorize words. Not only should you memorize words, but you should also recite them in combination with sentences.

5. Learn to make sentences

For example, imitate a sentence in the present continuous tense:

Example sentence: She is reading a book.

Create your own sentence: I am playing basketball.

6. Develop the habit of looking up words

You can install Youdao Dictionary on your mobile phone to check unfamiliar words at any time, making the dictionary the best teacher.

7. Read a grammar book

To learn English, it is best to read a grammar book and focus on learning the main grammatical rules of English. Although reading is a bit boring, it is very helpful for future English learning.

8. Watch American dramas and English speech videos

When watching American dramas, you should not only pay attention to the plot, but also pay attention to various expressions. You should watch your favorite American TV series over and over again, read and imitate the pronunciation, and look up words you don’t understand.

For English lectures, you can watch other English learning related videos through TED or NetEase open courses, which can increase your interest in learning English and make English learning less boring.

There is no shortcut to learning English. The important thing is to persist and have enough confidence.