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Learning a new language is downright(completely) terrifying. Pair this with KISS, keeping it simple, and you’ll be speaking easier in no time! Be Fearless If you ask someone (incorrectly), “Do you life coffee,” and they respond (correctly), “Yes, I like coffee”, take note of (remember) your mistake! Mirroring is an effective learning tool that can really help you learn proper structure, prepositions, word order, and melody (essentially “marking” your own grammar lessons). The point is, whether it’s dance or a language, don’t be afraid to watch others and mirror what they do or say. We also spent a bit of time marking (not doing to movements fully, but just halfway), which helped us learn the essentials(most important parts). I was a dancer for ten years, and one of our biggest rules was, “if you don’t know it, mirror it.” We would mirror the teacher at the front of the room to help us learn the steps. Usually, getting your point across, no matter how slowly or simply, it is much better and more productive than trying to say what you mean in the fanciest way possible. Start slow, and use short sentences with basic words if need be. They’ll only trip you up (confuse you) and make it worse.

#YOUR KEEP IT SIMPLE HOW TO#

If you aren’t quite sure how to say something, don’t go for (use) long, complicated sentences. It might sound harsh, but it works, especially for beginners. Now you can use them to better(improve) your English! Keep it simple, stupid

Not enough practice for you? Why not change your Facebook to English? This is one of the best ways to get a bit more practice in, because you already know what all the buttons mean. Go out to your local bookstore and pick up your favorite kids book. Find friends who also speak English, and talk with them. This one is old hat (well known), pretty much, but useful! Practice in any way you can, and your English is bound to (will definitely) improve. Here are some of the top tricks to help you learn this fantastic, but complicated, language, all relating back to KISS, or “keep it simple, stupid.” Practice makes perfect This is a theory that can be applied to all manner of (many different) things in life, but especially when it comes to learning languages. It might sound slightly offensive(mean), but when learning English, or any new language for that matter, the best thing to do is to remember the acronym KISS, or “keep it simple, stupid.”

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