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Make sure you set a goal of what level you want to reach: to get a better job, studying, to travel or just because you want.

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1. English is a global language

English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. One out of five people can speak or at least understand English!

2. Studying English can help you get a job

English is the language of science, aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a multinational company within your home country or of finding work abroad.

3. Learning English can help you meet new people

English is the official language of 53 countries and is used as a lingua franca (a mutually known language) by people from all around the world. This means that whether you're working in Beijing, or travelling in Brazil, studying English can help you have a conversation with people from all over the world.

4. Many scientific papers are written in English

In the last century, the number of scientific papers written in English has started to outweigh the number of papers written in the native language of the researcher. In the Netherlands, for example, the ratio is a surprising 40 to 1. For this reason, having a knowledge of English is incredibly important to those working in the scientific field.

5. English is the language of the media industry

Because of the prominence of Hollywood in global media, an enormous amount of films, TV shows and popular songs are written in English. If you speak English, you won't need to rely on translations and subtitles anymore to enjoy your favourite books, songs, films and TV shows.

6. English is the language of the Internet.

English is a particularly important language online with more than half the content on the internet written in English. As well as this, some of the world's largest tech companies are based in English speaking countries.

7. Travelling is a lot easier with a good knowledge of English

Imagine you're a Spanish person on holiday in Thailand, while your hotel receptionist might not be able to answer your question in Spanish, it's likely they will be able to answer your question in English.

8. English is one of the most important languages for business

Whether you're a business owner, student or employee, English is incredibly important in the business world. English is considered to be one of the most important business languages due to being the de facto language of the United States and the official language of the UK, Canada, India and South Africa.

9. With English, you can study all over the world

Since English is spoken in so many different countries there are thousands of schools and universities around the world that offer programmes in English. If you speak good academic English, there're lots of opportunities for you to find an appropriate school and course to suit your needs. Find out about going to university in an English speaking country.

10. English gives you access to multiple cultures

Good knowledge of English will allow you to access films, music and literature from hundreds of countries around the globe. Not to mention the fact that numerous books from across the world are translated into English. Few experiences will make you grow as a person more than learning the values, habits and way of life in a culture that is different from yours.

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The Importance of the English Language: 10 Reasons to Learn English

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English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. One out of five people can speak or at least understand English! English is the language of science, aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a multinational company within your home country or of finding work abroad.

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2. Find an English course that suits your needs

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2. Find an English course that suits your needs

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Find out what type of learner you are, and which method suits you best.  As soon as you find the right setting and the right tools to learn, learning English will be easy and fun!

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3 Types of Learning Strategies - Exploring your mind

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Meaningful learning has as much to do with the teaching as the way students process it. Here we're going to talk about the 3 most famous learning strategies.

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Learning is a process that needs time and dedication. Just a few minutes every day will be enough for you to practice in any way you choose: reading, listening to music or doing exercises. Create a schedule.

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Even if your level is very basic, you can start reading things for your level – if what you read is too difficult, you‘ll get discouraged.

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English texts for beginners to practice reading and comprehension online and for free. Practicing your comprehension of written English will both improve your vocabulary and understanding of grammar and word order. The texts below are designed to help you develop while giving you an instant evaluation of your progress.

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Everyone loves movies. It’s a great idea to watch movies with subtitles or to watch movies you have already seen in your native language, in English.

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What's the most fun way to learn English?

If you're tired of going to class or reading a book, there's nothing better than learning English through movies and film.

Is Learning English Through Movies and Film Right For Me?

Learning a foreign language is already hard. And the culture is different from your own. So sometimes, you might have trouble understanding what actors are saying, or what they're doing on the screen.

So today, I want to share a few tips with you on learning English with movies. They'll help you learn helpful new words and phrases, but also enjoy watching movies at the same time.

Okay, let's start!

3 Reasons Why Learning English With Movies and Film W orks

Perhaps you're still wondering if you can still really learn any English by watching movies.

After all, watching movies is supposed to be fun, right? So, how can you learn while having so much fun with the film? And more importantly, why should you learn English with movies instead of with textbooks?

Here are three reasons I believe it works, and why I recommend learning the language this way.
1. You'll get to learn real English...not textbook English.
The English you learn through textbooks or in ESL class is not what you'll hear people say. For example, in beginner English classes, you might have learnt how to say "it's a quarter to seven" or "it's raining cats and dogs". While these are correct, we almost never say these in real life.

In contrast, the English spoken in movies is very natural. It's also very close to what you'll hear if you speak with native English speakers too. This will help improve your spoken English.
2. You learn English words in context.
This is one of my favourite aspects of watching movies. Let's say that you like watching crime films (these are great!). After watching ten or twenty movies, you'll start to learn vocabulary related to the context, or subject, of crime.

Usually, when we learn words traditionally (e.g. in school), we study things like vocabulary lists. The problem with learning new words with vocabulary lists is that you can learn what words mean, but not where and how they are used.

For example, let's say you learn the new word "detective". From the dictionary, you'll know what that it means "a person who investigates crimes". But unless you use it, it can be easy to forget. It also doesn't give you an idea where the word is used most frequently, and how it is used.

On the other hand, if you learn the word "detective" through watching crime films, you'll know "detective" can mean many things. For example, it can be a title in front of a person (e.g. "Detective Beckett"). Or maybe it's the noun referring to the job (e.g. he's a detective). And maybe you'll even hear things that will let you form opinions about the word (e.g. "you lousy detectives").

This way, you won't only learn what each word means, you will also know how it's used.

Killing two birds with one stone.

You will never be able to do that through textbooks.
3. You hear how things are said.
In English, people often say that 30% of what we say is expressed through our words.

So what about the other 70%?

Well, the other 70% is all about how you say it. You know, things like your expressions (like a smile, a frown) and your tone of voice (like when you sound angry, or when you sound sad).

As you can guess, the how is usually more important than the what to English people.

Let me give you an example.

I'm sure that one of the first phrases you wanted to learn in English was "I love you". But did you imagine that depending how you say it out loud, it can be very different?

"I loveyou" - you might hear this after two people (especially lovers) fight! One person may be trying to say to the other person "I really love you...why don't you believe me!?"

"I love you" - a person might really want to say "I love you (and not anyone else...don't worry!)

"I...LOVE...YOU" - this might be a person saying "I love you" in a very loud voice...while trying to really confess their love!

"I LOVE YOU!!" - the person might be saying "I love you"...while they're really angry!

As you can see - if you try to learn this by reading - you might have been confused. Even though the four phrases are written differently, they use the exact same words.

But if you hear these phrases out loud, they will make perfect sense to you!

Knowing what someone is saying is important. But knowing how they are saying it is even more important. We call understanding the "how" the nuances of the English language.

Through observing actors in films, not only will you be able to learn new words, you will be able to understand how they are said. The characters might be sad, happy, surprised, angry. And you'll understand this immediately.

7 Tips for Learning English through Film and Movies

1. Choose an interesting movie. This probably sounds obvious, but if you choose a boring movie, you'll be bored. And if you're bored, it will be difficult to pay attention...for more than one and a half hours!

I remember when I was a child, I had to watch hours and hours of really old movies like "Singing in the Rain", "Mary Poppins" to learn English. If you don't know these films - you're welcome to check them up - they're really old! I didn't exactly hate them, but I didn't feel excited at all when watching these films.

And because of that, I highly recommend you choose movies you like. To do this, you can go to a website called Rotten Tomatoes, which is a website with many great critics and reviews on many tens of thousands of movies.

2. Select a movie that matches your current English level. For example, for beginners in English, I usually recommend you learn English through animations. The main reason is because the English is usually very friendly, nice and easy to understand.

On the other hand, if you try to watch something like "Romeo and Juliet", you will be very confused. Shakespearian English (which is English used many centuries ago) is very difficult to understand on screen, even for advanced English learners.

3. Bring your dictionary. Maybe I'll add point 3.5 too - choose a film with subtitles! So when you hear a word you're interested in, check it up! Because you went through the trouble to understand it...you'll be able to remember that word for a long time too!

4. Repeat short phrases! Some times, you might hear something cool in the movie. For example, some short phrases, or slang like, "hell yeah!", or "sure thing", or "you betcha!" that are commonly used in English. If you like how it sounds, it really helps to repeat it! After saying it out loud a while, you will be able to remember it for a longer time! It's a great and enjoyable exercise - one of my personal favourites.

5. Without subtitles. I know it can be really challenging to watch a film in a foreign language without subtitles. So here's my recommendation. When you watch a film the first time, just turn on subtitles. But if you get the chance to watch it a second time, try turning off subtitles.

This way, you already know the story from the first time you watched it. And this time, you can try listening to some individual words that you might have checked up last time. Or you might try to see how much you can understand the film without subtitles.

6. VLC player. This is actually a video player I recommend for watching films on your computer. This is one of my favourite tools. Most people use it just to watch movies, but I use it a little differently. (And if you don't have it, you can download VLC player, it's free.)

Here's what I do - if you download a movie online, and you play it, you know how you don't understand English sometimes? VLC Player allows you to play back movies at half speed or quarter speed. So if there are parts you don't understand, you can play these back at a slower speed and try again! It's very helpful to practice your listening.

7. It's okay to miss words...just let it go. Last of all, remember what we said in the start? Watching movies should be fun...so if you miss a word, a phrase, or even many sentences, that's okay! Just follow along the subtitles and learn that way. Don't make yourself feel bad...watching films is supposed to be fun!

A Better Way to Learn English with Film and Movies

I'll admit - while learning English can be fun, there are a few disadvantages too. Here's a few problems you may run into:

1. There are no subtitles. This is pretty rare nowadays. But if you watch a film without subtitles, it can be difficult to understand what's going on.

2. You have to keep on pausing and playing to understand. It can take you many times to understand something said on screen, because sometimes, the film might be easy. But at other times, it might be hard to understand. (As an example, characters who play "professors" in films can be difficult to understand. They use some difficult words, which you may have never heard of before.)

3. You have to keep on checking up words. For every word you don't know, you might want to look it up in the dictionary. While it's a lot faster to check up words nowadays on our phones, it can be annoying to keep pausing and checking up words.

4. You can't remember these words afterwards. It can be difficult to keep track of what you've learnt, because it takes time and effort to take notes, and we want to have an enjoyable experience in watching the movie, without having to be interrupted every minute to write down a word!

5. You don't know if you remember these words after. After a week, or a month, or even three months, you might forget what you've learnt! And because you didn't jot down notes, you can't really test yourself either.

If this sounds like a lot of work, and you are open to watching other fun videos, you should try FluentU. FluentU has a collection of the web's best videos for learning English, including movie trailers, music videos, and TV shows. All videos come with subtitles, definitions, and example sentences.

FluentU is perfect for learning from difficult videos like movie trailers. FluentU has great videos for learning English in one convenient place. It also provides a video player designed for learning English. When you review vocab, you do it with video clips. And FluentU remembers your progress and uses it to recommend videos to you.

7 Great Movies to help Learn English through Movies and Film

1. Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo is an animated film about a clownfish called Marlin who loses his son Nemo. On the way, he meets another fish called Dory. Together, they set out on an amazing adventure to find Nemo across the huge ocean! I don't want to reveal any spoilers, but it's a great film to watch for all audiences - one of the best animated films of all time!

In the Star Wars series, it is believed that there is a "Force" that holds together the universe. While the Jedi Order believe in compassion and kindness in using this "Force", the Sith Lords believe in using the Force through hate, anger, jealousy and other negative feelings.

In this thousand-year battle between these two sides, the Jedi knights and the Sith Lords clash in a thrilling sequence throughout the six movies. There are no other movies like Star Wars...definitely worth checking out!

The series follows the dark plot of a rebellion led by Sauron, the most evil being across all lands at that time. To oppose this evil, a small group of fighters take on a brave mission - to destroy a ring that is said to hold the powers of Sauron himself, which would mean the fall of Sauron with its destruction.

Never has there been a film where you can have so much fun with pirates.

And here we have it, our top seven film recommendations!

These are some of the most celebrated films in the history of film, so I hope you enjoy watching them!

And One More Thing

If you like learning English with videos, then try out the FluentU app. Like the website, the FluentU app lets you learn with cartoons, news programs, music videos, movies, funny YouTube videos and much, much more:

Use FluentU to listen to native English speakers. You will hear how they use their language in different ways. You will get a better understanding of how English is spoken in the real world outside your classroom and textbooks. Hey, why learn English with textbooks when you can let Hugh Jackman teach you?

It is hard to understand native English speakers, right? We have made this easier with subtitles. But that's not all we have done! While you watch your English videos, you can see the definition for every word that you hear.

The best part? FluentU remembers the vocabulary that you're learning. It recommends you examples and videos based on the words you've already learned. You have a truly personalized experience.

Start using FluentU on the website with your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes store.

As you can see, we are super excited about learning English with movies and other video resources. With this, I hope I have convinced you that learning English through movies can work. What's more, I hope I've convinced you that it is helpful to help you learn English, even though it might be non-traditional.

And hopefully, that got you a bit more excited about watching English movies.

If you liked this post, something tells me that you'll love FluentU, the best way to learn English with real-world videos.
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Practice makes perfect” Don’t miss any chance you have to practice.

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Often, the process of making lasting change requires trying new and unfamiliar things. Maybe it's walking to work a different way so you can avoid a tempting or triggering location. Maybe it's practicing new coping skills in the face of an old problem. Maybe it's reaching out to other people when you normally would go it alone.

Deliberately practicing new behavior has three effects: 1) you get better at doing it, which increases the odds that you will be successful at it when it matters, 2) you start to replace the old habits with new ones, and 3) you develop the habit of replacing old habits!

First, remember that when you are trying out something new, it is best to practice that skill when the stakes aren't too high. You wouldn't want to shoot your first ever free-throw in the NBA finals! Instead, practice a new skill when the pressure is low, so you can get used to it and fine-tune it in relative comfort. Then, you'll know just what to do when you really need it later.

The second effect, replacing old habits, is a big one. Recent research has shown that our brains don't get rid of old ways of thinking very quickly. Old neural pathways or habits remain ready to be reactivated if we don't give our brains an alternative. However, every time we respond differently to a familiar situation, or try to, we forge new neural pathways on top of the old ones (see The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, by Charles Duhigg, for an entertaining take on this). The more we practice, the stronger the new pathway gets, and the weaker the old one gets. So, by practicing new skills, you are making new habits!

And the incredibly big benefit of letting yourself "practice"? You get to learn a positive new behavioral process, which can become a healthy habit in and of itself. Practice is made up of several important emotional and structural variables. For instance, you have to get through the emotional process of finding the bravery to try new things and tolerating not being so good at things right from the start. The process of deciding (because it is a choice) to practice in spite of these feelings is a valuable skill in managing any change process. Learning to allow for, visualize, or have hope for the reward down the road requires the specific, learnable skill of tolerating short term discomfort for long term gain. Even if you end up not using or even particularly appreciating the new things you have introduced (and practiced a few times), having a process for introducing change is incredibly valuable.

The more you practice new ways of doing things, the more naturally they'll come. This is true even if you decide not to keep the behavior in your life (i.e., you might decide to take a kick boxing class twice a week for a month...only to decide you can't stand sweating that much). In the meantime, remember that change doesn't happen after you practice, it happens when you practice, every time you practice, even if you don't always make the free throw shot.

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