1. Set aside time to read each day: One of the most effective ways to build your skills is to practice. Developing your reading skills will ultimately take practice, and you can set aside 10 to 15 minutes each day to read. You can read news articles, fiction, magazine issues or any kind of text, as long as you are taking the time to practice your reading skills.
2. Set reading goals: You can set reading goals for yourself to help you develop a wider vocabulary, gain a deeper understanding of different texts and improve your ability to make connections between things you read and your own perspectives and ideas.

1. How many pets does Jenny have?
2. Where does Jenny live?
3. Who is Fred?

1. Choose Comprehensible Input: The most important thing you must do when looking to improve your listening skills is listen to material that you already mostly understand.
   This kind of material, known as "comprehensible input", is any audio content that's slightly above your current skill level.
2. Listen and Re-listen at Different Speeds: If beginner learners of any language can agree on one thing, it's this: language spoken at native speed is fast.
   Native speakers speak so quickly and fluently that learners often don't have the time to mentally break down the sounds, words, and meaning of what they're hearing—and even if they do manage it, the native speaker is usually on a whole other topic by then.

1.  Read, read, and read: The more you read -- especially novels, but also magazines and newspapers -- the more words you'll learn. As you read and uncover new words, try to work out the  meaning from the sentence as well as from looking up the definition in a dictionary. Write down new words. Your vocabulary will sky rocket!
2. Learn a word a day: Using a word a day calendar, a website, or develop your own list of words to learn. This is a great technique many people use to learn new words. Don't feel you must learn a new word every day.

1. Practice as much as you can: Once you have a basic understanding of what you learned in your research, reserve time to practice it. Writing is a hard skill that develops over time the more you use it. Implement what you learn within your emails, announcements or any other written correspondences you create at work. If you ever encounter a word, phrase or whole sentence that doesn't sound correct and can't find a solution, revert back to step one. Look up your specific issue and find a new way to write it.
2. Consider omitting unnecessary words: Omit unnecessary words, phrases or whole sentences that take away from the message. Write in a more direct tone and get to the point of your message. Write clearly and effectively to avoid such wordiness. Doing so makes your content easier to read and understand.
3. Research basic writing principles: One of the best ways to begin improving your writing skills is to research some of the basics. There are plenty of helpful resources online that cover basic to advanced grammar, spelling and general writing. Take time to study these resources thoroughly, especially any provided examples.
   
   

1. Describe:

Topic sentence: My Mother’s Kitchen.

Supporting 1: is not big.

Supporting 2: it is warm and comfortable.

Conclusion: cooks a lot and it smells spicy and sweet. 

1. Write
   Just as it helps to read a great deal, it will also benefit you to write more. The more you practice writing with proper grammar, the more naturally it will come to you. These are greats tips to help you with writing a college essay.
2. Review the basics
   While classes in English linguistics and writing may not be something you are interested in, it is vital to spend a bit of time learning or reviewing the basic principles. Do some research on the basic parts of speech, as well as on the common grammatical errors people tend to make.

1. Speak, speak, speak:

• Use a mirror. This is by far the simplest way to tell what your mouth is doing while you talk.
• Put a finger in front of your lips (like you’re saying “shh”). As you speak, don’t move your finger. You should feel your lips moving away from or pushing against your finger.