I‘m often asked how to study English effectively。 I think this means getting the most out of your study time， and that means variety。 Here are some basic ideas for success to help you as you study English。
It‘s important to study English every day。 However， don’t exaggerate！ Study for thirty minutes every day instead of two hours once a week。 This habit of studying English every day will help keep English in your brain fresh。
A Little Grammar， A Little Listening， A Little Reading， and A little Writing
学一点语法、一点听力、一点阅读、一点写作
Next， make sure to study a number of areas rather than focusing on just one topic。 Study a little grammar， then do a short listening exercise， then perhaps read an article on the same topic。 Don‘t do too much， twenty minutes on three different types of exercises is plenty！
Give yourself one grammar goal when reading a new article or watching a new video。 For example， try to write down each example of a form you are studying such as the present perfect。 Use highlighters （colored pens） with texts to highlight forms that you are studying。
Don‘t just use one way to study English。 Use a variety of methods which will help all the parts of your brain help you。 For example， if you are learning new vocabulary， create a word map， describe a picture， make a list and study that。 All of these methods together help to reinforce your learning。
You can practice the exercises together， have conversations together （in English！）， and， as you study English together， help each other with exercises you may not understand。
你们可以一起做练习，一起聊天（当然要用英语！）。你们一起学的时候可以互相帮助，解决练习中的疑惑。
ChooseTopics that Interest You
找个感兴趣的话题
One of the most important things to do is to study English using topics that you like。 This will help motivate you because you will also be learning about a topic you find interesting while you study English。
Just as there are exercises to help you warm up before you play some basketball or other sport， there are exercises which can help you warm up to study English。 Here are some simple exercises to help you warm up。
就像打篮球或做其他运动前要热身一样，学英语前也要热身。下面就是一些热身活动。
Activating Your Vocabulary
激活词汇
Activate your vocabulary by thinking or speaking briefly about the subject you are about to work on。 For example， if you are going to study English on topics that focuses on vacations， take a moment to think about your last vacation， what you did， what you enjoyed， etc。 This simple exercise will help your brain warm-up to vocabulary that you are likely to encounter as you study English about this particular subject。
Activate your grammar by thinking about the general grammar area before you begin to study。 For example， if you are going to study English grammar focusing on the past， stop to think about what you did last weekend， where you went， etc。 to help activate what you already understand about using the past。 As with activating vocabulary， you‘ll help your brain bring up what it knows about the past simple in an easy way before you begin to focus on studying English grammar in detail。
Before class begins， sing a song in English to yourself。 Make sure to use a song that you understand and know very well。 This short and fun exercise will help your brain focus on the English language in a relaxing manner。
You can type about your day， your hobbies， your friends， etc。 Typing helps activate the kinetic part of your brain that helps improve learning through physical activity。 I also recommend typing while you study your English grammar。 This will help solidify your knowledge with movement。
