An Important Piece of Advice for learners of English.

Try to think in English.

It can be difficult speaking a new language but sometimes that difficulty isn’t so much about the language as how to think about it. If you think in your native language and then try to speak English, you’ll find yourself translating from your language to English, something a lot of students do, which is understandable and works for many.

Try to use English when thinking. THINK IN ENGLISH!

Soon, you will find that when you think in English it’s easier for you to speak English. I had to adopt the same strategy when I arrived in Florence in 2005 without knowing any Italian. I had to make a great effort to think in Italian and soon I began to make progress. I always kept an Italian dictionary close to hand too!