Here are EnglishLeap’s top ten tips for success in achieving proficiency and fluency in English:

1. Do not hesitate. Talk to whoever you can. Decide among your circle of friends that you will only talk in English with each other. This way you can get rid of hesitation and also have your friends correct you when you are wrong.

2. Start a conversation with strangers in English. Since you do not know them personally, you will feel less conscious about what they would feel about you.

3. Maintaining a diary to record the events of your day is a great way to practice your writing skills. Take your time to use new words and phrases when you write in your diary.

4. Read the newspaper. Read it aloud when you can. Concentrate on each word. Note down the words you don’t understand and learn their meanings. Try to use these words in your own sentences.

5. Watch English movies and English shows on television. Initially, you can read the sub-titles to follow the conversation. As you practice more, you will realize that you are able to follow the conversation without needing to read the sub-titles.

6. Set aside an hour every day to watch English news channels. This is one of the most effective ways of improving your comprehension.

7. Podcasts are available on the internet. These are audio and video files and many of these can be downloaded for free. These are a great way to practice listening skills and develop an understanding of different accents.

8. It is usually quite difficult for a beginner to understand the words of an English song as there is background music and the accent of the artist may be unfamiliar to the listener. Read the lyrics while you listen to the song and you will comprehend better. Once you start following the voice of a particular singer, you will find it much easier to understand the singer’s other songs too.

9. Another effective way is to record your own voice and listen to it. You will notice hesitations and pauses. You may also notice that you make some grammatical mistakes while speaking that you do not make while writing. You must aim to improve and rectify these mistakes in subsequent recordings.

10. Ask people who speak better for advice. There is no shame in seeking help especially if you are trying to improve yourself. Talk to them in English and ask them to correct you whenever you are wrong.

3 Months in Batangas now

Tatlong buwan na pala ako dito sa Batangas ngayon? Ambilis talaga ng panahon. August na agad ngayon, next month SeptermBER na...Tapos Christmas na...

Andami na ring mga nangyari sakin dito..

Last week of June, may nakilala akong isang kaibigan through social site na naging espesyal sakin..Lagi syang nagtetext sakin, kung minsan naman ay tumatawag sya...

Hindi nagtagal, naging espesyal na sya sakin...Nagkita kami nong gabi ng July 5...Nagkwentuhan at lalo pa naming nakilala isa't isa..

July 6, nagtext sya ulit. "ano na?"

"anong ano na?"

sabi nya,"gusto mo ba ako?"

ayos to..so nireplayan ko sya after a minute..."ikaw, gusto mo ba ako?"

ito sabi nya,"wala ka bang pakiramdam? hindi mo ba nahalata?"

hehe,kilig naman daw ako.."I like you" yan ang sabi nya..

alam ko na iba un sa "I LOVE YOU"

kaya sabi ko nalang din,"I like you soo"

nagkaroon kami ng commitment nong gabing yown..July 6.....Ilang araw nalang, isang bwan na kami..

Mga twice a week kaming nagkikita..Kita lang kami,kain ng guisado,ihaw ihaw tas uwi na sya sa kanila..

Pero bakit ganito,parang hindi ako inlove sa kanya...Nararamdaman ko rin na hindi nya ako ganun kamahal...

Naglulukohan lang ba kami?

Pero bakit wala atang gustong umamin?

Tinanong ko sya minsan, "gusto mo ba talaga ako?
 tapos tumingin lang sya..

"ano namang nagustuhan mo sakin?"tanong ko sya...

"parang wala kang tiwala sa mukha mo ah...bakit ikaw ba,anong nagustuhan mo sakin?"

napaisip lang ako sa sagot nya at tumitig nalang sa kanya..tama nga naman sya...wala naman talagang basehan ng pagmamahal ihh...

Nasubukan ko na rin kasing ma-in love..ilang beses na...Pero bakit iba ang pakiramdam ko sa kanya?hmmm....bahala na..natututunan naman daw na mahalin ang isang tao ihh...

So ganun nga un...From now on,siguro kailangan kong i-update tong blog ko...