What do kids love to do? PLAY! So make sure that when they learn they do the same thing: play and have fun.

How can I listen and learn English if I don’t understand anything I hear? First and foremost, do not worry about understanding everything (or anything in the beginning). This is one of the hardest stages of learning a language. Not understanding and trying anyways. Just keep listening.

Improving listening skills can be fun and interesting. Don’t believe me? Thankfully I have a different approach to making your listening skills better.

Review that approach now by clicking this link and then come back to this page once you are done. I’ll wait here.

Are you bored with reading, grammar and writing? Would you like to learn English with music, but not sure how? Here you will be able to watch English videos (music) with the lyrics , so that you and listen to the song, associate images and read along.

Many people ask the same question and the answer is no secret.
In order to speak English well people need to speak English more.
You need to do as much as you can to learn and perfect your skills.

The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
Even if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your English, so don’t limit yourself to only one or two. The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it’s perfect.
The absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, and listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin “thinking in English.”

Review

An independent clause, also known as a simple sentence, includes a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.

Example: Juliet, a border collie puppy, prefers to chase apples and pears.
Subject                                           Verb

Some modifying elements of a sentence are essential, restricting the meaning of a modified term, while others are nonessential and don’t restrict the modified term’s meaning. These nonessential elements, which can be words, phrases, or clauses, are set off with commas.

A group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete thought is called a sentence or an independent clause. Sometimes, an independent clause stands alone as a sentence, and sometimes two independent clauses are linked together into what is called a compound sentence. Depending on the circumstances, one of two different punctuation marks can be used between the independent clauses in a compound sentence: a comma or a semicolon. The choice is yours.

Commas After Introductions

Introductory Clauses

Introductory clauses are dependent clauses that provide background information or “set the stage” for the main part of the sentence, the independent clause. For example: