1. Write in
English every day
This is the
most important tip to improve your writing skills in English. Start by thinking
of a theme, for example, you could start writing a diary of something that happens
to you every day, you can write a few lines of a story each day or you could
write emails to your friends in English. This might be difficult at first but
the more you continue, the easier it will become and you might even end up
enjoying it!
2. Ask someone
to check your writing
If you’re
studying at an English language school, you could ask your teacher to check
your writing for you. Otherwise, why not ask a friend or relative who speaks
English? I’m sure they’d be happy to help! You might even be able to do a
writing language exchange – find an English person who is learning your language
and write letters or emails to each other (you can write in English and they
can write in your language). When you send a reply, you can also send their
letter back to them with corrections and they can do the same for
you!
3. Improve
your vocabulary
Having a wide
range of vocabulary is very important when you’re writing in English. An
excellent way to improve your vocabulary is to read as much as possible. If you
read books, newspapers or magazines in English, you will learn many new words
and common English idioms. Remember to write down the new words and expressions
you read and their meanings so you can learn them.
4. Use a
dictionary
You might feel
that using a dictionary when you write is ‘cheating’ but think again – it is
actually a great way to improve your vocabulary and practise using words and
phrases that you’ve heard but haven’t used before. Remember to ask someone to
check your writing to make sure you have used the vocabulary correctly.
5. Check
your writing Carefully
After you have
written something in English, you should always read it again, either straight
away or the next day. When you do this, you will probably see a few mistakes
that you didn’t notice when you were writing it. Remember to check the
spelling, grammar and vocabulary – have you used a particular word many times?
Can you think of another way to say it?
6.Write
about different topics
If you write
about the same thing every day, you could become very bored and you might end
up using the same words and phrases over and over again! It is a good idea to
find different topics to write about as this will help to widen your vocabulary
and will be much more interesting for you. Writing about something you read in
a newspaper or watched on TV is a good starting point.
7. Do your
homework
If you have
classes at an English language school, your teacher probably gives you writing
homework to do. It is really important that you do all your homework as your
teacher knows your level of English and will be able to give you good advice on
which parts of writing you need to improve most (e.g. vocabulary, spelling,
grammar). This is extremely important if you are planning to take an English
language exam.
8. Write to
your friends
Do you have
friends who speak English (e.g. people you have met in your English classes)?
If so, you should definitely practise your writing with them! There are many
ways to do this – using social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.), sending emails,
writing text messages, chatting on Skype etc. The best thing about writing to
people who are also learning English is that you can correct each other’s
mistakes!
9. Write a
blog
It doesn’t
even matter if no one reads it, but writing a blog is a great way to practise
writing in English. Set yourself a goal (e.g. upload one blog article a week)
and start writing! The great thing about a blog is you can write about
absolutely anything and there’s a chance that you might even help or entertain
someone who reads it!
And finally…
10. Don’t be
afraid to make mistakes!
It’s easy to
decide not to do any English writing as you are worried that you will make lots
of mistakes. However, the more you write and get your writing corrected, the
fewer mistakes you will make!
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