how to learn and speak english

this is not necessary that your English will be good if you study in convent. language can be learn t only by practice and proper guidance. my father was fond of English,so for preparation to get admission a private tutor taught me primary English,i do not remember what i learnt at St.Francis but i remember that my father got me from somewhere 5th. standard English book i use to read it ,may be i did not knew the meaning. i went for admission in 1 st. in st. peters. then principal father Lawrence asked for book in my hand and opened random page and asked me to read ,i read fluently, and after test i was admitted. only due to English reading. so to learn any language after learning alphabets,words,short sentences,reading is very important to improve it .still i find few words which i have forgotten due to their no use,and they come rarely. reading loud improves pronunciation and spellings. in my early school days i remember that if the spelling was wrong the pen use to stop.may be due vision problems and awaiting cataract surgery.i must have made typing mistakes which i will correct after o/p..

so to improve English some tips i applied on many and their English improved.
practice all the alphabets again proper wring is very important,sometimes marks deducted due to bad writing.
wring practice book can be used to write in beginning.
students should know complete grammar by class 70th.

grammar should be learnt by a tutor in school,and improving English then take help of some good books,now Hindi grammar guides also available.
read newspaper every day and write one paragraph on note book and select hard English words and see the meaning from dictionary and write with meaning.
this you have to do for minimum 120 days.
so much of thorough reading of news paper and writing one paragraph wit knowing English and Hindi meaning will improve a lot .

now you can start speaking English with your friends or family members who can correct you and not make fun,
in three or four months you will find yourself the improvement. take help of dictionary for spelling pronunciation, and meaning.
reading loudly is the best method to improve,daily seeing the new words meaning improves your vocabulary,and then by trying to speak will improve your language....
najeeb khan
agra.282005 india