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English language can be mastered by practising and implementing the said rules. Vocabulary can be learnt by continued practice and implementation of the words in real life scenario. Many people often complain of not being able to retain or commit words into memory. This generally happens due to huge collection of words which are to be committed into memory. Learnt vocabulary should be implemented in real life sentence formation either during general conversation or writing. Vocabulary when implemented in real life situations gives good understanding of the word in appropriate context.
When learning vocabulary words one needs to understand the context in which the word would be used. Learning the meaning, context, phonetics, spelling, pronunciation, etc gives you a perfect understanding of the word. Grammar is the basis of English language. Understanding grammar will give you a perfect knowledge about English and the way you need to use it in general life.
There are four main pillars of English language they are Listening, Speaking, Reading and writing. Listening sessions can be practiced by listening to English radio channels, T.V news, documentaries, wild life shows, etc. There are reputable English channels such as CNN, BBC, CNBC, IBN, BLOOMBERG; etc listening to those channels gives you a greater depth of understanding of English. There are various types of English such as American, U.K., Australia, Indian, etc.
Speaking can be practiced by standing in front of the mirror. When speaking in front of the mirror be sure that you are not distracted. Students learning English tend to speak in their natural mother tongue with their colleagues and family members which should be avoided. Doing this removes the very essence of speaking session, try speaking in English with everyone so that you can understand and comprehend.
Reading can be practiced by reading journals, news papers, magazines, etc. While in reading session make sure that you read out the passages loudly initially. While reading loudly you will know the various obstacles you are facing and also appropriate pronunciation of the word. There are various competitive reading exam materials such as GMAT, GRE, TOFFEL, etc. Practising them gives a student leading edge from other students.
Writing is another important part of English Language. Conveying messages either through sophisticated spread sheets or through paper requires writing. Writing can be practiced in various different ways such as writing short stories, blogging, expressing ideas, emotions, etc. Try writing short stories and present it to your lecturer or to the blogging community for evaluation. Use the words which you have learnt in real time application which can improve your word retention capability.

IELTS is also known as International English language testing system. This is the world`s leading test for higher education, immigration and employment. IELTS is accepted by most universities all over the world as an entry level test.

There are two version of IELTS academic and general training version. Academic version is for people who would like to undertake enrolment in universities and institutions of higher education. General training version is for persons who want to undertake non academic training, or to gain work experience and for immigration purposes. Reading and writing versions of academic training is much more difficult than general training version. IELTS primarily tests the candidate in listening, speaking, reading and writing in short LSRW.

IELTS is very easy to crack if you can understand the basic patterns of the test and can implement it during your study routine. IELTS has four different section`s out of which speaking is administered externally in front of an evaluator. Listening section is the best scoring module available in IELTS. After listening it is writing section in which one can score higher marks than others. Writing is evaluated by more than one evaluator for scoring. Writing has two different sections and primarily one need to concentrate on vocabulary, parts of speech, active and passive voice, spelling of the words, etc. Also important is the words length. One should concentrate on the length of words. Maintain a healthy word count and do not overwrite or underwrite the essay.

For writing section one can practice by writing short essays, stories, blogs, etc. Reading editorial content in magazines, journals, news papers, etc give good information regarding the quality of English which needs to be used for writing. If you are fond of writing blogs there are various internet websites which accept articles and also at times give you credit for what you have written. This is the way to get most out of your writing skill. Writing also offers you various opportunities and also makes you stay ahead of the pack in competitive exams.

Reading is another important part of IELTS competitive exam which is tough to crack. Reading part of the exam can fetch student good marks and place him above his peer competitors. There are various books on IELTS preparation and they offer good considerable advantage to the student in preparation for IELTS. Make sure that you get registered for IELTs way before. IELTS offers free material when you get registered which is extremely helpful in understanding the pattern and exam. There are commercial compact disks which assist you in listening tests.

Power words are also called as action verbs. Power words help make a statement stronger. Power words differentiate between an ordinary piece of writing or speech into a powerful dialect or writing. It is good to know and implement power words in your writing and speech. Power words differentiate between ordinary speeches and exemplary speeches. Before even thinking about learning power words one needs to listen to speeches from some of the greatest orators of history no matter how good or bad they are. Politicians generally are the best orators because they need to talk with people and whatever they talk it becomes history. Power words form a stronger impact on audiences which is not the case with ordinary words. Make sure that you know the context and the way to apply words in the sentence. These words can relatively change the meaning of the sentence completely.

Power words are classified according to the industry. There are different power words according to the industry such as Management, sales and marketing, technical, academic, health care, accounting, etc. These power words are to be learnt and implemented in daily conversation which gives you confidence about using them in regular conversations. Keep a log of all the words which you have learnt in a separate note book for later reference. This gives you the much needed confidence and it saves you time.
Power words list is available commercially online and also free versions are available. The best way is to develop your own power words list. Power words list can be developed from the words present in the dictionary. Power words are extracted from the list of words present in the dictionary. There are different kinds of power words which express your mood and emotions. There are words of encouragement, inspiration, wisdom, etc.

There are various games which can be played on power words. It is good to play those games with people who are in the same plane as yours. This will give you various different ideas on improving power vocabulary. Debates also give you good understanding of the usage of power words in various circumstances.

While preparing resume one needs to use power words. Power words give your CV or resume a good appearance. Marketing and sales professionals use power words in their marketing campaigns. These marketing campaigns have effective and powerful words. There are two different voices passive and active. Active readers try to ask questions and extract new vocabulary words; these power words generally improve their overall vocabulary skills.

SAT is one of the most competitive and toughest examinations in the world. SAT is written worldwide and commands respect from many large and small institutions. People well versed in writing and reading English can score good marks with ease. To obtain good score in SAT one should understand the split ups and mark patterns which is very essential. SAT is taken globally which makes this test to be presented in standard form of English language. It is important to have good command of English language and vocabulary to master the tests and answer it accordingly. People taking this test in developing world do face problem due to standard of English. It is important for people with English as second language to understand and answer the questions accordingly. Concerning with English there are two major sections which are writing and critical reading. Writing and critical reading are two scoring sections when compared with mathematics section.

Mathematics section is also critical for gaining good score. To get good marks in mathematics section one needs to understand the questions thoroughly. Often some questions have hints and possible solutions which can be deciphered if the candidate has good English reading ability.
Writing section has various different sections such as error identification questions, sentence and paragraph improvement questions. To answer error identification questions one needs to have good knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and sentence formation. To improve scoring chances in this section one needs to know the basics of English such as nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, etc. While answering sentence and paragraph questions one can prepare by reading newspapers and writing the read material in their own words. Either they can consult their lecturers or any person who has good command over English language. While answering paragraph questions one needs the ability to write an already written paragraph in much more simpler and eloquent way. Take out a paragraph from the newspaper and then re-write it in simpler words and in a much more refined way.

Reading is a slightly tougher section than writing. Reading examines the candidates in three major sections which are sentence completion and short and long reading passages. Reading section examines the student’s vocabulary and English skills. Sentence completion forms an important part of reading section. A word or two should be placed in a sentence to complete it. A passage will be presented to the candidate from various branches such as social sciences, humanities, physical sciences, personal narratives, etc and questions are asked based on the topic. Comparison of two passages is also asked often, a candidate can prepare himself for this tricky section by reading the same news in two different newspapers. Reading can be very tricky and hard if the candidate misses out on crucial understandings or losses concentration while reading the passage. At times he may have to reason out logically on the outcome of the essay.

Patience is the pre requisite factor which needs to be nurtured and maintained. Learning English is fun and interesting. While learning English one needs to remember that they need to write and converse in English.

Whilst speaking one needs to know the appropriate way to pronounce words which is the basic prerequisite but while writing one needs to know the appropriate spellings. During English writing one needs to have good command on spellings of the words. Spellings determine the quality of English and the material. Business English documentation needs much more accuracy of spellings. Business documentation or technical documentation passes through various stages and modes such as copyrighter, proof reader publisher, etc. These various stages refine and modify your writing into a polished piece of art.

There are various different ways to learn and correct spellings. Educational spelling software’s, spelling software’s; dictionary, etc give you correct spellings of the words. It is always good to carry a dictionary in case you need help with spellings. These days documentation is done mostly on sophisticated spread sheets. These spread sheets are having inbuilt word correction software`s which helps you during your documentation. There are many other spelling software`s from oxford, Webster, children spelling software`s etc. These software`s give you meaning of the word, vocabulary, context of use, antonyms, synonyms, etc. If you would like to have complete picture of the word then it is good to opt for spelling software`s. It is to be remembered that the cost of the software`s increase with the additional features which you require.

One of the best ways to improve your spellings is to practise writing of articles, ideas, stories, short stories or ideas, etc. It is good to write on paper rather than on a computer. In the computer spreadsheets have inbuilt spelling correction software`s which correct the words automatically with or without your knowledge. Underline the words which you misspelt and then correct them by viewing the dictionary or spelling correction software. Write up tough words in a separate book for quick review in the future.

Vocabulary also improves when you write different words and their relevancy in sentence formation. Grasping the meaning of word is very important as it gives you an edge in using it in public conversations and writing. If you want to become a reporter or speech writer you need to know short hand which is entirely different from main stream writing.

GMAT or graduate management admission test is the important test to gain admissions into reputed management institutions worldwide. Worldwide institutions and universities place emphasis on GMAT score. Sitting fees for GMAT is around $250 which makes this test very important for many aspirants. This is a computer test which tests a candidate’s mathematics and English aptitude. This test is administered in English which makes this test much more tricky and interesting. This is a computer based test. It measures candidate’s verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills. This test determines the students various abilities which are gained during his/her work experience or education. Analytical writing assessment is the first section which needs to be answered after which quantitative and verbal ability section. It is important to have good command of English to answer these sections. Vocabulary and the usage of it in relevant context can change the entire meaning of the sentence. Sentence meaning depends upon the relevant usage of words and the context.

These are some of the tips which can help you increase your knowledge about English. Practise tips improve your understanding of English which helps you in answering GMAT questions. Verbal section consists of 41 questions. Three different questions are asked in verbal section they are sentence correction, reading comprehension and critical reasoning. Getting above 44 in this section has been rare but critics state this as one of the main scoring section. Correct and effective expression with proper dictation is very important to score marks in this section. Correct expressions states usage of grammar and structure of the sentence. Clarity and concision is very much required to express the idea. Suitability and accuracy is required for proper diction. Critical reasoning tests your logical and critical thinking. Here students will need to reason out their appropriate stand on a particular topic with their thoughts and assumptions.

Reading comprehension tests the readers reading ability. This is regarded as one of the toughest sections in GMAT because of the complexity in language present. Quantitative section contains two different types of questions which are problem solving and data sufficiency. Problem solving questions tests the quantitative reasoning ability.

While answering the data sufficiency questions one should remember to replace the word “is” with the word “must be”. This eliminates most of the problems because GMAT tests “must” be the case. In the writing section one should use his creative abilities to max. Linguistic and structural features should be used in the essay. Ability to organize, develop and express ideas are very important.

Vocabulary is a tough and difficult subject. Even learned persons have difficulty in using vocabulary in right context. Vocabulary not only deals with meaning of the sentence and word in right place but also usage. It is important to learn the meaning of the word and its context in right place. There are certain words which used in appropriate place create a paradox which is irrelevant to the sentence or relevant to the sentence.

Podcast a famous word in recent times has become popular after apples IPod. This word will be included in the next edition of New Oxford American Dictionary. This word is taken from the word broadcast and apples IPod, both of these words combined to form the famous word Podcast.
The word pococurante was the last word spelled by Sai Gunturi (13 year old) of Dallas. Sai Gunturi won the 76th Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee on Thursday. Pococurante means indifferent or nonchalant.
Words such as medireview are not included in dictionary but it is used pre dominantly by technical people. It is a by product of filtering software which changes eval to review to stop cross site scripting. This is used by Google and Yahoo. Google and Yahoo security filters use this word pre dominantly.

Exoplanet is another word which is predominantly used in space related research bibliography. Exoplanet is not recognised by dictionaries but it is used. Scientists say that there might be hundreds of exoplanets in the earth.

There are other various different terms which have different meaning in different dictionaries such as Jihad, Jangaweed, etc. One of the most difficult things is describing the miscreants with the word jihad. Jihad has religious significance and terrorists described as persons with religious background will increase their identity rather than portraying them as people with insane beliefs. Jangaweed is another terms which is described as a “man with a gun on horse” which does not apply in reality. These jangaweed`s are immoral people who loot, grab and steal property from legitimate legal users.

There are various words which obtain different meanings in different contexts. Meaning of the word changes according to the context in which it is applied. Presence of different types of English such as British, American, Pacific, etc changes the usage and written form of certain words. Slangs also affect the sentence structure and its applied meaning.

There are various other terms which are not even present in dictionary but are widely used by technical and general public. These and many more words are present in electrical, technical and electronic industry.

Vocabulary can be learnt in many ways. One of the most important ways is by using vocabulary words in everyday life. Humans remember words or images by their repetitive nature. Most of the occurrences in daily life are remembered for shorter period of time because they don’t matter much to the person and are worthy of shorter memory. Anything repeated for longer time duration with frequent intervals is easily stored in permanent memory.
Learning vocabulary with flash cards is easier and effective. Flash cards have different words and also its meaning side by side. Words meaning is also present side by side to the actual word which give people much more understanding and also the context in which it can be used. Words bear information about the word and also its meaning.

Here are some of the tips which can help you use flash cards. First you need to review the set of cards from the front and back for several times until you are confident about playing flash card drill game. Flash card drill game will be successful if you can start out with less number of cards. As you gain confidence you can increase the count of number of cards. Read the front of your card, later try to say what`s written on the back of the card. If you are correct then put the card aside if not try put it back in the pile. Later read the wrong pile several times and then repeat the exercise unless and until you can come out with all correct answers. If you are thorough with the front side then try predicting the right answer from the back. If you are thorough from front and back then you are done. Start out with another pile of cards until you attain greater command on words. At the end of exercise you will notice improved confidence which is very essential in developing your vocabulary.

There are different sets of flash cards available in the market. Try getting different sets of flash cards which differ in information. Some of the cards have sentences formation, meaning, context presentation, etc. For example some cards have different context such as information on colonies, culture, tourism, etc. Vocabulary can be improved by increasing knowledge. Knowledge on various issues and implementing flash card words in the context gives you greater command on language and vocab. Patience and attitude are the right attributes which a person should have while learning vocabulary.

Vocabulary forms an integral part of English. English without appropriate knowledge about vocabulary does not serve anything better. Vocabulary needs to be learnt daily and in a periodic manner. It is not good to assume that you can learn more than 15 words per day. Always try to learn words in progressive manner which improves your retention capacity and also the ability to memorize them. Building your vocabulary daily will improve your English and the ability to learn more number of words within shorter period of time.

One of the best ways to improve your vocabulary is to download words from study materials primarily focused on GMAT, GRE, CAT, SAT, etc. Study materials belonging to these competitive exams focus on extensive words. Word lists are available for free download and also commercially. Normally difficulty of these words gets increased as you pass stages.

It is good to learn words which are inter-related to each other rather than learning them individually. Learning words which are inter-related to each other increase your retention power and also gives you the context in which they need to be used. Meaning of the words should also be learnt because they help you in understanding the context of the word.

There are various websites which provide daily dose of words regularly to your mail account. Some of these services are free and others are charged on number of words. It is good to have articles, writings, journals, newspapers, etc delivered into mail box which gives good knowledge about different words and style of writing.
Read motivation articles if you are getting bored or tired of learning words daily. Importantly try to read the same piece of news from different newspapers which gives you understanding of different views of the same topic. Vocabulary can be improved by reading reputed newspapers and also journals from editors. Reading articles from newspapers and expressing your view in writing will certainly reward you with good English. Also do remember that you got to implement new learnt words relevantly in the article. This will improve your overall grasp and ability to speak and write English.

Pick up a good dictionary and write down new words daily in your note book or black berry. This will help you in quick review as well as in learning new words daily. Importantly make sure that you practise all learning sessions with complete devotion. As the saying goes anything done half heartedly will never be full filled.

Learning English isn’t hard. Many people say they knew English very well and then they face huge problems while speaking. They knew English but they cannot speak properly because of varied reasons. English is a very beautiful language which needs to be mastered after learning. Learning English words does not guarantee speaking or writing proper English. Even native speakers have problems while speaking or co relating words during a conversation. Slang naturally replaces appropriate words during a conversation for native speakers. Some of these slang words have became a part of the English vocabulary.
Students aspiring to learn English or who have English as second language often complain about joining and correlating words during a conversation. Students need to learn vocabulary and also understand its relevant context in a sentence. Learning meaning and the context in which it is applied is very important. Another important fact which needs to be understood is the right usage of words in the sentence.

Words have the potential to change the entire structure, context and meaning of the sentence. During business conversations usage of vocabulary should be appropriate. Knowing words and using them in conversation is a different art altogether.

These are some of the tips which if implemented in your daily study can improve your English. These tips are primarily useful for students learning English as second language. While learning different kinds of words make sure that you create appropriate sentences. For example if you learn the word loathe, and then create a sentence with that word, something like “I loathe him for being rude”. Purchase a book and then write down words with their meanings and connect those words with appropriate sentences. Purchase a daily newspaper and read out your favourite section. After reading the section write down the whole paragraph in your own language. Take care that you don’t change the meaning of the original text, later compare the two sections. Either you can ask a person who is fluent in English or you can submit the work to your lecturer who can grade you accordingly.

Secondly listen to English songs and write down the lyrics. Initially you will not be successful in writing down the lyrics of the song. Don`t be disappointed initially you can still do a good work by writing down the meaning of the song. Later you can listen again to the song thereby gaining the ability to write the lyrics of the song.

Listening to English channels in a radio can also improve your English. English radio channels use neutral English with occasional slangs at times. These slangs and polished English will boost your English speaking ability. There are many other different ways to improve your English. Keep reading for further tips.