Make the Most of Holidays
2021-12-12
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1Holidays are a wonderful time to spend with friends and family, eating and sharing stories.
2Whether you are celebrating at home, waiting at airports or spending time on trains, buses or cars, these situations can give you great chances to learn English.
3Here are some ideas that you can use to improve your English over the holidays.
4The Learning English Broadcast is a 30-minute daily podcast that features the audio from our main stories each day.
5Listening to the podcast will help develop your ability to understand spoken English and keep you informed of news and information.
6Once you have finished a program, tell someone what you have learned - tell them about an interesting story in English or your native language.
7Either way, you are confirming your understanding of what you heard in English.
8Airports and train stations often have stores selling published materials.
9Buy an English-language publication to read it while you are waiting or spending quiet time at a hotel or in a home.
10Look at the images and read the lines below them.
11Even if you do not understand all the words, you can use the images to help you understand some of them.
12Later, you can use an online dictionary to look up the words you want to learn.
13While traveling, it is not unusual to see people from other countries who are also waiting or exploring a new place.
14If you hear someone asking for information in English, you might offer to help or simply greet them in English to talk.
15A friendly conversation is usually welcome as travelers share their experiences.
16Writing about your day is a great way to practice your English writing skill.
17Draw images of what you see or do in your travels and look up the English words for the places or events later if you cannot think of them at the time.
18Using English to describe how you spent your holiday will help you to put new words to use and make them stay in your memory longer.
19And you will have a wonderful record of your travel to look at long after the holiday is over.
20We hope you enjoy your travels this year, especially as we have spent much time at home the past two years.
21If you must stay home this holiday, you can always spend more time with us here at VOA Learning English.
22I'm Jill Robbins.
1Holidays are a wonderful time to spend with friends and family, eating and sharing stories. 2Whether you are celebrating at home, waiting at airports or spending time on trains, buses or cars, these situations can give you great chances to learn English. 3Here are some ideas that you can use to improve your English over the holidays. 4Podcasts 5The Learning English Broadcast is a 30-minute daily podcast that features the audio from our main stories each day. Listening to the podcast will help develop your ability to understand spoken English and keep you informed of news and information. 6Once you have finished a program, tell someone what you have learned - tell them about an interesting story in English or your native language. Either way, you are confirming your understanding of what you heard in English. 7Published materials 8Airports and train stations often have stores selling published materials. Buy an English-language publication to read it while you are waiting or spending quiet time at a hotel or in a home. 9Look at the images and read the lines below them. Even if you do not understand all the words, you can use the images to help you understand some of them. Later, you can use an online dictionary to look up the words you want to learn. 10Conversation 11While traveling, it is not unusual to see people from other countries who are also waiting or exploring a new place. If you hear someone asking for information in English, you might offer to help or simply greet them in English to talk. A friendly conversation is usually welcome as travelers share their experiences. 12Writing about your day 13Writing about your day is a great way to practice your English writing skill. Draw images of what you see or do in your travels and look up the English words for the places or events later if you cannot think of them at the time. 14Using English to describe how you spent your holiday will help you to put new words to use and make them stay in your memory longer. And you will have a wonderful record of your travel to look at long after the holiday is over. 15We hope you enjoy your travels this year, especially as we have spent much time at home the past two years. If you must stay home this holiday, you can always spend more time with us here at VOA Learning English. 16I'm Jill Robbins. 17Jill Robbins wrote this lesson for Learning English. Hai Do was the editor. 18__________________________________________________________ 19Words in This Story 20conversation - n. an informal talk involving two people or a small group of people; the act of talking in an informal way 21What will you do on your vacation this year? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.