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1. First of all, I went through basics of grammar. For that, I took help from

the book by Wren & Martin. This book helped me to improve my

knowledge of tenses, which enabled me to frame correct sentences. I

also focused on articles and prepositions and their correct usage.

2. After spending a couple of weeks of reading grammar books, I moved

onto reading the newspaper on daily basis. In the beginning, it was

difficult to understand the editorials due to my weak English. I con-

sulted the dictionary to learn the meaning of words that I did not

know. This exercise helped me to understand the formation of sen-

tences and structuring of paragraphs. After reading the newspaper, I

started to write one article on my own daily. It helped me to improve

sentence formation as well as my vocabulary.

3. For improving my vocabulary, I consulted a book called “Word Power

Made Easy” written by Norman Lewis. This book helped me to under-

stand the differences between similar words. It also enriched my vo-

cabulary.

Oral Communication

Till now I have discussed my approach to improving my writing skills. Now

let me talk about my approach to improving my oral communication skills.

1. For improving my oral communication skill, I became an active listen-

er. I started to watch “Ted Talks” on YouTube. It helped me to gain wide

knowledge on different topics of my interests. Hollywood movies and

TV series like Dexter enabled me to get familiar with their conversa-

tion style.

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